The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1856-08-15
The Case in a Nutshell.

4 Auc io"ohius conciusioh W teuet he
n Aichison TO committee Of iuquirins gentle
men In South Carolina will speak foe itself;
"If Kansas Il made free, Missouri ceases to be
a slave State, California remains free State, and
New Mexico become. 4 free State, but II we se'
cure Kansas as slave State, Missouri is secure |;
New Mexico and California become Save sia'e'i
In word, the prosperity OF the whole slave In
,eres, depends on The Kansas struggle
; Your obedient servant,
\ DIR ATCUsoN.
Messrs. w. b. Wilson. Jno. L. Miller, and
Salnr w. Melton, Committee"
r-.IdOcy /. likely TO ensue to Mr.. Sumner,
from the sonening OF the brain-"- WaiAiRst0"
Orgen.
"Good."-Bsliinors Republicans.
Such !, The exclamation Of Buchanan pro
slavery paper, to the announcement that hui
man bsing-a man Of noble intellect, scholar,
q statesman, a ehrislian-is about TO have bis sun
set 10 daikness-whlch God grant may never
happen. We have no comments to make none
are needed The man who would make the ex.
slamsiion Is TO be pitisd. In return, we earnest.
" hops that the tate desired by him Tor Charles
Sumner, may never be his own.-Boton Atia'.
ur Connecticut has wheeled into the Fremont
line In fne orjer. A ticket for electors has been
nominated BY the Americans, and also by the Re.
publicsns Convention, foe this purpose were held
at Hartford on wednesday-eaeh Coaveniion
nominating its own ticket; bu, when notes were
compared u was found that the tickets were alike
Ia reasonable coincidence!
The people Of the State, il Is laid, are willing
to leave the matter Of the Vice Presidency In The
hands Of the electors, with the expectation that
they will cast their votes in such manner rs the
best interests OF the country shall seem at the
time TO require.
In regard to this matter the New Haven Palls-
dunn say.. that 81, secures Connecticut to the
cause Of Fremont and freedom, BY majority Of
thousands Of votes. or thu fact, !, appears that
no candid man OF any party can doubt"
G| The Boston Daily Advertiser upon an Ell.
animation OF Its g les fnd. that il was Foo,e who
struck Col. Fremont, and no, r,es rsr's ss the
democratic papers lyingly report. Fooie was
drunk at III. time. SO that the comparison be.
tween Col F,emoa, and Brooks falls TO the ground.
&C The Providence, speaking Of the sisnih.
canoe Of the Kentucky election, says Of it
"This is one Of the few Southern States that.
from their old reliable Wing character, were de-
pended upon for Mr.. Fillmore. Now, II mus: be
eoncededihai IL Mr.. Fillmore cannot carry Ken.
lucky. he cannot carry any Southern State, and
there is no hope OF his going into the House Of
Representatives. II shows what we have endeav
ored to show the friends Of Mr. Fillmore in this |
State, that the contest is between Buchanan and
Fremont. aud that the Organization for Fillmore
Is only diversion in favor Of the nan who Is no |
longer himself bot the Cincinnati platform. This |
is the fact. however unpleasant IL may be-"
MlssouRl-T Thomas II. Benton is probably |
elected Governor, and Blair TO Congress, by
majority Of about so. Mr.. Blair i, the sou Of 2.
p. Blair, The editor Of the Washington Globe dur.
ing Jscksou's administration, and now leading
member Of the Republican Association Of Wash.
ng,on City. His sou, Just elected to Congress,
has spent the past week at the residence Of his
late fsiher.in-law. Judge Woodbury., in this city.
He Is Republican in principle, and FremOn, is his
favoriie candidate FOE the Presidency Pori'.
moaiA JoarnaL
MoRK SOUTHERN PRoscRiFrIos-our readers
.sill rec.aeci the story about the slave woman
who was sent to Nev.Yoik and exhibited IN
Beecher's church, when money to purchase her
freedom was paid, anil she was free. They will
remember in this connection that slave dealer
behaved with singular humanity, 81 much so tina,
il was deemed incredible. Now We see IL stated
that the conduct Of this man, whose name was
Shsdsr, has excited a feeling Of deep hostility IN
Virginia. The Stanton Vindicator advises him
TO leave the State. and threatens him with a Goa,
OF tar and feathers should no vii, that neis hbor-
hood. Sarah, he slave woman, is repuied
daughter of mn named Churchman, and he
owus Sarah's child, daughter, but refuses to
sell 1, to the mother, who has been provided with
the means to purchase by northern sympa,hizers.
GaeinAati ConRu.
tbs FlRsr srxAMsoAI.---We have an ex,rsor.
binary genius ia this city in tho person ola young
colored man aamel Ben, slave OF John /. Ham.
u,oad, ESQ.,, employed in the LabratoY ai'he Ma
val Academy, who has reerni'y planned anu ou'''
small steamboat, aud ou "Wednesday afternoon
las, made trial tri 10 The great satisfaction OF
Capt Go'dshooOngh aud Others who witnessed
the working OF the engine. lie came into the
dock from the Academy, with six Passengers' al
the rate 81 seven miles an hour much TO the sur
prise and delight OF number OF e'''Isn'' VINO
had assembled there TO witness the ope'au0a' 81
the hrst steamboat Dun J" the snes" s"l' he