The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1861-11-01
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Helyc4 Win tnucS w
long Numerically opposed.
Powerful as the Republican party at once
h.cams. this reconstruction Of the Democrat
Il psrty, still in conjunction with the South
preserved il still predominant. Here then
stood the two great parties-Democra''c and
Rspublican. The first composed OF seeming
" united. but really inclusive clements
viz: Democrats OF the old stripe who were
20 from habit and education and pure p"ru-
ran feeling, but without much sympathy
with the South actual symPathirers with
the South FROM motives Of interest; dishon-
e.. and ambitious wings. from love OF ONCE ;
and las,ly the entire south, Ostcn'ibly DEM
ocra,ic. really aristocratic, and unit in the
determination to preserve all the power oil
slavery, as i, already existed, and as polit-
zeal necessity to extend il wherever els" it
could, by making a Catspaw Of its northern
allies.
Opposed to this party was that OF the
republicans, rapidly increasing, cohesive and
homogeneous, and animated by one great
principle, determination to prevent the
spread Of slavery, and il possible to restoreI
the government to its original purity. The
two parties thus standing opposed to each
other at the commencement OF the Fremont
campaign, the political events following are
patent to every one. And those events were
characterized by continued series of pro-
slavery movements, and by the most nneo-
rious hostility and hatred Of the South to-
wards the North. Tho territorial question
WIS initiated; and the Kansas raid. with
which the present war might justly be
said to have begun, plainly indicated the
policy Of southern statesmen. Then came
the repeal Of the Missouri compromise, and
the bred Scott decision.
Meanwhile throughout the South northern
men and women were treated with the most
Outrageous abuse and violence; and the
halls Of congress were made the scenes Of a
system Of brutal bullying, and an honorable
Senator was struck down in his seat with a
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North? The sole political retaliations were
the passage Of the personal liberty laws, and
the emigrant aid societies; and it is now
shameful to reflect upon the apparently
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,.rSonal vinlancc Wcra allowed IN paSs he
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o"'y INC ''s"'"a'' r's"'' VI no''"e'" .u"'a'
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Du' "O"' ]" 'aP'a 'e''e" VI pr'S'''''e
events VIC haSe 10 show now tho present
peace party came into existence. Oh un-
grateiui task to describe the dens oil iSno-
i'"''' Pryu''0e' passion anu f"'so"ai na'e
from ""'nco co"aru'y Traitors spring We
say 'o"a'''y' p0''u'o lucy na'0 ''O"H'u
'ne'r ''e''soh uhuer ah Os'ei''i'io u'S''V 'o'
peace :,
Inc exciting passage Oh inc cOnsrcS',o"ai
session OF o'-oc' Is wen known 10 al
linen almost Tor 'ne INST Tune tue oui'y"s
oil southern members was ,ne. VII" stern
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