Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-06-18

mating Justice and patriotism Of the people dc
eide tina, Slavery sl6l rtfbe erterS,d ever,
trus Democrat whether from tie North Of
from thu South - bc,ssl--sJbuHiy pledged Il
support thu. 0aoI1siou And IL there is an,
Democratic h,riy, 1t must exist among thOs'
who will nos comply with the wishes and TN
strongly .r,rkcd political sentiments OF a INV
lority IS the people aud who under ever,
possible contingency seek To cvadc and tam
pie them under foot Has any man the hard
hood to deny that the people 1T the North
Maiuc includej--ay, he majority Nine Amer
lean people, are in favor OF restricting, as far
as they have the Constitutional power, 10,
Institution Of slavery Have not the Pcopl,
Of fifteen States with a population Of twelve
millions. IN al their elections, In all thclI
LEGISLATURES. and iu the Press. demanded Che
cxerlss criA-, pryr' There cannot be az
intelligent ufn. much 49, a sta,csman, 80 ig.
norant on this .ah.rl as - doubt this, and
vet We .rc called upon n couc,,r - 'oHTro.
mi,r-,hai We mus, do ,hi' ~ No Cu'cr will
hc dissolycd-that sectional icalouslcs srepro,
duc,nr sectional quarrcls and the union Is IN
dangrr-and all because 800, 600 Shareholders
cannot rule 80 Liberty sound once de-
lrhuul to every AmrricaH ear one, sacred,
now ,ramplcd upon"
m ,rlaiiou W the cVicnsior NfShvcry into
the Tcrri,oric, OF California. New Mexico
and Utah. the American people are called up
on tn conccde-lo compromise, and Pcrmi, the
Institution To enter ~ Ihr language Of Mr.
Calhoun. ~ arr rcquiicj to "ccasc aritliiur
thr, question AVID rir the South an opPor,u-
nifty a. cri nm, hs territories with their pccu-
Iiar property The souih generally domlD'l
that We shall eve them territorial govern
m,n,, which are silent ou the subject ~ Sia-
ycn-ifno, for California, a, lci., mr M thu
remainder 1t Mexican Territory. Why do
tN'v c--~rt f6r tins ifiti' an o''irariioH ?
Give ~. Souln what She dcuardsani Slavery
,otcrs those rcrrlUric, with 'ymuch certain
"a a, Slavery exists On tA'r 'ontHcnt, The
7...r,icn oi the God like" and TIC En'l.sdl.
u,pt'' In the contrary, notwithstanding. The
south understand ,h. They know that the
momgn, such Bll, are passed, Sla'choldlng
p-,.,l.,, Will ,prnrnt ,laycholdur territorial
Irl,,. md q, r,nbr utterly impossible for
.rs,.. carried thr'hcr q, assert ~ gam their
Freedom. such Will bc the consequence u
c,,,prcmr-. and concession. II slavery ha,
l.rrp prohibited Pos .4-i Of Grd'' 900 ihosr ,,r.
,,,,r,,.. al. Daniel Webster recently asserted,
ubl, ro,,,blr oh.,r,icu cam there d. 10 tho
,rrl,r1,.on of the Irfrr-Dutan Odrancc'
certainly ,bi, ordinance combined with ~.
prrms Author.,, can do no harm. and 4 the
g..rr,,rp i. rn, f,l~,. thu south can lose roth
irr hy their arluir-c,ncc in the msa,urc
I'm, what farther compromise do ,hr ,ni'l,
desire, What extent of concession will meet
,t.., l,r,0l,j l. NOT t-ur ihliiho Amer
irzp p,orlc have conceded enough Forons
rnamsn, lr, o., ,num,a,c the concession, ,hcy
have ma.i,. Since NJ. adoption u the Con-
suuarn. seventeen States have h,u admitted
In,1 toe Union. uf ih. number rrH, are slave
holding states. AMI 1git rou.sa,rholdHr.
Ofihr urr,o- embraced within these states.
me- free ,..,,. compr.,, 80 80 square miles,
and the ,lay. stairs 80 .5-G slulrc mile. -
IN, American p,,plc. or the North ,Cnsg.
,r.y ar5uic,c,d .n ,h, admission OF T,us.
rFrr-b twas M, their desire. and they might
have defeated ir With Texas Ne ANNEXED
,H amount of slave territory equal 90 the org.
NAL thirteen STATE, Courr,,, poss.sss, the
bower In abolish slavery To 'hc District of
Columbia. and the A1.uclu people could
accomplish that ohlo,, but 10 dciI,rrr', 10 me
South. the, ha,, permitted thu, lu''Iru''o'to
remain. These are but small ttrmr of run-
-,,,run aud comproml-' compared tutl,"-'
given hy the Constitution THAT instrument
secures an amour, Ut powc; to the south
d, t,rb ought IN silence no attempts at farther
.,,,,,,p,.. By II every NV slaves are
.....-r,r,,, ,br,, q, b,t, r.-sor,. =, that NO.
,.-.r.o, Il, the last crncu, ,h, south Vcrc cn.
,.r,l,, -, R,,-,.,rt7ti,r. ru Congress. for
,,.., .l7,, populauon. who exercise no nrrc
,.,r.,,.sl ,,pb,, or pri,ilr-r, than our oxen ~
horse. Take another view Of the question
or r.,s,r. m the f,c states 7O.G-O persons
send an. Rcprc~er,a,iy, tn Congress Now
rh, 8pml,rr Of giarcowncr> is estimated at
500 600 Tls0 pe-,aa, therefore. .cnd u
Moran. q, coprr.,s through their slaves .-
TIN. ~ On The proportion Of onr ncml-r to
lis-5 Twill NOT pursue ,hI, subject lar.