Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-08-15

side of the question is SO wide spread, that in
most Of the democratic speeches and writings of
the modern day, the admission that this is Ma
ton cannot be found. Is this mere splitting of
hairs about term BY no means. The very
first point in the ir creed is that in of con-
hct they owe allegiance to their State first. lie
alluded to the Virginia doctrines that the State
could decide what matter should pass through
the post-ofiice. Mr.. Lamar, one Of the abest OF
Southern men, voted for the centennial appropria-
ton simply on the ground that the power OF deal
ing with foreign nations had been delegated to
the general government, and on this ground he
could justify his vote. He had taken advantage
of his recent convaescence to read all the inaug-
ural addresses and messages of the presidents
from Washington to our time, and he found this
government called a nation by our first three
presidents, Washington, Adams and Jefferson,
llj times, and Washington thank - ' a. @e
were Independent nalion. You don, I'D CHI
federacy mentioned until Frank Pierce and Blu
chanan came in. Now what did this poor old
man, Buchanan, (great laughter) say in his last
message, and thank God it was his last Great
applause.) He asked if the constitution had del
egated power to Congress to coerce sovereign
States who wished to draw from the confederacy.
Mr.. Tilden too calls it a confederacy. Now do
you expect anything of the democracy The 9th
err day when Eugene Hale called attention to the
fact that though there were as many Northern as
Southern democrats, wo-thirds of the chairman
ships of committees were given to the South. Mr..
Cox said he was glad it was so. What has this
Congress done of general legislation except to re-
peal the act of resumption. When it was passed
Mr.. Tilden was so pleased with it that he induced
the State of New York to make all payments con-
form to it. But there was a mighty Western de-
mocracy who believed in imitation and they met
at St. Louis and there did not give up their con-
victions, but simply harmonized their differences
by going over to imitation. Now Mr.. Tilden and
his immediate friends constructed that platform
and sent it to St. Louis, and if his convictions as
expressed to the legislature Of New York cannot
last twenty -four months what can you expect IN
the future. He would say that whether 1879 was
the best date or not, no nation which got CIT the
track of specie payments never got thor
oughly back without fixing the date. We are
shrinking from the remedy. and until we rise
to the courage of our English ancestors, we shall
never hear the gold eagle and the silver dollar
cnking upon our counters. When legislative
body indefinitely postponed thing, it is consid-
ere ddead, and the st. Louis convention speaking
for the democracy, indefinitely postponed specie
payments. He then turned to the action Of the
confederate Congress in investig ating the navy
department and declared that every individual
right which free citizen can procure was tram
pied upon in the proceedings against Sec'y Robe
;n;n 10 for FIVE
years before he became secretary.
He detailed the Selling of 100000 kilograms and
the finding of one from Mrs. Robson to the Sec'y
about the baby and the cook to the great amuse-
ment of the audience. He said an intelligent
traveller said such an arbitrary act in England
would raise a mob and destroy a ministry. He
alluded to the disgrace which Sir James Graham
brought upon himself by opening private cores
pondence in the post office, and Carlisles scathing
comments upon the act. Is not the telegram as
sacred as the mailed letter? Yet Congress is now
examining those 900 kilograms, and this move
ment was kept from the republican members,
thing previously unknown in Congress he was
sure, and he had had some experience in Congress
(Applause.)
lie then alluded to the coercve action of the
House IN saddlng Otner DIS upon the appropria-
ton acts and said in England this had long been
abandoned. lie gave some of his experience
on the committee on rules and orders. They
would not pass the sundry civil bill, with all its
bene6cient appropriations without clause re-
moving the supervisors of elections and delayed il
for two months. To illustrate the object Of super
visors, he read Mr. Tildens telegram directing an
application to Tweed for the needed majorities.
At 9 40 he concluded. The audience broke up
with cheers and hurried to the street to see the
procession form, which, with torches, fireworks
and salutes of artillery, escorted Messrs. Blaine
and Pratt to the Bangor boat amid immense
concourse Of people who thronged the streets.