The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1856-10-10
AND EASTERN Journal. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10. 1855.

GOOD uslis elnilsssed but II challenged,
f. shall swcAr. 70 uNpport and sostain VI
ramc law. this NJ intended ~ - In tbc
Missouri voter without challeosing. 3.
No onsjs capable Of holding any Office IN
Tho Territory who dos not take thu xapo
iest oal6s. 4, No person is capahlSof va
inc for or against o Convention to form D
Constitution who docs not also take thc
nme test oaths. 5. II any person shall
sncak. write, assert, or maintain that Slave
~ does not legally exist in the Territory,
and that the people have no right to hold
slaves, or shall introduce into the territory,
or print publish, write, or circulate, or
circulate, or cause 10 10 introduced, writ
ten. printed published or circulated ia the
Territory. any book, paper. Magazine, pam.
INLET. or circular, containing any denial OF
tho right of persons To hold slaves In the
TERRITORY, BIO shall Be deemed guilty OF fei-
ony, and be punished by imprisonment ut
hard labor for term not los than two
wears and, finally, no person who il con.
scicntiously opposed To holding slaves, or
who does not admit the right to hold slaves
in the Territory, shall DO qualified 10 set a.
a Juror in the trial OF any prosecution for
any violation Of tho provisions OF these
laws. s.''.. ..- '--e ' 81
yREroSr's ELECTION ny TIE PEOPLE a.l'
lawfully and osnstiiutonaily espresssd, fur
nishts no ground for disioiuiion, and nc IS
insane wio conienpiates any such Thing; and
II will say more-l will say II furnishes no
;h,t ground of complaint TO the Democracy
~ they first mado the issue by the repeal OF
3he Missouri Compromise, and havo ever
)sincc pressed tho issue by their attempts
70 keep every other question than that OF
Slavery out Of the canvass, and by their
constant and daily efforts to sectionalile the
entire South on this sectional issue: and IL
they start the game. and are. beatcn at i,
what right have they to complain ? We
nav complain, and bold them responsible
for Il, as wc should but their lips will DO
scaled. They should have known their
strength better before they challenged or
defed their adycrarics to the combat, ut
which they will, in all likelihood, DO had
ly whipped /; and they will richly deserve
It IL they are. One word ~ to tho restora-
alton of The Missouri Compromise lot me
assure YOU there Is no danger Of its rcstora-
tion. The Democracy of the South land
they have the control Of the S0uth) will
not have the cffrontery TO ask 1t, and IL they
did, the North will not have the weakness
to grant Il.
riIR BRooKs OUTRAGE.
Nor will permit the personal quarrels
of anyboty 10 raisc sectional issue for me.
II nv owa brother had aGied as Mr.. Brooks
did, lin The discharge Of q solemn pubic du.
ty,)rhaiersr nigh hare Teen my personal
feelings, / should haze roted for his eIpul-
sion, an !, as I said before, choose to say
so here, because said 70 in the North, 10.
loro Northern and Southern delegates in
the National Council Of the American par
ty, while opposing the passage OF o rcsoln-
ton offered by committee demanding his
expulsion. Loud and long continued up
plausc.) will indulge in no speculations
rs to who is TO DO elected, but, judging
from the past, | should think this State
would DO most likely to vote for tho man
that Is most certain to imposes cheat upon
her, rs she has always repudiated her own
children = Clay, Harrison, Taylor and
Scott-for such men as Van Buren,. Polk,
Cas-, and Pierce and shc has mover failed |
to be cheated yet but no matter who is to
be elected or who defeated, the path Of du;
ty Is before me, and shall pursue 1t.
shall support the man that will represent
my principles, and that in my bcst judg.
ment will most advance the general great
Interests of tho entire country, and leave
the responsibility to those who choose to
cast their votes for either ofthe other can
didates. One thing, howsrr, 4 wW say
that phii,t zoe may be b.nifiied, IRE cannot Be
,rorsied BY any change from Democracy.
With regard to tho cequent threats OF
let me- say. hs Union sm no dan
ger cfd desoluiiOn."