The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1856-08-15
Central Hall Meeting.

"When zee an Office holder interfering in
elections, come naturally to the conclusion
that he Il thinking Of his bread.'-IAoma'
Jefferson. q &c y ~
Hon. George Sheplcy. Piercc's District
Attorney, and Hon. Josiah S. Little. the
gentleman who II is said is to be the Strait
Wing, Border RuiEan, Democratic, Buchan-
an candidate foi Congress in this district,
gave political addresses in Central Hall on
Wednesday evening. Many Of our friends
attracted by the novelty of the exhibition,
aided in making up a respectable audience
consisting of perhaps Eve hundred. We
have no room for any extended notice Of the
efforts of these two Buchananites who APP
pear to be "hunting in couples" The par
ticular object of Mr.. Shepley seemed to be,
stripped Of its disguise, to have political
matters 30 arranged as to allow slavery to
20 into Kansas. HIS friends will probably
deny this, but the views he asserted on this
point, would lead to no other result. His
idea of popular sovereignty, allowing the
people Of a territory to form their own in
situations only when they are about form
ing State, but leaving slavery to 60 in,
while in the territorial condition, could lead
to no other result. Mr.. Shepley seemed
very much disturbed about State issues and
complained bitterly because the Republican
party would not spend their breath about
the Maine Law &c. His speech in this par
ticular, was perhaps the old one he made last
year. We have no room to set Mr.. Shepley
right is relation to these matters and there
fore we leave him, to speak word Of Mr.
Little.
Mr.. Little commenced speaking in q
"Hark from the tombs" strain about nine
O'Clock. When friend Little and ourselves
were wings together, he was strongly oppos
cd to slavery. We have faint recollection
of his having at one time expended consid
cradle Of his supcrabundance Of wind, in
trying to convince the abolitionists Of Cum
berland County that his free soil proclivitie'
would make him a suitable person to rep
resent them in Congress. He failed to &c,
elected then, as he will this year, ifhe should
get the nomination. Mr.. Titles speech
showed most conclusively the influences Of
keeping bad company. So far as the slave
ry question was concerned, It was as objec.
tional rs the District Attorneys. One Of
his inquiries was, " what do the republican,
propose to do?" We can answer this ques
tion in short metre. They propose in the
country, first and foremost to prevent the
extension Of slavery into FREQ territory, sec.
ondly, in this State, to beat out of sight the
allied forces Of Border Rufian Democracy
and their allies, the straight wings, who are
only the Swiss guard Of democracy, and
thirdly, in this district, to elect good and
true man to Congress, against any man the
Border Ruliian Democracy may put up, even
though it should be our friend Little him.
self. These things they propose to do, and
will do them, and Mr.. Little may dismiss
all fears that he has that this great and
glorious Union" will be knocked to pieces,
in consequence. We can assure him that
the Republicans mean to preserve the union
and il his Southern allies propose to cut
Disunion capers as he assured the audience
they would, If tho Republican party sue
cccded in elccting Mr.. Fremont, they will
not fare as well as did the nullifers in the
days of Gen. jackson.