The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1873-10-09

OF the Mank trial as appears in the Jour
nal this week, with all the added report
and hope to finish it i'll one paper An
extra edition will be printed, which Will
be mailed postpaid on receipt Of five cents
per copy.
New York State Democratic Con-
vention.
HE Democratic State Convention OF
New York, assembled at Utica ut noon, on
Wednesday, Of last week. Mr. Beebe, Of
Sullivan county, being temporary chair
man. A resolution recognizing the Libel'-
ais and inviting their cooperation was
offered, and as many deemed it premature.
it led to considerable discussion and cpn
fusion, pending which the convention took
recess until , p. IN. At that time an
other recess was taken until haII-pa~t four,
| when the committee on credentials report
cd, unanimously agreeing that the Tam
many delegation from New York city
We're the regular delegates. The report
was agreed to, and the Apollo Hall dele
gates left the hall The committee ON on
ganiZation reported Il list Of officers. with
lioratio Seymour as president GOV Sel-
mour made q handsome little speech from
which we make the following extract.
In large number Of the towns and counties
OF the state there are two minoritieS. the libel-
al republlcan>, who cannot 90 With the admin
lStfatlon. and the members of the democratic
| party. They find when they go together they
| become the majority. Acting upon this l;jci at
the spring elections they united upon local can
dldates, having regard only Ia fitness and
strength, and the result was a Gain OF nearly
100 towns and the control OF II number OF eotui-
ties heretofore opposed to Us. lcl Us act III the
same spirit of good sense and patriotism and
| we shall not only carry the counties OF New
York, and thus gain body Of political strength
in all its section. but we shall also put our great
| state into its rightful position, that of tie
| stronghold of those who seek to bring back oul
| government to IFS ancient simplicity, arrururN
| and constitutional action.
\ resolution recognizing the Liberal
Republicans Is worthy roadiutor~ in thu
work of reform, and inviting their coop
Grafton rs also 4 resolution condemnn@
the back pay, We're referred 10 the com
mittee on resolutions Col Fellows adj
dressed the Convention on removing from
positions on the State committees all who
had been leiilcd with ..back pay. san
ing:
1t was the duty of the Democracy 10 ~trik,
down amy man whose hands are +ullicd by the
| reception OF this back pay Steal, and the
! Democracy should not hesitate to do lis ,luiN il
this matter The voice Of the people from the
| Sierra Nevada>, 10 the Atlantic has been OK
| pressed on this matter, and it demands that nt
| man who allows his reputation to be Sllllied bN
this, the most gigantic robbery on record. shall
| be taken into confidence. He referred to the
| position of other States on this subject, ant
asked if New York should stand 1t, an apollo
sist of these public robbers. Applause ant
cries Of mo. no. Should we place the inter
e>tS Of the Democratic party in The hands o
| men guilty of this robbery: He thought the
Democrats mixed in this robbery We're dc>erv
ing of the most ccn>urr. 1t was expected o
| the Republicans-1hi> atrociou~ outrage-but il
was not of Democrats. Cheers.
The Convention then adjourned until
| Thursday morning. On reasSemblmg q
series Of sound and ringing resolutions
were passed, among which arr the loI-
lowing
Resolved, That we condemn and lenounr,
| tic saary grab, and all ConSrc> Smcn-pcmo
cratic or RcpubGeal-who voted Tor ii or wht
| have not renowned all share in the plundc
seized for Il service already done and paL for.
Resolved. That we condemn and drnounc,
| THE PRESIDENTS SIGNATURE 10 THE Bill
WHICH CLlNCHED THIS INIQUITN, and Whitl
| gave $1,000 to each Congressman while proctll'
ing 800 600 for himself after Congress had uls
| refused to increase his salary, and We dvmln,
| its repeal.
Resolved, That we condemn and ,enounc,
as utterly unworthy the peoples confidence til,
Republican, party for having permitted tho
Credit Mobier frauds To pass lnp,mi~hcd ii
which its two Nice're>idtn~. more than OH,
| Of its nited States senators and its five hair
| men of the tive chief Committees of the IIuu~,
| of Representatives We're guilty participants ant
| the two foremost defenders Of which have brpl
rewarded by that party'S head, one with 4 for
elgn mission and the other with the us, of tn,
Federal patronage to elect him Governor of :
neighboring State.
Resolved, That We demand revenue reform
TO Wit: That our Custom House rcvenur >liaI
be got from low, and therefore produrtive din
ties on few articles. not from high. and there
| fore less productive, duties on two lhouS:m,
| articles that the needless burden of Il high pro
tectivc tariff shall no longer be added to the
| necessary burden of Il huge public debt, ant
since the power granted to Congress in the Con
Stitution is limited to the collection of revenue
| for general uses only, we demand a lrvrntl,
| tariff which shall stop cnriching one section at
the expense of other sections, a few momopo
lists at the expense Of the whole people.
| Resolved, That we demand specie payments
for in the language of the supreme Court. be-
| fore its bench was packed to reverse righteous
| decision. IN act making promises To pay papcl
dollars legal tender in payment Of debts pre-
viously contracted is prohibited by the ConSt
Congress Is an implicit power not to curse til,
| people with Il currency inconVertiblr With COIN
| age.
Resolved, That we demand that the fiscal
| policy of paper imitation, protective tariff and
| Government subsidies shall be abandoned to-
| the half-civiliZed nations and ace. of which it
is relic. because it plumbers the farmers OF the
| nited States both i'll the incomes and outgovS
| ii hamstringS our manifold industries. and CON
yertS our foreign commerce into an unsafe spec
| ulation and our domestic trade into Il game OF
| chance; it breeds Extravaganza in oar homes
and dishonesty i'll our public and private trusts
| it fosters corrupt combinations of sectional in
tere>tS and is She prime cause of the late tinin-
| clal disasters III which fortunes have been
wrecked, credit destroyed. labor deprived of
employment and its savings of security. In the
| midst of these widespread calamitrs, and for
this general distress, we scout the President \
| pill for panics: MORE IMITATION. MORE
SUBSIDIES. MORE BAILooNING." and we
| point the country to their true remedy and
| cure, in the tried and historic principles Of old
Democracy rs applicable throughout our nation
| al. State and municipal life, which limit and To-
calize most jealousy the power entrusted to
public servants and which enforce honesty and
| frugality i'll public and private affairs which
provide equal taxation for all and currency n~
good rs gold, and we hold ont to the t:llmrl'~ Of
the United States the right hand of hearty f-l-
low>hip in their Just resistance 1o the eNactionS
of monopoists and their lust demand, for these
great reforms.
The Convention then proceeded to make
the nomination for State officers ~ fol-
lows
Secretary of Statc-Diedlirh Millcl~
Comptrocr-A. u. Nichols.
Attorney Gpneral-Jud.c Daniel Pratt.
State Trea>urer-Thomas RaincS.
Canal Commits ioner--.jameS Jackson .Jr
state Prison. lnSpcrtor-Geo. W. MillSpaugh.
After the nominations were made three
cheers were given for the ticket and plat
form, and the convention adjourned
The Widows Mite.
A very pious young gentleman in WASH
lngton, whose principal occupation hithcr-