The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1855-08-03
81 Boohoo Speaking at the Biddeford
Association.

Ab6Oclatlou.
Hon. George Evans, for some cause, per
haps because he feared the Democra, nigh!
republish some Of its old articles about
"Galphin and Gardiner claims" and his
connection with the latter, should he come
here, did not hold forth at the meeting Of the
Biddeford Association, held at Central Hall,
on "Wednesday evening. The Association
was, however, edited with speech from q
star Of lesser magni,ude-Hon. David
Bronson Of Bath, who was Collector Of Bath
in Fillmore times, and as such was a
great, Z" Union Saver" in the perilous days
Of 1850. Mr.. B. being an old wing ac-
quain,ance Of ours in the days when Wing.
gerry did not, as now, mean advocacy OF The
blessings Of the liquor traffic, and acqui-
escence in every indigniiy which the slave
power could heap upon the nation, and the
meeting being public one, we felt !, our
duty 10 attend, and so entered the Hall after
Mr.. Bronson SO, under way, and when he
was fairly into the work ofsaving the Union
over again, as he saved il 10 save his fat Of.
fee, in 1850. We were so unfortunate as
10 lose the commencement Of his speech,
bu, we are told that il was quite Anii'Slavery
in its character, and regreiful that the South
should have done SO wickedly as !, has, To-
gelher with other fine hourishes about his
love Of liberty, aud ending, jus, as we step
ped into the hall, with declaration tina,
we mus, submit, 10 some things we did moi
like, give up some rights which we possess
ed, show mild concilia,ory disposition,
and not ge, iana,ical, and therefore
lH- SUPPORT THE FUolrivE SLAVE LAW,
or the Union trOuld be dissolped!! We
had thought that this old bus-bear Of dis
union had died out, but il seems that, as i,
frightened our friend in 1850, when no had
fat office 10 save, so i, also is his nightmare
in 1856, when the vision Of an Office 10 gel
(for our friend has taste iha, way,) is be-
fore him. We mean better one than he
now enjoys by the grace OF Gov. Crosby
Mr.. Bronson, celebrating his remarks on
this point, denounced mos, severely the IA.
na,icism of the Republican party for taking
ground agains, the Fugitive Slave Law
As q wing standing by the old landmarks,
and attached 10 its old notions, he severely
reprobated that iana,icism which sought TO
evade constitutional duiies-in plain words,
the fanatici.m tina, refused 10 recognize the
idea that the people we're bound 10 make
themselves "nigger caichers," personal
blood hounds, for the slave holders Of the
Souih. In justice 10 the memory Of the
dead, we beg leave TO say tina, Mr.. BTonson
has either changed positions, or he never
was wing, Is his memory ,reacherous I
or does he insul. the names Of the whig par
,y by knowingly giving u'ierance 10 vile
SANDER upon ii, as he does when claiming
that he stands by old whig doctrines, and al
he same time giving even inferential les.
,imOny TO the foul SANDER that the Wing
party in this State ever endorsed tina, mos,
wicked, arocious, and we say, Gas we have
rlgh, 10 say until it is declared otherwise
by Judicial exposition Of The highest Court,)
unconstitutional Fugitive Slave Act! Why,
the Wing party a, the last Convention il
ever held-not at tina, bogus wing Conven-
ton held in Portland this year-passed a
resolve against the Fugitive Slave Law,
declaring tina. " j, ought 10 be modified SO as
to secure the iigh, CT hdbeos corpus and trial
by jury 10 every person claimed in the place
where he is fonnd." MIR. B., IL our men,
CRY is correct, was present when il passed,
a, any rate, for whole year he was silent,
and only now comes forward to complain
in meeting Of an association originated
for the purpose Of making voters to sustain
an administration OF war with all the prin-
ciples ever avowed by the Wings Of Maine.
We deny that Mr.. B. stands where the
wing party stood. He may, and proba.
bly, ,does stand, with that little and al
ways contemplate band Of Union savers
who though, in 1850, "by bending the
plant hinges OF the knee, ,ha, thrift
would follow fawning )" but let him moi in
suit the memory Of the glorious dead, either
from yindic,iyeness or for desire of future
greed. by the foul libel that such ideas ms
he entertained with respec, 10 the fugitive
slave law, either in 1850 or now, were ever
endorsed by the wings OF Maine. And we
will go further and say tina, there was never
time in the history of the wing party OF
Maine when such ideas as Mr.. Bionson
expressed a, The meeting on Wednesday
would not have been secuted out OF
any Of lis Conventions, State or County,
with derision and contempt with more than
railroad speed.
oae grea, object OfMr. Brouson's speech
was to make ii appear tina, the leaders of
the Republican party and its presses were
using the Nebraska question for the pur-
pose Of making political capital. al, was
popular, and they were using il for eilec'."
Mr.. Bronson must DO poor reader il he
make. this charge ignOranily. The Repub-
lican party must, and let us say 10 MIR.
Bronson, triR maintain the position il achiev-
ed las, fall. Does Mr.. Bronson suppose
,ha, its friends mean tina, il will lay supine'
ly back, and lie, the State, by the efforts Of
s,rai, Wings and the Hunker Democrats,
go back TO the position Of an administration
State, and thus give the friends Of Frank
Pierce, either Hunker Wings, like MIR.
Bronson, who, il he did not vote for MI.