The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1860-08-31

Cd Just In season for the train, took he cars,
and In the evening addressed IN audience Of Q
thousand or more, commencing at half past 7.
When We consider that the two points are near
forty miles apart, and that one third Of the
distance WAS travelled over In . carriage, Il
was quick work.
DARK LANTERNISM.
The Prince OF Shebogans called to the
Rescue Of the sham Democracy.
The sham Democracy Of this city, the very
men who have denounced what they were pleas
cd to term Sheboganism," In the loudest
terms have rcsorted to device which II Il does
not yield profit, shows At least genius. On
Tuesday night, "by direction Of the Demo-
cratic COMMITTEES" % read the bills, the Grand
Mogul OF the Know Nothing party, Hon. Jas.
Brooks Of New York, familiarity nownby the
nsturslised citizens Of New York especially. -
{" BOBBY Brooks" addressed an audience IN
favor Of Sham Democracy.
II was Q curious sight TO See the Sham Do
mocrsey, and especially the foreign section Of
Il, listening with open ears and drinking In the
Know Nothing eloquence Of the Great High
Priest Of the order. About one third Of the
audience consisted Of naturalised citizens, and
Il wss refreshing to see them drinking In the
streams Of eloquence Of the man who would
not, II he could have his way, allow the for
eign born TO exercise the rights Of . citizen.
AID oae who has showered more abuse upon
foreigners through his paper. the New York
Erpre,s, than has any other sheet In the Union.
We went to hear the distinguished X. N. In
other days We knew him In this State. A. an
Anti Slavery Wing, and ashe was to speak "by
direction OF the Democratic committee" We
were curiou, to hear him talk Democracy. We
did not hear his commencement, but one who
did informs US that he said that this Was his first
appearance In Q Democratic sarb, that although
he was Bell and Everett man set the differ
ence between the Douglas party and the Bell
everett party was 80 slight that he thought II
best that they should unite TO beat Lincoln.
When We came into the Hall. the great X. N.
was spreading himself largely on the very sb-
surd idea that tho Republicans were making
war on the institutions Of IS States. We have
listened to great many Democratic speeches,
some Of them grossly false. and bristling oil over
with fraudulent misrepresentation Of the re-
publican party, but Mr.. Brooks in the gener-
al and in the detail was the most villainous.
From beginning to end, where he did not alvo-
cate base subserviency to every Democrat OF
the South, and compliance with any outrage
the shareholders might make, II was tissue OF
unmitigsted misrepresentation Of republican
principles and republican purposes. It WIS
just such q speech rs one might expect from .
craven hearted being who takes for his stan.
dard Of action, that hi, political action should
be governed by pccuniary interests. II was
really plea for slavery, and supposing the
people OF Maine were as craven hearted IS him
self, his address was made to the cupidity Of
his audience. lie said that Maine derived all
the advantage from the Light House system,
from those laws which protect our tonnage from
the competition Of foreign vessels, and from
the fishing bounties, that these advantages
were given US by the South, and yet our people
were constantly assaiiing her Institutions.
Were this true. which Is only so In part, Maine
deriving only her share in common with other
States, we think that impulence can 60 no
farther than to come here, and through the
lips Of any man, ask the people to sustain that
interest which has been doing all It could for
years to strike down each and every one Of the
laws which he said were so advantageous to
Maine, and which have only been preserved
from the assaults Of the slavchollng interest
by the efforts Of the republicans In Congress.
Give the Southern Democracy the power and
they would erase every one Of these Laws from
the Statute Books. Douglas himself votes to
repeal the fishing bounties, proposes laws to
tax Northern ship owners, and would sweep
away the navigation laws, yet this Brooks
comes hire AMI ask, the people Of Maine to
support him and slave extension, because
Maine ship owners, he alleges, are deriving ben.
eft from laws which are made for the common
benefit W. tell this High Priest Of Know
Nothingism, that the people Of Maine have too
much patriotism, too much intelligence to com.
ply with his modest request
One great purpose Of Mr.. Brooks was TO
place the African race on the level Of the brutes
or not much abtv,, and fair deduction from his
reasoning was that they should be male slaves.
We have not room for statements Of his posi-
tons or to give his illustrations. Had We space
we could employ Il better than to use Il In re-
futins the position, because man has color
ed skin and Is inferior to the white In intellect,
that II Is right to steal him, to kick and cut
him, make him work without wages, and buy
and sell him as chattel. or shall We comment
on his absurd statements about negro equali-
ty, or republican desire to have negroes inter-
marry with the whites. and more rigmarole Of the
same stamp. There was oncquestion whichBrooks
put again and again, which We can answer.
II Was this, What do these republicans mean
We can tell Mr. Brooks. We mean to prevent
the extension Of slavery, nothing more or less,
and to drive out the commorants who infcst
the Capitol at Washington, and live by plum
dering tho people, and We mean to govern the
country on the principles Il was governed In
the carly days Of the Republic.
There was not single principle protested by
the Republicans stated bv Mr.. Brooks correct.
ly, and this being the fact. 1t would be useless
labor to follow him with particular denisls.. We
brand the speech As whole As false In state
msut, false In assertion "a falsity oil over.
lie speaks "by order Of the Democratic Com
mittee." II our foreign population can stand
his persecution Of them. In word. his Know
No,hingism. the republicans can stand al his
Misrepresentation Of them and their prinei-
Piles.
We have done with Brooks. When are the