The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1856-05-30

IL prOVfueu IOr their httalnment. VIC uc-
cept the solemn,proteshtion of the people
Of the United States, that they ordained, It
/" In order to form moro perfect Union,
establish justice, insure domestic tranquility,
provide for the common defense, promote
the general welfare, and secure the blessings
Of liberty to themselves and their posterity,'
We believe that the powers which It confers
upon the Government OF the United States
are ample for the accomplishment OF these
objects and that if these powers are exer-
cis-d In the spirit Of the Constitution itself
they cannot lead to any other result. We
respect those great rights which the Consti-
tuition declares to be inviolable-freed>m Of
speech and Of press, the. free exercise Of re-
ligious belief, and the right OF the, people
/ peacably to assemble and to petition the
Government for q redress Of grieyanoes.--
\ We would preserve those great safeguards
Of civil freedom, the habeas corpus, the right
Of trial by jury, and the right of personal
I liberty, unless deprived thereof for crime by
due process Of law. We declare our pur-
pose to obey, in all things, the requirements
of the Constitution, and Of all laws enacted
in pursuance thereof. We cherish pro-
found reverence for the wise and patriotic
men by whom II was framed, and q lively
tense Of the blessings il has conferred upon
our country and upon mankind throughout
the world. In every crisis Of difficulty and
Of danger we shall invoke It's spirit and pro-
claim the supremacy Of its authority. g1t
"In the next place, we declare our ardent
Am American states % which the IN Ss Con.titu,;on % y,
created and has thus far preserved. We
revere 1t as tho purchase of the blood Of our
ioreiathers, as the condit,on oil our national
of % tbo, i;b"r,~ @ % wh;os G .ho Tons,;,H,;"n % % ,ras
designed to secure. We will defend and
protect It against all its enemies. Wo will
recognize no geographical divisions, no local
;n'or y, o,,s hO .fo" vi so..'. .h PSiu g
these States AGAINST foreign AGGRESSION and
domestic strife. What We claim for our
selves we claim Tor all; The rights, priv
g, anu ,Der.,e' % sn,Sl We ,uo;. aeI a'
lance IN all Tho c;ti,ens Of this Renublie y
Now lot me candidlv osk if there il anr.
thin, ,.c,;on,J IN ths sor,;mo,,s con,, mod
IN ,ho 0boro dsc,oro,;or, I, Jr tbcro Is then
tho whole country has bos,n ,obor;ug undcr
do,nsion oyor s;rc, our Govor,men, was
c,rmoa m, % ho moro .roo;s, q, Il M,
- ;, do,;0d ,h,, ,ho ,,r,,, ,o.a,n, ;ao, a,
,ho ponnh,;.,n n,r,r e ,ho ,,o,e,,.,,;o, AZ
,lr.,, !, o,bor wori,s onno,;,;o, n n, or.
t,p,;on info f,o, ,,rr;,ory This il no ne,,
do,m, Tho bcross of tho Revolpt;on tbo
,,..;o,s or ,ho o,,r ,;,o. vho .ho nj ,,a
c,.h;onod orr no,;i;oo, ir.,;,u,;on. on,.-
,or,,;nod Tho 90 amo v,o,vs and ;r,orr,,r, bod
,h.,r into their no,,tic,l action They bs.
Ill oho,,s, s,avorv % ho a cr.,t ,s,ro,
soc;0, and no,;t;ca; evil So believinv tbey
adopted every practicable mode in their
power to prcrent its spread; ut the same
4 time looking forward to the day which
should witness the fruition of their earnest
hopes-its total abolition. To place this
matter beyond all doubt or cayil I will refer
to n few well-authcnticatcd historical facts.
in proof of the position here assumed.
C;en. Perry then cites public declarations
of Washington. John. F. Mercer, st. John
Sinclair, Jefferson, Madison, Gouycrneur
Morris, Gerry, Mason, of Va, Ellsworth
and Sherman, of Conn, Williamson, VIII
son, of Pa, Gen. Health, of Pa, johnson
and Leigh, of Va, and several other dis
tipsuished statesmen in and out of the Con-
,cntion which framed the Constitution,
against the institution of Slavery; and in
favor Of not only restricting 1t to its origin
al limits, but of speedy emancipation Of
Slaves in the Union. Gen. p. then gives a
succint history of the Jcfrersonian Anti
Slavery Ordinance, of 1857, and proceeds to
romort ..s rerr14. +.
A Tins history vindicotes the fact. that the
~, - or tho Revolution tho members OF
! tho o,l State Confederation. the members of
Tho c,nvent;on which fmmcd the Cons,itu.
ZION and tho members Of the Pirs, Congress
after the adoption of the Constitution, en-.
,srtoincd the same sentiments upon the oucs-
,;ops Of slavery extension and restriction
that are now advocated by the Republican
narty.. .r.....,- lri,- .tlf.r redE
But will not stop here. but proceed to
nrove that the views of the Republican par
..;.,,,;,,, r;,,L,s ,r ro,,ross