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

could follow It and support its trcasonsble
and sectional designs. All of Mr.. rs
points were sustained by undoubted proofs
and references. Il had been urged against
the republican party that because the north
was originally opposed to tho repeal Of the
Missouri Compromise, that they were now
INCONSISTENT in complaining against its re-
peal. This objection was most happily
answered, and its iallacy exposed by Mr..
II. TheSouth, he said had got every par.
Of their contract, and there was nothing
left but what belonged to the north; and
what belonged to the north they should
have stood blythe north only asked for
what belonged to them, their part Of the
contract. The speciousncss Of popular
sovereignty as claimed by tho Nebraska Bill
he demonstrated, and torc OF the mask and
cheat by which it was attempted to b. COW
cred up at the north. Afr. Fullcr's course,
on:thc Ncbnska bill was hold up In marked
contrast with his doughacsism now, and
commented on in terms Of severe indigna-
ton, by Mr.. II. t.'- i--
In relation to the candidates Mr.. II. said
he was we'll acquainted with both. Mr..
buchanan was man Of private integrity,
but he denied that he was great Statesman.
No great measure every sprung from his
brain, he had been on oil sides Of great
questions, was at one time an ardent FREQ
soil man, early in life an old federalist, f'r
and against the bank, an opposer Of tho
democracy, rcyiler of the Democracy Of
Thomas Jefferson, friend and opponent to
the principle Of protection, in fact, was by
his constant changes just fitted to be the
candidate Of the present falsely named dem
ocratic party.
With Mr.. Fremont he was also well &C.
quaintcd, intimately so; he was an able
and true man, fresh from the people, with
none of the corruptions Of tho politician
sticking to him, an earnest, devoted friend
to the principle of free labor, one that had
always, even though reared amid influences
of a different character, stood by the great
principle of freedom and free labor and.
speaking in this connection, he said he
would take this occasion to assert most un-
equivocally, which he could from his own
knowledge, and from the authority OF Mr..
Fremont himself" that he, Mr.. Fremont,
nerer oraed dollar in sidres," and he rs
cmphatically contridictod the SANDER that
no was Roman Catholic. Both Of these
allegations were entirely untrue. He said
that the indications of the times all pointed
to his election, and If elected, as he felt sure
he would he, the government would DO res
torcd to its ancient policy, the fires of agi-
tation would b, hushed, and tho country 60
forward in its course Of glory and prosper
ity.
We have given in the above but mcagrc
synopsis ofMr. HIS speech. There was no
undigniGsd thrusts at his opponents, no at
tempt to dd odptandln, but an energetic
presentation in the clcarcst language, of the
issues before the country. Again and again
were his sentiments received with manifesto
tions of approval and with rapturous up
plauss.
Further remarks were made by j. w
Emery Esq. and Hon. Ichabod Goodwin o
Portsmouth, all Of the most excellent char
ac.cr. Several Fremont songs were SUM
by aband ofvoluntcor singers at tho inter
walls between the close of the Speakers 70
marks, and tho commencement Of the 70
marks OF another. At six p. NJ, thu
meeting closed with cheers for Hamlin, ant
for Fremont and Dayton.