The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1860-01-27
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hold m interest in another without an equva-
lent. There can be no doubt that the great
body of the northern people are attached "
the constitution and union and only desire 10
have the government administered according
to the true meaning Of the constitution. Then
where Is the seat Of the trouble and dangerf
The slave States, and the United States Hei
q great measure controlled by combination Of
murderers, pirates and robbers, and they claim
control over us.
In proof of that statement, I will call atten-
ton TO the Maine Democrat, and other Demo-
cratic papers In Maine issued about twenty
years ago.
Those who read the papers at that time viii
remember how they were filed with accounts
ofthe murder Of Cilley-and how Gov. Wise'
who has controlling influence Il the slave
States, was denounced by the democratic papers
for the part he acted In the murder OF Cilley.
It was only few days ago that United States
Senator was killed by high judicial officer
A supporter Of the administratiou-and the
thing has been brought home to US here. A
wealthy sea captain and an advocate Of the
administration who was convicted OF murder
Of the most cruel kind by clicking" young
sailor to death, who was guilty Of no crime,
and only declined to sing, when ordered (Which
was no part Of a sailors duty.) In that case
the law has been set aside, and the sentence Of
death commuted by President who is . mere
machine ofthe slave power.
About piracy. the laws make the slave trade
piracy--yet slaves are imported In defiance OF
law and no convictions are obtained. And
ask what greater evidence can be obtained Of
robbery than the existence Of slavery in tho
States, with the determination Of forcing II
upon the nation as national institution
Certainly there can be no greater robbery than
to rob human being ofhis liberty.
According to the palayer OF Edward
Everett, Caleb Cushing, Franklin Pierce. and
set of dough faces and fortune hunters in the
north, we must cry ''peace where God says
there Is no peace" We must allow slavery to
spread, with all the evils incidental to 1t or tho
Constitution will become dead letter and the
Union be broken up.
And what shall we say about the Union
saving Of Boston, We all remember about
Union saving transactions Of Boston when the
court house wis surrounded with chains
when the police was augmented by ransacking
the gambling houses and brothcls to bring
into action in aid Of the public authorities the
outlaws, ,idlers and pests Of society to carry out
the mastery Of law in returning to bondage
poor helpless runaway slave. merely to show
submission to the inyc power.
The great query then Is, whether the descend-
ents OF the Puritan Patriots Of the revolution.
and founders Of the government are prepared
20 believe that slaveholders, slave traders,
gamblers, and debauchecs are more likely to
yenerate the constitution and adhere to its
prccepts. than those who attend to their labors
and are known as industrious, law-abiding
citizens.
For my own part am for taking the consti-
tuition as Il is, and II the South want to keep
slaves let them keep them till they get tired Of
them, but keep them under force Of local law.
Facts have proved that the fugitive slave law
cannot be enforced without an army. and that
slavery cannot become national institution
without the establishment ofan abitrary gov
enrnment and a standing army, and barracks
take the place Of schoolhouses.
1.-THE South Is not willing to take the Con-
stitution as It is, let them go and form such .
government as they rdni where one half tho
people are liable to be bought and sold. II
Edward Everett, Caleb Cushing, Franklin
Pierce md others OF the like stamp prefer q
government where the laborers are compelled
to work at the point of the bayonet-let them
go-we can do without them. But let us hold
fast to the Constitution and have II administer
ed according to its true meaning.
q. Z. SMITH.
Newfcld, Dec. %, 1889.