The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1866-11-16

10 is somewhat difhcult To class them In CON-
parison with the present congress, In as much
as several who are included In the Republican
column Of 1854 went over TO the corperheads,
and In the present elections they have given
place to true men or regular built copper
heads. II the remaining six States elect the
same As IN 1864 the 10th, Congress will stand
LAC Republicans to ~ Democrats good
working majority. We gain ave Senators and
loose one giving US ~ Republicans to - Con.
servahves-another good working majority.
How are you. copperhesisl .r...o.s
The Governor Of Alabama 10 his recent Mes
sage repudiates the Amendment. So much thu
There was time when the South could have
quieted the agitation OF slavery and delayed Its
final expulsion; but her short sighted polit-
ieians would not listen to reason, aud not con
tent with thei- lions share they sought to
force slavery upon those who did not desire
1t. They opened the box OF evil things to e1-
tend slavery borders, and fought Il out on that
line. when they were defeated by the result
in Kansas and Nebraska they might then have
saved their power by accepting the situation.
They would not do this, and so insugerated
war. Af,er fighting q bloody twelve month
they might have saved their property, saved
their slaves, saved their neeks, and restored
the old regime, by laying down their arms.
True to their blind'.snd fatal faulty they
thought they could do better, and fought on
At that time we were fighting tn save slavery,
and made heavy eaertions to return runaway
slaves. The logic OF events burned another
Sibylline book for the South. the death Of sla-
very was decr-ei, and still they would NO,
cease their career. We had been "makinr
believe" war nov Il must como in earnest
Their whole land must be laid waste and desc
late, and they be male to reap all the horror.
which bloody war brings. Amer one half oil
their territory became devastated oy Sherman
and just as the arm was preparing to eItermi
nate them. they surrendered. Instead OF read
ing the signs Of the times they still cherished
their hatred to our institutions and people, and
sought by an alliance with copperbeads to step
into their old places and rule the country
They exist by sutiersnce OF the American PEG.
pie ; their 80 called State governments are en-.
durel without particle Of authority. The
Constitutional Amendment Is offered to them
- the last Shy lime book Was offered to ID,
an,ieu,s. II they are still detersnined to b,
utterly destroyed, still determined that Oh,
millstooe shall f.ll on them, Why 50 II must he
n may seem aippant anil patriotic thing fol
the Governor VI Alsbsms TO talk about ansr-
ehy aud ruin that must follow the ratification
Of the Amendment to talk about the di.hon
or Of the ODER. about "what We owe TO on,
leaders, sc. &c. But they must indeed b,
stark blind, 10 they do not see that the peop,
Who vhippei them into submission. are not Z,
be triaed With In this anal hour. and they ar
not nation Of fools. The Republican party
the people Of the war. viii not supplicate ib
sI.rebel States TO accept this their last offer
1t Is put forth In good faith and charity, IN
der Il peaos, harmony and prosperity vi,
come but 10 Il Is not accepted, there are othe
ways to settle the ditieulty. "Ali roads leat
TO Rome" but Il may be that the Appian va,
Il the smoothest TO travel over whether Is
captive or conqueror.