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The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1855-08-24

Sick DEMOCRATS. We understand thar
officer Emerson, who is an excellent hand
in cases Of sickness, was called 10 attend 10
The wants Of two sick democrats, said to
be members Of the Biddeford Association,
who had taken an over dose Of bunker DEM
ocralic medicine, on Saturday evening"
Mr.. Emerson found them perfectly PROSTATE
on mother earth, near the covered bridge,
terrible sick, so much SO as 10 be inscnsi-
bic, and he kindly took them 10 The city
hospital, and, on Monday, he took them be.
fore his honor, Judge Bourne, who decreed
they should be sent 10 Alfred, 10 r,sleats,
for thirty days, and pay fine Of Ten dollars
each, for their unfortunate use Of The DEM
ocra,ic panacea. Some Of their friends, 7.
K. Lane and Luther Bryant, being Of an
opinion ,ha, il would be well 10 postpone
the journey 10 Alfred a short time demur-
red 10 The decision OF Judge Bourne, aud
recognized in the sum Of Two hundred dol
lars, for their appearance 10 Court hereafter.
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e. The Resolutions (of the Republican
State Conyention,) were all prepared, were
agreed upon at once, but kept back ill near
" shutdown. When they were read in
behring's Oaks, some one, 1--WE believe II
was Mr.. Scammon, Of Saco,) cried out,
/" rhere is the Maine Lais J" but his voice
was drowned in the confusion caused by the
cries of question: "quesiion." Then II
was ,ha, the fearless and intrepid MIR. Wis.
well, of Portland, took tho platform and de-
manded " in The name Of human rights" a
hearing for the Maine Law. MIR. Wiswell
,aid he was no, 10 be silenced by the cries
Of question, n"question. "-State Of Maine
Of Goth inst.
Las, week we corrected the error OF the
State OF Maine in ascribing this call Tor the
Maine Law TO Mr.. Wiswell, still the paper
persists in repeating the falsehoOd. 1t was
Mr.. Farwell Of Rockland, who called for
the Maine Law resolution, and Mr.. Wiswell
of Portland, did not speak until long time
after the resolve passed. The whole story
Of the State Of Maine, declaring that Mr..
Wiswell said tina, I" he would not be silenc-
ed by the cries Of question, question" is
n sheer fabrication. Is il possible for the
editor oi,he State Of Maine 10 tell the truth,
we ask again..
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Those CHEERS. Every Rum and Slavery
press in the State are stigma,izinS US as
"man Of blood" because we called for cheers
for the Portland Rifle Guards, at the sugges-
ton Of Mr.. Wiley, at the Buxton meeting.
Go on gentlemen, we are not remarkably
chicken hearted. We have no sympathy for
rioters, or the knaves in broadclOth who urge
them on, and we are not afraid that our char
acter for humanity will suffer in the estima-
ton Of honest men in consequence OF any
thing which the instigaiors and apoligsss for
riots can say Of us. Ifthere is poor crea.
ture on earth il is the mean specimen of q
man who, after instigating his fellow men to
deeds of violence, as did both the Editors Of
the Argus and the State Of Maine, tries
falsely to hold the friends OF peace accoun,a-
bic for the blood shedding they themselves
occasioned, and next to these moral lepers are
the apOlogist OfriOts and disorder, like the
the editor OF the Democrat, and other cdi-
tors Of the Democratic papers in the State,
who copy the vile stuff printed by the insti.
gators Of riots, and thus become accessories
in the crime Of promoting civil disorder.
We did call for cheers for the Portland Ri
dc Guards-these soldiers were called out to
suppress the most cowardly mob ever seen
in Maine while others faltercd, they rallied
around the civil authorities and aided them
in suppressing the riot, and as we love peace
and hate disorder, so we were willing 10 tes-
testify our approval Of the conduct of these
soldiers by calling for cheers for them, and
these cheers were rousiug ones. We have
no sympathy with John Robbins, and had
the Editors Of the State OF Maine, or Argus,
shared in his fate. after their wicked attempts
to lncite mob, they would have been de-
serving Off sympathy from the public. On
their heads rests tho responsibility OF the
death Of John Robbins.
