The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-05-22

ton, and the citiLens OF laWrencei uufinB
S.anton's addres. at Lawrence. Stanton
said the Federal laws must DO Obeyed, and
be had come to see them enforced.
THE audience responded, that's right,
Wen help you enforce them they shall
have our cordial support And the enact |
mCnts of the Territorial (bogus) legislature
must also b. oboycd,' added the Secretary
.Neycri' never Never Never.
broke out from every part Of the audience.
Then you and l., continued Mr.. Stanton
growing much excited, and looking very
Isllc, ARE ut war upon this point; but i
shall spill every drop Of blood in my body
but what the laws stall be enforced
Can do it, old fellow Like to SCI
You try go on and Pitch in respond
81 the auditory.
'iienceIorth,' said the speaker, I'VE under
Stand each other. and there will DO war to
the knife, unless you come under
Come on, them said an old man, draw
ing his knife, 'ifyou want to try that game.
Il i'll not come armed. resumed Mr.. D,
'aud have neither revolver nor bowie
Euile about me-n1thing but this, (sho~lng
small peuknIEt,) for l thought my lie
. would no. be- endangered in Lawrence.-
lCries III Bah - 80 pshAu! and Huns
bIgi Bl: IL will bJ useless for you 10
attempt to resist the authorities, Tor yuu
will not las fighting with the Mi.sOurians
nor the border ruihIns, but with the mighty
ana irresistible Federal Government it.elf.-
N,s, the United States forces will compel
va % succunlh.
Great excitement cusuod hereupon-the
audience Kissing, laughing, and eIclaimin:,
Come ON with the TROOPS; We are ready
10 fight with o.. Federal Government it Is
the biggest border rulIIn We haze
Gov. Robinson at last came forward -
begged his hearers 10 let Mr.. Stanton pro
coed, and to answer him when lac finished.
Mr.. Stanton, having cooled dUwn little
in Recommending, asked his hearers il they
would Pay taxes ~ the territorial (boSus)
officers.
Never! they replied. No bogus ofhcer'
shall come about US. We will pay taxes Il
the United States officers. and to no one els
Mr.. Stanton then urged the Free Stat,
men to vote for delegates to the Cons,itu'
tiOnal Convention.
No list has been taken said one OF Oh,
audience. and, therefore, We are not qashiea
electors
MIR. ). Go to the Probate Judge and
get your names inserted
Free State Speaker. I'VE have no Pro
bate Judge to - 10. Now what do you adj
wise us 10 do?
Mr.. ). don't know: you are q queer
set, and can't understand you.
Mr.. Stanton continued his speech treating
OF general topics, and finally closed by read
Ing passage from lliawatha, in which the
Indians are exhorted to wash the war paint
from their faces, and smoke the pipe oil
peace.
The address was most unfortunate pro-
duction from beginning to end, and has lost
Mr.. Stanton the respect and regard OF all
FRS statc men. IL WAS lily calculated to
harmoUllc political differences, AM, on the
contrary has excited degree Of bitter ami
mostly against him personally, embistered
tho people Oi Lawrence against the Nation
NJ Administration, and prcdudiced their
minds l,iriully as inst the uew Governor.
The citilcns lccl a. ifthe old policy OF Pierce
W. about 10 d. mat: unItcd anew, and they
urc ruolycd on taking up arms before sub
MitJip. 20 the inl4mOus thrlldOm that See
them. very much fear that he will prove
another WVUdSOn, and that Buchanan will
turn Uut even worse than Pierce.
Gov. Walker Lad better hurry out to
Kansas. Mr.. Stanton 10 playing the devil
generally, and, il allowed to rule for = few
months, would be sure to get up another civ
il war. don't know but what Walker dc.
sir,s Ibis. bat want 10 SCI him show his
hand and speak for himself. 'Stlnton's
stock is away below par, and no power or
earth can raise il.
Ilcrc il IA diversity OF sentiment At pres
cut existing in the lrO-slayery ranks. One
set arc dcsirOus Of adopting u Slave COnsti'
tutiUn without submitting IL 10 the people,
while another set wish 20 submit the single
clause OF Slavery or Freedom. Both agrrc,
however, ia the policy Of organizing State
Government at the prO'sla'cry Constitution
al Cuurn.iun. and thereby SECURE the State
ociccs, as vel. as 81, u. ). Ssnstsrs. For
t.y, imagine dat Congress will admit Kan
bis wIlu Iur Constitution they may adopt,
uuJ the nom1u, she Is admit the State
Government wlil 90 into operation. No
ou. hcliyy,s Ihat il the question OF slavery
Ir admitted tn the peoplc that u free ex-
IItrslOu VI NilulbAl llbiAi eAiN aNNueA S~sAN'1
viii be- alluHcd. The Convention will
probably adopt the register Law game, OF
some other equally infamous restriction 10y
which the will Of the people can be success,
fully thwartcd. Secretary stanton 10 said
to be involved in this plot, and that he as
pircs to climb, thereby, into the U. ). Sen
ate"
\ correspondent Of the Boston Traveller,
writing from Lawrence April 9th, states
that subsequently some persons invited STAN
ton TO an oyster supper, accompanied with
liquors, to which fifty men SIT down, sand
the Border Rui6in representatives 20, glo-
riously drunk, in which dsgraeeful feat
they were accompanied by some Free State
men who ought to have known better:
Stanton got very drunk. and grossly IN
suited Mn. Gates, the hostess OF the Gin
cinnati House. The boys could hardly be
prevented from kicking him Out"