Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-07-29

labor and capital. That in this great Repub-
lie, where every man has Just many rights
rs every other man, and where the grandest
nation of all the ages has been built up by
the united effort of labor and capital. there
can be no controversy What is good for
the capitalist is good for the aboring man.
They go arm in arm, and the dollar of the
laborer should be as good the dollar of the
capitalist, and that dollar only should be
trusted which remains dollar all the time
alike.
Another question which arises is whether
we are a nation or a confederation of States
This is no question of politics, but is for the
citizens of the country to decide. The most
bitter discussions arising out of the framing
of the constitution were in regard to State
rights. After the revolution we had different
laws and different money. The people got
together and the constitution was framed by
which we abandoned Il confederation and be-
came nation. Every word favoring State
rights was wcedcd out. The question then
died away until the day of Calhoun. But
the old patriot, Jackson, crushed out nullii-
cation, and the logic of Webster told us that
the constitution did not recognize State
sovereignty. The question arose again in
1860. Ii was the real question of the war
The simple question was whether we were n
nation or a confederation of States: whether
Il State had right TO Secedr, and on that
question and that alone, we went to war we
fought ii ont in every battlefield of the re-
bcllion. That was the issue. The abolition
OF slavery was only an Incident and when
the last gun announced to the country that
the war had closed, 1t told to the nations that
this great question was settled; that there
could be no longer any doubt that we lcere a
nation and not confederation of States.
1t came up in the last Congress. But the
question has been settled. first, by the CON
stitution; second, by the patriotism of Jack
SOM third, by the greatest and bloodicst re-
bellon the world has ever seen.
At the close of this elaborate and truthful
discussion, which elected frequent and pro-
longed applause, the speaker retired to give
place to Gen. Hail. While waiting for him
to arrive, Mr. L. ID. Carleton of Winthrop,
occupied the time with great acceptance.
The appearance OF Gen. Hall was greeted
with great enthusiasm. The Gen. has before
addressed audiences in Hallowell, and is al
ways at home with Hallowcll people
The Gen. at once opened his heaviest bat
teries, and proceeded to throw shot and she'll
into the dcmo-greenhack with telling effect.
He alluded to the discussion in this same hall
about year ago with the noted greenback
champion from Wiscasset, and the issues
then presented. He gave scathing rebuke
to thesauthors of scurrilous hand bill that
had been circulated against him and the SLAM
dcrs against Corporal Davis, the next COVER
nor of Maine. +. +. Pillsbury's record was
overhauled with merciless and scathing de-
nunciation. His arrangement ofthe southern
question was most thrilling and the effect
was most convincing.
We would gladly give full report of this
admirable address, but space will not al
low us to do it. This entire demonstration
was one that cannot fail to arouse the honest
voters of IIallowel and vicinity to the dis
charge of every political duty until the final
triumph of our principles in September
next.