The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1858-02-19
The Augusta Age continues to expose
the Lecomptou ,niquity. Its second ar
ticle il as follows: ~

The Augusta Age continues to expose
the Lecomptou iniquity. Its second ar
ticle Is as follows: ~
alt cannot Be disguised that the cardinal
principle upon which the Democracy fought
the Presidentia. campaign Of 1856. Is In i'm.
lnent p-ril st this moment, from the appre-
hepded action OF their servants ut Washing
ton. II Lscompton Ii forced through CON
gress the doctrine Of ''populsr sovereignty"
q an article Of political Faith, IL expungcd
trum the democratic creed, unless the dem.
ocrstic party at large repudiste their action,
and re-assert their own devotion to that
principle. We enjoin tho democracy Of
Maine to stand together. at this juncture,
and await the development Of events. Il 10
quito possible that Leoompton may b defeat
cd In the House. In that event, the De-
mocracy "a well a she country, - safe, and
may look forward to . glorious future. Our
belief 10, however. that II will Be carried
through, under the pressure and BY the ap
plianoes Of power. -,
In this latter event, the democracy should
deliberate together, and take such action as
the crisis may demand. II our servants ct
Washington prove recreant 70 democratic
principles, the democratic party itself should
take measures TO indicate it, integrity and
uphold Its principles BY it, own determined
will and irresistible power No other cours
will be left to the masses, II they would pre-
vent their own political humiliation. No
other course 10 left to them, II they do not
wish to be swallowed up by Black Republi-
canism. The success OF Lecompton, every.
body must SEQ, is the death and burial Of pop.
ular sovereignty as a, article of the national
democratic creed. The thing Is burlequs
upon that doctrine-it il public abandon
ment of il; and will be 90 treated BY the
rarty, and 90 regarded BY the country
No man ,oho susfains Lecompton, can take
that phrase upon his bps, ercept IN de'1s'on
Of the principle. No northern democratic
press or speaker dare look the people In the
iaoe and tell them that Leoomptonism 10 the
sort of popular sovereignty" promised
them.
In the event of the success Of the Lecomp-
ton scheme, we shall have no hesitation in
urging the Democracy Of this State to cut
loose from their national connections, and
establishing STATE DEMOCRATIC PARTY, with
q State platform, having popular sovereign
ty" for It's national plank-and holding the
electecs to strict aocountability.-tbey ac-
kuowledging no allegiance to any other au'
thority, and cooperating with no admins
tration or party any further than the meas
ures or policy Of that party concur with the
principles Of the State platform on which
they may be pledged to stand"
The idea Of State Der ocratic party
to prevent the advocates Of popular SOW
ereignty from falling into the arms OF
black republicsnism is beautiful no doubt
in the view Of our contemporary, but it
wont work. Before two months if Le'
compton passes, as no doubt it will, the
Age and the Democrat too, will be whip
ped in, or il they hold out, they will be
left to wither away. The State Democrat
ic party will be but another Democratic
abortion. There is no escape from the
dcvil,ries Of Lecompton but in republican.
ism. The masses at least will exempiity
this when voting day comes.