Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1851-05-09


ways. finally. ,o The advantage Of the latter. y"
Well. II the South has misuscd Us, and taken
the advantage Of Us, as many believe, and We
have done them good, We are glad Of d, we
have pracIiccd upon the doctrine Of our author,
q" do good, even on those Who injurc Us. ~
but we think H. G.. II has no reason to com.
plain that the General Government has not
been a. ready TO administer justice to Massa-
chusetts a. io South Carolina. Andwe agree
with him that We should make M % surrender
cf grcatpnnciplcs, bccauso "mld-caps " at
the South, or a, the North, threaten the
UuiOn. Bu, a. a government like uuu, with
20 many conflicting interests, is uorcisauly a
go,rfumcu, of cDmpromsc, TO some extent,
auI as ~ are frClusuily Placed IN a condition
where II ivu cy.ls Ne musl avoid ihr greater,
We deem II Just io make same sacrifice f1r the
general good This IS the view honestly Ia
ken by many politicians and Nc think l..
g.. u IN his wholesale d,nunciallous Of pol
iticiaus. violates the rule laid down by him
-clr for though there may be sonc dishonest
ambition. politicians, u seems To b. a. unIus,
TO draouncc them 40 without d.slIclon, q, u
would De- In r,lcc, Christianity, and jrnouurr
the Christian ministry, lcclusc some n the
preachers ATE Known io Dr. cousummllr kHa,r,
Bui T.. e.. - asserts tbs, &c The worst r,c-
myihc Union and the Cun,ti,u,un have, ar
ever bad. +, hc vhu ,rch. lc enforce thr 10.
ct,,c Slave Law, "a a Legitimate answer to
their drm7ujs. Ulr jrmaui. ol the SuutlD
and thus ,o il.uily obedience lo I, with rcy.
rrrncr lr hrn." Thos' vhovnuld cIiurcc
lhr ru,.,.c Slave Law vo.ld ir d b.aue
dry believe D, Go be rh.,r daiy ,o oJry cur.u.
turiorll law. II ,o do th, b. 20 be- De- %,
worst enemy of the lui,n anl uf ihr Cousli.
tuition. then Washington was ihc worst cn.
cm .tcr he appw, q ,hr ha of g1.lni Ouul,
uf cour,. have d, ralurcrl AMI itli llu D..
lh, same principle % 'hr pren; Fugitive
slave Law. differing unly lrnm .uor addition
1l and objrgtlonll Provisions ~ oaiurcc th'
rrr,ra, Jaw, and which have never brcn cal'
rI in,, rsiu.s.,n1, and P'Ullhly never Will
br. ana consequently arr Huw'y unnecessary
SoiIai ihr iJ.l uf hgtug called from ihr poll
g., to ard la catching slaves, ur ,hat ar ar
ro, al'oW,J lo Give q poor fugitive @ cup u
water, piece ui hral, oT ch1rcr uu warm
husrlt hy ua. frc, or 60 sirrp 600 our c,ur
on pain of q" ru.auu- Cue ani a lrlon'. r.lI '
"plrakr, more ui fiscc than tragedy" The
1riuur. at the South age as dissatisfied viii
rhr rumpum.s- ls men At the North arr will
rhr Fug.u,r Slave Law. AMI the dnc'un'
ul certain mca Il lAc Moth at the rights o
>,aJr, over general Gwrrnrri, o., ihr am.
M principle. advocated by Calhoun and o,hrr
At the South, entirely sub,crNc or ,hc lu.ou
We lblor slavery .n any form as much o, l.
g.. -. cru. possibly ha,ur have no cauii.nc,
100 ihc ,farl, ct these mrr. ard of abolition
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sweep che gambling demarogr-, Who slo-l,
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,nd.,d-"ou.d BE- q monument more '' 'u
honor, Than 10 cN''' "'" '-'' q Jaw. u"
idea needs u' comment.
Now, admit that slavery IS sin, ro, onl0
against doe slave, bot arain,tm that l,sirr
hlm OF c,rrg arubulr ct bus manhood, 90,
make, hima cla,lcl and nothing more admI
,hsti, Is oppo,cd To the " spirit of ihs age,
and r,.-r,.r. all ,hr cuurmilic- ~ forth B.,
.E.G.B. Here M ihl. happy coun'ry .laycrl
exists. rs we have seen; It D., " tolerated" y
,h, Constitution. and the master is allowodu
nkc m, charcl. Prove h, claim, and dlspos
Of M, property a. be- see, IL. What shal