The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1860-07-06

meeting in the publc Poseo" NJ NPe' W
taking the chair made . charasteric speech
7, MA, ",mooth as 'ile,". commencing will
,o,ehinr illusions to his former residencc II
s.co ..where he had spent the happiest year
OF his life." he gradually spread out into
laudation OF popular sovereignty which he SAID
meant minding ones own business rs individu
ais. States and nations. II Was for this grea
principle for which the De&Oerscy he said. un
der Douglas were eontending with the extreme
lists Of the South and the Black Republicans o
the North, and for Douglas fidelity to II tn,
people were going topu, him into the Presiden
tial chair. The Republicans by their Intervention
doctrines, were meddling with other people,
business. and the country could only be saves
from the perils that surrounded 1t by leaving
the people Of the territories to frame such In
situations as they pleased on the Douglas idea
Unpopular sovereignty.
We rather liked our townsman's speech, II
was plausible and pretty, and outside OF It's
misrepresentation Of the Republicans and 'heir
doctrines. . very pleasant speech. As hepuo-
licans all 20 in for mindins their own business
this principle so deliberately set forth by MI
Haines willmeet their cordial approval. FER
sonally we mean to stick to II and We want
Congress to do so also and we offer our hand
in tender amity, and we too have lived in saco
and passed happy years there, to Mr.. haine'
in support Of this principle. Republicans ey-
cry where believe in this principle and their
Presidential candidate when he assumes the du.
ties Of President will stick closely to 1t. IL
may be there Is disagreement between Mr.. II.
and the Republicans generally As to what con-
stitutes ones own business, but We are quite
sure, and we know something ofMr. Haines'
tastes. that he likes physical, moral and relig-
ious cleanliness and having such tastes We think
he would regard II rs mlnding his own business
most essentially II some Of his neighbors resid-
ing In territory which he owns in common with
them and others should contemplate the setting
up Of either physical nuisauces which would
make his premises unhealthy. moral ones which
would perniciously affect the morals OH
children, or religious on 3 that would poliute
the pure stream 81 Bible christianity. The
popular sovereignty ofthe Republicans is OF
that genuine sort which allows all who are in
terested in the condition Of the territories and
who are to be affected in either their social or
moral interests by the action ofthe people OF
the territories to have voice in the settlement
of all questions which by their relations to the
whole people, and their bearing on the public
veal Of all the States are Of general concern
II we rightly understood Mr.. Haines he would
leave the settlement Of such questions to the
people Of the territories alone, and being thus
willing he, in his doctrine Of popular sovsr-
eighty. stops far short Of the genuine Kind sup
ported by the Republicans, who knowing that
they, the people Of the free States, have rights
to be affected BY the action OF the people Of the
territories insist upon their taking such politi'
cal action, as will not weaken our political fab
rio, or prejudice the moral or pecuniary inter-
ests Of other States.
But we must not dwell longer on Mr.. Hanes.
Let not his heart be troubled. The country Is
safe.
On taking his seat, Mr. Haines introduced
Hon A. G. Jevett OF Belfast, who made spread
eagle speech Of the mos, terrific charaeter.-
This Jewett has history. lie was ut one time
diplomatist, to use his descriptive language,
minister to Lima" under President Polk. He
has been, so he told the audience, great tray-
eller. equal IL not moro extensive than the great
American traveller Pratt. lie had travelled
South, had been North, seen European king
doms and witnessed European revolutions, and
had come home to meet "the great crisis,
which he said was at hand. In his view there
was civil war impending. and TO avert its hor-
rors he had taken the stump to tell the PEOPLE
OF the North that the South must be let alone
She must be allowed to carry slavery every
where where II could be found profitable, and
agitation must be. "throttled."
After electing Douglas President and show
Ing, in his Judgment, the impossibility Of elect
ing Lincoln, he closed, and the Hon. Z. X.
Smart, who had come in during one Of Mr..
Jewett's terrific bursts Of eloquence, took the
stand amid the cheers Of the democrats present,
(called for by Z. r. wisgin Esq. of saco,) the
shouting Of the boys and the music Of the band.
The Democracy were jubil,nt through and
when he commenced speaking. We
shall not attempt description Of Mr.. Smart's
speech. II il would be proper to call mixed
medley Of braS, gas, improbable statements,
false assertion, and coupled with swagger and
furious defamation. speech. Its grand sta
pie was buster, and brag, and personal abuse
of republicans and their principles. He was
attentive to ourselves, frequently
us personally. and asking us to put
this statement or that, Of his making, in our
paper. and declaring that We had. In the dis
charge of our editorial duty done this thing or
that a person with the manners OF gentle
man, would hardly conceive 1t fair to attack
person who was deprived By social usage from
defending himself We complain not Of this
personality. We know Mr.. Smart well, and
shall not undertake to End fault with the char
,c,er that nature has stamped on him. We
hall not even with our pen. make delineation
" his character ourselves. We prefer giving
,ne drawn by one Of his political friends, which
We regard as life-like, and worthy OF public in
spection. To this We invite the attention Of our
readers. The artist Is the Editor Of the Bangor
Democrat, and the likeness adorned the col
umns Of the Democrat only a few weeks ago
Look at the painting executed by political
friend.
"E. X. Smart has recently been making
another OF his remarkable speeches ut Augusta.
In length il Is about equal TO the late effort OF
Hon. Charles Sumner In the U. 4 Senate, and
whilst il mani.ests towards the entire South all
the venom and bitterness Of that abolition dis-
tribe II Is utterly destitute Of that elegance Of
dIeuon which makes the speech Of the Massa-
nhnsetts senator q readable production. Both
speeches have common aim, viz, to create and
Keep alive IN the North an intense sectional
Ieenng against the South; but there Is this