Eastern times., 1855-08-30
Speech Of Hon. P. N. Foster.

Speech of Hon P. NJ. Foster.
trust am now to address gentlemen who
are not ashamed of their political sentiments,
men who do not seek darkness, under covert
OF which TO express them, and gentlemen, not
hypocrites, who get an audience under the
false pretence of spreading the doctrines of the
|" Prince of Peace " and then take occasion 10
Willy better men.
We may compare the self styled republican
party TO stool with three legs, which must
tip over by the loss of one. There is no two
and perhaps no one of the branches of this
party that -entertains principles in common
with the others. The abolition party is the
basis of the whole, and its members generally
do not sympathze with the know nothings or
with the Maine law party. The Maine law
party is not all undivided in its relations and
sympathies towards the know nothings or the
aoolitionsts, and if each can have fair view
OF the other it will present a curious picture,
"A K. n. anti Maine law man, k. n. Maine
law man, k. n. abolitionist and one anti,
straight-out abolitoaist and one as anti. Ga
what speckled bird
Now as TO the city of Bath, how is it possi-
Bile that she can be city Of abolitionists =
Almost the first city in the Union in point of
one of the most important interests in the
country, that of ship building. If the aboli-
ton party are sincere In their profession OF
principles. they desire dissolution of the
Union. All their declamalions must be in
tended for bunkam, for CANNON, II they do not
desire such result. | will not attempt TO
point out the calamities which must await
New England and the country upon such a
result. | do regard the present as an impor-
tant crisis. The principles of the self STYLED
republican party If carried out can produce
nothing short OF confusion, riot and revolution.
1t has already gone far enough 10 show total
disregard for the Legislation of Congress-
The =" Bill of rights" the Constitution OF The
United States and the states, the whole Ju-
dietary System is 10 be stricken down TO make
way for those innovaiors. Already have they
commenced the work Who does not know
that our last Legislature passed laws in vio-
lation of toe Constitution of state and nation
Who does not know that Massachusetts did
The same Who does not know that both
states have made steps towards breaking
down the only constitutional barriers against a
fearful state of vandalsml Who does not
know that some of our courts have already
been cut down and others built up to make
place for vile men. Who does not know that
your juries have been packed that the sacred
right of trial by jury has been tampered with I
Witness the attempt of that party to dis
grace some of the most intelligent and respect
able citizens of the country. Why, if Latay-
cite had a son in this state, by its laws he
must procure naturalization papers or be ex-
cluded from the ballot box though he had been
fifty years-kosciusco s descendants and the
descendants of all that school of patriots sub
nit TO a like indignity. However long since
: into IN
they or their fathers may have rendered to-
wards achieving and maintaining our liberties
or however high and noble their characters,
their oaths are not TO be taken or statements
allowed, but board of fusion selectmen NAV
determine against the right of suffrage of those
men. Who has been employed to accomplish
this vile business! Why, emmissaries from
the old world and every part of the new.
State prison converts from New York and
Massachusetts,, going shoulder TO shoulder
with clergymen, to moralize the benighted peo-
pie OF Maine. Look at the spectacle. Indi-
viduals from the scenes of confusion, riot and
bloodshed of the West have mission away
down east y TO the state of Maine at this time
Who pays all these troopsi
As for what is termed the Maine law, who
would regard that in sincerity if no other pri-
vate rights were TO be sacrificed if a door had
not already been opened leading to frightful con
sequences; if principles recognized as correct
by the whole civilized world since civilization
commenced had not been violated Is it not
amusing to hear men holding up this skeleton
as principle of political faith. men, too, who
never read it. Hear them denounce the Su-
preme Judicial Court for endeavoring TO hold
on to some of the safeguard for the protec-
tion of our citizens.
Gentlemen, will you examine this Maine
law for yourselves Will you read the acts
of The legislature of Massachusetts, relating to
the investigation of Conventst One termed
,he act relating to personal liberty" and
the proceedings in the attempt 10 impeach
Judge Loring. The acts of our own state in
relation to naturalization and the right of suf.
frage, an act TO protect personal liberty"
and an act additional to chapter one hundred and
Seventy of The Revised Statutes, and then tell
me whether the fusion party has or has not
! repudiaied the constitution of state and nation,
the principles of our bill Of rights, and Of the
old revolutionary heroes.