The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1860-12-28

South has ever had in the incumbents OF public
Office, has had the elect Of making ita South
ern, instead offs National capitol The pros,
pect ola new order Of things, which shall
sweep away portion Of the Southern rubbish,
aud unkennel the dogs who have so long fed
on the public treasury, and expose and lay bare
the rottenness and corruption which exists
renders men desperate, and these Southern
officials are ready for anything which may
promise them undera new Southern coniedera-
cy, the probable attainment Of oiice. Inc
great men Of the South have visions OF Empire,
dreams of stars and carriers, imaginings VI
c )ronets aud foreign missions. and the lesser
| lights who glimmer around them cannot leave
the flesh pots Of Egypt. The whole course OF
Mr.. Buchanan S administration has eneourageu
this state Of things. and as he now wlckediy
and peryersely refuses to meet pantuiiy the
demands which the constitution makes upon
him, and seems bent ON bequeathing to MIR.
Lincoln troubles that his own cowardice has
invoked there il no telling how much OF trouble
there may be. If the people Of the free States
would submissiyely yield to every demand of
the Slave States, give them the right to carry
slaves to the Territories, and TO make Slave
States; give them the personal privilege Of taxi
ing their slaves to the free States, join them in
opening the Slave trade, let them, as in times
past, have the lions share of the Offices and
wink at their corruption, and cowardly give
up the right to speak except fayorably OF slave
ry, peace might be purchased. The demands
are not stated too strong. In substance they
are made by Southern men from the Gulf States
wherever you meet them here. Knowing that
the free States cannot comply with them, they
are arranging to 20 out Of the Union, Ito come
back they say If the free States yeld,) to form
a separate confederacy. The programme won't
work. The border Slave States have no interest
in such play, and even Tennessee, as seen by
the speech OF Mr.. johnson, will give it no
countenance.
There may be collision, resistance to the laws
and for while civil war. but vast majority
of the people are favorable to the Union. poll
ticians cannot destroy it,
In the little time have been here have only
heard that the main body Of the Republicans in
Congress stand firm, there are a few weak
kneed men among them, and none of them
could be harmed by a little of the inyigora-
ting spirit of their constituents at home. Ii is
the turning point in the nations fate, and the
arm of the Representative shonld be strength
ened by copious fountains of strength from the
people There is a proposition before the COM
mittee OF thirty three to cxten the Missouri
line to the Pacific; action upOn'it has been de-
layed. There are fears however that 1t will
ultimately be adopted. The passage of such a
measure would be in the teeth of the platform
of Chicago, it would be measure standing on
the same basis as the old Missouri compromise,
only attached TO new territory, and this the
Northern democracy as well rs the Southern,
declare to be unconstitutional. Let the Re-
publican press speak out against It, and the
Republican members in Congress be warned
that no such measure would have the appro-
baton of the Republican masses. On Monday
Mr.. Nicholson OF Tennessee is expected to speak
on the paramount question, and rumor says will
take issue with his colleague Mr.. Johnson. on
the question, that is will take disunion ground.
We shall see.
Cushing went down South to Charleston on
Friday, probably to view the ground ON which
he shattered the democracy, though rumor
with her forked tongue says it was a mission
from the government to the disunionsts, the
character of which has not transpired. After
staying in Charleston five hours he returned.
The South Carolina Commissioners are ex-
pected here during the week to make their de-
mands in the name of the Empire of South
Carolina on the government Of the United
States.
| Washington, outside Of the excitcments OF
the secession question, is said to be decidedly
dull. g. o. O.
" ,su,<cToy. Dec. 81. 1850.