The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1863-09-04
BIDDEFORD, ME-, FRIDAY MORNING, SEPT. 4, 1868.

of q gigantic rebellion long prcconcerted and
thoroughly maturcd-Prcsident Lincoln met
the great and delicate responsibilities of his
situation with wise judgement. calm pru-
dencc, and patient firmness which commands
my admiration"
81 am for the Union with or without sla-
very. Give mo back the old constitution
the old governmental the States old and
new--thc old flag, with no stripe erased, no
star obscurcd. under which for moro than
eighty years we have grown rich, powerful
aud great,-and am willing to tako them
through tho local and national guarantees OF
slavery remain unchanged. will 60 further,
and say that if this rebellion bc not speedily
crushed, The cOnSpirdtOrs ogainst the Gop-
ernmcnt oJsiindteiy prOtraa this car. f a,
our armies more ssuth,Dard MILITARY
NECESSITY strikes The fetters from the
JOndmm ofreJeis, IL toiH occasion me no re-
grei."
"The executive war power, whether it be
foreign or domestic, lies with the comman-
der in-chiel Of the army and navy. II is the
duty of the President to enforce the laws OF
the land, 20 suppress insmreciion, TO crush
rebeiGOa-to use tho physical force necessary
to accomplish these objects-aad hY IN his
discretion 10 determine ichat policy a military
necessity may demand of him. Congress has
no authority over the matter, either under
the Constitution or under The par po,cer out
side OF the Constitution"
al intended to know no party so long as
the Government is in peril. Party ties are
the mcrest jack-thrcad in this great emcrgcn.
cy. care for no political organization or
partizan platforms. am for the Union and
the Constitution and for the speedy crushing
of the rebellion"
"And, Mr.. Speaker, have an invitation
to give. invite you, SIR, rs return for
your ciyility, to abandon your partizan as
sOciations, not to join the democratic party,
but to connect yourself with the great party
of tho Union and the Constitution, composed
of all loyal men, democrats and republicans,
who are for tho government and will stand
by it and fight for it,"
Such was Mr.. Bradbury's position in
March, 1862; first among the foremost in
supporting tho war measures OF tho Admin
istration, and boldly declaring that tho Pres
ident Of the United States has it "in has dis.
cretiOn 10 determine what policy a military
necessity may demand Of him." Mr.. Brad
bury declared moreover, that "if the rebel
lion was not speedily crushed, ""if the con
spirators against the Government obstinatcly
protract the war" military necessity might
strike The tciters from The bondmen of rebels
and occasion him no regret"
In the ensuing summer after Mr.. Bradbury
had made this famous speech, Inc tried hard
for tho Gubernatorial nomination from the
jameson wing of the democracy at their
Convention in Bangor. Failing in this he
sought the nomination of tho Dana. Peace
Wing of the democracy, and under the man
ipulaton of his friend Samuel j. Anderson,
obtained it. In accepting his nomination,
Mr.. Bradbury wrote half.war, halCpcace
kind OF letter.
Defeated in tho election, Mr.. Bradbury
went South, and spent the winter in New
Orleans.
Returning to Maine in the Spring Of 1868,
Mr.. Bradbury put himself up as candidate
for the nomination OF the regular coppcrhead
party-and having oifectually rccanted all
his previous profession and positions, he rc
ccycd it. The War democrat OF lSGl-the
doubtful man of the summer Of lS62-turns
out the malignant copperhcad of 1868. lie
now stands on plantorm that ignores every
principle he contendcd for in 1862.