American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1856-11-15

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slavery as they are down here, and set
all the niggcrs in Missouri to running
away. Then the Missouri people said
this was not exactly right--there was
no law agin it, but yet it did not seem
a far shake, and when people see dam
ger and no lar to aid or protect them.
they are apt to make one themselves.
The Constitution no doubt intended
that the Territory would be filed up
in sort ofnatural acay, no forc-rcach-
ing, no UNDER ground work Just SO it
in regard tojurymen and jury trials.
You all remember the row there was
in Saco spell ago, when Squire Spe-
gle tried TO get away the farm of his
ncighbor, Seth Browning-the Squire
got his lawyers to put aside as many of
the Jury panne1 as he could, SO that
the Sheriff would have to mako up a
Jury out Of the bystandcrs, tho Squire
taking care to send into the Court house
q hull squad of tie right sort of By
ISLANDERS. This trick warn't found out
till it was almost too late. Seth Brown
ing was good-naturcd, careless crit
ter; he did not know much about law
Or tricks, but when he found himself in
trouble he would stand upon his hind
legs and make moro trouble, and that
was the case this time. As soon as he
found ont That Squire Speegle had out
wittcd him, and got the Jury box al
most full of the Squirrels own friends.
he grabbed on n pile of law books, and
slapped them round, | tell you. One
hit the Squire over the left eye, and
he haint seen wink out ont since
lie knocked the Squire lawyer, Peleg
Bessy, head over heels, and told the
Judge if he did not stop the trial he
would wittle him down into such small
pieces there would not be enough of
him left to make button for meeting
house pew door. 1t was shockin',
awful sight. "Blccdin Kansas" was
but q 9TH o. July frolic to it. Well,
YOU know how it all ended how Squire
Spccgels friends tried to make the most
ont gotit specified about in Congress
and out of Congress, and preached a.
bout in the pulpit and out Of the pulpit,
and, as election time was near, some of
the Squirc's friends tried to get to Con-
gress omit, and the Squire himself was
put.up for President, but oil that was
got out ont was, Seth got his farm put
right, and the Squire got aTblacls eye,
and both keep what they got to this
day--and all this comes from not let
ting matters go on the right way, and
accordln' to natur', and no trick.
And now, Mr.. Moderator, I have
said pretty nigh all know and came
to say this time, and if 1 say much
moro | may get riled up, for it is iist'
as much as | can do to keep my lander
down when / sec set of folks at work
tryin' to cut across lots, & make straigAt
matters croohcd--putting their dirty
sticks into the great Union Pot, where
the cooking is all going on right, and
trying to turn the pudding wrong side
uppcrmost. We have much to be thank
full for, and especially for the Constttu-
ton and oW' Union--and in spite of
preachers turning politicians, and pol
iticians turning scamps-and both to-
gethor trying toinako the Constitution
speak where it is silent, or to silence it
where it speaks, i tell you it is all
fog, and the fellows now engaged in
this dirty work will ali soon find them
selves on the wrong side of Jordan.
One class of folks have list as good
o right to say there shall be no more
free States as another class has to say
there shall be no more slave States:
and nary one on 'cm can find one word
In the Constitution to back EN- up:
that matter is left to the people of any
State to decide for cmselyes-taking
care that NO Squire Speegel has first
been to work in outwitting them. We
have been happy & prosperous people
since the first day our flag bore on its
stripes "E Pluribus Unum," and for
one will stand by that flag, and fight
by that principle, so long as my axe
has an edge on it. My State is not
large enoughto hold all the figures that
would tell "the value Of our Union -
but break up that Union.-by sectional
hatrcds and sectional diffcrenccs--(tho
only way it can be brokcn,) and / can
write the value of all we now hold as
good on my thumb nail--and that fig
ure would be nine--with its tail off.
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