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O. The man with foreign heart who
controls the Irish sheet published in Saco
charges us with completely with Mr.. Jud-
son in his lecturing in this State. Had
We any agency in the matter. most certain
ly We should willingly avow il, but In no
particular are we entitled 10 any credit Of
this kind. Mr.. Judson lectures when and
where he chooses, and upon such subjects as
suits him. II he can descend low enough
to take the apoligis, for Rum, Slavery and
Papacy, who controls the Democrat, and
casligaie him as he deserves, il is no bust.
ness of ours. We have had nothing what.
ever 10 do with Mr.. Judson, excep, iha, we
have printed, for pay, some OF his hand
bills, and we repeat what we have before
said, +" that we know nothing Of his char
ac,er." We have read in the pdpdl sheets
the accusations made against Mr.. Judson,
but we have not been in the habi, OF look.
ing into them for truth, and do not consider
their assertions as evidence, nor shall we
condemn any man upon the lying word Of
the editors OF these papers.
The man who sold himself for few
hundred dollars worth Of Government Ad-
vertising, as did the editor Of the Democrat,
is no, the man upon whose testimony the
yiciousness Of others can be established.
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THE MASK OFF. John A. Poor, tho ed.
itor OF the State of Maine, has thrown of
The mask of strai, whiggery and come oui
an open advocate Of Hunker and Rum De.
mocracy. Hear him:
AS are cannot reach The Nebraska issue d.
really, this year, and can meet the other is
sues, we are Tor carrying out our principles,
as far as practicable. Each man and each
community must necessarily determine Tor
itself its course in reference 10 the coming
State election. We are not to be deferred
from roting for any good men trho iriH oar
m out our pietrs in The Legislature Of Maine,
by any cry Of Nebraska or any foreign issue:
We 20 in for righ,ing things at home, and
allowing those more remote 10 wait their
turn.
II il quite apparent that in some portions
OF the State the Wings will unite in sup
porting anii-Maine Law Democrats, for The
Legislature, without in any way compro-
missing their position as Wings or cndanger-
ing the Wing organization. There is no
fusion or union exccp. on a single issue ioi
particular purpose, with no intention Of
giving up any OF the distinctive principles
Of the Wing party. We unite 10 carry out
one principle Of the Wing party, without
suuendering any other"
Such are the uses 10 which John A. Poor
designs to pu, s,rai, wings; ge,,hem to vote
I" for ant.Maine Law Democrats for the
Legislatures" This is the invitation 10
which he sends on, 10 strait wings Well
we could expect nothing better from Poor
Las, year he talked big, staggered and
ioamcd against the slave power when the
Wing Convention was held, did no. gel
nominated for Congress himself and voted
for Wells, and had the satisfaction OF finding
himself one of a minority Of ,hreethousand'
The poor affair will be still worse this fall
His mask is oil.
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alliances between such men as Farley &
CO. and Levenseller Of Lincoln, and, like
alliances in other Counties, will open the
eyes OF honest men, and they will see the
work which these leaders have laid out, and
turn away from its performance with dis
gus, and contempt. So, gentlemen, 20 on
Band together, you bunker LEADERS, iol
rum and slavery, and let the people unite
for temperance and freedom, and when the
day Of trial comes, the people will triumph
Il cannot be otherwise.
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OUR CITY AGENCY.

George II. Adams, Esq, so we learn,
made sor, Of report al the meeting Of the
Biddeford Association, on Saturday, relative
to the operations Of our City Agency for
the sale Of intoxicating liquors for mediei-
nal and mechanical purposes on, OF this
report, some very large stories have been
made with re-. pee, to the amour, OF liquor
sold. A day or two since, being at the
Pool, we were told by gentleman OF Out
acquaintance I" that within seventy days al
Ter the establishment, Of the agency, there
were 1850 packages Of liquor sold, "and
that the buyers were chiefly men who pro
fsssed to be opposed 10 rum drinking, and
who were " Shebogans," as he termed
them; and he said tina, these facts were es-
,ablished by Mr.. Adams report. To as
certain the facts, We have examined care
fully the books, and are prepared 10 state
the real truth in regard 10 the matter. The
Liquor Agency was opened May 3, and a
careful examination OF the books show tina,
in the space of ninety days, no, serenity
days, there were less than four thousand
sales. and ,ha, the whole amoun, received
for TIE liquor sold for the quarter was ssl5.-
as; being an average Of only abOu, nine
dollars day; and this, too, in city where
the population IS near, il not quite, 5000,
and where various trades and occupations
are carried on which require the use Of al
cohol Tor mechanical purposes. Admitting
the number Of sales TO have been 1000, the
whole number Of gallons sold being less
than GOO, Of all kinds. ], would be but a
min, 10 each individual purchaser, within
the 3 monlas-and as to this liquor having
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GSA writer who signs himself " York
County" in the Eastern Argus, speaks as
follows
Cowan in his paper Of the I'd, undertake.
