The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1861-08-30

is desire to change this Government. We
see 1t emanating from every point in the
South. Mr.. Toombs was not willing towait
for the movement Of thepeople. Mr.. Steph.
ems, in his speech to the Legislature OF Geor-
gia, preferred the calling Of Convention
but Mr.. Toombs was unwilling to wait,
Mr.. Stephens was unwilling to see any VIC.
lent action in advance of the action OF the
people but Mr.. Toombs replied: 81 will
not wait will take the sword in my own
hand, disresardlng the will Of the people.
even in the shape Of Convention" and
history will record that he kept his word
lie and Others had become tired and dissatis-
fed withs Government Of the people they
have lost confidence IN mans capacity for
sell-goyernment. and furthermore; they would
be willing to form an alliance with Great
Britain; or If Great Britain were slow in
forming the alliance, with France, and, they
know they can succeed there, on account OF
the hate and malignity which exists between
the two nations. They would be willing to
pass under the reign Of the amiable and
constitutional Queen Of Great Britain
The Senator from Kentucky was wonder
fully alarmed at tho idea Of dictator
and replied with as much point as possible
to the Senator from Oregon who made the
suggestion. But, Sir, what do we find in
The Richmond Examiner, published ut the
seat of government Of the so-called Conteder-
ate Sta ties?
In the late debates Of the Congress Of this
Confederacy, Mr.. Wright Of Georgia showed q
true appreciation of the crisis when he adyo-
Gated the grant Of power to the President that
he, .ltata
Of Richmond, and to bring the whole force OF
the Confederacy to bear on the affairs of Vir-
ginia. II is here that the fate Of the Contedera-
cy is to be decided and the time is too short to
permit red tape TO interfere with public safety.
No power in Executive hands can be too great,
no discretion too absolute Mt such moments rs
these. We need a dictator. Let lawyers talk
when the world has time to hear them. Now
let the sword do its work Usurpation OF pow
err by the chief, fer the preservation Of the peo-
pie from robbers and murderers, will be reck-
oned as genius and patriotism by all sensible
men in the world now, and by every historian
that will judge the deed hereafter
The articles Of their leading papers, The
Wing and the Examiner, and the speeches OF
their leading men, all show Enthusiastically
that their great object is to change the charac-
ter Of the Government. Hence we come
to the proposition that it is contest wheth-
er tht people shall govern or not. have
here an article that appeared in the Memphis
Bulletin OF my own State, from which 1t
appears that under this reign OF Secession,
this reign of terror, this disintegrating ele-
ment that is destructive Of all good, and the
accomplished Of nothing that is right, they
have got things beyond their control:
In times like these, there must be one
ruling power to which all Others must yield.
In multitude ofcounselors, saith the Book
OF Books, there is safety but nowhere we
are told, in history or revelation, that there
is aught Of safety in multitude Of rulers
Any rule of action sometimes called the
law is better than multitude Of conflict
ing. irreconciable statues. Any ono head
is better than forty. each OF which may con-
cciyc itself the nonpareil, par excellence, SUI
preme 'eaput' of all civil and military affairs.
Let Governor Harris be king, if need be,
and Baugh despot.'
Let Governor Harris be king, and Baugh
despot.' says The Bulletin. WHO'S Baugh,
The Mayor Of Memphis. The mob reign Of
terror gotten up under this doctrine Of Secs
sion is SO great that we find they are appeal
Ing to the one-man power. They are even
willing to make the Mayor of the city des-
pot. and Isham G. Harris, little petty Gov
ernor OF Tennessee, a king. lie is to DO made
king over the State that contains the bones.
of the immortal, the illustrous Jackson
Isham G. Harris king Or JEFF. Davis a
dictator, and lsham G. Harris one of his
satraps. He king over the free and patriotic
people OF Tennessee! lsham G. Harris to DO
my king. Yes, Sir, my king know the
man. know his elements. know the
ingredients that constitute the compound
called lsharn G. Harris. King Harris to be
my master, and the master Of the people that
have the proud and conscious satisfaction
of representing on this floor Mr.. President,
he should not DO my slave. [Applause in
the galleries.
This is not our language, or is IT the voice
of Republican, but he who speaks is An
drew johnson, Democratic Senator of Ten
nesee, who knows of what he is talking
lie says the object Of the secessionists is to
change our government to monarchy, and
the secessionists, the imitators Of the Hart
ford Convention in York county, are aiding
them in making this change.
The holders of the Hartford Convention
succeeded in nothing but earning the con-
tempt OF their fellow citizens, and the York
County traitors and secessionists who met at
Alfred ON the 9Th of August last, will have
the same cnviable distinction.
But says this dclcctable resolution, formed
after the Hartford Convention model. "A
standing army has been raised without color
of law, the habeas corpus denied, &c. A
sufficient reply TO all these complaints is,
that Congress at its recent session without
hardly u dissenting voice by special section
in one of the bills, approved and endorsed in
every particular, all the actions Of the presi-
den, and. his cabinet in raising armies, sus-
pending the habeas corpus, and sanctioned
every act Of theirs in carrying on the war;
Not even did the northern sympathizers in
Congress dare to vote against this approval.
Ii was reserved for convention of the Hart
ford stamp held in Alfred the 9TH OF August,
10 make this reasonable announcement OF
the President.
In relation to this ado about the habeas
corpus what says distinguished Democrat
of New York, Hon. Daniel S. Dickinson in
recent speech. Hear him:
The habeas corpus-a hard kind Of q name
for writ, but one which lawyer or a
Dutchman finds little difficulty in pronounc.
ins-it is the habeas corpus has been sus.
pended and abused. Well, think it is be-
cause some have written so much about it,
while they knew so little. II simply means
to have the body. A prisoner is alleged to