The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1860-06-08
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ton, Mr.. Yancey made the following beautiful
and funny remark which Is approved by oil
the party in the South and by many in the
North; Islands of, and let us work out our
row in the Territories. Ifyou beat US at tn.
end, you will be entitled 70 palm Of victory.
II we beat you, we will give you good servants
for life. and enable you to i've comfortable,
and we will take your poor white man and elc-
vate him." Northern democrats, are you not
going to accept these proposals. They will be
highly beneficial to you; you will get elevated,
and everybody knows you need 1t sadly. As
much as we admire Mr.. Yancey's philanthropy
ical efforts, we are still inclined to think he
might possibly find some few things in the
Southern States to engage his attention. Pos
sbly among the poor whites, the clay eaters
Of the South, he could find some persons who
are not elevated so very high. We will just
make an extract from Senator Hammond TO IL
lustrate the thing. lie says: "They OBJ
tain q precarious subsistence by occasional
jobs. by hunting, by fishing, by plunderins
fields or folds, or, too often, by what is lar
worse In its effects, trading with slaves, and
leading them to plumber for their benefit.
This is the way they sierafe people in the South.
In the southern States there are about one In
every twelve, who cannot read and write; while
in the North, only>b II every forty-fve.-
Should you not like such an elevation! Take
the fact into consideration, that the slaves are
not included in this proportion and II shows
the palmer, how they slerate folks In the south.
Mr.. Yancey Is queer man lIesays In coun.
selling his Northern brethren; "Go before
your northern people and make 1t q question
of union or disunion between you and Seward.
ism. Tell them the South can't exist In this
government dshonored. Tell them this and
YOU give backbone to your wishy-wassy vac
illating policy, upon which you have been go
ing down hill for SO many years. Take 'his Is
sue and throttle anti-savery. Let them see
there will be disunion." Why don't You ac-
cept this adviser nothing could be better
Make somebody think the Union is going to be
dissolved. Try the old game over again; dis
solve the Union once more. You have dissolv-
ed il as often as once in four TOR the last fit
~ years. Come, gentlemen, 20 in for disun-
ion, and sec how It takes; see II anybody will
be frightened by 1t. Cry wolf and appeal to
the people to give up principle, ard save the
country. Hear Mr.. Yancey once more: "Do
YOU urge upon them, there will be disunion,
and II your people are what | think they are,
they will rise once more and become victori-
ous." Northern men, are you going to reject
this advicet Are you going to rebel after serv-
ing the South so long and faithfully Of course,
YOU wouldn't do such thing. You must
come down humble, and preach disunion; you
must sound It from every hill and echo It
through every valley. Now is the time to show
your backbone, II you have any. Democrats,
commence II in Maine In the coming campaign.
Tell the people you have been to Charleston
and come home with new creed. Tell them
you have given up popular sovereignty" and
all such humbugs; and are prepared to stand
on the true merits OF the case Let them know
you are in earnest. Dissolve the Union; bring
on the Irish; fetch on the rum; shout for con-
grcssional Intervention; set up monument to
Yancey; let everybody know you are in earn
est; have no halfway ground; let COMPOUNDED
chaos" reign; or, as Yanccy says; "Let the
threatened thunders roll and the lightnings
flash through the sky;" let everything be turn
ell topsy-turvy. Don't be obstinate, gentle
men, you are generally very accommodating.
Don't be like the foolish pebble, and say !: II am
n pebble and Weld to none;' for you must
yield. The South is determined, and you are
wayering. You will 60 to Baltimore, and take
more lessons in dirt eating, and come home rs
ready as ever to carry two faces.
PINE STATE.
49,. la. 4 ION