The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1861-01-18
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Aoor Is progress us result power anu na'
non'd'ns, rs " mas win the genus VI asO,.
e'"nen' ue'no0r''' IN ''' s."''' '''''' /"
has' IN the ha'ura' o'uer VI 'n'ns'' o'ers""''
owen Hso'her 'ea'u'sS VI a uiHcren' NATURE anu
ua''s anu INJURY "orA'ns ou' 'n' proo'''
oiPo"er III ll'or VI tue system VI 'ree "oor'
Inc provisions OF the CONSTITUTION were SAFE
enough ior 'he SCUM I'D io"g ~ 'he equ'hor,'
uIn OF iIee ana save s'a'es were Prvser''''
iniS .an"u" 'oresa"'a"u '''' 'n'' 'iu"o'''"
shou'u oe ues'roseu' nc ursei tue "ir''SS'on "
IeN,s' ieA'' was "'neAe'' 0"' u"'o''un''.'.
'o' 'ne 'ou"' Vu' " "' """'Aao" 0'"' '"'''
"n'0u ueS"o''' '"' very ''a ""''" sS'.'"''
southern men when anneA'ns ieAas' ,a'hor'
robes OF freedom anu then there was ues-
pcrate struggle to recover the power through
the repeal ofthe Missouri compromise and the
division Of the territory into slave and free
states Kansas and Nebraska are still out but
the law of free labor will give them and oil the
territory north and west Of them TO the Union,
free. New-Mexico, not suited to the deyelope-
ment Of the system of slavery, though 1t might
come in nominally slave, would be OF lizzie
service IN restoring 10 the SCUM It's a''enuano'
in the councils OF the nation. BeGirt with the
fire Of free institutions. Southern men reason,
and We do not say but truly, that slavery VIII
shrivel up, and the SOUTH become OF no ac-
count in the operations OF the government. its
power gone with no ability TO preserve even
the Institution OF slavery anu Us existence ue-
pending alone on tue 'oroeara"'' VI ',e INV
states. Inc CONSTITUTION W '"e" =" no iO"s''
VI ''u' O'S''
not expect u res'n 'os' po"'r' Us PROVISIONS
are no longer su''eu 20 'he wants VI 'he'r so-
eiaI sys'em' he grown OF tue free states mas
s'''''S o'en su'"0'n' " Tvs s'i"
:" ,Vp''sS"' '"' -, ,ne ~ .a0 s'ID
looking anea"' seeS "o'"'"s u ""e p''se"' io''
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uaS' IN 'ner "o'e sP''0n'9 :" '''0 o"'
""h'cn Z" was our so'u i'i'u"' W "'"' D'
otthem are men Oh great in'e'hsenee' "s'a :"
the presentation oi their ''e"s' eiOquen' IN 'he
use OF language ana out spoken nom I'M
d''gu''sdiy 'ald me OoJee' "e SCUM Ua.
re-eo"'uueHoA % "s g're'Hm'"' in' o'u
Constitution no matter now u might oe inter-
preted, was not now suited TO the wants OF the
South twas not SIMPLY the recognition OF
slavery IN some portion VI 'he 'er,"or's' OF
provisions that "ou'u ueoar 'ne irse o'"'es iron'
touching slavery IN INC o'''''' ou' s'ue'"
MORE recohs'ruc''oh On Oas's "n'on "ou'u
mAe away rom uhe hee o'a'es tue ao'''' "
diminish ther Poh'eai power I'D inc so'ern-
ment, AMI give them, oy some prine'p'e'
unlike that OF the majority idea, safety and eI-
panslon To their SOCIAL institution. Mr' nun
ter says tue Union Is u'sso Neu' 'ne 'o's'
a're"aS OUT 20 OUT tut TINS purpO'e ', ,e,Oa,
s"u'''O"' anu '"s V'"e' 49, A..
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reasons ines nOpe W W "'o"e' " - "
peace anu 'heh IL Tue No'A VI ''-'O"S" 1'"O
were entered on anu tue government .or'ne'
anew was one suited 10 'ne'r '00u" ins'''uuOn
anu u 'ner 'u'a' u 0O' so -
be again, 4" brothers in war and brothers in
peace"
During the Presidential canvass the Douglas
men charged upon the Breekinridge men 'ha'
the disruption OF the Democratic party ut