Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1851-07-18


injustice would Cypress, OF by any means for
bid all tie rights Of citizenship. Il is not a
servant aud beneficior to a portion only Of
mankind, but TO every individual, every soci.
ETY., every uaiiou, and consequently the whole
world. When confined to any two opposing
parties, il ceases to be (rr,.
Notwithstanding many seem to think %,
free discussion is no sidr, To the abolilonisis
and their opponents for besides aiding ihcm,
il is subscrvicni in narrowing up the question
whether we shall preserve our Union or de-
s,roy il: whether We shall have a government
OF the few or Of the many, Of law and order
or Of anarchy and confusion whether We
shall have a high iaua or low Tariff ccono-
INV or cxinugancc whether the fraudulent
are more respectable than the honest whether
aris,ocracy y more worthy than democracy f.,
whether industry Is MON despicablc than idle
ness whether the robust should diet as well
as the weak whether quackcry should tri-
umph over sricncr, or Ignorance over Movl-
EDGE whether Mounonism Is a humhug or "a
fact whether Inhdclty b. supported By any
thing but soPhisiD whether the spiritual
rgppiar, and the l,o'url' against the same arc
not an ra,: whether there .hall he any dis
linction bsiwcru m1n and woman, save that
which oaa.oi b. ob,a,rd whether blooming
bloomcr, do not cncruach uron the rights Of
man by adopting the 'IurkIshcosiumc whC1h-
m womsu shalt have more rights conferred
upcu her 40 che better improves what she
has whether shc hls not rs goud right 10
keep lhc ,',ruh commandmcu, as the men {.
whether o MAN shall rugai1lc himself into
COOL society hurrly by thc honor, and talents
Of hi, grand NJ rrrllgmndflthcr whether
The mcau,.t man in the world should hc tho'i
somebody. merely because be is an heir io
money, NO b,iur without conscience, oNcrcis-
~ bis fculuc, boz cheating u oul Ut Others {,
whether lhr miuI aud character ar not the
standard ut NAN whether might % any time
make, night. whether srSry man D. not ~
liberty 10 cultivate and give free exercise to
IN his mental faculties whether zach iudl
,Idull In cIr..isudom does nu, possess che
privilege, after searching Iulo hlm.c'i, 60 cN-
anime into doe moral constitution Of others (.
whether government should ever Do rarirl,
whether an d. uo, fair In polIlIs Whether %
is proper IN introduce political questions into
ccrlcsta,ucll hni.c, to give an opportunity 90
rail against iUc governmental authotIuc' ,
whether christians or one denomination should
ever have lny fellowship with those IT other
denominations, or .hould ever cNemrlily the
sincerity ct their professions IN the exercise
NJ charity arI bcnryolrncr; ani vhcihcrmln,
when hr know, be- posscs-c, certain moral.
intellectual md p. liucal nights, should n"'
cling ,o them with Masquerade lcuacIiy 10
these. a, vr'' a, Co other questions inu ur.
mrrous ,n mention iu ihs au.,'. lra Discus.
sion o0'. '- impartial suh-''''''''.
w. would h.r, DO truth prevail hy giving
90 caut.alr. .lr'., .uI 100 ae.rnr. mop
gouuu.iv a s.eal NOD io Doe heard u" l"rHd
fr I.u. r .s Co.. ryuusush,h. raim'.
% nod Intellectual lump Of rhruaiI om
Christian churches and benevolent societies.
o.. vel as our civil ani political institutions,
would -.uk into vorI dI1rIa'on andm.s.
cry anl tlrlua would gather thicker around
us 100 proportion as such discussion Was Or.
.lr.ctrlaDl prohibited. iutdl,cus,.o1s SHOULD
hr conducted fairly though with animation ,
auI where % disposition b. manifested ioprrs
question beyond reason. or 20 decide b De-.
tore more lhaa one eide o. fairly presented,
chem even warmth, aul apparent Of n"i ra.
excitement, may hr ujulIDd 90, r t.i OH.