The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1855-07-13

no the whig party IS a national party
And could we expect IL we cut loose from
the South, and formed Northern whig par.
ty tina, the other parties would come in and
unite with uss Could We expect that the
other parties would throw aside their opPo.
sition when we adopted new platform
No the straight out wings insist on calling
themselves national party. They say
they are going TO stand by the wing party,
national and State. Well sir II has q hope
full look. They are going 10 build up tho
whir party. (Laughier). Where is the
whig party Of the United States except that
in Maine, few gentlemen have got togeih-
er 10 talk about tho wing party and tho
"basenessn OF those who have deserted 1t !!
Not word is said abou, the baseness OF
slavery; but they call upon Us to rally un.
der the banner that has not got The sanction
Of any party in any other State in the Union.
would remind these gentlemen OF tho
Swift. ..
Uold politicians choice is wisdom past,
And ,o,,er on in bunders to the last"
Now let Us see how they como out in
this subject. One great argument urged at
the late convention held in Portland, in the
speech OF a gentlemen OF great distinction
and for whom entertain great respect,
Hon. Geo. Evans) was that the free
sellers had no right TO object 10 the admss-
ion Of Texas because they would not sup
port Mr.. Clay in 1874, and that therefore
we ought to have no communication with
them. Now must say that ! think in
1874 the free soil party ought 10 have voted
with US ai,er the wing party had pledged
itself agains, the admission Of Texas, and
when the only chance Of preventing il was
by the election Of the wing candidate. II
is said that they would not go with US even
to accomplish the object they professed tc
have mos, at heart. thought they ought
10 have gone with US, and that il was FOL
the best Interests OF the whole country that
they should do so. l thought so then,
think so still but am 10 have that argu
men, pressed upon me, and that too by The
very men who have now turned round and
are acting upon the very same principle:
which they have condemned in o,hers!-
When they say, as they have said in ,hei
resolutions, that this Nebraska business i
as great an outrage as was ever perpetraied
ask them If they are not standing out {
mere handful Of men, and refusing 10 come
in on precisely the same giound they charge
upon the free sellers, refusing 10 be prac
iical, or 10 do anything 10 produce prac,i
cal result? After denounceing the liquor
law, and determining 10 support nobody
who supports Arson P. Morrill-,hey DE-
70, ayow that they will not support anybody
who supports Judge Wells, Laughter and
applause,) the straight on, wings and dem
ocra,s mean to unite together and play into
each others hands. ("True, true."
After reading one Of the resolutions pass
ed by the straight, out convention the Cover
nor proceeded to say:
Take them at their word that they passet
tina, resolution. and that they denounced the
repeal Of the Missouri Compromise as the
creates, outrage that ever was perpetrated
what ore they going 10 do about it! Why
they say "This is monstrous; we vii
do we will mark these men. daughter.
Really and substantially they say "Thes,
men have behaved most scandalously, ant
they ought to be talked TO; (Laughter)
they ought 10 be talked to severely."-
They are going TO mark them as you mari
sheep, and that is all they are going 10 dc
about il. There is no word about repeating
these territorial bills; no word about ,ht
restoration Of the Missouri Compromise
there is no word about doing anything
nothing but talking in plaintiye plaii,ude
and setting The people 10 mari" this adj
minis,ra,ion-,o talk TO them, 10 look a
them. And what, think you, do they care
70, tL;s, II you mark Them OIL one side
The President will mark them deeper on In,
other. (Laughter.) He will give then
some,hing-some job 10 superinlend [;
voice MacDonald). How much will they
care abou, any "mark" the straight on
wings may put upon them! And yet this
is all the language they are going to use
the adoption OF resolutions all they ate 90
ing 10 do Is tina, the language Of mer
who mean 10 do someihing' Is that The
language which earnest, truthful feeling
men would usel Is il not tho language o
mere seryilityl OF ,imid donothingism
or humble subserviencyl And yetwe are
to DO tainted as traitors, and as having de
serted the party because We will not sianC
up and support them in this milk and wa
ter, wishy washy sort OF resolutions! Why
sir, we could do better than that when w
had the whole South on our backs. Zap
plause). We were no, SO subservient ant
humble when we were trying our hes, t
keep up the national whig party.
No man, Mr.. President, has deeper
reverence for this Union, o. moro iervenl
desire for its maintenance than have, ant
none would do more 10 sustain Il; but ther,
is limit 10 endurance and poin, at which
concession should stop; and, believe me
the true friends OF this Union, the conser
yatiye men OF this country, are not you
timid, fre,lul, frightened iawns; they ar,
no, your cotton men who fear they will no
be able to get cotton nor your ship broken
who are afraid their ships will no, get |
freight, but they are your honest, out spoken
close thinking and determined men. Tn,
men who will save tho Union are the mel
who will march straight up 10 the line, an,
tell the South wha, they will do, and wha
they will no, do. And when they put th'
matter thus and have their spinal column
sound, and stand up straight, there is n,
danger OF this Union. There is ten time,
more danger to il by subserviency and sub
mission 10 WIOups, lOt ny uiu oyO "os'
wrongs will so accumulate that they vii
burs, their barries, and the breach will carry
every thing before il. But when the Souil
understand that no more slave states are I;
be admitted, iha, The fugitive slave law il
to be repealed or modified, let them under
stand that we stand upon our rights, ant
they will yield-,ha, is, they will come ~
TO Us for, after oil, the men Of the Soult
arc no, halfso bad as your miserable dough
faces Of the North. Applause and Mac
Donald.) The South are more manly
When they find Northern members OF Con
gress bowling down TO them, and Begging
them 10 take these boons, they cannot bu
accep, them, but they despisc the men whc
offer them and regret tina, they should b
put in ,ha, position. I will only say il
conclusion ,ba, the great question before us
now is shall Maine reirograde from the po'
si,ion she has taken. Las, year she spoke
on, and showed tha, there was North
She spoke ont, and her voice was heart
,hrous hout the Union and a, Washington,
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