Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-06-24
prrBLICAN NOMINATE ION.
TOR GOVERNOR
SEI.DEN CON NoR
OF AUGUSTA.
DEMOCRATIC F0RGETFJLNESS.

DEMOCRATIC FoRGEIftLAhNS'
The democratic state convention adopt
ed the following resolution as part OF its
platform
Resolved. That the conduct of the administra-
ton in setting up by the bayonet IN sovereign
State government having no title to authority
and in entering legislative hall with armed SOL
diers and dragging out members elected by the
people, is daring outrage that should unite every
pstriot in the land in the common effort to drive
from power the actors in so dangerous crime
against civil liberty.
The members of that convention doubt
less forgot the action of Congress in
relation to the difficulties in Louisiana,
and what the record of the democrats was
in that case. We will enlighten them. A
compromise was introduced, in the
House with view to the complete pacili-
cation of Louisiana and the withdrawal of
federal bayonets from the State. The
terms OF the compromise were the rein
statement in the legislature of members
illegally excluded by the action OF the re-
turning board. and the acknowledgment
of Kellogg as the governor of the State.
This compromise originated with the con-
gressional committee which visited Louis
lana to investigate and report what IN
their opinion should be done. 1t was
adopted by them after their investigation.
and was the result ofconferences with the
leading men of all parties in Louisiana.
When this compromise was about to be
introduced in the House a suspension OF
the rules was necessary to bring it before
that body, requiring two-thlrds vote.
On the motion to suspend the vote was
154 yeas to s. nays-the latter all demo-
grassland 80 the motion was defeated. A
motion was then made to suspend the
rules and bring the resolves separately
before the House. On that motion the
vote stood l72 yeas to 50 nays, the mo-
ton being carried by just one vote. Every
democrat in the House but one, Alexan-
der II. Stephens, voted solid against even
allowing the proposition to give peace to
Louisiana to come before the House. For
tunately by the aid of the vote of Mr..
Stephens. which turned the scale, the
rules were suspended, the compromise
came before the House and received a
passage-a majority only being required
to pass tit was agreed to by the respec-
tive parties in Louisiana. and under it the
State is now at peace and will remain SO
if the democrats of the North will only re-
frain from stirring up discomfort for evil
purposes.
This simple statement of facts shows
what party desires peace and orderly gov
eminent in Louisiana, and what party de
sires violence and the interference Of the
United States troops. When Mr.. Stephens
was reproached by his democratic friends
and threatened with being driven out o.
the party for his vote in this matter, he
boldly stated that he cast his vote in the
interest of peace in Louisiana. and be-
cause he was satisfied the compromise
would be accepted by the people of the
State, and would put an end TO the yio'
lence which had reigned there. Mr.
Stephens has never been forgiven by the
democracy for that vote, and yet in their
conventions they have the stupidity and
dishonesty to pass such a resolve as the
above. Thanks to the republican party
Louisiana is at peace. If the democrats
of Maine had desired to notice an outrage
worthy Of their sharpest Remuneration,
they need to have gone no farther than
New Hampshire.