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


hibitcd by an act Of Congress. 49,
-. Resolred, That our Senators In Congress
are hereby instructed, and our Representa-
tives requested, to vote against any act es-
tablishing governments for said territories
that does not contain an express prohibition
Of Sidrery. t
"IResoired, That the Governor be re-
quested to forward copies Of the foregoing
resolutions to each Of our Senator's and
in Congress, and to each
of the Governors of the several States Of the
Union" al. .- IN
These resolves were adopted in the Sem
ate, by unanimous vote, and in the House,
by vote Of ll3 to Q. .N| III 2
Now with this record, what q pretty
figure the editor Of the Argus cuts, in COM
ing out here and talking about the disuniou-
ism of the Black Republicans, because they
are not willing that Slavery shall be ex-
tended into Kansas. Why, brother Apple
ton, your voyage here won't pay its ex.
penscs. The scarecrow Of Disunion fright
ems nobody in our city. 1t may serve to
gull now and then commercial man in 9TH
er places, who, in his anxiety about cotton
freight, has forgotten the diabolism Of the
Ostend circular, but IN our place and in the
country at large, it is as harmless ghost
as ever white livered, gelatinc politician
conjured up with which to Brighten himself
or the people. "The South will dissolve
the Union 10 most wise prophet The
South is going to cut the rope that keeps it
from sinking. Their only salvation is in the
Union, and they will sever it If room is not
allowed to extend there the twin relics OF
barbarism," Slavery and Polygamy," under
the beautiful idea Unpopular sovereignty.
Why, Mr.. Appleton, that Dimond who
tells you this is false hearted rogue,
a most unjust knave''-"thc sun borrows Of
the moon when Dimond keeps his word"
He promises large and perform little
When Banks was elected Speaker, he was
going to let the Union slide, and now his
insulted dignity won't let him take Office il
Fremont is elected President! Our friend
Appleton may dismiss his fears be as
brave an anti-slavery man as ever, for since
the Republican party have taken the matter
in hand and declared, +" that the union must
and shall be preserved" all danger is past.
Those associates of his down south may
buster, but their courage will oozc out at
their fingers ends when they smell hemp in
the distance.
There were some little pcculiaritics in the
editors speech which may be worth q pass.
ing notice. Our Editor is naturally extray.
igant, and " makes deviation from truth "
with so much Of partizan vehcmencc and
passion "as to save him from the suspicion
of intentional alteration" We hold our
selves, as they say down in Washington
personally responsible for this declaration
that is our personal responsibility extends to
fighting our cotemporary, should hctakc of
fence at what we have said, and does not SCI
that we distinguish between the act and the
actor, with the goose quill. If he attempts
the Gutta Pcrcha, we may invoke something
stronger. In that arithmetical calculation
he made of Buchanan's chances, after mod
estly taking oil the South, erery State
(therc will be no sectionalism ut the Soutl
all voting one way, though it would be the
rankest if the North should do SOY he take
Pennsylvania with the declaration tina
"Pernsylyania has always been democratic
Over and over again, so we are told, thi
deviation from truth was made indeed
were our cotemporary not an Editor, so per
sistently was the false statement made, W
should attribute it to ignorance rather thai
TO any other cause. Pennsylvania has no
invariably given her vote to the Democracy
In II number of instances within the pas
fifteen years shc has elected Governors VIII
were not Democrats. Her present Govern
or, Pollock, is not one, and the following
exhibit Of her vote in two Presidential cleo
tons will show the falsity Of Mr.. Appleton
statement
In 1910, the vote for Van Buren, was l43,
762, Harrison l45,OlS. Harrison's majori
ty, 34S. 1913, Cas-, l73,740,-Taylor
1877 1888. Van Buren,, ll,2O7. Taylor
majority over both Cas- and Van Buren,
2233.
Now such statements rs were made b
Mr.. Appleton respecting Pennsylvania ma
do to put into the Campaign Argus, but il
a community where cheap literature of tn
Argus stamp does not pass current, til
author Of them only renders himself ridicu
lous. ....
or similar character were the statement
he made respecting Mr.. Fremont. All tn
facts respecting Mr.. F's difficulty with Mr.
Foote were perverted, and positive untrutl
was told respecting it.
In another place we have copied from til
y. Y. Post an accurate version Of this al
fair, which will convince any reasonable
man that none Of the circumstances attend
ing it were such as to justify the analog.
that Mr.. Appleton made between the. cas-
in question, and that outrage of Brooks oil
Senator Sumner. s. .
Our notice OF Mr.. Applcton's speech ]
extending itself altogether too long. Ii
concluding it let us say that Mr.. Appleton
has some reputation as scholar. If tina
reputation is Of any value to him, hc mus
see to it, that il is not obscured by the un
enviablc reputation which his must acquir
should hc continue to make political speech
es, and indulge in such Misrepresentation
of his opponents, and the facts Of histor,
as lac did in his remarks at Pioneer Hal
in this place. There is one way, pnd on,
way only, in which Mr.. Appleton can hon,
estly defend the party and the candidate
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