The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1856-08-15
Gems from the Day Book.

That "spirited Democratic paper" a.
the Democrat calls II, the Day Book, in
creases in interest m the canvass WAKES
warmer and warmer.
In the issue Of August 9th, It gives some
significant sentences. 1t neither lodges,
nor sneaks away from tho real question
involved in the canvass as most demo-
critic papers at the North do. It admits
that the people are to decide by their votes,
which they will have +" Fremont and Free
dom" or" Buchanan and slavery"
On this point, 1t says:
"Thcre are fifteen hundred newspapers and
ton thousand orators repeating every day,
and every hour in the day, that the Presi.
dental contest now going on, Is TO decide
the question OF freedom or slavery, that FREE
mont is the champion OF 80 called freedom,
and Buchanan the exponent Of 30 called
slavery, and the people Of the North are
called on to decide by their votes which tlsy
will have, Fremont and " Freedom" or
Buchanan and +" slavery" Well, now sup
pose this, or admit this to be tho issue, the
sole issue Of the present contest, and which
this Journal, speaking for itself alone, does
admit to DO the exact issue, for If IL Is not,
then there is no issue at all, nothing what
ever but q miserable and corrupting strug-
gle for the spoils." ...t'-. %
This is certainly frank, and honest, and
the issue is fairlystated. Wcgo, for (" Prc-
mont and Freedom" and the Democrats "for
Buchanan and Slavery" gu. +
We 60 for " Fremont and freedom" DO.
cause all the facts of history show, that no
people can DO truly prosperous and great,
unless they recognize in their civil polity
FREQ institutions. The Day Book thinks
different, as will appear by the following
gem from its columns:'' '.a
We say this advisedly, and know we'll
what we say, and We repeat, the presence
Of these ncgrocs-this social organism of the
South-in short, this negro slav cry, 30 call
ed, has worked out more benefcent conse.
quences to mankind and to modern ciyiliza-
ton, than any other, or, indeed, oil other
things combined, since the discovery Of THU
continent" ,...''....
This is all very fine but the facts cstab-
lished by the census Of the United States,
show that the civilization of the Slave States
is immeasurably behind that of the free, and
that the " brilliant consequences" of negro
slavery are to be seen in bad morals, less ed
ucation, and a death of schools, churches,
and other things which measure the extent
Of q nations greatness. ..........
But the corrupting tendencies Of slavery
and its power to peryert men, is seen not
only where It exists, but also in the Free
States. Indeed the Day Book itself or its
editor, we should judge from this extract
was getting in bad way, by arguing in
favor of slavery, getting good deal Of tho
barbarism Of Slavery. Hear what he says
Of the outrage on Sumner"
The miserable poltroon Sumner, who.
when his ountry was ut war, instead Of
rushing to its defence, went whining about
Massachusetts in company with runaway
negroes and crazy old women, denouncing
the war as cruel and barbarous-this base
and unmanly creature, sets up the theory
or assumption that Col. Brooks, who, like
q true man and patriotic citizen, perilled
his life for the country and for the acquisi-
ton Of these territories, cannot reside in
them without FORGETTING his property Of
certain kind, or without first getting his
(Sumner's) permission, through territorial
vote or sqratter sovereignty continuance.
Sumner q poltroon and Brooks "a
true patriotic man." This will do, what
F." brilliant consequences" result from the
advocacy Of slavery Pity the Jays and
Adamses, had not been SO fortunate in their
day and generation as to have had tho light
of q genius as brilliant as is the editors Of
the Day Book, shining upon them. Had
they been thus illumina ted perhaps there
would have been no necessity for the editor
of the Day Book to have written such
paragraphs as these"
That tho producing classes of the North
could have defended their freedom alone, un-
aided by the 5 ,uth, Is out of tho question.
The talent, cultivation, social influence,
everything was arnyed on the side of cap-
ital, and without the South, without the
Jefcrsons, the Masons, ,Iacksons and CAL
houns Of the South, they would this mo-
ment, whatever the system might be called,
occupy substantially the same position rs
the laboring class in Europe. Indeed, they
never would have secured anything like true
freedom at all, or in the beginning. The
Adamses, Jays, &C.. did not fight for free
no true ideas Of freedom"
But to cap the climax, this "Sprited"
Democratic paper has made an astonishing
discovery, that the Every corner stone Of
our republic" Is negro slavery. See how
It ushers in this discovery.
"a single and simple demonstration Of the
truth of these assertions, or rather Of the
truth Of the assumption, that so-called ne
gro slavery Is the base, the foundation, the
very corner stone Of American liberty, Is
always at hand, and always unmistaksblc.
The mere property interest Of the +" slave
holder" the " constitutional rights" Of the |
inherent justice and actual boz
nefcencs Of tho system itself-all these con- |
vital and overwhelming N they |
may be, are to us subordinate to the stupen.
iols fact, that 1t Is tho foundation Of our
,ystem-the very cornerstone Of Rspub-
lean liberty" and the time has come
when 1t must be explained, and must DO
by the northern masses"
The masses are beginning to understand
hat to be Buchanan man, the " stipend
JUS fact that (" slavery Is the corner stone
If Republican Liberty" must be recognized
and It is this position that is causing such
stampede from tho buchanan ranks In
very section Of the Free States. The mas
., the Day Book may DO assured will never
'egard his stupendous fact as anything else
,ut stupendous lie. They viii vote such
,ext November. mr.