TO make the public believe that his fiiend
Ned Buntline is stumping York County with.
out the sanction Of the Morrill, and Know
nothing party However that may be, It is
we'll known that among the most prominent
and conspicuous ut the meetings Of Buntline,
are the sheriff of the county, and Lonis 0.
Cowan Of the Biddeford Union.
We do not know how conspicuous the
Sheriff Of the County may have made him.
self a. "the meetings Of Bunilinc." but so
far ss we are concerned our conspicuousness
amounts to having heard him some half nm
hour, when he lcctured in Central Hall, and
hearing him castisato the Editor Of the Dem.
ocra. few moments when he spoke in our
streets. "York County" probably lies
about the sheriff, as We know no does about
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diccs. We will restrain you In certain powers
which you know not how TO use
What then Is there good in tho principles
Of this rartyi
A detestation OF Tyranny in every shape.
A respect for past obligations and Comprom.
Uses A "Reminiscences Of the advice Of
that Washington, who babe us beware OF
foreign influence, the most bdnsful foe to a
republican government "-who so distrusted
the faith Of foreigners that in the hour Of
danger he babe his officers "pt none but
Amtriedn, on guard!" A respect for re-
ligion and its chart the holy bible. The ad-
vancemcnt Of science and the culture Of the
human intellect. The aim to do the great.
est number and not to elevate the few by
The debasement Of the many. The deter
mination to advance, rather than retard,
the cause Of Liberty. The intent to pre-
serve the heritage given to us by our fathers
to ourselves and our children, and not 10
sell or give our birthright to stranger.-
The reformation Of public abuses. The
lessening Of taxation. The encouragement
Of home products and home labor. The
displacement OF knaves from official power
and the elevation Of honest men and patri-
OTIS instead.
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wo are receiving daily such encouraging
letters as the following, received from q
friend in Hancock County.
Eden, Aug. IL, 1855.
L. o. CowAs. ESQ.,
Dear Sir How goes the battle in Old
York =! Tho Wild Cats hero claim that they
will elect Wells Senators in your County.
and make large gains on the popular vote
from last yeur. know that York is sup
posed to be sunk more deeply in tho slough
Of Democracy and rum, than any other
County in the State, but l hope not suih-
GENTLY deep to elect Wild Cat Senator's
Please write me what you think about York,
as we feel anxious for your success.
Thing look we'll. politically, 10 Hancock.
I think wo shall give Gov. Morrill, as large a
majority rs we did last year-shall elect our
Senators by 1000 majority, and l see no
reason to doubt but what VIC shall elect oil
of the Representatives. We challenge any
County TO do better for the Republican cause
than that. Yours truly
We cannot find time to reply to oil such
letters, exccptip. through our paper. And
in answer to all, VIC wish to state that the
skies are bright in old York. The people oil
York will speak for Freedom and Temper
ancc, VIC confidently believe, in the result Of
the election.
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been purchased by any particular set Of
men, the story is perfectly ridiculous. Up
on examining the books, we find that the
female operatives in the mills, who purchase
alcohol generally y pin, at time, rarely
more than that, for bathing purposes, are
the most numerous purchasers; and so far
as the purchases OF others are concerned,
they are made Unfortunately by our Cit.
zens. The names Of men who are oppOs-
ed to the Maine Law, appear as often on the
books as do those Of its friends, and we no.
iiced that some Of the warmes, members Of
the Biddeiord Association, and occasional
spouiers there, had got the medicine for
"sick Democrats" as often, and little
more so, than their friends "ihe Shebo-
CANS" We have stated these facts in or
der 10 lsiop some Of the idle rumcrs and
Misrepresentation, which, originating in
par,izan zeal in the first place, have increas'
ed as they have passed from mouth TO
mouth, until at last they cause even well
minded men TO call for the facts. The rum
men are striving desperately to make lii
tie capital out OF the manner in which the
Agency is conducted; but their stories
when probed, really amour, to nOihing-as
the facts we give abundanlly prove.
