The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1855-08-31


stood upon, fOm which we make the fol-
lowing extract:
"Thc great issue is whether Congress
shall legislate upon The subject Of Slavery
i'm tho territories, the territories are now the
subjects OF the guardianship OF the general
government. II belongs 10 Congress TO
erect laws for them. In the discharge OF
this duty, the representatives IN Congress
from The North desire to provide among
other things that there shall be slavery IN
the territories The representatives rom
the South resis, such provision. This, we
repeat, Is THE ISSUE.
THE ISSUE still remains, made doubly
important by the adoption OF the Nebraska
and Kansas inlamy and j, is now the lead
ing, we should say, the only NATIONAL Is
SUE. The Hunker Democracy Of Maine
have abandoned it, but the real Democracy
will never give il up.
June 2S, ls49, the Democracy OF the
State held their State Convention, and adopt
ed the Resolution published by us last
week.
A. A. HANSCoM, the editor OF The
Democra, was there, delegate from Saco,
actively engaged in supporting the doctrines
which he had been promulgatins in his pa
per, doctrines which he now repudia,es.-
In his paper Of July 81, 1919, speaking Of
the Stale Convention, he says:
"Fohunale as was The Convention in the
settlement oil the claims OF rival candidates,
il was not less so in the expression and en-
bOdimen, Of democratic principles. MANY
felt greater interest in this matter than IN
the designation Of the candidate Tor Cover
nor. They looked TO the Convention for
candid and truthful expression OF The popu-
lar sentiment OF the Democratic masses,
upon subject in which the whole country
/ feels deep, though disSimilar interest.
They expected the Convention 10 take
such ground upon the question OF freedom
| in The territories, us would unite in solid
phalanx the whole Democracy Of The State
aud afford no longer an excuse for division
in our ranks, upon this point the Convention
I fully met the expectations OF the people
. The RESOLUTIONS EMBoDY THE TRUE DEM
ocRArIc DocrRISEs. They declare Openl q
FOR LAW FOREVER EXCLUDING SLAVERY
FROM OUR NEWLY ACQUIRED TERRITORIES. -
UPoN THIS GROUND THE DEMOCRACY CAN
STAND UNITED"
This was Mr.. HanscOm's language at that
time in relation TO Slavery going into the
,eritories-lhis was the ground the demOc'
racy then stood upon, new where do we linl
Mr.. Hanscom and the Democratic party,
bu, in opposition to what they then declared
was true Democratic doctrines. 40, con.
sis,ency, indeed thou art jewell" Sup
plemenrs, how grea, are thy eilicacy-es-
pecialy when there is sohness in the head,
limbemess in the back, and, and corruption
in the stomach. A. A. HANscOM, after this
exhibition you have made Of yoursel(.are
You not qualified 10 talk o! iraitOrism 10 the
Wig party.
Again, this very Convention, which A.
"a. Hauscom SAYS fully met the expectation
Of the people, adopted an address 10 the
people, aud we find the name Of "Alpheus
A. Hanscom," signed TO the addTess-and
il is published in the Democrat Of July %
and 81, 1919. It is one OF the mos, rabid
Zee soil documents ever promulgated, pre-
cisely such as this same a. A. Hanscom
denounccs as "GarrisOnian, ultra abolition,
a, this time. Here are some specimens Of
tito which we call the attention Of Demo-
Gratis.
awe owe j, to ourselves 10 siye no coun.
ienance TO Slavery ptopasandism-and I'M
less the people OF California and New Mex.
leo shall form State governments inhlbillng
Slavery, the Democracy Of Maine should
consider !, the imperative duty OF Congress
to extend over these territories the provisions
of the ordinance Of 1889"
Now A. a. Hanseom and his associates,
20 for allowing Slavery to DO spread over
territory solemnly dedicated 10 freedom bv
a compromise as nearly solemn as the con-
slilu,ion itself.
To quote further from the address;
"Thus it will be seen ,ha, those who ap.
propTialed the whole of Texas for slave
; holding purposes, are for introducing Sla-
yery into California and New Mexico at all
hazards. Such men will find no sympathy
in such purposes with the Democracy o.
Maine"
"Every sensible person mus, see how
impossible il is to draw the people OF the
North into the odious work Of an unlimited
propagation of Slavery"
"oLiOus work" Supplements can do it (;
so j, seems in some cases.
Again, i, was necessary 10 inhibi, slavery
from going into the territories because "oi
the revolution tina, Is goisg on in relation 10
the demand Tor labor Hear what A. a.
Hanscom and his associates say in their
print:
ave ask, then, where is the place
of refuge Tor those whose services are con-
sianly giving way TO the substitution OF
steam and water power. 1t is upon the
area al our public domain. In view OF
these facts, is it too much TO ask OF patriotic
Statesmen in all sections iha, this domain
shall be preserved free, that II may be ca.
pabe OF the utmost production, and that
our free laborers may be spared the degra-
dl,ion Of becoming the yoke-fellows OF
slaycsl Shall we leave question OF such
magnitude even in doubt, or shall we insist
upon protecting the landless children OF The
nation from the certainty oil positive en-
aciment here, will answer according TO their
interests and some homes, men may diller,
bu, the srea, body Of The democracy OF
Maine will respond in one voice in favor
Of preserving freedom in our territory hy
the peremp,ory provisions Of law"
"'The determination to force the "obnoS-
ious institution upon the people of the
newly acquired territories has already been
shown, aid the facts here stated prove tina,
the work is going on. We ask then 10 re-
member lha, the s,eallhy march Of Slavery
has hitherto only been arrested by Statutory
law -