The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1860-02-24


Savs n body of friends in the North, reaay
e. ,s.a ,hsm 10 victory, whenever they rise
., ,hrov OF their bonds? Simply because
.Ss wbols South knows, that its Representa-
,;Ss. having the least apprehension that such
y serm;dable ally was ready to support IN
s,,Srac,;on against Southern institutions,
SD he the last men on earth even 10 whis-
W =, An the ears OF the disahected the ne
Proes. even. are too intelligent to give credit
o the absurd story. There Is not u sane
Nan in the South that does not know full
we'll. that though badgered and abused,
s,cb il the LOYALTY Of the whole North to
the Union that Il would march with an
army OF its hardy sons a thousandiold
stronger than that Gen. Green led to the
rescue Ct the South in the day OF Its troubles.
The John Brown conspiracy is now the
r,lyanic battery that gives NV lite to the
Democracy. In the North it rcyiyes the eS-
piring hopes Of the melancholy doughiaces.
There are two parties there, one for the Union
and one against it. The former heartily
concuring in the patriotic views OF the
fathers Of the Republic, that slavery should
work out its own destiny by degrees, under
the shield of the Constitution, the negro
race receding Southwark before the skill,
economy, and self-impelling power OF Tree
labor. The destiny Of the colored race OF
this continent is to carry freedom and i'm
proyement to its rich tropics, where the
white race languishes through successive
generations, passing into monarchies and
utter decay.
The chiefs who brood over the scheme of a
new Government in the South, adverse to
20 the Union, have in view to provide
against danger very different from that
which they parade as the cause Of alarm
There is difficulty arising from the increase
OF their white population holding no slaves,
and destitute OF lands or employment, that
excites apprehension in another form. This
multitude, oppressed by the competition OF
slavery, have votes, and may, at some time,
learn TO use them for their own deliycrance.
They have, however, been most etiectually
disfranchised in many OF the slave States, by
giving vast preponderance in the legislative
representation to the slaveholding counties
over those in which there are few slaves
The chiefs of notification, taught by mas
ter quite rs acute as he who educated Alex
ander in the art OF dominion over men, seek
10 throw of connection with that part OF the
Confederacy where free voting makes every
thing tree. In choosing his pupils, the late
Carolina politics, always locke to daring
and capable young men, the chiyalry, as these
disciples Of Mr.. Calhounar are sometimes called
derision, in many instances exhibit elevated
qualities that make the term appropriate 10
them in its true and honorable sense. They
are the earnest Prince Ruperts Of King
Charles's reign, ready TO fight in tho cause
Of the juro dtri no right of slavery. Ii il
evident, from late demonstration, that en-
ployment for the non-slayeholding class in
the South will be found in case the severance
Of the Union is attempted by embodying
from il standing army to prevent the exc.
cution Of the laws of the Union, he escape
Of slaves along the borders and coast, and to
prosecute further conbu,sts in the South for
the extension slavery. That the latter design
is meditated is manifest from the fact that
Walker re-established slavery in the country
in which he obtained mOmentary fOothold,
and did so under the advice of those in the
United States who are associated in his
enterprise. Walker declared that he was
advised by member of Mr.. Buchanan's
Cabinet to throw himself in to the quarrel of
castes then and now raging in Mexico, in
stead of embarking in his foray upon Near
aqua.
The prctcxt upon which the President asks
Congress to invest him with power to wage
such war, is that our citizens have been
outraged in their :.persons ard property by
the Church party in Mexico. Northern
citizens arc in far more danger in the South
ern States, and have suffered infinitely more
there and in Kansas at the hands OF the
Presidents proslayery partisans. And in
Utah our troops stand idle, while Brigham
Young despoils and murders our citizens
Who can doubt that he owes his immunity
from punishment TO the fact that he has
established slavery! In the eyes OF those
who command our President, this is sufficient
70 cntitle him to immunity in his crimes,
and in the enjoyment Of the "twin relic OF
barbarism The motive which
ia TO precipitate US into religious war in
Mexico, and which has sheathed the sword
of Justice in Utah, is the same il is the ex-
tension of slavery, and when this object can
no longer be subseryed by the power OF this
Government, then the Government itself is
70 be subycrted.
OF the existence of settled design against
the Union, no man can doubt who observes
the signs Of the times, and listens to the de-
bates OF Congress. ThoParty in power, who
denouncc the Union, don pretend that their
opponents have violated the Constitution
But expression of opinion is a right to be toll.
Grated no longer. IL is assumed that the
Republican sentiment in foyor OF States with
out the tarnish of negro slavery, discolOrinS
their institutions or their people, made John
Brown mad and althoug h he and his fol-
lowers have paid the penalty Of their iatuity
and crimes. vet this has not proved that the
State and National Goyernmentsare sufficient
to protect against the dangers incident to the
peculiar institution. What then? The ma
iority of the people of the United States are
warned that ii, in the exercise oftheir con-
stitutional rights, they elect a Republican
President, the minority will annul the Con-
stitution 50 il is not, at last, for n violation
of that instrument that Uuion is to be sub
yerted, but for maintaining it in fair, free
and full operation, according TO the inter-
probation offs worst enemies. Will thisout-
rage on principle, honor, and the obligation
Of oaths, add anything TO the strength OF an
Institution for which 50 much is slcrihcedY
Would the juxtaposition OF the free States,
wronged. insulted. and dehed. and put into "A
state Of war by such of the slave States us re-
volt against the Government, which all are
bound to support, promote the safety OF that
institution brought into contact with them,
and declared to be the cause of mischief
Martial law would doubtless be proclaimed,
as recently at Charlestown, to protect it, and
"a the late letter of Governor Wise admon-
i,hed Governor Chase. the whole military
might of the South would be sent into the
FREE States, TO drag to punishment all per-
sons suspected of tampering with slaves, or
aiding their elopement: There would DC