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LEGISLATION IN KANsAs-DRACoNIAN DE-
cREEs RESPECTING ASTI.SLAvERY. Among
the most remarkable acts Of the Legisla.
ture Of Kansas, which is still in session, is
one 10 punish ofenses against slave proper
ty. BY this, death is prescribed as The pen
atty OF all active interference in reference
to slavery bu, The following two sections
strike in SO daring manner a, the freedom
Of opinion and the liberty Of free speech
and Of The press, that we think j, our duty
10 place them in full upon record, for the
execralion Of the country.
"1fany person print, write, introduce into
publish, or circulate, or cause 10 be brought
into, printed, written, published or circula.
lated, or shall knowingly aid or insist in
bringing into, printing, publishing, or cir
culaling within this territory, any book, pa
per, &C., containing statements, doctrines,
&c., calculated 10 produce disafIeci:on
among the slaves Of This lerrilory,-he shall
be punished by imprisonment at hard Ia
Dor for not less than five years.
II any person, by speaking or wiring, as
sen or maintain that persons have not The
the right to hold slaves in The territory, OF
sha u introduce into Kansas, print, publish,
write, circulate, or cause 10 DO introduced
into The territory, written, printed, publish
ed, or circulated in this territory, any book,
paper, magazine, pamphlet, or circular, con.
tanning any denial Of the rights Of persons
TO hold slaves in this territory. such per.
son shall be deemed guilty OF felony, and
punished by Imprisonment, at hard labor FOL
term not less than two years"
This is nothing more nor less than max
ing a difference Of opinion upon conslilu'
lional question, peniteniiory offence. II
Is right 10 state, tina, on finally passing the
act, the House came 10 resolve that i
should not be printed.-Boston Traveller.
And yet, Judge Wells agrees in principle
doubtless, with all OF this. And il the &C
could have been kept out OF print, he
might have seen no objection 10 the "poli
cy." The Kansas-Missourians are only do
ing what he would do in their place-an,
therefore we must say nothing against il
When will The reign Of slave violence cease
to draw after it The reign Of northern folly
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proved agreeable to English society Of all
classes /; and when he visited Ireland he was
literally overwhelmed by attentions. II 10
understood that while in that kingdom 10
made copious and important notes OF tho
condition Of the country, which were duly
transmitted to washir gton but have never
been printed by the government. lie prov:
ed himself quite equal to the hone't r"d
able discharge OF the duties oil ! :, high
place, and fully sustained the character
which his immediate predecessors bad Sc.
cured for the American legation.-Bo''on
atlas 20h inst,
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How STANDS WALDoi While the most
cheering news have been reaching US from
oil parts OF the State Of the on.coming tri-
umphs OF the Republican cause In the ap-
preaching election, We have been carefully
taking notes relating to the standing Of par.
ties in this country and we say now conf.
IDENTIFY TO our friends abroad that WALDO Is
sArE. Set her down for ONE THOUSAND
MAJORITY FOR ANSON p. MORRILL,
on the second Monday Of September! Tho
friends OF freedom and temperance are uni.
ted to man on these great principles and
will work ill the day OF election for the sue
cess Of the Republican candidates. They
are bound to hold their own in every town
in the country and In many to mako largo
acknowledgements Age.
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NJ The Irish Democrat says Know
Nothingism inculcaiei deception and lying.
Now. Mr.. Han.com should not judge all
by hi. "lyins'' correspondents who were
kicked GU, Of the order for deception and
lying - and who are now lying members
Of tho deceptive Rum and bunker party
tina. Is tying to keep its rotten carcass from
a political grave by deception and lying"
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GT Three full columns Of the Democrat,
this week is devoted 10 a slanderous account,
Of the Republican Convention held here
Wednesday, August Is. AlmOs, every con-
ceivable lie and Misrepresentation is worked
into the article, and spewed out by the
writer, who has been allowed the use OF the
editorial columns 10 abuse and malign the
Convention. We shall no, occupy space in
pointing out his Misrepresentation. He
squirms well, but no, so bad as he and his
friends will before the canvass is over. II
lying, deception and gross personal abuse
would insure the triumph Of the friends oi
Rum and Slavery, they would most certain
ly achieve brilliau, victory. But the peo-
pie know with whom they are dealing and
the efforts Of these slande:ers DO but recoil
upon themselves. There was large num-
Der OF the most in,elligen, and candid men
of York County q, the Convention, and they
know all the facts respecting it. In its
doings the friends OF Rum, Slavery and
Popery see ",he hand writing upon the
wal" and they &c, with desperation wor.
