The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1856-06-27
For ns Us,os + Essisrn Journsi
YoRK, Juno 6, 1856.

A<bs VI oNiON " OoShsaNs
great painting or panoramic view Of Cuba"
has been on exhibition at the Town Hall in
this place for sevenl afternoons and eve
nings Of this week. The exhibition was
we'll attended, and the explanations by Mr..
Somcrby the gentlemanly manager, were To-
teresting. On Thursday evening wc had q
specimen of" border rufianism." Two in
diyiduals, brothers, well known among US
for their mobocratic propcnsitics; one, q
deputy sheriff under no less mobocratic
Sheriff; the other heavy moulded bully,
entered the Hall, despite the door keeper,
refusing to pay the admission fee, and abus-
oil the company attached to the exhibition,
(dhe Of which was the lady ofMr. SomerbJ)
using profsne and indecent language. Mr..
Bartlett, the proprietor, kindly requested
them to pay the admission fec and behave
ciyily, or quit tho Hall all Of which they
refused to do. He then notified them that
he should be under the necessity Of ejecting
them from the Hall. This they dared him
to attempt. He then, together with Mr..
Somerby and another gentleman attached
to the company (Mr. Goodwin) disappeared
behind the curtain for short time, and re-
appearing, divested Of all clothing except
their shirts and pantaloons, happily address
cd the ladies present and bid them not bo
frightened and requested the gentlemen to
quietly keep their seats. He then requested
the bullies to leave the hall. On their re-
fusal, he simply said "pu them OUT" and
then followed feats Of agility and strength
such as are seldom witnessed. One of their
number, Goodwin, was q perfect Goliah
the bullies fought with desperation, but in
few minutes were completely subdued and
dragged distance of about seventy.fve feet
and stretched out harmless, on the green,
in front of the Hall. For this act, they
have the sincere thanks of all present, and
it is to be hoped, that hereafter, when these
bully brothers visit places Of amusement,
they will conduct themselves civilly, remem-
bering they are no longer invincible, and
bearing in mind, this, their visit to "Cuba."
The conduct Of these bullies, is but an
other phase of the prevailing wickedncss in
high places, and when viewed in connexion
with the fact that one of them at least is o
scavcngor of the "porers that be-" may
well cause the question to be asked-"H Hare
,re not fallen on erii times'" When the
President of the United States, tho Governor
of our State, Governors Of Territories, Mar
shals, SherifIs, and Deputy ,Shcriffs, from
the highest in oficc to tho lowest, imbued
with the spirit Of mobocracy, combine to
crush freedom to the earth, and substitute
anarchy for law and order--when cities arc
burned, houses pillagcd and murders COM
mitted, by order Of these officials to promote
that monster wickedness, slavery: When
the sanctum of Congress-the Senate cham
ber-is made scene of crime, and its floor
stained with the blood Of q Senator who
dares speak q word for freedom; when the
judiciary is attacked and judges are strick-
en- down in the midst of their usefulness by
q corrupt legislature at the command of u
more corrupt Governor, for refusing to con-
strue the Constitution Of the State, in such
u manner as to promote their wicked aims.
When the bully and mobocrat arc elevated
to Offices of responsibility and trust, and
dubbed, " conserrators Of The peace" when
Sheriils and their myrmidons enter private
dwellings, and peaceful assemblages, to the
terror Of the gentler sex, without prcccpt
or lawful authority and tramplo on tho
rights of the pcacablo and law abiding. is
this On ovorwrought picturoP FnOt, hare
,re not fallen on eril times. And oil this is
Z" Democracy" When will these things
end?" "T.'