The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1877-08-17
Omar Pasha must be struck decisiyely. "a
present he can only be watched.
MAINE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
Refuses to Endorse the Presldenl,s Pol.
4 Icy, hut Declares for Resumption Of
specie Payments.

specie Payments.
q The Maine State Republican conven-
ton met at Augusta on the 9th, and was called
to order by james G. Blaine, who called
Joseph Drummond, of Portland, to the chair
{ as temporary presiding officer. The tempo
rary organization was then made permanent
and the usual committees appointed. Gov.
Conner was renominated by acclamation. AZ
resolution was introduced end rsing President
Hayes policy and also another declaring.
I Packard and Chamberlain duly elected and
entitled to recognition by the national govern
ment, and that the failure to SO recognize
them placed the national government in the
humiliating position Of surrendering to rebels
threatening with arms in their hands to resist
its legitimate authority. After considerable
discussion, Blaine moved to lay both reso-
lutions on the table. The motion prevailed
when the resolutions reported by the com
mittec were adopted. The resolutions are
silent as to the Presidents policy, but de-
clare it to be the imperative duty of the ma
tional government by the exercise of every
constitutional power, to extend its protection
to'5every citizen, native and naturalized,
white and colored, whether menaced by tyran-
shielded under the heresy Of states rights
1T home; that the Republicans of Maine view
with solicitude and alarm the complete con-
solidation Of all the political power in sixteen
southern states in the hands of those who
precipitated the rebellion, while union men
are prosecuted into silence or banishmentand
the entire colored race so practically .disfran-
chised by force and fear that in congressional
districts where they have two-thirds of the
votes, they are unable to elect one of their
race or white man in sympathy with their
interests. Thirty-fve representatives in
congress and thirty-fiye electoral votes
apportioned to the southern States by rea-
son of their colored population, are
thus diverted to the sole aggrandlsement of
the confederate power in the national gov
eminent and late rebel soldiers in Georgia
South Carolina, Mississippi and Louisiana
areithus enabled to exert in the administration
Of the government more than double the po-
ltical power of union soldiers in any northern
state; that the action of the Democratic
House of representatives in refusing appro-
priations for the army except upon conditions
that deprived the commander-in- chief of the
discretion vested in him by the constitution
was wholly unjustifable, dangerous and rev.
dictionary, and it is striking commentary
on this evil and perilous course that two of
the States whose entire representation in
Congress aided in defeating the army
bill had been since compelled under the
pressure and violence of mob law to
call on the national government for such
aid as only the army can render; that a sound
currency based on coin and redeemable in
coin is essential to the prosperity Of the peo-
PHI, and we therefore demand that in the re-
sumption Of specie payments the promise Of
the national government be kept IN an honest
and straig htforW manner; that no back.
or sideway step W taken, Tho sssslsesl
items oppose any further land grants or sub
sides for railways by the general government,
and favor snch incidental protection and de-
velopment of the country as the best systems
of!revenue may rightfully and properly afford.
They also favor wise and salutary measures
tending to the publication, integrity and in
dependence of the civil service and declare
that non-sectarian education must be con-
tihued. " tHl o. -