The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1860-06-15
NUMBER 25.


tories some for Congress forbidding the Ter
ritorics from prohibiting slavery within their
limits some for maintaining slavery In the
Territories through tho Judiciary some for
the "gur-reat Observation-Disclosures II
that iii one man would cnslave another, no
third man should object" fantastically call.
ed "popular soyercignty"-[renewcd laugh
ter and applausel-but never man among
you in favor of federal prohibition of slavery
in Federal Territories, according to the pracs
tice of our fathers who framed the govern
ment under which We live.
Not one Of your various plans can show a
precedent or an advocate in the century
within which our government originated.-l
Consider, then, whether your claim Of con.
seryatism for yourselves, and your charge OF
destructiycncss against US, are based ON tho
most clear and stable foundations. Again,
you say we have made the slavery gaestion
moro prominent than formerly. Wetleny
II. We admit that II is more prominent,
but VIC deny thatwc made II so. II was not
we, but you, who discarded the old policy OF
the fathers. Weresisted and still resist your
innoyation-your want ofconscryatis6i-and
thence comes the greater prominence Of the
question. Would you have that question re-
duccd to It's former proportions? Go back
to that old policy. What has been, will be
again, under the same conditions. IL you
would have the peace Of the old times, TO
adopt the prcccpts and policy Of tho old
times. [Applauso.1
JOHN BROWN AND HAMPERS rERRr.
You charge that we stir up instruction
among your slaves. We deny it: and what
Is your proofl IIarper's Ferry? lGreat
laughter. John Brown? (Renewed laugh.
teri John Brown was no Republican, and
you have failed to implicate single Rcpub.
iican in his IIarpcr's Ferry enterprise. loud
If any member OF our party is
guilty in that matter, you know II or you do
not know il. If you do know 1t, you arc
inexcusablc to not designate the man and
prove the fact. II You do not know it, you
are ineIcusablo y assert IL, and especially to
persist in tho assertion after you have tried
and failed to make the proof. (Great APP
plausc.) You need not be told that persist
ing in charge which one does not know to
be true, is simply malicious slander. Ap-
plause.) Some of you generously admit
that no Republican designcdly aided or en-.
couragcd the Harper's Ferry affair but still
insist that our doctrines and declarations
necessarily lead to such results. We know
we hold no doctrines and make no dcclara-
tions which were not held to and made by
our fathers who framed the government un-
der which we live. (Applausc.) You never
dealt fairly by us in relation to this affair.
EFFECTS or TIE INVASION on LATE INJECTIONS.
When It occurred, some important State
elections were close ut hand, and you were
in evident glee with the belief that, by charg-
ing the blame upon us, you could get the
advantage of us. in those elections. The
elections came, and your expectations were
not quite fulfilled. Qaughter.) You did
not sweep New York, and New Jersey, and
Wisconsin, and Minnesota, precisely like fire
sweeps over tho prairie in high wind
Uaughter.) You are still drumming at this
idea. Go on with it. If you think you can,
by slandering woman, make her love you,
or by yillifying man make him vote with
you, 20 on and try it. (Boisterous laughter
and prolonged applausc.) Every Rcpubli-
can man knew that, rs to himself at least,
your charge was slander, and be was not
much inclined by 1t to cast his vote in your
favor.
Republican doctrines and declarations are
accom- panied with continual protest against
any interference whatever with your slaves,
or with you about your slaves. Surely this
does not encourage them to revolt. True VIC
do, in common with our fathers who framed
tho government under which we live, declare
our belief that slavery is wrons-(applausc)
but the slaves do not hear us declare even
this, and for every thing we say or do, tho
slaves would scarcely know there is Repub-
lican party. believe they would not in
fact generally know it bu. for your misrep-
rescniation OF us in their hearing. In your
political contests among yourselves, each fac
ton charged the other with sympathy for the
Black Republicans; and then to give point
to the charge, define Black Republicanism to
be simply Instruction, blood and thunder
among the slaves. (Boisterous laughter and
applausc.)
SLAVE INSTRUCTIONS.
Slave instructions are no moro common
now than they were before tho Republican
party was organized. What induced the
Southampton Instruction, twenty years ago,
in which at beast three times rs many lives
were lost as at Harpcr's Ferry? You can
scarcely stretch your very elastic fancy % the
conclusion that that was got up by Black
Republicanism. (lAughter) In the pres
cnt state of things in the United States do
not think a general, or even very extensive
slave instruction, is possible. The indis-
pcnsable concert of action cannot be attained.
The slaves have no means Of rapid conmuni-
cation nor can inccndiary free men, black
or white, supply 1t. The explosive inateri-
ais arc every where in parcels, but there
neither are nor can be supplied, tho ihdis-
psnsable connecting trains.
Much is said by Southern people about tho
affection of slaves for their masters and mis-
trcs,cs. and part of 1t, at least, is tr,ic. a
plot for an uprising could scarcely be de-
yised and communicated to twenty indi'iuu-
nl,beforc somo one OF them, to save the lie oi a
lavorite master OF mistress, would diyulSe u.
This 4 the rule; and the slave revolution IN
Uayti was not an exception to it, but case
occnrrinr under peculiar circumstances. The
cunrowdcr plot Of British history, though
not connected with slaves, was more in point.
In this case only about twenty were admit
ted to the secret, and yet ono Of them, In his
anxiety to save friend, betrayed the plot to
that friend and by consequence aycrtcd the
calamity. Occasional poisonings from the
Kitchen. open or stcalthy assa,sinations In
the field, and local rcvolts extending to q
s.ore or no, will continue to occur rs tho nat
nral result OF slavery; but general insaf.
rcction OF slaves, Ms | think, Is thing which
cannot happen in this country for long
time. Whoever much fears, or much hopr,
for such an event. will be alike disappointed.
TIE NATIONAL JUDGMENT AND YELLING.
There Is a Judgment and feeling against
slavery in this nation which cas-. at least a
DESTROY that Judgment and fceling-that SEN
timeni-by breaking mp the political organ
iation which rallies around it. You can
scarcely scatter and dispcpc an army which
has been formed into order In tho heaviest
FIRE, but II you could, hoW much would you
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