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

,h,, hs had made . charge against the ne,
VIZ, which he knew to be unjust, ana
P;.s no had declared 10 me he would repei
49, IN his presence. lie said that 'Lin-
n ur,s.e6 him 20 hard no had TO take that
o"I,!nn 10 save himself As Lincoln Is
LIN, him very hard now, suppose he Is
Pe;n maiing the charge to save himself.
Nv, of this are in America witness what
NJ JsS,r,on called 'the interesting spectacle
81 Justice in conflict with avarice and oPpres-
.;or' In such conflict, which appeals to
,ha hart, conscience and rcason OF mankind,
mi the enduring interests OF the present. ana
coming ages, Mr.. Douglas assumes position
~ collation., indifference and neutrality he
yauntiorly boasts that he cares not whether
'ia,sry Is ,oted down or voted up Is that
shs LANGUAGE of statcsmanship or patriotism
~ humanity? Shall the Territories OF the
Iin;tsd States be consecrated to freedom for
III men. 10 free institutions which develop
ana beatty, adorn and elevate, free speech,
a free press, free schools-or shall they be
nolluted with chains and letters, whips and
auction blccks-and blighted with the stunted
institutions that wither and anguish In the
chilling shadows Of slavery
TIno9 issues 50 transcendently grand, in
yolytnr the interests Of the republic, and the
rights Of humanity, Mr.. Douglas, who
assumes to be the embodiment OF American
Democracy, docs not care whether they are
'yoted down or voted up! Washington cared
whether slavery was 'yoted down or voted
mn lie ayowed that his suffrage shomld
never be wanting to abolish il by law
Franklin would step to the verge Of vested
power TO discourage every species OF trafhc in
the bodies Of men,
Mr.. jefferson, the illustrious founder oil
the Democratic party, cared whether slavery
was voted down or voted up In l7S4 he
proposed the exclusion Of slavery not only
from the virgin territory northwest OF the
Ohio, but FROM the vast territory south oil
that river 10 the Gulf Of Mexico, now covered
by Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama ana
Mississippi. That great measure, which
would have given to freedom that magnihcen'
region of the country from the great lakes 10
10 the Gulf, was lost by the yoteof one State,
and that by the vote Of one man. Referring
20 this vote, Mr.. jefferson, while in France,
said In the Encyclopedia Msthodiqt9, that the
vote of ono man would have prevented 'this
abominable crime from spreading over the
new country. Thus we sec the fate OF mill
ions unborn hanging on the tongue oil one
man, and heaven was silent IN that awful
moment, But IL Is 10 be hoped that ~ Will
not always be silent, and that the friends to
the rights Of human nature will in the end
prevail
Jefferson regarded slavery as an 'abomin-
able crime and he deemed the late OF un-
born millions involved in the result, which
chung ON the tongue Of one man in that
awful moment when 'llcaycn was silent,
and he hoped that the friends Of the rights
of human nature would yet prevail, that the
abominable crime, involving the fate OF
unborn millions, would not DO spread over
the great territories Of the West; but Doug
las, the exponent Of modern Democracy,
don't care whether slavery is voted down or
voted up
Men ofMaine, do you respond to the de-
claration Of Douglas, IL care not whether
slavery is voted down or yoted up7 Or do
YOU hope with jefferson that 'the friends of
the rights OF human nature will preyail!-|
In the great struggle for Independence, in
volying the rights Of human nature, there
were men who did not care which side won
the day /; they were ready to acquiesce in the
result, join the winning side, and enjoy the
fruits Of the victory. Gov. Livingston warn
ed the country to beware Of the skulking
neutrals.' This advice Of the sturdy old
patriot is rs applicable to the great contest
Of our age to preserve the Territories for FREE
labor and free men, and to relieve the nation
al government from the degrading influences
Of bondage, let us, too, beware Of the skulk-
ing neutrals.'
Mr.. Douglas, in language more expressive
lhan elegant, bids the people Of New Eng
land mind their own business This sig
pi6cant Ammunition Of the champion Of nom
intervention. Is not unfamiliar to our ears.
Whenever the people OF the North or their
Representatives have resisted the efforts OF
the slave Democracy to enlarge the boundaries
augment the power or increase the degrading
influences ofslaycry over tho government or
the people, they have been admonished to
mind their own business To this advice
Of Mr.. Douglas, let the people reply in the
words of our chosen and trusted leader,
Abraham Lincoln: Tux PEoPLE or TnE
UNITED STATES ARE THE RiGirrruL MASTERS or
BOTH CONGRESS AND CorRrKn
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