thy Of the masters they serve. The g:ea,
burden Of this long article is to show thai
the nominations made were brought about
by concert with the American Party
Why, bless the foolish writer who speaks
for the exhausted editor Of the Democrat,
and with a smariness which contrasts mos,
pleasantly with the general stupidity Of the
real editor, this Democrat has been telling
the public every week for months that the
X. N. party and the Republican is identical
"Onc and indivisible," and il this be so
why should should not the nominations be
satisfactory all round The whole trouble
is tina, the nominations Of this Convention
are likely to be successful, and this is an
awful prospect TO the writer Of the article.
We can imasinelhis feelings, bu,we know Of
no balm in Gillead" for him. The PEG.
pie Of York County have got tired Of old
cliques, and cannot be dragOOned into voting
for Rum and Slavery by party leaders or
will they believe their Misrepresentation.
The wIiluI Ui the article closes his article
by asking the question, "Whai will the
people Of York do with these nominees ~
We must say in answer, in view Of all the
indications, tina, they will elect them and by
a ,riumphan, majority.
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~ The attention Of our readers, and
especially those Of them who have heard Of
the cry which the Slavery and Rum Hun.
kers are making about bills, for the grants
of lands to Academies, which failed to find
passage last winter, is called to the APP
pended article. The poor souls are afraid
that Bills which were defeated last winter.
will DO passed the next The article Is from
the Kennebec Journal.
Academy Grants Land Plundering.
Ever since the adjournment OF the last
Legislature, the Rum and Nebraska papers
have kept up such q hotrl. (t can DO called
nothing elsc,) about "land plundcringn and
appropriations TO Sectarian Institutions"
that We really fear many honest people have
been cheated into belief in some Of their
charges, md they begin TO indulge nppre-
tensions that another Republican Legisla.
ture will strip the State Of every acrc Of
land II possesses. In reply TO all such mis-.
representations Of an interruptions press,
il ought to be and is sufficient to say, THAT
THE LAST LEGISLATURE DID NOT AP-
PR0PRlATE A SINGLE ACRE OF PUB
Lie LAND FOR ANY PURPOSE WHAT.
EVER.
It Is true, bills were introduced, both in
Senate and House, which, II passed, would
have given to certain deserving literary in
stitutions specified amount Of land. Put
the bill was not passed. Tho legislature,
after full discussion Of the whole subject,
and careful investigation into the condi-
ton Of tho State Treasury, determined that
it was not proper time to make the gran,
asked for, and consequently they refused to
sanction the bills. Now IL will be remem-
bered that the Republicans had a very largo
majority in the Legislature, and that they
were perfectly able, rs party to carry any
measure they chose to favor. As they did
not chose 10 vote away single ncre Of tho
States domain. how baseless md false Is
the charge Of .land plundering," which the
opposition press continue to below forth.
But if all The bills which were introduced
had been passed, there should be no com.
plant made by those who nrc now so loud
in their reproaches. IL the Republican Leg
islature Of 1855, had seen fit to give por.
ton of the States land to worthy and de-
serving Academies, they would have done
no more than was contemplated by the Con.
stitu,ion Of Maine, and no more than has
been done by the Democracy, ut various
times, while that party had the undisputed
control Of the State. Not to 60 any farther
back than to the years '4s, 40, 80, and 1852,
years In which they Democratic party had
an unqucstioned majority in both branches,
we find by reference to the legislative pro-
ceedings Of those years, that the following
grants were made to Academies.
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A PREDICTION. Arson p. Morrill, will DO
elected Governor OF this State, BY the popu-
lar vote, at the next election obtaining
majority Of over FvE THOUSAND.
ANOTHER. In both branches Of tho Leg.
islaturc mex. winter, there will DO MAORI
ty Of Republicans
Asorurn. The Rum and Slavery Dem.
ocracy In tho County OF York will be beaten
on the tenth OF September.
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