Ottumwa weekly courier., 1877-08-15

ty in Maine during the past 81 year,
and cOunselled moderation in order
to preserve the integrity Of the re.
publican party.
i The committee on permanent or.
ganization reported the temporary
officers as the permanent organization
Of the convention with the addition
Of 16 Vice-Presidents. The usua
committees on credentials and res
olutions were appointed, Ex.Gover.
nor DINGHY being chairman of ths
latter committee. 1t was voted L
take recess until 2 o'clock. In the se
lection Of the committee on resolu
tiODg the administration have . ma.
jority. In Cumberland county the
vote stood IS for the resolutions en-
dorsing the administration to Al op.
posed.
GOVERNOR CONNOR RENoMINATED.
Upon reassembling, Governor Con.
nor was renominated unanimously
and by reclamation.
A committee having been appoint.
ed to notify Governor Connor Of his
denomination, the committee ON reso.
lutions reported.
Charles j. Talbot moved the adon.
ton of the resolutions. and moved the
previous question,
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N" " W ooN ''oN
ensued and the previous question was
not seconded. l
"THE POLICY"
Gen. j. s. Chamberlain moved an
amendment as follows:
Resolved, That we reaffirm our nm
shaken confidence in the integrity.
and patriotism and statesmanahin ~
Rutherford B, HAYES. and cordially
approve his efforts to carry out in
good faith the principles pronounced
by the Cincinnati convention.
Mr. Chamberlain spoke in favor of
his amendment and his remarks were
received with great applause.
2. A. Boutell, of Bangor, moved the
following amendment and advocated
its adoption:
Resolved, That this convention de.
clares the belief that Gov. Packard,
OF Louisiana, and Gov Chamberlain,
of South Carolina, were entitled to
their respective Offices by the same
votes that elected Rutherford b.
Hayes President of the United States
and that both Governors were clearly
81 government, ana by failure to rec
osnIze tnein pisceo the natlonal gov.
~ ~ernnelt m the numlliating attitude OF
suI.enoering 70 reDels threatening
WIN 1rIas III tnoir hahus 10 resist Its
ioE.lnSae ~ au'nSrlty.
| on: = Y: "A. fsrWell, Oh hockiand,
sPoAe ~ iasor oi ChamDeriaihs res
oi"'lohS'
SENATOR BLAINE.
took the floor and said he was op.
posed to both resolutions and in favor
Of peace. He moved that the resolu.
tions be tabled.
A. G. Lebrake made q violen
speech against the administration
which was greeted with cheers ant
hisses.
After other speeches Aaron III
morrill, said he wanted peace, bu
there was NO peace In opposition Il
the national administration, and h
desired to say this to his friends who
had preceded him. He proceeded tG
address the convention amid great
| confus1on, being greeted with cheers
and misses.
TABLED.
Mr.. Blaine's motion to lay the res.
| olutiop on the table prevailed.
The resolutions reported hv the
committee were then adopted.
They declare II TO be the imperat;ve
duty Of the National Goyernment. Inv
the exercise of every constitutions
power, to extend it's protection to ey.
ery citizen. native and naturalized
white and colored. whether menaced
by tyranny abroad or bv poIitica
persecution, now shielded under tn,
heresy Of States rirhts. At home.
That the Republicans of Maine
view. with solicitude and alarm, thf
complete consolidation of all poIitica]
power in sixteen southern states In
the hands Of those who precipitated
the rebellion, while the union meu
are persecuted into silence or baniah.
ment, the entire colored race 50 prac.
tically disfranchise by force and fea,
that in Congressional districts where
they have more than two-thirds 81
the votes thew are unable to elect on,
Of their race or white man in sym
psthy with their interests. Thirty
ave Representatives in Conpresa AND
thirty five electoral votes. apportion.
toned to the Southern States IN
reason Of their colored ponnlation
are thus invested to the sole apprand.
lizement of the Confederate power IN
the National Government. and the
Hate rebel soldiers Of Georgia. South
Carolina, Mississippi and Louisians
are thus enabled 10 exert in the adj.
ministration of the government more
than double the political power o1
union soldiers in any northern state
That the action Of the democratif
House of Representatives in refusinp
| appropriation for the army exceni
upon conditions that deprived tic
commauder-in-chief of a discretion
vested in him by the constitution. wa,
wholly uniustifiable. dangerons snd
revolutionary, and it is striking com
mentary ON this evil and perilon,
course that two of the states who's,
entire representations In Conorcs
aided in defeating the army bin hav,
since been compelled. under pressnr,
of violence and mob law. to call or
the national government for snch aid
"A only an army cal, render.
| That sound CURRENCY, based on coin
land redeemable in coin. ia Essential
to the prosperity of the peonIe. and
therefore demand that in the resn mn
ltion Of specie payment the promise q
the national 9oyernment be kent II
An honest. straiyhfforward mannar
and that no hack ward or s;dewari
stem he taken.
The resolntions onnosa any fnr,ho,
Hand rrants or snbsidies Tor RAILROAD,
bv the General Goyernment. fsvo'
such incidentaI protection and deve,
Ionemenf ot the conntrv as tho hs.
lsvstema Of revenue NAV r;ohteull
and nronerlv AFFORD
The Resolutions also favor wise an
aalutarv measures tendinr 10 nnr;f
cation. integritv and indaSandanca :