The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1860-08-24

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sists the admission Of Kansas because she do
sires TO DO free. obtains decisions from the
Supreme Court subverive Of the principles
on which our government Is based, and is this
day, either BY the mission Of Indifference or
by holder means, attempting to make the in
stitution Of human slavery as broad as the
domains Of the republic. No matter what
the creed may bc, this the Democratic party
has done or Is endeavoring TO do. 1t has
"stolen the livery Of heaven to serve the devil
in" Mr.. Hayes speaks Of its being one o.
the articles Of the Democratic creed, "Per.
feet equality Of the States and all sections OF
the country This is well turned sen
tence, but its Democratic explanation is this,
and simply this-a right to make al the
States slave, under construction Of tho Con.
stitution that declares "slayes to be property
on an equality with other property" This
is the sense in which the terms equality
among the States" and "equal rights and
privileges among the individual citizens
must be understood, to conform to the pres
ent teachings Of Democracy. We hear OF
popular sovereignty (this much abused term) +,
equal rights and equal privileges 10 be yielded
10 our Southern brethren, and reduce it all
dOwuto real Democratic meaning tits the right
to s-t.biisa slavery in all parts OF our COM
mon country. This we arc aware would be
no objection to Mr.. Hayes, who is, as we
know IRON his own lips, friend to African
slavery. n believer in its blessings, and q
hater Of those sublime truths promulgated
by Jefferson in that immortal state paper, the
Declaration Of Independence.
Mr.. Hayes looks upon the acts and meas
urcs Of the fathers "as mere traditions Of the
elders" and hence he dcnounoes the Missou-
ri Compromise Act, and glories in that act Of
the traitor Douglas by which il was repealed.
The people Of this Congressional District in
three successive instances have passed judg-
ment on that question, and we have no fear
that they will now reverse that judgment by
electing Mr.. Hayes.
The old time Democracy he ignores be-
cause il hated slayery-the now time Democ-
racy he loves because "it does not care
whether slavery is voted down or up" or
because il wants its extension. The Democ-
rscy Of Washington, lafayette, Jefferson,
Henry, Randolph, Writ, Madison, Monroe,
Benton and Clay, ais merely the traditions
of the elders" but the Democracy OF Blu
chanan, Douglas, Davis, and Others OF the
present day, is an object Of his especial admi-
ration.
We have not space for extended comment
on Mr.. Hayes speech. We shall content
ourself with giving our readers two passages
which are Characteristic Of the man. They
arc these:
The tongue Of maleyolent pcdantry, set
on FIRE of hell, may, perhaps, delight small
fanatical assemblies with barbarous disquisi-
tons upon the faneied barbarisms OF other
COMMUNITIES, Dut " Will hot W oeuSANs W
disgrace our Congressional halls.
Con.eited skeptics may, perhaps, continue
to repeat their impious suggestion, that DEB
ty Himself is failure, because their feeble
vision cannot penetrate the clouds and dark
ness which are round about Him, and recon.
cile all human conditions with their views OF
the Justice and judgment which ought to be
the habitation Of His Throne-but the God
of our fathers will still abidc--the same yes
terday, to-day and forever.
No man in our community but Mr.. Hayes
could have so coupled the fires Of hell with
the attributes Of Deity. 1t takes concen-
tration of malevolence and hate which can
only emanate FROM the bottomless pit to put
words together In such u way rs to convert
the grand truths of that Gospel which teach
cs all men to love one another even rs Christ
loved his disciples, and which demands the
breaking of the rod Of the oppressor, into
declarations of his Providences, and to treat
as the suggestions Of Connected skePtics" all
of Gods eternal truths which denounce the
wiekedness Of that system which is at war
with the prccepts Of the christian religion
and mans humanitics.
Ii is because the people have confidence
and trust in the "God Of our fathers who will
still abide the same yesterday, to-day and
forever" that they will turn away with scorn
and loathing from one who, in this nineteenth
century, with all the lights of civilization
bcaming upon him, dares the impiety Of sus-
tanning an Institution which the immortal
jefferson said ''is frdit1ht rith more misery
than ages Of that ~hieh our fathers rose ."
rebellion to Oppose'-which DIR. franklin de-
clared was an atrocious debasement OF HUI
man Nature'-which Henry said "was at va
rance with the purity of our religion" and
which the great Wesley said was "the sum
Of all human villanies."
Mr.. Hayes may mako mouthing speeches
about popular sovereignty and equal rights,
but people who have brcathed the pure and
free air of New England. who have grown
strong under the blessed Influences OF her
school-houses and churches, and prosperous
under the liie-giving fruits Of free labor, will
understand that all his talk simply means the
extension and perpetuation Of slavery, and
understanding this will reject him at the
ballot-bo., and eonsign him to that political
periition which he merits.
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