Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-05-21

natural rights, as tn excite abhorance, and
TO insure their eyen,iul overthrow.
Gentlemen, a great and growing consiiiu'
-ncy has in,rusied to Us the highest, the mos,
responsible power known to the Constitution
the power Of making their laws. let Us
see To /, thai these laws conform 10 the spirit
q: our free institutions, TO the rules Of natural
RICH, and Justice; that they are based upon
the immu,ablc principles Of our moral CON
dliion.
The morality Of law is, in general the
true ties, Of its eSpcdicncy. II should not,
however, be- that morality which adap's itself
to circumstances, nor that which deals only
with distractions; but /, should be 4 morality
broad as are the relations of man to man, deep
As are the foundations Of human society, and
comprehensive as arr all our connections with
the intellectual aud physical world. Such Is
the morality which shonld be the iouchstons
of our legislative cuactmcn,s--our guide IN
passing Judgment upon the individual and as
socia,cd action Of others, and not that narrow
minded. -elf complaccnt morality, WHICH vi
ser than Deity. would override the laws His
vision ha, imposed on our being, and with
ru,hlcs, and impatient hand sub'crt the order
If event, which he has ordained from the
foundation Of the world.
In youthful country, like ours, under q
novel form Of government, and with rapidly
increasing population, frequent legislative
meetings and much Legislation will ncccssari'
" bc required. The peculiar and ever chang.
ING relations of individuals, in a state Of soci.
ETY. like ours, scarcely advanced, as It IS, h.
yond the stage Of formation the peculiar
rights and teuurcs Of property, arising under
our fundamental law,--,h- multihnous inter
es,s OF industrial operations, will render IN.
dlspcaablr the modification or repeal Of cN.
is,inC laws, and the enact Of new ones.
The common Ian of the mother country,
which OUT fathers brough, with them to our
shores. a, /, originated IN the peculiar ten.
urcs ofpropuiy there, requires also great and
ircqucl, changes to adapt It more completely
TO our condition.
We canno, ,oo rir,lan,ly watch the work.
inr ofour constitution, nor to closely scrulin.
lIr III. practical operation Of our laws
YcIr duties arc auduop, your rrsponsibli.
ties r,ca, your action may effect, for veal OF
woe. bee vital interests Of this community not
only Sr the PRESENT, but Tor an future time
W,Irss,s, an extent of territory which
rank, Us among the large State, II the TO.
TON an cN,ru, Of scaboard greater than that
n o., c,hci state, i1dcu,cd with harbor clul.
To NV IN the world. Our Interior D., inter.
soocd with rivers which bring the fruits Of
commerce In our very doors. We have a
water power uftcirn, 10 ProPrl the machine.
r, q the lui1n. 11rcsc are graf natural AL.
,anarcs The enterprise OF our people Is
fast turning them to productive account
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d,J by governmental restraints. nor by cor.
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If p,,cs.i,y a. tho case.
Tn. Who'll, history Of the country illus.
,rarrs. and enforce, this proposition. The
~, e,p,p.. Of territory embraced within the
limit. cf our Union, fruitful In an the pro-
dus,,ors II the earth. ami Astounding no min.
cnl wealth to an extent heretofore unknown,
furnishing announcement 10 agriculture and
commerce. and calling into exercise an the
mechanical arts. has stimulated the energy
and cnrsrpri,c o., our people " an unparallcl.
Cd degree Of activity.
The desire To accumulais wealth has b..
come the master passion. in the blind Impc,u.
c,i,y Of IT, rage. may obli,cratc every uoblcr
feeling Of humanity, may sweep away al con,
,idrn,ions of moral and sorial duty.
Whatever is obtained by the sweat Of the
brow Is likely 10 he appreciated and frugally
r.,J The ctT,r, necessary 10 ,c,uirc II. be-.
o., habits OF economy and tha, regard for the
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