The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1865-05-19
Gbe al1ian &ymrnal.
Biddeford. May 10. 1896.
False Teachers.

There are some men who injure everything
they undertake. IL they embark on any
new enterprise. people can be assured that it
will prove disastrous. Such persons always
console themselves with the idea that the
fault is not in themselves, but in their stars,
not in the manner Of execution, but in "ill
luck" that fearful goddess who always at
tends their labors. These unlortunates ore
20 he found in almost every community. and
u man would DO pronounced at once fail
urs who should sit ut the feet OF such men
To learn the road to successful cndeayor.
Let the student rather stndy OF those MN
who build stable fortunes. those who read
the signs Of the times and meet with uni
form success; for this is necessary to gain
tho confidence of his associates.
These i'll starred individuals. however. are
usually the only sufferers Of their "ill-luck. "
and in comparison with the business men
who succeed, are few. but many enough to
form examples. In the world of polirics
there are still more examples, and these, uu-
like the business men, not only fail from
ignorance, but wicsciness. The creates.
failure in the history Of politics is that OF
the Democratic party. In 1854 they were
warned that the contamination Of the Ne
br,ska schemes would prove bad investment,
us we'll because IL was impoli,ic. rs wrong
But that party ignored the idea that the PEG.
pie would not always follow where bad men
would lead. and the Compromise was repeal
ej. Then followed the outriges in Kansas
by this same party. They saw as the fruit
at their wrong doinss. the signs Of coming
disaster; but like the antideluvians whose
indifference they sought to imltata, they shut
their ears to the ominous warnings Of the
people. even while the ark was building that
should save the country where the food
should come.
Pierce was elected by an almost unani-
nous vote, only Vermont and Massachusetts,.
of the free States, voting for Scott. Buchan'
an had b,rely enough votes to elect him.
Here. in this first stage OF their downward
march, they should have paused to heave u
lead and ascertain the depth Of their hold
upon the popular heart. The man Of BUSH
ncss who should blndly persist in pursuing
those measures which had almost mined his
fortune. would be pronounced insane. But
the party kept right on, prodting nothing by
experiences. and four years later the scepter
departed from them forever. Previously ev-
cry free State hadrepudiated them, and when
Mr.. Lincoln was inaugurated they had near
IN reached the bottom Of "the last ditch"
The war came Will they not now try to
stop tho velocity OF their descent? was tho
natural question. No; their fulne~s Of time
had M, come, and, as il predestinated to
anaihila,ion. they bated not ono jot OF heart
or hope IN tho success Of wrong over the
right. and acted on the belief. Orators were
MT lacking to stand in the public places and
-ay. AR, thou nothing daunted by the YER
diet Of tho people ? nothing from the loss to
the party OF every leader Of talent and pat
riotsm? nothing from the dire war brought
about by your associates, and allowed by
your policy? nothing from tho bitterness you
mus, feel at the chsapness Of your loss Of in.
auenco?"
In 1864 they again won't into ths Presiden.
tial contest on platform 50 utterly hideous
and rcpugnan, to the people. that they came
GU, the worst whipped set OF men that ever
tried aud failed.
We arc approaching campaign with thee
men in this State. With what confidence
can they go before the people and ask to be
trusted I. GA What grounds base their claims
for support? On tho repeal Of the Missouri
Compromise? AL now 700 that that repeal
was par, Of tho traitors programme. On
the efforts Of Pierce to establish slavery in
Kansas ., the point Of the bayonet? That
was buta skirmishins Of tho rebel forces in
1861. VIII they claim support On account
Of the party's Efforts to sustain the Conieder
ate cause ny means OF the "Golden Circle. "
'Sons Of Liberty" and the New York mob.
tho friends" Of Gov. Seymour? Shall we
re-rcs them for their foresight. to say poth-
ius ii their patriotism. because they declar-
Cd that the rebellion could never be subdued'
ihl, si,s war 10 failure. aud thar the liosr.