Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1854-05-25
Sagadahoc Democracy.

Our neighbors of the Bath wing press seem
to be much troubled about the recent meeting
of the "Sagadahoc Democracy" The Mirror
made feeble attempt 10 appear witty: and
last week the sleepy, yawning Tribune, after
waiting to see what others would say, got off
one of its tame criticisms, with just about
enough dull wit, no more nor less, to stamp
the bantling as the perfectly natural offspring
Of lazy parentage.
Do the democrats OF Sagadahoc expect their
meeting or resolutions will agree with the pc
litical sentiments Of as notorious a federal-ab-
clifton organ as can be found in Maine No.
DO they expect to suit knot of wing schem-
ers and politicians in this city who with the
Tribune as an instrument, (for that is just
what it is, no soul ever having been discov-
cred in the concern,) court abolition for aboli-
ton votes, and temperance for Temperance
votes, all to build up the wing party! No,
they do not. And one of the best evidences
we have of the soundness of the democratic
principles avowed in the resolutions passed at
the first democratic meeting in our new coun-
ty, IS the particular regard paid to them in
the editorials of the Bath wing press The
expression Of democratic principle and policy
was always unpalatabe to a certain class of
politicians, from the DAYS of high federalism
down to the present attempt of the same class
10 take away the right of the people to govern
themselves and make them tenants at the will
OF Congress. No, no-the democrats of
Sagadahoc know what they are about. They
do not belong to the timd, vacillating politi-
clans who are afraid to make a mark. 1t was
in the city Of Bath, by the democrats Of the
now county Of Sagadahoc, that public meet
ing was held few years ago, the motto of
which was, THE UNION 1T MUST AND SHALL
BE PRESERVED" That meeting brought down
upon those who participated in it the whole
pack Of whig-aboltion wolves with the Tri-
bune in their wake. The principles avowed
and promulgated at that meeting, the first
meeting of the kind which was held, Ohe Cap
ital even not having the courage to undertake
it,) afterwards became the settled principles
Of the two great political parties Of the coun-
try 50 far as the subject of slavery was con-
cerned. Then, as now, the democrats of
Bath were called "smart,' "dashing'' men.
But they made their mark, and they will do
it now.
The Tribune does not like the resolutions
passed by the democrats of this county 1t
was not expected. Jefferson democrats passed
resolutions in olden times that did not suit fed
eralists, and democrats Of the Andrew Jackson
school were altogether too ''smart'' and
''dashng'' for the times. But they had truth
and right and Justice on their side, and tri-
umphed 50 now, the bold and outspoken
enunciation Of old and time-honored demo-
cratic truth by the democrats of Sagadahoc,
when feeble knees are failing, and the oppo-
sition are grooming, will tend to a result Of
complete recognition and triumph Of those
principles. One resolution passed at this
meeting we must repeat. It will bear repeat
ing a hundred times. And we now re-pub-
lis it for the comfort of Sagadahoc whiggery,
and to show the metal of Sagadahoc democ-
racy:
Rcsolred, That the bill to organize the ter
ritories of Nebraska and Kansas, as passed
the Senate Of the United States, meets oar cor
diat approximations and IS an strict accordance
1oith The principles Of the ConStitmion-that the
issue attempted to be made to the country by
the wings and their allies, the abolitionists,
involves the question OF popular sovereignty,
and hat he Democracy accept the issue tn
dercd, and proclaim themselves now, as ever,
THE CHAMPIONS Or THE RIGHTS OF THE PEo-
PIE