The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1856-09-05
Mr.. Little, the New {. Democratic Can.
ga didate."

as being, by nature, cold and aristocratic, q
man having little sympathy with the mass
es. A party which is Indifferent to the prin-
ciples Of freedom, ought to select for its
opponents, men who have no adherence for
the system Of Slavery, and whose natural
characteristics are such as to lead them to
the conclusion that is adopted by q leading
Buchanan organ ut the South, F" Slavery is
the natural and normal condition Of the
iaboring man, whether WHITE or black. F"
The doctrine put forth by the Richmond
Enquirer, Mr.. Buchanan's confidential Or
gan at the South, that the experiment Of
universal Liberty has FAILED" and that
"rHE EVILS OF FREE SOCIETY ARE ISsuTER-
ABLE" seems to be acknowledged by our
opponents, in selecting for their candidates,
men who are most admirably fitted, by ma
turc, to represent these new ideas which are
in vogue with the SHAN DEMOCRACY.
There is, therefore, fitness in the nomi-
nation of Mr.. Little, by party which is
rapidly coming on to the Southern g,ound,
which will be readily acknowledged. In
1876, Mr.. Little was the wing candidate fol-
Congress in the Cumberland District, and
in accepting the nomination, in speech
said, among other things
"The SLAVE POWER has been all in al
in the councils of the administration. I'm.
der the name Of democracy, ii has annexed
Texas, involved the country in an iniquitous
LAND STEALING WAR, TO MAXI
MORE SLAVE TERRITORY, at an ex
pence of nearly, if not quite SO, OOO, 900 pei
: week; prostmted the protective system
SACRIFICING THE FREE LABOR OF
THE NORTH, and fastened on the coun
try the Sub-Treasury, with oil its most obi
GUS and destructive provisions.
, But the further ENCROACHMENTS OF
THE SLAVE POWER Is TO BE RESIST
ED. | wish the WHOLE NORTH, IRE
spectipe of party, could be reused to act al
. unitedly against the GRASPING EN-
CROACHNiENTS OF THE SLAVE POW
Err, AS THE SOUTH DOES IN IT'S SUP
PORT. The time has come, when oil, who
believe the spirit and evil influences o
Slavery should be resisted, should act, shout
der, side by side in harmony, in the grea
contest between Freedom and Slavery.
| would use all constitutional means Il
5 free the General Government from all par
ticipation in Slavery, and leave the institu
ton where it belongs-to the States wher,
: il exists. This issue is FORCED UPON
$ TIE FREE STATES, and it should be me
0 as a GREAT MORAL AND POLITICAL
QUESTION"
At that time, Mr.. Little was attacked
most vigorously by the Argus, and accused
, of being cold, heartless, ariJtocratic ant
hypocritical. The sold Liberty party"
Notwithstanding Mr.. Titles professions
were suspicious of him, and refused to vot
for him, and no was defeated. The Port
. land Advertiser, referring to this, says -
"Thc liberty party feared that he adopteC
anti-Slavery views rather as means thar
rs an end We are sorry to say that thes
suspicious, which we then believed to b
uniounded, have been more than realized b,
his subsequent course.
Ever since Mr. Little's defeat III 1916, h
has been gradually getting out Of sorts
with his old party associates, and has beer
particularly bitter against the free soiler
because they refused to vote for him. TIL
canvass, too, rather damaged his persona
popularity-the wings felt that he was
man whom the people did not care to vot
for, and the result was that he was ncces
sarily, in measure, laid upon the SHELF
At least, he has not since been able to sc
any encouragement or hope Of obtainin
what he 10 much desired, viz. (: seat i
Congress, unless he should change his part
relations-and this change he determined
make. More than two years ago, we kne'
that Mr.. Little was bound for the democrat
ic camp, as well as we now know that he
their nominee for Congress. He was onl
waiting for time and opportunity to secur
something by the movement. SO Tar a
'.principles are concerned, it las bee
made rery difficult for him. There is not
single plausible prttence or excuse to whic
he can point in justification He has bee
'e obliged to renounce all his past proies
>, sions of principle, especially on the SLAYER
=. auestion-and the whole thing is so bald
that everybody knows, and he knows tina
Is everybody knows, just how this change ha
'e been brought about !"
n The Argus, at that time, not only accuse
'e Mr.. Little of being aristocratic and selfish
n but despotic and tyrannical, and someho,
there was general impression that it wa
: not far from the truth, and this impression
:, made it hard work for the wing papers
!. defend him from these attacks, and the
s could not successfully, and he was defeated
If We copy from the Argus of Sept. 7, 1916
the following, in relation to Mr.. Little
THE ARGUS AND MIR. LITTLE 1!
1916.
:. But how Is il with Mr.. Little? Did h
e continue in the race of an honorable CON
pet,tor, OF were college honors Us much a
be cared for or could bear? We arc tol
: that he " completed the study Of law in thi
c city" and that every Lawyer remember
T that he at once exhibited an extent of learn
). ing and capacity and aptitude for his pro
:, fession that was exceeded by no man oil hi
II age, and gave high promise of future em
e hence" Is this so? Whoever heard OF
q before? Where, in the name Of truth,
=. tho evidence of it? Where, in the name Q
" tho bonored members of the Cumbcrlan
u Bar. are the monuments Of his fame?-
d "when called upon by their PRIDE of class :
It give him their support, do they feel thei
nj pride touched by the appeal" or do the.
feel honorod by the comparisony But on
, neichbor admits, that his candidate, VIII
n gave such promise Of future eminence, In
b disappointed the expectations Of his friends
v Instead of pursuing a path, where enduring
!, laurels may be won, he Immediately aban
u doned it after the death OF his grandfather
;. who left him, " not princely fortune,
oh. no, but n - handsome estate" in wilC
r lands, and thcreupon. as no would have u
believe, he put on the zimmerman red sh,rt
descending from = Ny Lord Coke and Nj.
: Lord Bacon" to tho les learned operation
0 or s,win, boards and splitting out shingl,