The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1855-08-03
lection from principle.

Slavery to be what the Democracy OF Maine
.,ood upon, from which we make the fol.
lowing extract,
"The great issue is whether Congress
shall legislate upon the subject OF Slavery
in the territories, the territories are now the
subjects Of the guardianship Of the general
government. II belongs 10 Congress 10
erect laws for them. In the discharge Of
this duty, the representatives in Congress
from the North desire 10 provide among
other things that there shall be slavery in
the territories. The representatives from
the South resist such provision. This, we
repeat, Is THE ISSUE.
The Issue still remains, made doubly
important by the adoption Of the Nebraska
and Kansas iniamy; and it is now the lead
ing, we should say, the only NATIONAL Is
SUE. The Hunker Democracy Of Maine
have abandoned il, bu, the real DEMOCRACY
will never give it up.
June 2s, lsl9, the Democracy OF the
State held their State Convention, and adopt
ed the Resolution published by US las, week.
A. A. HANSCoM, the editor OF the
Democrat was there, delegate from Saco,
actively engaged in supporting the doctrines
which he had been promulgaiing in his pa
per, doctrines which he now repudiaies.-
In his paper Of July II, 1919, speaking OF
the State Convention, he says:
Fortunate as was the Convention in the
settlement Of tho claims OF rival candidates,
!, was not less so in the expression and EN-.
bodiment Of democratic principles. Many
Eel, greater interest in this matter than in
the designation OF the candidate for Cover
nor. They looked 10 the Convention for
candid and truthful expression Of the popu-
lar sen,imen, Of the Democratic masses,
upon subject in which the whole country
feels deep, though dissimelar interest,"
They expected the Convention 10 take
such ground upon the question Of freedom
in the territories, as would unite in solid
phalanx the whole Democracy Of the State
and afford no longer an excuse for division
in our ranks, upon this point the Convention
fully met the expectations OF the people,
Tbs RESOLUTIONS EMBoDY THE TRUE DEM-
ocRATIC DOCTRINES. They declare openly
FOR LAW FOREVER INCLUDING SLAVERY
FROM OUR NEWLY ACQUIRED TERRITORIES
UPON THIS GROUND THE Democracy CAN
STAND UNITED"
This was Dir. Hanscom's language al that
time in relation 10 Slavery going into the
teri,ories-this was the ground the democ-
racy then stood upon, now where do we find
Mr.. Hanscom and tho Democratic party,
bu, in opposition 10 what they then declared
was true Democratic doctrines. go, con-
sis,ency, indeed thou art a jewell" Sup
plemen,s, how grea. are thy efiicacy-es-
pecially when there is soitness in the head
limbemess in the back, and, and corruption
in the stomach. A. A. HASscoM, after this
exhibition you have made Of yourself, are
you not qualified 10 talk Of traitorism to the
Wing party.
Again, this very Convention, which A.
A. HanscOm says fully met the expectation
of the people, adopted an address to the
people, and we find the name Of "Alpheus
A. Hanscom," signed 10 the address--and
i, is published in the Democrat Of July "a
ami Al, ls49. |, is one Of the most rabid
Zee soil documents ever promulgated, pre-
cisely such as this same A. A. Hanscom
denounces as GarrisOnian, ultra abolition"
nj this time. Here are some specimens Of
!, TO which we ca,l the attention Of Demo-
Gratis.
"We owe il 10 ourselves 10 give no coun-
tenance 10 Slavery propagandism-and I'M
less the people OF California and New Mex.
leo shall form Stale governments inhibiiing
Slavery, the Democracy Of Maine should
conside; j, the imperative duty of Congress
TO extend over these territories the provis-
ions Of the ordinance OF 1882"
Now A. A. Hanscom and his associates,
90 for allowing Slavery TO be spread over
territory sOlemnly dedicated 10 freedom by
a compromise as nearly solemn as the con-
sutton itself.
To quote further from the address:
"Thus il will be- seen tina, those who APP
propria,ed the whole OF Texas for slave
holding purposes, are for introducing
Slavery into California and New Mexico
at all hazards. Such men will find no sym
patty in such purposes with the Democracy
Of Maine"
EVERY sensible person mus, see how
impossible il is 10 draw the people Of the
North into the odious work Of an unlimited
PROPAGATION Of Slavery"
"odiOus work." Supplements can do
it; so il seems in some cases.
Again, i, was necessary to inhibit slavery
from going into the territories because "of
the revolution ,ha, is going on in relation TO |
the demand for labor Hear what A. A.
TlanscOm and his associates say in their
print:
awe ask, then, where is the place |
Of refuge for those whose services are con- |
s,an,ly giving way 10 the substitution OF
steam and wafer power. II is upon the
area Of our public domain. In view OF
these facts is il too much 10 ask Of patriotic
Statesmen in all sections that this domain |
hall be preserved free, that /, may be ca |
pable Of the utmost production, and that
our free laborers may be spared the dcgra.
daiion Of becoming the yoke-fellows OF
slayesi Shall we leave a question Of such |
magnitude even in doubt, or shall we insist
upon protecting the landless children OF the
nation by the certainty OF positive enact
men, here, will answer according TO their |,
interests and some honest men may differ,
but the great body oil tho democracy Of
Maine will respond in one voice in favor OF
preserving freedom in our territories BY the
prerempiory provisions Of law"
"The determination TO force The obnox-
ious institution" upon the people OF the
newly acquired territories has already been
shown, and The facts here stated prove that
the work is going on. We ask then TO re-
member that the stealihy march OF Slavery
has hitherto only been arrested by Statutory
law.n