The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1856-08-01

made by Hon., Mr.. Burlingame, Of the cir
cumstanccs connected with his difficulty with
Mr.. Brooks. II is accompanied with q
statement Of Hon. Lewis Campbell, giving
the facts Of his agency in the affair. We
have no room for either statement. Mr..
Burlingamc objected to going to- Canada,
but was ovcrruled by Mr.. Campbell. Mr..
Brooks courage docs not show to great ad-
vantage, taking the statements Of Mr.. Camp
bell and Burlingamc to be correct.
A Nrw FLAG. The Buchanites and the
Straight Wings, 1.-THE few that's lefty have
obtained new flag, and flung it to the
breeze on Liberty street, opposite Niagara
Hall. The flag is beautiful one, and the
motto, ct the Constitution and the Union,
all right, but it bears the wrong Names
The man who is going to administer the
government under the Constitution, and
preserve the Mon, is .onN @. FRENoyr.-
Neither handsome flags nor money can save
Buchanan & Breckenridge. The People will
rcpudiate all who are concerned in the sec.
tionalism of Slavery.
OuR "CoLUMBus. So long ago as 1916,
Bayard Taylor wrote from California as fol-
lows. concerning Fremont, whom he had
lust called upon and found arrayed in o
rough, sombero and coarse Mexican jacket,
resting from one of his severe explorations:
His face is rather thin and embrowned by
exposure his nose bold aquiline, and his
ewes dcep.set and keen as hacks. The
rough camp-life of many years has lessened
in no degree his native refinement of char
acter and polish of manners. A stranger
would never suppose him to be the Column
bus of our central wilderness, though when
SO informed, he poud beiiere ii without sur
prise.
A NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. The Democrat
re-publishes from the Boston Post, the con
clusion of letter from Mr.. -Wm. A. Crock
er, of Taunton, Mass, expressing deter
mination to support Buchanan f'r the Pres
idency. The Democrat says the writer Z" is
an old whig" How old he may be, we do
not know, but that he has any claims to be
regarded as wing, We deny. This Mr.
Crockcr was delegate to the Wing Nation
al Convention in 1852. and because the
choice of that Convention fell upon Scott,
instead of Mr.. Webster, he publicly rcpudi-
ated that nomination in n letter, which was
published, and gave his influence to the cleo
ton of Pierce, thus forfeiting the implied
obligation which rested upon him as del
cgatc to support the nominee. If the DEM
ocrt has nothing else to offer but the epis-
ties of Pierce Wings, like Mr.. Croker, it
must be sadly reduced.
DEcLlsArioS. Hon. John ]. Perry of the
second Congressional District of this State,
has written an able letter on tho present
state of the Country. He declines being o
candidate for reelection, concluding his let
ter us follows:
My own home and family have to mo
greater attractions than the labors and re-
sponsibilities connected with public life in
Washington and take this occasion to
say publicly, what have uniformly said,
and written privately to many personal
friends who have addressed mo on the sub.
ject. lam not a candidate, for reelection.
will only add, that shall cordially. and
earnestly support the nominee of the Au-
burn Convention, whoever he may be, and
co-onrrate with my fellow citizens in the use
OF aii iair anu ....--.hla means to afF..cr his
election.
Faithfully and truly your friend
and obedient Servant,
JONI j. PERRY.