The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1855-05-04
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Sesr.. of Q Post-aOrtem Examination.
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l-dir,s'i,n, 20 ,cthes with srong symptoms
Of Aro,.le1y md disease OF the Heart,
once very respectable middle aged gentleman,
caESd " il,rter Democracy The sobri-
qs.. y -1~ . moeracy,n was given to
di,a r.r r ON the true democracy
whiea be .ad deserted, and his advocacy Of
principles and measures he had once con
demned. 7, eys'op the causes which led
to ,h.s me'su,.p.E catastrophe, and ne n
war,ir: 20 o So, il will DO necessary to go
back 'i,,ic and saee the history OF this
noted parsonage.
" Huuker Democracy or, a, he was
formerly called, +" Democracy" was in bis
youth OF slim spare Gsure. Of sanguine,
bilious temperament, chOlsric disposition,
generous feelings, with considerable self.
esteem, and very suro OF being right on oil
questions which he espoused. lie was i'm
patient Of contradiction could III brook
restraint, and was sometimes disposed to
press hard on the boundaries Of law and
order. lie had very large spice Of credu.
lily in his disposition, was very susceptible
TO flattery warm friend but bitter hat
ter and liable to mistake names for things,
words for principles, professions for practice.
and expediency for sound morality
Though no often changed his principles,
ye. he prided himself above al things in
never having changed his name. lie was
easily prsjudiccd both for and against men
and things, and, Ike all prejudiced persons,
was inaccessible to fact, reason or argu-
mont. Bling, in his younger and best days,
sincere lover Of liberty, be was disposed
to side with those who made the loudest
professions Of regard for freedom, in what.
ever part OF tae world situated, or whatever
nigh: be the tendency Of their measures, or
however inconsistent their professions with
their practice. In tho good old days Of che
Republic he though, -horc was nothing like
the Declira ion Of Independence, the Bin Of
Rights and ,'.ss Immortal State Papers
put forth b, Z dictionary Fathers, and
the frluer u 49, aHf' anil National Constr
tu;ions No 40 I51utad loader on the
4th Q, Jnly, Dsn arc created free and
equL 80 a.. ,Vrr ssCd deeper abhor-
reuo' or dies. sis ordsepor sympathy for
the o.',,,s,l. go yle vas more ready to 30
for my r'"ae..' ming TO abolish slavery,
az Irsy,os +, aIiensiou. Tho French
re,vH'io1. ro.at,lc'andiur it. cScesses
hoi .'s .nl a.. 3. II wyul heart and
soul m- fs,s ''t anil Stly, Rights in
1912 Irr' Sci, .tthe r'vlii # tho South
american Cuuar Il -euE aid 10 the
Greeks In: long course OF political
rr -',y spill ia Ike Napoleon, no
b.! r.. i 81, h.. d Sting always to conqu'r
aud r,e.
i'r- acrrtpio quad Of poI,ical quacSs,
ol..t ,0o" C.ro,i CLIQUE" lal;iu- rlvan'
;aga -. ,ha ro' gen lsuan's foioios ind
wcpsuc-s, ,rr.r,i,i him tha. there was no
gcrui-c 'arp."r.c, ezcca. what came from
tleir gh.T, 49, weg labeled and certified by
them, end advertised in newspapers in
their intrr,c .ra uails ,hoir contsOl. All
other r1i''E' Fcss, statements or reasons
pnh'sleI in "t,,r r1rors, wers whic or
aho''irn o. '''Hr' 'icJ;and ~ 'hcir political
Opponents were ,,J rtli,,r, tories, Hereford
Couyeri,rit.. n.narcbis.s, aris,ocga:s,
&c., Sc. IN this vaJ hey led tho poor
fellow o'or,, n11 rl1ril him with the most
crude, irc1n,'-.art, ro'i'icll alimcn. inasin-
able. Tac bal ere. Of such sorry diet was
soon visible. TO became ruG,d IN and
asthuatio; MS health DECLINED, and his mind
wac Seriously in,pircd. SIN he would take
nothing which did 10. come from lc Clique.
Aftcr tho LAST Presidential election ne be-
cane perfectly infatuated uo though
tho poli'cri rlilcnirm had conc, end it was
now give, to the rSiais Of bis party 10 rule
The earth. Ills appetite was unnatural aud
his disc,,lon bal. lie could no longer bear
my 'rbo''ome political nOusishnens. Tbs
Declaration Of Independence. sicsencd him.
He lc.' NJ, relish 70. THO Gill OF Rights.
He would take nothing which hal tho least
smnos o: freedom for al mon in il lie
cOn,rne'cd perfect NcgrophObid.
A black man throw him into orarms. lie
delighted to hrusfrS;ti1e a'Vvcs. lIc rcjoiced
greatly when poor, psnt.nS fellow erci
ture, Who had eso,pcd from OPPRESSION. was
carsht and reformed 70 perpetual bondage
Hs grew ftnd Of h, Pope end o. PoE,s'
priests md Sishor,, and declared tha. Popcry
wihits inqui,itioni, its auto de fs, il, in,oic'-
anec, It's prosecutors, its Ignorance, its
Bible buraip-. Uas about "a good IL not
better than Professionalism, i,c free press,
iis crynmon schools. it- open Bible, and its
Republican tendencies Slavery, he suid, was
diyinc iu,tGii,n. rs much IS the" State
the ChnTra ,ul 'ar Enily," Freedom was
for white ,oso ,rb. DO was willing 10
eSIpOd ID, area pr Frccloa indefinitely,
provided slavery ,.all <, along with il.
He wls z'allu' ris2Saso OF AL eomprom
isss u,e hslpel s,syrry, While no was for
rry~~,'--, ~ tat we're favorable to liber-
~.
Sc no bccime wGse, hi' appetite grew
mora ,o-ari,uf ',' unwbols2nc political
Iood enl inrrrr,- mixtures lie had d
er,a peprh,n, ur ,'ice'. nui fugitive slave
laws. art NaAos, ,vi0jle- and 6libustc'
p,cclun,ticns. AM We speeches OF Southern
di,r1.,a'yis aad Nor;ivrn dousbaces, anu
the .n--1 nf m, Union. Darins too last