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

heard such . propostions exceps uVm "ssn-
burn and his followers, except from some ire
,.ter of South Carolinsi Tho Democratic
marty sustain this position, the right for every
community to regulate their own affairs, sub.
;ect to the Constitution and the decision Of the
supreme Court. ts) Stephen A. Douglas has
de6ed all the factions that oppose this doctrine,
and defeated them all. washburn says Doug
IA, has only one moro thing to do. viz: "scdt-
lOp h,m,sJc" He has done II already BY say
mr "dont destroy popular sovereignty" His
s,llowers resist oil these factions. yea, went
down South, 10 Charission, and dsfsd them
there. III l III .tth
The Republican candidate for Congress, in
hi, speech accepting the nomination declared
the Democratic party dead and that his friends
we're going to bury 1.-THE said the Republi-
can party was to be "he resurreetion and the
mr., (IIere the speaker became suddenly
very religious and lamcnted that the Republic
can candidate for Congress should be 50 desti-
tu,e of religious sentiment rs to quote Scripture
In political speech, when his whole speech
from beginning to end, as Is his custom was
in,erlsrded with Scripture quotations.) "But"
said he "the Democratic party is not dead and
the Republican gentleman will End on the 18th
ofSept., (ifhehas anyiifs,) hehas received Gas
the mother told her wounded child, who asked
her II he was dead,) his Immortal round.
lie said eli the democratic party DO dead,
where would you 60 for rest' On the party
born only four years ago, Would you rest
your ark ON this party, rather than with the
priesthood Of the Democratic party,'' Here
the speaker warmed up and showed that he
could quote scripture, and use abusive epithets.
He asked "should the republican party be
called the resurrection and the lifef''
They are rather the charnel house-tyranny
riotipg above and corruption below,-the
chsrnel house Is in perfect keeping with the
PRINCIPLES of the republican party. (liere
several respectable members Of tho Republican
party left in disgust.)
He obser wing this, said 81 only speak Oft
leaders, when speak severley-the great body
Of the Republicans are honest, the leaders are
anything but honest-the party Is the receptacle
of all the old dead parties, who clamor on the
people to get into power" 49,.
lie then spoke Of the Republican party idcn-
tilted with the cause vftcmperance. their defeat
in 1885, their adoption Of the anti-slavery
platform. Said there was now no lite In tenn
perauce societies, said that indictments were
procured and laid over by officers Of the law, to
procure votes (wonder II he refers to our
present County Attorney or his predecessors,
when he says, indictments are laid over to
procure votes.) He then spoke Of the dark
lantern party as becoming component part
OF the Republican party ut the bidding OF Carl
shurtI-relatcd an anecdotc Of John Dryden
and his wifs-spoke ofPcck and Dow and others
as the founders of Republican party, &C.,
&c and then returned to the old theme.
lie said for the twentieth time 1.-THE Republi.
can party claim the right to prohibit slavery
In the territories, and promise to carry out
that principle II raised to power In the govern
ment. but the Supreme Court Of the United
States had declared otherwise, such doctrine
|, in the teeth of the decision Of the Supreme
Court. It's dogma that has no truth In fact,
that cannot be carried out. " they had The
poper TO carry out the principles, and the pto
ple IN the fifteen Southern States and their
brethren in the free States rere tame enough TO
submit. they would be unworthy the name Of
freemen. The Republican candidate for Con-
gress has declared himself In favor Of popular
sovereignty and said that Eli Thaycr was right
he now says popular sovereignty Is o delu-
sion; Gov. Seward has now backed down from
his former high pretentions-his speech In the
Senate was no more like his Rochester speech,
than the countenancc ola smiling infant Is like
that.of an individual elevated by nomination
at Chicago. (Clapplng Of hands and laughter
---one man considered by all as the homeiest
man in town laughed the loudest. He is
homely he cant spell Thomas.)
The speaker said "thc Democratic party In
Charleston, that citadel Of slavery, stood up
manfully and defeated resolutions offered; II
did more to defeat slavery than was done in
Chicago where there was not slave holder
within one hundred miles TO frigbten them. lie
then read the resolutions Of the Republican
party at Chicago, and ofthc Douglas Baltimore
party, in which It Is declared to be the duty Of
good governments to protect the rights Ofper.
sons and their property, and said "they both
declared the same thing: II the Republican party
get power before the end Of four years, they
will be part and parcel Of the Yancey party.
Look at their candidate, they call him homes,
old Abe, name that children might make
sport Of, the reason may DO that he Is the only
one In his party entitled to that appellation,
what has he donel he had controversy with
Douglas the candidate Of the Democratic party,
and the same D,uglas created the candidate OF
the Republican party How was he nominated!
gentleman from Massachusetts, made speech
on his way to Chicago and said they were going
to Chicago to nominate q man who knew just
geography enough to know his own country,
and that candidate Is now before the people,
based on his capacity to maui democrats
and split rails. Riding on rail was not con-
sidered respectable, but the Republicans ride
their candidate on rail to the music Of the
Ethiopian melody in some such strain as this:
as I raikei out one moonlight night, &c.
Amer repeating the verse the speaker close l
when three cheers were proposed. The cheers
were faint. and overcome by the barking Of
some saucy dog who had intruded himself, and
until now behaved with perfect pr priety.
A Mr.. George W. Stevens OF Dover N. II.
who had much more brass thin brains then
took the stand and attempted to speak; but the
audience were either tired or disguised, or both,
for his blowing could not induce them to stay.
lie spoke but few minutes, during which he
said "John N. Goodwin told me that he believed
Stephen A. Douglas the greatest living states
man. This VIC know TO be false, but In perfect
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