The Portland daily press., 1871-08-29

no,,oorat;o Conoressmeno of eleven States and |
a majority of the cabinet OF Buchanan 10 de-
strov the nation, and The pensions OF the SOL |
diers and their wards, amount TO twice as
much as the amount required to run the
government of Gen. Grant, Mr.. Kimball and
his associates have the cheek to proclaim them
selves the champions of free trade!
Mr.. Kimball and his associates fail to state
or to remember that intelligent people know
that had the leaders of the Democratic party
in the North given their influence to pre-
vent their Southern brethren from forcing the
county into a causeless war, the American
people would be the freest from taxation OF
any nation on the globe. 1t is an honorable
ambition to be Governor of State thinks
Gen. Rutler and 50 thinks Mr.. Kimball; and
| TO that end he is using his best efforts and
whatever power ne can control; and so well
| has he used all these that to-day he fiatters
himself with the idea that his success is
more than probable!
Less than two weeks yet remain, but in
that tine few hours effort by the men
who have more than all speakers, and outside
influences ACHE we'd our brilliant victories in
| the towns for the past fifteen years can give
| SIDNEY PERHAM fifteen thousand majority.
Did the Democracy support the bill for
the Relief OF the shipping INTEREST,"
| The Belfast Progressive Age makes good
| its assertion that the Democrats in Congress
mainly voted against Mr.. Lynch's bill for the
relief of American commerce which .received
the unanimous approval of the Maine Ship
builders and Shipowners' Association. In re.
| ply to the assertion of the Belfast Journal
that about third of the Democrats voted fol
it the following are conclusive:
By reference TO the Congressional Globe O
the Second Session of the Forty-First Con
ress, part T. it will be seen that the House bill
No. $3.50, 10 revive the commercial Interests
of the United States, was reported by Mr.
Lynch on the 11th of May, 1870. The Bill
consisted of five sections. Mr.. Lynch opened
the debate by lengthy and able speech. The
bill was afterwards discussed at length till Ma,
oath, and several amendments were adopted
to perfect it. On the 24th--see page 3767-
| Mr.. Cullum of Illinois, moved that the bill
and amendments be laid on the table. He
subsequently withdrew the motion, but it was
renewed by Mr.. Schumacher, DEM, of New
York, and on that motion, Mr.. 'Elbridge
dem. of Wisconsin, demanded the yeas and
nays. Mr.. Schumker subsequently withdrew
his motion. We quote:
The question Tecurred on ordering the mar
| question, which was on the engrossment anG
third reading of the pending bill and amend
/ ments.
| Mr.. FARNswoRTH. demand the yeas an(
| nays.
Inc yeas and nayS were ordered
Inc question was taken ; and it was decided
IN the negative-yeas So, nays, SO lot voting
So the House refused to order the mar
question"
Thus the bill was defeated; but three Demo
Gratis, Brooks, Cleaoeldnd and Potter, voted
| in its favor.
The bill thus being killed, Mr.. Lynch, the
| next day, presented substitute which con
| sisted substantially of the second and third
sections of the original bill. This substitute
| came to vote On the 31st of May, and it is
| the vote on this substitute which the journal
gives. 1t will therefore be seen, that we have
| nothing to take back; that our statement ii al
| out three Democrats favored the bill was ex.
| actly correct.
| But the Journal in its attempt to convict us
OF lying, unwittingly proves too much, and
| completely upsetS its own case. 1t has been
arguing that the Republicans in Congress
would do nothing for the shipping interests,
and urging those engaged in those interests,
to turn to the Democratic patty for relief
Now by its own showing, only about one
third of the Democrats OF the House could be
obtained to vote for the skeleton OF the bill
devised by the able committee to whom the
whole matter was referred, and only, too
when they had just seen that there was no
chance of the bill being passed.