The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1872-06-20

posed upon by this corrupt administration, and
hope every delegate will sustain the Cincinnati NOM
nations And have no doubt in my own mind that
if Greeley and Brown SIRE nominated with anything
like unanimity at Baltimore, that Horace Greeley will
be next President of the United States. applause.
And speak tor his administration when he is elect
ed one of the wisest most powerful and uncorrupt
able administrations that has taken place the
try for a quarter of a century. And believe he will
stand by the ople and the people will stand by him.
He closed with pledge that il the people shou id
ratity his nomination he would do his best see
it that they should have an honest administration of
the State government and to see il it il in pow
er to cut down this heavy taxation which is now so
bearing upon the backs OF the people of Maine.
Hon. Bion Bradbury being called for, made
remarks calling upon the Dem cracy TO conquer
thel prejuuices, and seize the present oppor-
tunity for installing in power an able and honest
administration. He Withdrew his name ~ 4
candidate for delegate at large, for the sake of
harmony.
The following gentlemen We're elected dele
gates to the Baltimore Convention.
Eben F. PiIlsbury, Augusta.
VIM. Fl. McCrliS, Bangor.
T. HI. Hubbard. Bddeford.
Edward X. O'Brien, Thomaston,
ALTERN>rEs.
Arthur Sewall Sagadahoc.
John n. Adams, Portland.
Chas. A. Spotford, Hancock.
Hastings Strickland, Bangor.
VIM. H. Clifford, of the Committee on Reao-
lutoaS reported the following
RESOLUTIONS.
Resolved, That the principles of the late
Cincinnati Convention taken in connection with
the letter of Horace Greeley accepting the
nomination of the convention constitute a plat
form in which all the elements in opposition to
the present corrupt administration of the FEEDER
al Government can stand, and we hereby adopt
As the platform of the democracy Of Maine the
following propositions of Horace Greeltv's
letter
First All the political rights and franchises
which have been acquired through our late
bloody CONFUSION, must and shall be "lls1ant-
iced, maintained and enjoyed and respected
esermore.
second All the political rights and franchises
which have been lost through that CONFUSION,
should and must be promptly restored and
tab>hed, 50 that there shall be- hcnretorth no
prescribed class ana no DISTINGUISHED class with
in the limits of our Union. whose Ion" eStraVtd
people shall unite aud iralernze upon the broad
basis of universal amnesty With impartial sui
trage.
Third, That subject to our solemn conStitu-
tional obligations, to maintain the equal rights
of all citizens, our policy should ann at local
self-goV eminent, and not at Capitalization. That
the civil authority be supreme over the mill
tary; that the writ of habcau1 corpus should
be iealouSy upheld as the safeguard Of personal
freedom: that the individual cit zen should IN
JOY the largest liberty consistent with the public
order, and that there should be no Federal sub
version of the Internal pOnty of several States
and municipalities; but that each shall he left
free to enforce the rights and promote the we'll
being of its inhabitants by such means As the
judgment Of its own people shall prescribe,
Fourth. There shall be real and not merely
a stimulated reform in the civil service Of the
republic 10 which end it is Indispensable; that
the chief dispenser Of its vast utlic1 patronage
shall be shielded from the main temptation TO
use his power SeItiShly by rule ineXorably
forbidding and prccuaing his reelection.
Fifth. That the raising of the revenue.
whether by tariff, or otherwise, Shall 10 recOg-
nized and treated a. the peoples business to be
shaped and directed hv them. through their rep
resnntatlveS in Congress, whose action thereon
the President must neither oNerruio by his veto,
attempt to dictate, nor presume to punish by
heStowng o1fitc only on those who agree with
him, or withdrawing il from those who do not
Sixth. That the public lands must be sacred
Iy preserved for occupation and acquisition by
cultivatOrS. and not rccklcS>y >quandercd on
the projection of railroads for which our people
have no present need, and the premature con.
Struction of which is annually plunging Us deep
er and deeper in aby>>e~ Of foreign indebted
ness.
Seventh. That the achievement Of these
grand purposes Of universal brnt lirenye i eN-
pected and sought at the hands of ljl who APP
TTnve them irrespective OF past affections.
Eighth. That the republic must Ill an hazards
be maintained, and the national credit be pre-
served.
Ninth That the patriotic levotedncsy ana
ine>timable services of our fHllOW-cItiHpuS who
as soldiers, upheld the Nag and maintained the
unity OF the Republic, Shall ever be gratefully
remembered and honorably reqnitrd."
Resolved, That we believe the great reforms
for which patriotic men OF alt parties are now
laboriug can be best obtained by supporting as
the candidate tor oar next President. Horace