Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-04-06

Houc tthe oueuce more quickly imam the
ears Of the Standard. That paper says:
The fundamental error in the Journals
statements and reasoning is assuming as true
that radical whopper, that the democratic par
y vas in "alliance with the rebellion" 1t
never was in alliance with it, never commit
ted itself in any way or form whatever, and
We defy the Journal to produce any resolu-
ton or action whatever on the part of the
democratic party endorsing or approving the
rebellion. .Ftt
Now passing over the great facts which
stand out so prominent in the history of
the war, connecting the democratic party
with the rebellion, we propose to call the
attention Of the Standard to the following
resolution passed by the democratic State
convention of Maine in 1861. This res
olution was passed after the rebels had
fired upon the flag and trampled it in the
dust. fye
Resolred, That the only end to be attained
by the coercive policy of the administration
is the entire prostration of all our interests, a
lasting separation, and an unconquerable bit
terness between the different States, an enor
nous sacrifice of blood and treasure and the
entire subversion of our government
This resolution was adopted in demo-
cratic state convention held at Augusta
August 10, 1861 In the same series with
it was another in which the reconstruction
of the Union by force was declared to be
palpable absurdity and an utter impos-
sbility; and still another demanded a
10 ha n
between the North and South These re-
solves were passed while the rebels were
menacing the capital of the nation with
destruction. Three weeks before the bat
tie Of Bull Run had been fought. The
pickets of the enemy were within sight of
Washington. 1t was at such a perilous
moment that the above resolution, black
with treason, designed to give aid and
comfort to the rebels was passed in the
Maine democratic convention, and yet the
Standard says it was never an ally of the
rebellion Honor to the democrats who
denounced that reasonable conclave,
shook off the dust from their feet against the
party, and left it to join those who sup
ported the government instead of calling
for peace convention. Such independence
and patriotism at such time we confess
we admire. We think it very different
article from that caused by soreheaded-
ness and ambition.
Reported for the Kennebec journal.
TRIAL OF BARNARD LITTLE
RocKLAND, April 3.
The trial of Barnard Little for the murder
o. Charles Ii. White was resumed this morn
ing.
JOHN NJ. SMITH, called by the government
testified IL live in Milton, Mass; have
known Little % years; l live nearly half &
mile from where he lived in Quincy; hav,
had conversation with Titles wife which
often told to Little she told me to 60 up t
Mr.. Roberts to see if he would not speak t.
her husband, to get him to send her SOM
, money to buy the boys some clothes; saw
Little two weeks after that at Dix Island
went to his boarding house and called hin
out and told him what his wife told me, an
: he made a remark that he would not send
v Did cent; said they got too much of hi
!, money, or something of that kind told hiI
l should tell MIR. Roberts how his folks wer
= situated and he told me ought to mind IN
l. own business; told him l could get six 0
- seven men on the island to prove that hi
= folks were needy-Quincy men; he seemed t
e be put out; as far as l know he was goo
kind of man; he would take a "glass
. sometimes; he treated me to a glass once o
y twice on the Island; he had liquor ut hi
: boarding house; this was before Christmas
q drank with him; it was toward the first o
: January that spoke to him in regard to hi
: wife; saw him since the homicide; said III
. did not want to see me, because l interfere,
2 with his family affairs.
! Cross eIamination-The last time was n
:. Dolens was in January, when, called hin
out; don't know of anything unpleasant be
: tween Little and White; at the time of th
r conversation with him about his family
Whites name was not mentioned.
DIR. W. A. BANKs-Saw prisoner at tn,
schoolhouse on Dix Island on the evening O
Saturday after this affair occurred; asked
him why he killed White, and he said becaus,
he was corrupting his boys; asked him to ex
plain, and he said 1t was on account of til,
: influence he was exerting with his sons, pref
judicial to himself; examined the body of thu
deceased and found a wound three inches be
: low the breast bone, such a wound as nigh
, be made by bullet; introduced probe some
five or six inches and found that it passed up
wards into the chest; the track of the bulle
} was through the skin and muscular walls O
the abdomen, over the liver and stomach
through the diaphragm or midriff through the
heart casing and through the heart; that
caused his death; have had several converse
tons with the prisoner since being on the
island he has told me about the chest that
there was shirt missed and that it had been
put into his trunk to criminate him. he
seemed to be in anger on account of this tam