The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1855-05-25
THE LAST CHARGE DENIED.

The three columns OF the shutting and
evasion Of the editor OF the Democrat, in his
last paper, in relation 10 his false charge,
amounts simply 10 ,his-viz tina, we are a
k. (which is something we have neither
admitted or denied, nor was il necessary fJr
US 10 do either. II is any consequence,
either 10 the editor OF the Democrat, or the
public, we mos, cheerlully admit, that we
are favorable 10 American principles, which
we understand 10 be friendship 10 The cause
Of Temperance, opposition 10 all efforts 10
extend or naliOnalize slavery and opposition
not 10 foreigners, but 10 tha, sentiment which
places them above our own people, and we
may add TO that, opposition, within the
bounds OF the constitution, 10 all religions
which reqnire supreme Difference 10 author
tiles no, recognized by The constitution
TIE Democrat is at liberty 10 make the
most on, Of this admission. We under.
sand the Democrat. II seeks 10 draw Us
into controversy upon the merits Of Know
nOihism, and 10 make ii appear tha, our
paper is lis organ in this County. |, is for
this, it iabricaies base charges, and publish.
es them in one paper, makes piiiful retrac.
tons in the next, and then winds up by
three columns of idle iwai,le, which has
nothing 10 10 with the matter in controversy.
The editor OF the Domocra, viii fail in
making Us take the position he desires
Our position and his are disimilar, and we
hope, for the honor Of mankind, that our
characters are different. We are under no
obligation 10 follow party leaders wherever
they lead-;o defend their proceedings how.
eve: couupt-we cannot be bough, by sup
plemen,s, or do we stand forth the flaming
non-ex,ensionist Of slavery one year, and
the next or soon aller, about the time OF re.
cciying dOeeYrs from slave;mongering al.
minisralion, came ont the apologist and
defender Of human chaitleiSm, nor are we
fOund supporting rum men, for office, and
becoming their apOlosisis and defenders,
while claiming 10 be a temperance man.
I, takes the editor Of the Democra, 10 DO
these things, and lor this we have, and may
again, draw the inference, tina, his charac.
Ter for honesty in politics, sincerity in TEN.
perance, and religious pieiy is not OF the
highest Order-Or Of great value.
We shall not follow the Democrat in its
cvasioHs, OF reply to differences which have
nothing to DO with the original accusation.
The eharsclhas not been met, nor has au.
thOriiy been given for it,land until the Editor
Of the Democrat docs the one or the other,
he cannot be regarded in any other light
but as the flbricator and circuator Of o
miserable ialsehood.
Now as 10 the charge that we have ever
been blackballed in X. n. club, we deny
this, as we might have done heretofore, had
we not desired To see where the editor Of the
Democrat, would land. There is not a sylia-
DE of truth ersn in this. The charge, so
pi,ilully reirac,ed, was false, the second is
equally so. The authorities are, one and all
relied upon by the editor OF the Democrat, il
he ha, any, which we very much doubt, arc
base fabrica,ors, and we say, as we said be-
fore, THE editor Of the Democrat does not
produce his authorities, so the public may
see whether these men are as he declares
them 10 be "men whose honesty in private
life would mo-, be called in question" he Is
guilty Of coming and publishing false
hood. We deny the correctness oil the
statement as now put, and now lie, US see
Mr. HanscOm hOwEOuiwill wrigsle yourself
into another evasion. We have chased you
from falsehOod into an evasion, bu, afer
chasing you out oflhis, we shall leave you
as i, will no; pay 10 chase you from evasion
10 evasion all summer.