The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1856-07-11
A Scurvy Trick.

Some of the corrupt and vile Politicians
Of the Border Rufian Stamp, are attempt
ing scurycy trick, which is entirely in
character with the rest Of their vile proceed
ings. They have got up and had printed a
circular, or petition, addressed to Congress,
asking "for a speedy, peaceful, and cquita-
bic Dissolution oFrnE EXISTING UNION, and
sending it to various persons with request
that they should get it signed, and then to
make it appear that it comes from the Re
publicans, ask them to send it TO either Sem
atOrs Wilson, Hale, Seward or Fessenden,
or to Mcssn. Giddings, Burlingame, Col
lama, Campbell, or some other suitable rep
rcsentatiye at Washington.
The whole matter is n weak invention of
the enemy, scurvy trick of border ruff
fans, got up to furnish the Border Ruihan
press with an opportunity to copy the pc
tition into their papers, and then to use their
lying lounges in saying that the Rcpub-
Leans want dissolution Of the Union.-
Only one paper that we have seen in this
State, has gone unto the business thus far,
and of course it is the Journal Of Belfast,
as that paper is always the first to engage
in such scurvy tricks. The rest will soon
follow suit.
We are almost sorry to deprive the Sham
Democracy Of the opportunity of using
even this cheat. The poor fellows are so
out of capital, that it seems almost unmer-
ciful to deprive them of even the capital
manufactured by themselves. We will just
say however, to the Belfast Journal, that
the Republicans intend to preserve this I'm
ion, and theirs is the only party that can
do 50. The Republican party is tho only
national party before the people, the only
party that does not make sectional ends and
aims, the primary object of desire. All the
rismarole Of the Belfast Journal, about
the difficulty of dividing the public proper
ty, the territory, &C., is in the language
of"Smart of Troy" all SUPREME NONSENSE.
Nobody wants the Union dissolved, except
the Buchanan fillibusters and fire eaters
down South, and such fellows, and if there
are any Of like sympathies up North, even
although it should be the editor Of the Bel
fast Journal, the administration Of Fremont
and Dayton are going to take care Of, and
perhaps they WON'T fare so well as their
multiplying brethren did in notification times
under the administration of Gen. jackson.
There is another lie floating round which
we have not yet seen copied into the Belfast
Journal. Probably it has been there, but
II has escaped our attention. We allude to
the lie published in the Bangor Journal, that
wendall Phillips, Republican, in speech
abused the character Of Washington, Civ
ing what purported to be, an extract from
the speech. Now although wendall Phil
lips is not Republican, but goes for Ger
rift Smith and tho ultra abolitionists, and
although he never made such speech, but
on the contrary, defended Washington,
when his character was assailcd by an ultra
abolitionist, named Redmond, who is not a
Republican, we advise the Journal to
publish it, if 1t has not done so, at once,
and by so doing give further evidence that
il does not mean to have its unenviable rep
utation overshadowed by its Buchanan ally
in Bangor, the Journal, which has cody
copied the lie.