The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1865-12-22
BIDDEFoRD, ME-, FRIDAY MORNING, DEC p, 1865. E

spect, and bless that govern nment which has THIS
drawback upon an upright snd free govern
ment. .....
Booth was from the South. his affiliations were
from the South. His accomplces from Canada
were from the South. His cry after the assass,na-
tion--." Sic semper fyrdnhis"-was from Sou.
thern motto. What was clearer than his desire
for the success Of the rebellonl Demon rs he was
with blood on his hands, had he escaped and
he escaped and reschcd the South, he would have
been received rs fellow countryman and fellow
citizen. II corresponds well with the whole cha
rncter Of the South. seeking to burn our hotels ~
midnight, underwriting to- throw our unArined
passengers from the Railroad track, seeking to
breed pestlencc among us by infected clothing,
and starving our soldiers. 80.
President Harrison died one month after being
President to be followed by John Tyler. tlavc
propagandist. Zaokery Taylor was followed ny
that nameless sycophant, whose name will ever ever
be associated with the Fugitive Slave Bill. why
do point out these things At the present time
ltis said Republics, are uugenerous and think ou,
Country has been no exception 10 the general
rule. The gospel OF to-day Is TO forget and for
give, believe in love, aud believe also iu,hate
Our President Is just now In very forgiving
mood. We have rolled back the tide 10 that very
state ofleniency which p,orel our folly ut the
commencement Of the war. II IL said, to err Is
human, 10 forgive Is divlne"-which shows 10
"
put. We are not bound to forgive, until they fol-
low out the doctrine ofthe Scriptures. and "bring
forth works meet for repentance" Our Govern.
ment ought to place these rebel states out on pro-
baton, until they repent, rs Is done in the Meth
odst Episcopal church. where they are LETT out
In the cold six months until they repent. Laugh.
teri Henry Ward Beecher is great and good
man, and a Crea, and loving heart throbs In his
bosom, but he is In the wrong. altogsther wrong,
and mschnvously wrong. What we want now
IL Justice. Amer q debt heavier than gold, alter
our streets are filed with stumps ofmen, armess,
lcglcss, aud MANNED. after four hundrel thousand
newly made graves, what we want Is justice
, The President takes the ground that once In
grace always In grace; once in the Union always
in the Union. II these rebel States have not been
and are not now out Of the Union, then they Ger.
tainly are On the Union. But what Is II to he In
the Unionl Is 1t not to have their Senators, Rep
resentatives, Postmasters and Custom House Ofi
GERS under the general Government Have they
all thcsel lfnot. then We can only say. they are
still out Of the Union. The Presidents folly is q
crime which confess cannot see through.
firmly believe that he will not insist upon i.
Jefferson Davis was II great traitor, but he will
never be punished. only wish l was as
free from railroad accidents rs Jefferson Davis is
from punishment (Laughter.) He was trail
tor. but he played his role OF honesty lie was
wolf, but not volt In Sleeps clothing, though
he was found IN other clothing, Ibelieye. (Laugh
ter and applause.) Whatever else Is said OF him,
he did not steal the livery Of loyalty to servo the
Devil Of treason In He Is incarceratel, and
awaits his doom, II Il can be called doom, which
dooms nobody. Would 70 God that our Pres.
dent Was rs true 10 Freedom Ms this wretch was to
slavery. Would to God that he was rs consistent
on the question Of equal rights, rs that vile and
black.hearted traitor was Ia his course VI rebel
lion against our Union. 3D..
Let Jefferson Davis have his due. but what shall
be said of the man now at the head of our Govern
ment, who taught US long ago that treason Was
crime not To he tolerated by any nation; that
treason must be punished; and yet pardOns By
the wholesale, and when he meets q trnitor on the
street bows TO him. and feels Mt home in their
presence What shall wc say Of him who places
rebel traitors at the head Of their State Govern
ments TO rule the loyal black man Of the South !!
What shall be said Of him whose only complaint
of MIR. Lincoln was that he was too lenientf iAfer
all the crimes caused to this nation, what u he
shall bequcath to coming generations this ques'
tion which events have placed In his hands for
settlement This question Of the negro, what
shall be said of him II he shall hand this question
down to our posterity for repetition 0f oil the
calamities which VIC have experiencedf Better
for. him u he does this that he had never been
born. Better for him that q mill stone be h,nged
about his neck and he be cast INTO the depths OF
the sea- Woe, woe, woe, be to him or any man
who shall betray this nation again, into any
compromise or prrtention,. or any adultsraiion Of
the slave system. Woe to the man who shall leave
from this conflict any loOphole for another such
rebellion. Such will surely follow II the Govern
ment will allow the shareholders Of the South to
make laws for the negro.
or President Johnson's recent message VIC ad'
mire some parts of II. He has been far better
than our fears gave US reason to expect. Tie has
left this matter to Congress, while he argues In
favor of leaving to the slave States the settlement
OF the matter Of admitting to the Congress Of the
United States his fellow citizens Of the House OF
Representatives and Senators, to odetermine. When
he argues Mt all, he argues In tayor Of placing the
negroes of the South under the political power OF
tho shareholders Of the South, and thus cruelty
betrays the black man, who with iron arms have
helped us through this struggle. After striking
at the rebellion, they are turned over 10 the very
men who have betrayed us in years past Ap.
plause.) While the negro was good enough to
stop q rebel bullet on its way to u white mans
bosom. and while your sergeants were marching
up aud down your streets drumming up recruits
our progress was great. There was room under
our flag for Nil its defenders. | have faith In
Congress and in the people, and have equal faith
In the persistency and vllainy of the people Of the
South" (Applause.) r I