The Portland daily press., 1882-08-29

has ever proposed a measure that was able to
be materialized into the form of a bill or re-
solve in the Congress OF the United States for
the amelioration of any human woe or for the
advancement of any public good. (Applause.)
Whatevor may be said of the Republican
party, and that party could be in power q
years and not make mistakes would be absurd,
that party could have millions OF people and
not have dishonest man among them would
be absurd; bur whatever may re said OF the
Republican party there is one thing that never
can be truthfully said-it never can be said
that it was not a brave party; it never can be
said that it had drop of towards blood ia its
whole organization. (Applause) Never.
When hat institution that represented tve
thousand million of dollars encased in the
Igejudices of two centuries and rep
resenting the laeor element OF nfteen
states and thirteen millions OF people
stood in the way of the Union, the
Republican party smote it with the SWORD
of justice and il was not. loud applause
And never from that hour to this, never IN
any crisis that in thece full twenty-ene years
of the Republican party's majority, never IN
one case, has it been unwilling or unable or
afraid to take the responsibility. And, genius
men, you prate of the South and OF the wrongs
done to it. Why, since Maine was a State,
aye, identically since Maine was States-the
date serves me precsely-comlng in on top OF
the great Missouri compromise, that hrst wloe
and deep agitation of the slavery question:
never, from tnaJ nOnf 10 InlS III tuo Si&tJ-bWo
years that have intervened, has the feeling be-
tween the North aud South been as cordial and
ss fraternal as it is tonight. (Applause)
Never has the time been when III eve ry
county aud district and settlement OF Lhe
South the Verlest aboiti Onlst and Dlackest he-
publican and the duskiest African could come
and go under the guarantee OF this great con-
sttutonal amendment which the hepuolcah
party engrafted on the organic law, ana we
have held the faith. We have never comprom-
fruI . fln rifVlaf and of a II
whose hrst magnificent chapter was opened III
this state under the lead Of that Senator, who,
had he been an inhabitant of an ancient CITY,
would have given his name to the city, and
Portland would have been known IN history as
the residence Of Senator Fessenden, Mains
placed herself the first, or at least abreast OF
the first in that great contest which
has fructified in the magnificent VIC
tories have vainly attempted to describe
Is 1t perhaps now in the hour oil absolute VIC
tory, in the hour of complete and spotless TIL
umph, in the hour we have wrung from the
civilized world the profits which victory and
success always bring, in the hour when we
have won the respect and fear OF our political
opponents,-is that the hour when the Dlrlgo
State will take backward step in order TO aid
Governor Plaisted in petty rebellion against
the authority OF the State.
Mr.. Blaine was frequently interrupted by
applause, and the approval of the audience
was especially marked while he was discussing
State issues and exposing Plaisted's sham,
cant and hypocrisy. The trenchant blows
dealt at the Fusionists and the keen thrusts at
his Excellency, the Supreme and Only Exeou-
tive, greatly pleased his hearers. The argu-
ment he made was clear, concise and strong,
aud all left the hall at the conclusion OF his
address bettsr informed concerning the dis
pute between the Governor and Council. As
he finished, the applause again tumultuonsly
broke forth and he left the platform amid
round after round of cheers.
: The meeting was one of the largest and
most enthusiastic ever held in Portland. Its
significance is unmstakable Itmeans great
majority on the 18th of September. Talk like
that made last night will strengthen the de-
cided, convince the wavering, and convert all
whose minds are open to conviction.