Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-08-17
MAINE.

Thursday, 9th inst, was looked forward Il
with unusual interest, on account of gen
eral desire and curiosity to see whether thu
Republican party In this stanch Republic
can State, in whose counsels Mr. Blaine ha.
long occupied the leading place, would en-
dorse the Presidents policy of Cancellation
on the one hand, or condemn IL on the 9th
or. AS the event proved, neither the one
course nor The other was openly taken, but
under Mr.. Blaines shrewd management, O
platform of neutrality and non-committal
was adopted. There was much excitement
In the gathering when the question of APP
proving the Presidents Southern policy
came up, and although an open rupture
was wisely avoided, and due respect was
shown for honest difference of opinion,
the impression is left with the country that
this convention was ready to endorse Mr..
Blaine rather than the President. 1t should
be remembered, however, that tho men
who are "insde politics." and give much
of the tone to party conventions, do not al
ways correctly and fully represent the
views of the great body of their constilu-
ents, and we believe that time will show
the mass of the Maine Republicans, as of
those of the other New England States, TO
be heartily in accord with the general spir-
it and purpose of Mr.. Hayess administra-
ton. The convention was called 10 order
| by Mr.. Blaine, the chairman of the State
| committee. Gov. Conner was unanimous
ly renominated and peace reigned until the
report of the committee on resolutions
was presented and accepted, and its adop-
tiou was moved. At this point Gen. ]. S.
Chamberlain, president of Bowdoin col
lege, who has been four times governor of
the State, took the floor and moved an
amendment as follows:
"Resolved, That we reaflirm our unshak-
en- confidence in the integrity, patriotism
and statesmanship of Rutherford b. Hayes,
| and we cordially approve his efforts to car
| ry out in good faith the principles avowed
| by the Cincinnati convention"
This unqualified endorsement of the
President and his policy was greeted with
enthusiastic cheers, and Mr.. Chamberlain
supported his resolution in telling speech
which was an earnest plea for Cancellation
and for a policy which would give peace
and do justice to all.
Mr. Boutelle, editor of the Bangor Wing,
next got the floor and offered the following
substitute, which he supported in brief
speech:
Resolved, That this convention declares
its belief that Gov. Packard of Louisiana
and Gov. Chamberlain of South Carolina
were entitled TO their respective offices by
the same votes which elected Rutherford
Il. Hayes President of the United States,
and that both Governors were clearly en-
titled to recognition by the National Gov
eminent, and by failure to recognize them
PLACED the National Government in the hui
initiating attitude of surrendering 10 reb-
els, threatening, with arms in their hands,
to resist its legitimate authority.
After speech by N. A. Farwell of Rock
land, flvoring Gen. Chamberlain's resolu-
ton, Mr.. Blaine took the floor and said be
was opposed TO both resolutions and in IA
vor of peace. He moved that both resolu-
tions be tabled, and that the convention
vote separately on them. l.. G. Lebroke
made violent speech against the admin
istration, which was cheered and Kissed.
Josiah Crosby favored Chamberlain's reso-
luton, and d. f. Davis spoke in opposi-
ton to both. Arson p. Moroill wanted
peace, but there was no peace in opposition
W hnC anu lie
wished to say this to his friends who had
preceded him. He addressed the conven-
ton amid a scene of great confusion and
was greeted with cheers and Kisses. The
motion 10 lay both on the table was carried,
and the resolutions, as originally presented
By The committee, were adopted.
The platform, which is of unusual length,
af fIa 81. I'll .I.ol. ~.
constitute nation, not confederacy that
as citizenship is national in allegiance and
obligation, ii is the duty of the nation to
protect "every citizen, native and natural
lied, white and colored, whether meuaced
by tyranny abroad, or by political persecu-
ton, now shielded under tho heresy of
Slate rights, at home !" that local self gov
eminent in all matters that are local must
be adhered to; that fraiernal relations
should be cultivated between the States,
but that "lhe Capitalization of all political
power in the sixteen Southern States 10 The
hands of those who participated in the re-
bellion" is viewed with solicilude aud
alarm; and that the action of the Demo-
cratic House in refusing The army appropri-
atoms was uDjustifiable and revolutionary.
Measures for the improv ement of the civil
service are approved; call is made for The
proper protection and development of in
dustrial interests; the duty of keeping The
nations promise in the matter of resump-
ton and the payment OF the debt in coin is
emphatically stated the existing nayiga-
ton laws are approved and changes in them
deprecated, railroad subsidies are denounc-
ed and it is declared that the Republican
State and national tickets were elected in
South Carolina, Florida and Louisiana, and
that the cry of fraud raised by the Demo-
Gratis with regard 10 The electoral result is
unmanly and dishonest. On matters OF
State policy, equal taxation, non sectarian
education, and prohibitory legislation are
advocated, and Gov. Connor is again pre-
sented with hearty aud well-deserved
words of commentator TO the suffrage Of
tho people.
In reply 10 the question, What was the
feeling ofthe convenlion7 the well-lnform-
ed correspondent of the Boston Journal
says: 1.-THE friends of the administration
were stronger than was generally believed.
There was large number, like ex-Gov.
Dingley, who would have been pleased to
have Endorsed the President in a qualified
manner, who voted 10 table the two resolu-
lions above referred to, because they saw
in most cases it was an honest difference of
opinion. The opponents of the Presidents
policy represent the trained school of the
party to a great extent. They claimed a
greater strength than they really had. They
could not have got one-fourih of the con-