The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1870-09-15


but none We're successful, unless, as tie re-
suit shows. they went to increase the maiori-
ly of Il Democrat X
"a blacker thing than the administration at Washing
ton, never seen outside a crow-roost. 1t
dark in decomposition, complexion and purposes that
the Fress Press itself threatened that the plated
YES REA DER THE NOW SUPERFICIAL ROCK
THE BAYONETs on IT'S EDITOR AND OTHER
NORTHERN DEMOCRATS, SHOULD FORCE BACK
NORTHERN ABOlITIONISTS FROM INVADING
THE SOUTH !"
We give the above precisely as printed in the
journal 1t has more of the same character. but
The above extract gives the animus of the whole
Free Press to afford the least foundation for the
statement. Rockland Free Press.
AS there is L direct question of veracity
raised, and our friends of the Portland Adj
vcriiser are taking an interest in this little
controversy, we will devote some space to
showing, by extracts from its columns, lust
what the Prce Press did say. IN its issue of
May 8, 1861 after the war had begun, the
Free Press Published an article headed Sub
iugaton of the South The following ex-
tracts are from that III ,icle-
The republican papers talk very glibly of sub
jugating the SOUTH" What do they mean That
is question to which candid answer is demand
led by every man who supports the government =
particularly by those who voted against Mr. Lin
coin and the reign of terror and misery which his
election has produced. s.
| But the issue which the abolitionists wish to
raise is the extinction of Negro slavery. For this
purpose they are advising measures to carry on a
barharouS war. which Shall equal in terocy and
G Iry the old French and Indian massacres
| Ib;NV desire imblIp the soldiers with
la christianity and ci, i!Gailon demand the eX-
termination of Shareholders that the natural
feeling otlty shall be smothered by fanaticism,
and Mercy never stay the uplitted sword nor the
burning taggots. They adl zee TO stimulate negro
instructions. let loose the slaves upon defenceless
women and children, to plumber, outrage, murder,
burn and destroy with the tendishncss of brutal
ignorance, lust and cruelty.
| Here the purposes of Mr.. Lincoln and his
adherents are described as the extinction Of
NEGRO slavery. barbarous warfare, and the
subiug;lton of the South This was the
Democratic sentiment Of the day, as express
cd by the Rockland Free Press, at that time
the mcst extreme Democratic paper in New
England.
Having thus distinctly stated the wicked
purposes of the abotionist5, the editor OF the
Free Press proceeds to state the last require
ment> of the North from the South They
are these
Obedience to the E,w-respcct for our glorious
lHg-no laying of ruthless hands upon the etliiice
which our fathers erected at the price of bood-no
pulling down of that which is the hope flour child
ren--is all that we ask Of the South.
u to this point it will be obse, yed, the
article of the Free Press does not use the
pronoun of the first person plural, by which,
in newspapers the conductor of the journal
previous forcible statements all relate to the
opinions of the public, particularly those
who voted against Mr. Lincoln, and the reign
Of terror and misery which his election pro
duced' The editor brings himself in only
ut the critical and decisive moment, as Ma
pocon did the Old Guard at Waterloo. And
here is how he does it, immediately follow
ing the above extract
"When WE are asked to advance farther than this
in the work OF Suhlugation, WE halt"
1t will be observed that it Is eve" who
halt. And what next? Then comes in the
bayonet business, thus
When asked TO advance farther than this
in the work of suljugating we halt. THEY WHO
ATTEMPT TO GO FARTHER. MUST RUSH
UPON NORTHERN BAYONErs. THEY WILL
NOT BE PERMITTED TO CROSS TIE TIRES
HOLD OF THE SOUTH.
Now whose Northern bayonets are these
Not the abolitionists, because those fanatics,
by the programme, We're to rush upon them
OF course, then. Democratic bayonets were
referred to. And is it to be supposed that
the editor of the Free Press, who was TO nv
pothetcally halt, would counsel other Demo-
Gratis to bear hayonets, and himself scent the
atlray, like Jobs war horse, ''af;ir off,? OF
course not. Glory by proxy became tolel-
able only after he had Joined these same
abolitionsts, and lent his aid to their pur-
pose ''to plumber, outrage, murder burn and
destroy with the tendishness of brutal ignor-
ancc, lust and cluelty.'
Our friend of the Portland Adyel tiser
whose head is tolerably level on matters of
this kind, and who has promised ''to give
both sides of this interesting controversy" is
invited to copy, and say whether our original
is sustained.
The loss of the English iron-clad Captain,
OIL the coast of Spain, is a terrible one to the
navy Of that country. She was iirst-class
vessel, Just built, cost several million dollars,
and was said to be superior to the Monarch
that visited Portland last winter The first |
Lord of the Admiralty and several dist in |
guished officers, with 500 men, went dow n in
her.
The rctalms from the Congressional Dis
tricts come in so slowly, that we can make
no exact figures on maiorities. Lynch is
elected by small majority SO is Frye in
the Second District. Mr.. Farley made
splendid run in the Third District, and has
greatly reduced Blaincs former majority. |
Peters is elected by a much reduced majority
Mr.. Carleton, in this District, makes gains
all along the sea-board, and will bring Hale's
majority to the neghborhood of 1000
Has the Rockland Free Press tried its hand |