The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1861-05-31

call oil the presiuent was naue through I'M
proper fear. We have no occasion to inter,
fere with work 50 completely done.
FalsehOOd No. is pointed out and cor
rected.
Assertion No. a." We say the President
has violated the Constitution and laws, by
raising a standing army upon his own mer'
proclamation; Is not that trueY'
This is but the expression Of an opinion
and therefore it cannot be called ialsehood
but it nevertheless proceeds from treason
able heart. The assertion itself is however
untrue. The president has raised no stand
ing army. lie has simply called for men Il
aid him in the execution OF the laws. Treas
ON calls il violation OF the Constitutions
loyalty to that instrument says it is the con
trary; let those interested judge which il
right.
Assertion No. . is dismissed.
FalschoOd No. g." We say the officer
Of the President are making civil war in tin
State OF Missouri is not this truey'>
No. The civil war in Missouri was com
menccd by rebels when they stole the pub
lie property from the Federal arscnels, ant
in breaking up encampments OF militar,
men who had congregated together undel
illegal acts Of the secession governor, the
officers Of the President were but resisting
civil war made by rebels.
Falschood No. 5 is pointed out and cor
rected.
Falsehood No. Give say these thing
are saddling an enormous public debt upor
the country is not this true"
No, sir. Z" These things" are miserable
untruths,-the REASONABLE utterances of
maniac or a babbling traitor-the outpour
ing Of a heart yencmous with disloyalty "a
the constitution which gives him protection
or the rawlings Of one whose mental vision has
distortion in ii which eyokes a common
charity. Tho doings OF the rebels, their con-
tempt Of the laws, their unwillingness to
submit to the restraints Of the constitution
and their treason makes il necessary for the
government to raise armies and incur great
public expense. 1t is this and not the these
things Of the editor Of the Democrat which
will saddle the country with an enormous
public debt. The men who are the confed-
crates and abettors of these rebels, are the
men who will be held responsible for the
creation Of the public debt.
Falsehood No. G is pointed out and cor
rected.
We group together the following asser-
tions Of the Democrat -
" We say none Of these things were prom
ised by the Republicans, nor expected by the
people: is not this true? We say the people
have been utterly disappointed in their cx-
pectatiOns from the Republican party: is
not this true?"
No. The people expected of the Re-
publican party, fidelity to the Constitution;
Of its elected officers the duties coniided to
them by the laws, and their expectations
have been answered. Every election that
has been held since the party came into into
power or that will be held Tor months and
months to como will establish the truth of
this declaration of ours, and the ialsity OF
the assertions of the Democrat.
We have now answered, NOT ATTEMPTED,
every assertion of the Democrat and leave
the people to judge whether We were correct
when we said that it was difficult to tell
whether treason or filsehOod most predomi-
mated in the composition Of its article. Its
trcasonablc part, considering it the most im-
portant, we examined last week. Our own
views of it are more than corroberatcd by
the scathins article we give in this paper
from the Bath Times. Democratic paper,
who says in language as tcrse rs it is true
that the intim atoms of the article on which
We commented aro US "disingenious as they
are untruthful."
A teSe political writer whose
writings nearly century ago upon the cor
ruptiOns Of the British government attract
cd much public notice said, 7" The
minister who by secret corruption in
yadcs the freedom of election, and the ruth
nm who by open violence destroys that
freedom are embarked in the same bottom.
they have the same interests and mutually
feel for each other" The sentiment has an
application to tho present state OF affairs,
and to the editor Of the Democrat. The re-
suits of free election are attempted to be
cyaded by ruiEans with open violence, and
the editor Of the Democrat, though profess
ing to DO governed by patriotic motives has
struck hands with the rufhans, has embark
cd in the same bottom with them, has
mutual feeling with them and aids aud abets
them in their treason. Turning his back
on old professions, fOrgetful of all his lessons
to others to stand by the dag OF his country
in its hour Of trial, he becomes an apostate
by design, a retailer Of falsehoods and mis-
representations by choice, and brings his guns
(riaed he calls them y to bear upon the in
situations Of the country. whatwonder that
even his Democratic contemporaries, viewing
him as a fallen star cry out in tones oflively
indignation
Shame on the man who could indite
such an allegation against an administra-
ton which is acting worthy of the Old Hick-
DRY spirit and doing deeds which command
the respect Of such patriots as Douglas and
other true men,"
Too Late to Talk OF Compromises.
The Democrat talks Of the necessity OF
compromises. Gen. Butler, and US we be-