The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1860-08-31
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NOTES.
I. The Missouri Compounds, IS despotic
act" and Jet this sane Thomas N. Hayes,wbo
was State Senator In 1855. for the frat and the
las, time, voted for the following resolution
which passed the House Of Representatives %
to 0. and which. when Il came to the Senate.
passed that branch Tuesday, Feb. q, 1885, BY
. vote Of 24tol:
ga. Rssolrsd, That the Senators In Congress
from Maine DO instructed, and Rrcpresenta'
tives requested, 70 oppose In every practicable
way the passage Of the Nebraska bill, 20 called,
% long Is Il shall contain any provision, nc
pealing, sbrogating, resembling, or In any way
IinTaiidating that provision Of the Act Of Con.
gress, approved March 9th, 1870, COMMONLY
called the Missouri Compromise. :" - =
The yeas and nays were called, and the vote
stood thus: s -".r Ger
YEIs-Mesrs. Nathaniel Blake. Newell Blake.
Clark, Crehorc, Cutler, Davis, Drisco, Gould,
Hartman, HAYES, Hubbard, J. Lowell, ".
Torsey, Tucker, vinton, West, Whidden, and
Young-A.
NAYs-HaIen-l.
Mr.. Hayes then condemned the repeal Of whit
he now terms go despotic Act" He was then
two year old Democrat, and had not made
great progress In the science Of Sham Dcmoc.
ra,y. He increases In knowledge very fast, 30 fast
that II our recollection IL not 1t fault, he made
speech In Portland In 1888. In which he spoke
Of slavery Is . blessing, and In accordance
with that belief, recognizes the correctness Il
the bred Scott decision, which declares 'slaves
to be property and pledges the Federal Govern
ment to protect It." See bred Scott vs. San
ford. Towards U. 8. Reports, p. sos.
Q This diary Of Adams e curious book for
one like Mr.. Hayes, who like Felix Grundy, NO
suppose. II wejudge by his claims rather than
his history must have been born a"veteran DEM
ocrat" to quote from,) Mr.. Hayes uses on oil
occasions, and this passage serves him for
text whenever he holds forth. The inference he
makes from u would be worth something II
our government had pursued the line Of policy
towards the territories that the British govern
ment has always pursued towards her colonies.
The difference which the two governments have
pursued, makes the inference Incorrect, not to
say absurd. Great Britain has ever maintain
ed the policy ofkeeping her colonies colonies
forever. She never Incorporates them into the
empire. The United States, on the other hand,
commences with the idea Of incorporating the
territories into the Federal Union as soon a.
they have the requisite population for State.
Our policy looks to making the territories, as
soon as possible, equals and sovereign as 9TH
er States that Of Great Britain Is always to keep
the colonies. dependent. 0urs Is the care which
the parent exercises over the child until he has
attained his majority, care and supervision
which makes for the good Of both the parent
and tho child, and which looks forward con-
stantly to the time when the child shall be freed
from the care Of the parent. Great Britain's,
on the contrary, Is the tyranny Of the master,
which Is like the slaveholding system which Mr.
Hayes supports toward the slave. and which
not only keeps up the tyranny during the life
Of the slave, but Is determined to continue to
the posterity Of the slave to the latest genera
tons.
3. "God moves In mysterious way his pur-
pose to fulfill" Well, suppose he docs, 10
this any reason why any one should be indf-
ferent to the spread Of sin, which the fathers
looked upon as the blot In our republic IN its
early days, Mr.. Hayes makes most precious
confessions. "They, the fathers, desired to
put an end to slavery" Thank you, Mr.. Hayes
for this confession. lie wants TO continue and
eternalire slavery. Are you wiser and better
than the fathersi Do you see clearer than theyf
"Ths fathers looked on slavery as sin,
crime AS blight and PAIL" they thought sit
was against the purity Of religion" One OF
them, and his name was George Washington,
said that he desired It's abolition, and "that as
far as his suffrage would go It should never be
wanting !" another, o Mr.. Thomas Jefferson,
the same who has been sometimes called the
Apostle Of Democracy" said, "thc abolition
Of domestic slavery is the greatest object Of de-
sire in these colonies - another, whose name
was Patrick Henry, said "that II was debt
We owe to the purity Of our religion, to show
that Il Is at variance with that law which war
rants slavery"
The fathers wanted to pat On end to slavery
Mr.. Hayes wants to eternalile It, wants itcarried
into the territories. This isa fair inference
from the questions he asks. els It right" he
asks, "to prohibit the people OF the slave
States from going into these territories with
their instituiion,'l" The people Of this
Congressional District will answer this ques-
ton most emphatically in the Affirmative on
the tenth Of September.
4. And they prove It, too. This Is the most
difficult part Of the matter for the defenders and
apologists Of slavery to get over.
S, Subject to the Constiiuiion and the deei'-
ton Of the Supreme Court" and the Court
have already decided that Congress cannot
abolish slavery in the territories, and II this
doctrine Of the Democracy Is accepted, OF what
value Is popular sovereignty! When Mr..
Hayes says that Mr.. washburn Is preaching
oil over the State, and advising people to re-
bel against the Supreme Court, he simply lies.
we use the proper word In the proper place.
for Mr.. Hayes,as well As Dir. Smart, who with
equal efrontry makes the charge. knows to
be untrue. Mr.. Wsshburn does not believe the
Supreme Court Is infallible, and only proposes
to 30 alter public sentiment as to correct any
infamous decision the Court has OF may make,
and this, too, In the way pointed out by the
Constitution In . legitimate and peaceable man
ner.
Q. This Is tresding very closely on the heels
OF the disuniou men in the Southern States
bat what better should be expected Of one who
/, supporting Johnson, the disunionist, for the
Vice Presidency. We don't think that anybody
win be frightened from their propriety. or into
voting for Thomas NJ. Hayes, because no prac-
tically invites the Southern men and their broth
rem Eve suppose he means BY the term "breth-
rem" Shareholders In principle II not In fact,)