The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1854-06-09
MEETING AT BANGOR

cltixcns oi bangor. tHy nun was entirciy
filed. and the meeting was most interesting
The Bangor Mercury has an extended 40
count Of It, from which We make the follow.
ing extracts. The Mayor Of the city, Geo
w. Pickering, ESQ.,, presided:
A Committee, consisting Of Msssu. @. W.
Ingsfsol, Edward Kent. n L. Appleton, Joseph
Bartlett, and 8. F. Hsney, weu sppoiu,ed to
dfsh resolutions. 1905 0fFiI
Mayor Pickering then introduced Mr.. Wash
burn 10 the meeting, who was received BY long
continued and desfening applause. q
Mr.. wasLbum commenced by saying that he
did not cone 10 mako n set speech, bot rather te
sympa,hize with the deep sense Of the great out
rage recently perpcira,ed, which was bnrning il
every bosom. xxx.
In On eloquent energetic und forrible manner
he detailed the origin and purpose Of the Nebras
ka scheme as lac understood il, aud set forth the
means by which il was carried through the House
Of Representatives the determined resistance Of
the minority - the breaking down Of the rules,
one after the other. by the majority, for the pur
pose Of consumma,iny il, and paid just tribute
TO the honorable men Of the South who could not
be made parties 10 the wrong - Houston Benton,
Cullom, Hun, aud others The mention Of these
names was received with great applause.
As the speaker was detailing the struggles Of
Nebrsskaite, near The door, asked "who paid for
liz" The question was like coal touched to q
powder magazine. Tie country pays for u, "
Numbered the speaker. " Whop0ys for the Gad'.
dem 1Ssaty!-tcho pus for CmbI, for Sc. Do
n,ingO WHO PAYS roR CARRYING BuRss BAcK
To SLAVERY :. VINO rAys yor svpsIDizISo THr
REVENUE VESSELS OF THE USlTED STATES INTO
TIL. SLAVE TRADg.!" These illusions brought
down the house with tremendous ouibunt o.
cheers. ..t... OF.
The speaker said tha, Douglas frs, bill did mol
repeal the Missouri Compromise = he repudlalet
the idea VI touching this compact. The Unior
denounced il. Suddenly there was grca, change
The frc-ca,ing politicians, Toombs Stevens and
Others whose determination il is that slavery shall
rule the county, came into the work and new
BILL prepared by their dic,a,ion, was substituted
| by Douglas for the first introduced by him. The
ul,enor purposes Of these men arc, Us the speak
or believed that slavery should rule this coun,r,
that il shall not be restricted = 10 build up
gcai slave empire, by opening the grea, terrific
rtcs TO its free ingress, TO seize upon Cuba, 81
Domingo, and some Of the Mexican States, 81
that freedom would be penned up IN the norh.cas
corner Of the Union, and the lrcemen the Nortl
made subscven,, or the grea, South with It's new
occasions would swing or into an exclusive
siavehoding conlederacy.
The doctrine was once, ut the North and q, III,
South, that slavery was moral, social and polit
ical curse. All this Is changed. ], is now srca
social and political blessing, worthy Of being per
pe'uaied and extended by all the power and ipau
ence Of the national Government.
\ In conclusion, the eloquent speaker called upor
all patriotic men, lovers Of freedom and Of thu
Union TO resist the encroac hments Of the slav,
power, TO stand up like men and'breast the storm
which threatens not less 10 rcnd this Union asun
der, than to tramplc down the guarantees OF free
dom. Such is the avowed purpose Of the South
ern leaders - to rule or destroy. What has beer
lost must be rcgained The standard Of Repea
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south i n mi, nar,v ,;c. or,. an .,nL IN ,be
grea, schemes which are to promote the extension
of slavery. Shall the North be less wise! Shall
not freedom learn something from slavery, to
fight as unedly and persis,en,ly7 Why should
we labor on the old obsolete issues Of party Lc,
the dead pas, bury its dead We have TO do with
the living and the future
n,;o,;,, Of a.. N,,,h.rr d.,,oc,,,. =, Con.
gress voted against the Nebraska bill. They w,
no, 20 home and acquiesce In the outrage. lie
ms,ook their spiri, and temper il they did. No
The homes, democracy of the North rcpudiate the
wrong Let them ALL of whatever party name
forgetting old 'orms, come together and act 'oseth
or on the great issue OF The day, which overrides
in importance every other Let great party be
built up, commencing 10 some extent sectional,
but really aud truly the national party III party
to resis, and defeat the designs OF the audacious
slave oligarchy, and preserve this Union from b..
coming broad domain Of slavery. And let il
take the place. Il not the name, of that wise and
conservative par,y Of 1870 ,25, whose aim and
purpose was = the welfars of The WHOLE Union
ap tie stainita honor of tie american nap,e