The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1855-10-05
Fer fAs Usiss 4 Essfsr~ Jssr~si.
"sHALL The UNION OF THESE
~ STATES BIB PRESERVED ~

nIAX60 ID xo6o6AsN 49,
Henry Ward Beechsr remarks sha, there
is nothing in the world 50 simple and aim.
less rs hen. She goes about 10 vague
end struggling manner, articulaiing 10 her
self vague and cacophouous remarks. The
creates, event in hens life Is made up Of
an egg and a cackle. II you chase her,
she will cackle--if you pei, her with stones
she will scream and cackle-till at last, NJ
ter the impulse has run ont, she will quiet.
" subside into silly, gadding hen. .lLE
In reading the above, we instantly 'hor
Of the editorials in the Saco Democrat, and
IL We ever saw perfect simile, !, 10 The re-
semblsnce those editorials bear 10 that hen.
Tha, same paper Of las, week comes TO
Us with leader, headed: "Shall tho un.
ion be Preserved" That is q very imPor-
tan, question. yet, coming from the source
|. does, !, amounts to nothing more nor less
than little boohoo, promulgated thus ear.
ly, 10 prepare the minds Of its readers for
great boohoo-ss surely 10 follow from
Custom House Officer, rs death follows life,
or Immortality, death.
BY and by the people OF Maine will
hear resouuding from every bunker in
Chris,sndom, - dissolution Of Tho Uuion !!
and every press Of theirs will tenn with ed
iloriaIs saving the Union" just as our in.
,slleciual editor over the way has begun
10 doom salary Of $500.
But there is "more cry than. wool " 10
that. That same cry was oil powerful in
1850, with Daniel Webslhr behind il. We
boo-hooed with the rest OF mankind then,
and were fas, led 10 believe that nothing
would keep the breath OF life in US excep,
the Slave Law. But there we were young
and foolish then. We thought because
Daniel Webster said so, il must be tue; We
did no, know human nature as we know l.
now. Blu, there is no Webster now, (un
less the editor OF the Democrat Is one in
dissuise,) and we are older, too.
In counting 90 our delegation from the
North to Congress, we almost believe that
with the aid OF doushfaces and dough.heads
mot excepting parsons and hypocri'es,
there may be found enough with The rhsu-
malic complain, in the back, 10 help con.
quer the North again. We hope, however.
that we coun; without, our host.
But we are not speaking Of wha, We in.
tended. Here il is After the editor asks
90 shall the Union be preserved-we ask
a, what expensel II !, is 10 DO al the ex.
pense OF our manhood-if at the expense
Of our righs-we answer with a decided
No. Let no man say thar by answering
thus we do not love the Union. No man,
reader, cherishcs the Union more, OF has
greater reverence for The compac, which
binds these States together, than your hum
bic servant. We answer, no, because we
mean II; and we belong 10 tina, race Of in
dividuals who have an opinion, and that
opinion is-,ha, the South canno, be kicked
GU, Of Tho Union. Do you reader' Let
US see. The South has always been the
aggressor-Samuel Wells TO tho contrary,
notwithstanding.
This Is our premise,-now for The arsu-
ment. And in imitation OF the Democrat,
we shall have 10 call this article No. l.
Slavery and the South are identical, and
Slavery has guided this nation from ito
birth, has been the Cog Of Hebrew trad.
iliou, climbing on top Of The ark Of the
constitution, even as Cog is tabled TO have
climbed on Noah's Ark, and with lis black
wingsit has directed this government
True, Jefferson held TO the doctrine that "all
men are created Tree aud equal," but IL you
will take the trouble 10 ask Hunker Dem.
ocrat as 10 the truth Of this, he will tell you
!, is "seltevident lie."
It's first victory was at The formation Of the
Constitution. A few noble patriots were
there 10 form the bond "lo perpeluaic The
Union OF these S,aies," aid they COM
menced 10 declare their principles" we
hold these truths to be self.evideni," &C.
"Ye did run well who did hinder !" Why,
the beast Of slavery steps in and says
"we will not come into this Union unless
you allow US The superiority )" "well,
what shall il be 7" "You must allow US
a representation !. c., you shall give slave
property q representation in Congress."-
And SO they did; Il was "for the sake Of
The Union," I suppose, I cam, think Of
anything else. So they pu, in The contract
that five Slaves sh,uld count The same as three
freemen OF, in other words-slare property
should be represented in Congress Say,
Mr.. Editor, has the South no advantage
'be-e has there been no aggression poll
CIV iowa;Js the Nor,h, Then why may I
no, carry one, two. three, aud four voles for
myself aud-dopaD! -s-
Blu, has toe Sou ;eapej any benefit ac-
cruing LON this pOlicy' We will see.
The Zee Safes have one representative
for 100 333 free souls. The slave States
have one representative for 67,953 fee
souls-,hat is, northern freeman is only
Two thirds Of man compared with q south.
erner. Again. ia tho no1t presidential
election, the North will have TIA electoral
votes, and The South will have 1911. rs Of
those votes will be the nett gain 10 the
South, o,ring to her Stare representation II
AT the North !, takes s2,2ic irsemsn TO
get one electoral vote, while at the South,
only liule more than that number will
get tro. Do you wish anything more con-
elusive 10 show you the ascendency Of the