Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-12-06
A Sensible Clergyman.

! coun, of i'll health, has spen, some time al
the South, where he has had a good oppOr'
iuniiy Of becoming acquainted with lis insii.
iu,ions. lie now resides In Louisville, ny.
Speaking OF ihis great Union, reminds
me, with sorrow, that there are a few mis-
guided meu. bath At the north aud the south,
who seem to contemplate with regret, the
sunderiug Of the ties that now unite this great
aud blessed family; and whose acts show
that they would. without compunc,,ou and re-
morse. scatter the iairesi fabric upon which
7 the sun OF heaven shincs. confess l,cStnot
appreciate The motives by which they are ac-
iuaiod aud am glad 10 know Iha, there is
I little Of Il In the state where have my resi-.
dcncc. Upon the great question which orig
mates the present agitation, Kentucky oocu.
pies ground not unlike her geographical Po.
sluon-a sort Of middle ground, equally re-
moved from the ultra pro-slayery doctrine Of
the south. and the extreme abolition notions
of the north and come veal or we, "Old
ksuiuck" may be sct down A. one that will,
with whatever OF influence or power she pos
scs,cs, stand by the union To the last grasp.
suppose need nO, tell YOU, that ] sympl.
thisc with this sentiment and feeling. Ta'-
,lling ls have done, through most OF the
Slaics-havine mad my rcsidcucc ai the north,
the south, the ea,, and the west, counting as
do, many near aud dear friends, among ,hc
abuliiOnisis Of The north and the Shareholders
of the South, ] have come To disregard, cn.
tircly, the geographical line, and State dis
ruciions. which seem 10 soIne an impossible
gulf and io look upon our whole counlry as
one grca, family, bound together by every
uc VI interest aud Brotherhood, that can BE-
binding upon morlals on earth. With such
views and feelings deeply impressed upon my
mind, ,by INV associations aud habits ol thought
confess there - nothing that CRATES more
harshly upon my ear, than the buwlings OF
NOISY dcmagogucs, Who delight ~ setting The
family blythe cars. and whose trade 1, is, 10
bandy cpi,hrls and Jcnuncil,lous lrum north
to south, and frOm south To north. Slchmcn
arc omnipo,cn, orly tor mischief For mc, /
luow no south, no nor;h. no cast, 30 wss,,
but or country is my own; and ''wiih all 1t,
iaul,s | love /, H.lI' and vii clea,c to IL, as
,hc child To the bosom ol II, mother would
Il could, Nipc III, stain oi slavery l,um the
csculcheon OF our country gluTy. Nay, !
would. II euuld, Cmancipaic lsbor every
where, and give to the hand Of industry, IN
gset, sli 'Is l'vl ol .. t1.l %, lh', be.
Ing IA nay Judgment, imPrlci.c4blr m the pres
cn, state of society, will even wait, In the
patience Of hope, for ,ha, deeper aul trucr
reform which /, sure To- conc At last, when
God shall break every woke, and cmancipzr
eauh's loiling millions from ,hc ietiors thlt
have 20 long bound them.
The following is from the sam' writer, IN
the Trumpet and lni,crs4l.,, Magazine
~ perceive ,hl, there b, no small degree
of cycl,rmcn, in your goolly city Of BOSTON,
in rcr1rl 10 the Flsii,a slave Law. OF
the Law itsslf. | have no worI % .ly. except
that II l., a la- o6 h- ioai, lnI mr.b.y ,o
resist is, Of cour,-, in legal poiu, Of view.
"a, crmiual as r,sisnHec TO auy Other lsv
and | confess | have liulc patience v.ih lhc
ho,,,urs, either north O., .ogih, Who are so
ready to uulIIiy or tamplc mon the laws OF
our country. lrccollcc,,h that f'v years r-o.
Massachusetts, sgat an agea, To South Cau'll-
ma, to trst the strength of certain law o'
,ha, State and when he met some unc.'il or
rnusrrcltmcui from thc Southcmcrs there
was au, amorn, Of ,Iuuous Indignation cN-
pressed, and Justly ,oo, against those who
dared to oJs,uct legal preceding. Let not
Mas,arhusct,, now place herself 900 tic aHI-
,ulc of tie lawyer Ia the fable, who could
see Justice plainly enough a, aPPIicaJ', TO
others, but plead that the casc was n1lcr.ally
altered when It turned out that il was hi,
jul. Who had gorcd his ucishbor's oN."
The foregoing rcmarls aro worthy Of the
commcnda,ion and approval Of every trand
/ Of the Union We recommend them to the
particular consideration OF certain clcrgymln
whose ran,ing communications encourage ~.
b,llion, and violation of law, exciting the
people asains, the government, wi,iout pre-
scribns remedy for the evil. oi which they
complain. OF this character 0, a communl.
cation in the Banner OF the 9th uli., and OF
another in the Christian Freeman Of the ?sd
uli. These letter correspondents, Ike some
Others, in their zeal, sccm to have los, their
christian spirit, and abound in dcnuncll,ions.
They should consider that Slavery exists ;
that the Constitution Of the United States
/ guarantees to the STAKEHOLDER certain rights,
Of which very few, even At the North, have
complained until recently. The Fugitive
Slave Bill j. only meaus Of enforcing the
provisions Of the Constitution, aud under the
circumstances, we think Congress could do
no better than pass the bill and wc have no
doub, the bill will prove more beneficial to
the slave, than amy movement Of the abOli.
tionisis - Notwithstanding the foul ePiiheis
heaped upon those who advocated lis passage.
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The Puritans Prolific Race.