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

your warnings agaius, tho evils of slavery
and lts laws. Now show us practicable
remedy for these lamcnlsblo evils, what no
statesman nor aboliiiouist has been able to do.
and you will rcccivc Nalion's gratitude
We can seo no way to remedy the evil Of
slavery, and dispose Of the slaves ior the bc,-
ter, ~ We are situated at present, Further
legislation is useless, except il may b. To-
modify existing laws, uail by some moral
power the South can be Induced To lcgislaio
preparatory 10 it, final extinction, and the
people carry ou, measures 10 that cnd-and
then, with existing prejudiees between the
whites and negroes. they would BE- slaves iu
fact, from necessity, Il NJ, by statute, and
little improved IN their condition. And this
moral power cannot bc made tn reach ihcin'
while our prcacbers sasis lhcis h"srrp o.
treat sli,c-law - a nullily, and thus increase
their hatred snd prcjudicrs. No doubt II
the principles Of Christianity were dlduscd
throughout our country, and every heart was
imburd with iis spirit, that slavery would
soon cease. Hut this is the work Of the
South, and &, dcysc the means and accom-
plish IL, b no very easy task. The South,
under the influence of lhc Christian Spirit
and convinced of the evils of slavery
by contrlstirc the condition IT the Slave
states with the Free Saic,, would
unirrranI the m,ris OF lhc question
aad how ,o dsyi-c moan, tn dlspo-e Of % sue.
ccs,iully. much better than the people Of The
North. some, however, think that Christi
anty cannot be- preached at the south, hy
Northern m,n, in safety. We think u can
Bot suppose Il cannot, b, n,ll have much
hotter influence upnn lhg southern people o.
preach 10 LYs. than urcharnblr drnuus,n
l.oas cf southern mrn, politicians og state,
mrn. Go to lhc South With ,lo law of lose
love io rncmic, and these ,hl, nrr oui Of li'
va,. as recommended by T. G.. u. prrac.
to them doe hv IT kindness, manifest 10 thcu
it, spirit. NOT cund.mnJng iism lug "prrula
institutions ,uai'rl uuon them by ihciI
fathers, assisted by New England importer
arI tTafirrrs loo human br.ngs, convince then
by YOUR aris and department tlI7l you aD
dior friend. ac,ualci by uomcan self interest
7nd ihry m1y bear you-lud tbcn, '' u,'n.
aba,, human passions aul mrrr-n1N aF
rrll,." lhcy u0.,l plant iAcm,c.,.s w.,h lh.
praglr of ,hr Nur,h, d" un ihr great dar,Un.
ui our Constitution anl our religion The
Fu-n,yr slave Law would not be- needed, au.
"Nh,lc honor and compact would bo kept
Justice would be- triumphant and rirhirousucf
prr,lh." Bu'. until this event happen, th
question b., under our present government
/. "a, We ar, now situated" what is our duty
Istrrht ur us 20 resist iis lins, and act %
no way calculated to alsltn Ihg happy pcuod
We ay TO.
IN conclusion, l.. G.. u. iululr,, Of lh
rp.npIs OF As-yua, pcril, Macedonia
IuJri. Greece, Runr, -" VIA, ry thry
" I9, fN Nluus rs ic1r cmdI og rp'Ho
r7f grU.d arprpu5H, loarr faa1 ~.
raHi Z H1' en- 0ur oomas, and sJa,iy u1
iuh r.r. rrmyfi5your graiyiH- oa,'ihoH,
auI De- might have added, b,arI'r Of miorao
0rnuanaa, frai,, ro', and tiu'ed,1nos q
r-. arI ot would sly with hm, Va.
ms cation D.. wise, To profit By Ihr.r lra-1'
crtitb. Co, late"
~, h.s government va, no, " .olnlcI o.
vulrarr." r.s u.Ili undc, drmo,ul.c rule
prc..r. oppression. The people ars uo' &C
cuaurab'r ior o., cN.irarg in their m.dsi
uhru thry founded i, bul ihc.g vo' .r O.
r.uognca both slavery and oppression, moi q
rbatar %, most ,l-r.d UnJrt, 7a' IH div
l,dira. 10 'a.r. not Boz lni.sHe ,n',hraaHf
.orH p~ris ,f1i ef b-cl pogr'r5 aH
rrl1py. f1.|H, 10 duEioH. ia'. ~ SOM
nreas. vc can hardly determine what, o. ''n
orggiyuH Hs CorVi'gh,a-ihltr Constitution
WHICH, Nh' WI' Atll'' l'i't' HI""''' '.' ''
r, every breath vc draw wcwalk, wcslccp
W. exist every m'mcn, under 10, inhu'nor.-
What would hgcomc of Us II ihc cons,ltul.o.
we're tramplcd IN ,h1 dust, and our liUs can
not be enforced II has hccn we'll said that
our citizens DO not value the Constitution
enough To defend u, they are not worthy Oh
blessings il give. them. &c, Is then -lan'
by the Constitution and the law, Ike one ~hu
has said, - would not merely protect
with the shield OF homes, AjaN, would pro
rrct il also with n wall cf bra--, aud who
this would no, serve tie purpose Of proiec
non. then would | circle It With the llv.uI
heart, Of my counlymen, and IN IT. dclenc
rally, ull the las, pulse Of llfc anl the las
drop Of blood were expended, IN defence
the Constitution go