The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-08-16
1.-THE Republican State Convention.

| though negative in the form it was taken,
was positive in its bearing and applica-
ton, and was SO intended to be. Such
action is deplored by a large portion of
the party itself, and is regretted by all
patriotic men who desire the welfare Of
our country, who wish to see sectional
hate eXtinguished and who long to Wit
ness new era of peace and business
prosperity. 1t must be doubly CALLING to
such man as eX-Gov. Chamberlain, who
made a brave fight in the convention
against it, and who had the humiliation
Of seeing the following resolution, which
he offered, laid upon the table:
Resolved, That we e-affirm our mistaken con
hdence III the integrity, patriotism and statesman
| ship of Rutherford B. Hayes, and we cordially ap
| prove his efforts to carry out i'll good faith the
principles avowed by the Cincinnati Convention
In bis speech, Gen. Chamberlain re-
minded the convention that Maine Re
publcans had fully endorsed Mr. Hayes
in the platform of their national conven-
ton, and that now, if ever, while he is
restoring peace and constitutional gov
eminent, he needs the support of his
friends, and that it would be base to de-
sert him in such time. He said =
And now, when the crisis has come when the
hopes and pledges so long held are being honestly
and vigorously realized shall we basely desert the
executive on whom our own choice has deyuved
the difficult task! Have friends grown so timid,
or loyalty so lukewarm, that we shall be asked to
let the President alone or at the most to give him q
far trial What has the President done to make
him leper to be let alone or cuprit to be put
on trial What has come over the spirit Of our
| dream, since we, year ago, in this convention,
affirmed our confidence in our principles and in
| our candidate!
Again, he very forcibly said =
Is it the Presidents crime that he thought we
were honest in our resolutions and promises? Take
care, gentlemen, lest the people think that II Is IRE
| RHO are on trial. and not the President. If he is
carrying out fairly and squarely the principles an
nounced in our platform year after year is it not i'll
fact and III earnest the party that is trial and the
measures that propose for the we'll being Of the
| country, are they not on trial If we believe in
them, why not stand by them? What is the mean
ing of all this Where is the folly that strikes the
| resolution out of mems hearts and the consistency
| out Of their characters Shall we be told to wait
| and see whether the President succeeds not be
fore we sustain him I!
Those who are not in party sympathy
with Gen. Chamberlain regret the course
taken in this convention, and how deep
must be his chagrin to see his party in
this State sold out to class of schemers
who hope to profit by an ignoble strife
And this was not brought about even in
a square and manly way, for Mr.. Blaine
followed by his henchmen, softly crept
around the very 'stump' that he had
used as an illustration in his speech and
by assuming the role of Paciticator at
tanned about the same result us if he had
appeared as the Bold Aggressor. He sue
ceeded in placing the Republicans Of our
State in the uncomfortable position of a
party hostile to the national administra-
ton which it had helped to put in power
Here is a resolution that was offered =
Resolved. That this convention declares its BE-
| lief that Governor Packard Of Louisiana and Gov
ernor Chamberlain of South Carolina were elected
to their offices by the same votes that elected r.
B. Hayes President Of the United States (Yelis
of good and hlsses) and that both Governors are
|
ernment; and that the failure to recognize them
places the Government in the attitude Of SurreIi-
dering to rebels threatening with arms in their
hands to resist the legitimate authority.
But instead of actually adopting this
resolution, Mr.. Blaine caused it to be
tabled. and secured the passage Of Il set
of resolutions which carefully avoid any
mention of the administration, but prac-
| tically mean Il condemnation of it, and
are 50 understood by the country atlarge,
ana are 50 admitted by the Bangor Wing
and organs of that ilk. This failure of a
State Convention to pass a resolution
commendatory Of q party President is an
almost unprecedented thing-as Hon. a.
p. Morrill, and Gen. Chamberlain both
pointed out in their remarks
Mr. Blaine has not helped himself or
his party. Even the Boston Advertiser
says: "The mischief of the Maine reso-
lutions is, that they imply that the adj
mnlstration and those who support it are
willing to sacrifice the nation and the
negro to the old and dead heresy of State
rights
In all this, there is no cause for alarm;
it is too late now for Mr.. Blaine to grind
out the old tunes. He stirred up and in
tenstied old sectional hatreds in 1876 in
the mistaken hope that he would receive
the presidential nomination. and his latest
move ought to be quite as fruitless The
more respected class Of his own party in
our State will join with intelligent Demo
Gratis IN demanding peace; the suffering
| business Of our country demands it : the
whole sentiment Of the people demands
it. Fanaticism and demagogv must dry
up-to use an expressive phrase. The
people, having had a taste Of peace, now
have their eyes open to its advantages:
| they plainly see that the whole South is
as tranquil as the Norrh-f not more
tranquil. With the departure Of the last
carpet-bagger from the plundered South
| the wheels OF business started there
Peace has come and must remain after
! the long years of turmoil, after the wrang-
ling from 1856 to 1861 over anti-slayerv
after the war from 1861 to 1868, and
finally after the angry discussion over the
problem of reconstruction, lasting from
| 1865 to 1877.
The Boston Post points out that Gen.
Howard's campaign against the Nez
Perces develops a steady failure The
latest news is a defeat of Gen. Gibbons
command, with considerable loss in
men and munitions. The attack was made
by Gen Gibbon upon largely superior
force Of Indians and although gallant
fight was made the end was disaster, the
Indians retiring with horses and ar ms
captured from the Federal troops. 1t
| becomes more and more evident that tl,n