Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1851-04-11

snrl the aboliiionsis surrender up tn the oller
party (hasc enough to become lheirallies) all
the heal offices for the sake of ubiaininp fur
their own leaders places in tie federal lceis.
laturc. They are evidently acting on a fixed
system, and are lookinr forward Ia the day
when the federal government will fll iuto
their hands. As soon as they can secure the
balance Of power, they believe one or the other
uf the political parties will bc unrrlncipled
lnd vile enough To confederate with lhem.-
Look ai the composition II the Senate already.
The FIRST and the third State Of the rrnfc,losa-
cy are altogether represented by abolition de.
magogucs; New Hampshire ir unc.half ~ re-.
presented. and oiher States have .suslon Nj
,inred with The hue that il IS dIiIicuh to dis
criminaie a full.blood from q halfbrted OF
quareroon abolitioniH. The pruccss Of cun.
version is rSpidly going on aud how /, is to
he checked, or where il is to stop, God alone,
in the nseuiabls counsslS of his pro,id
can forcscc II this general diffusion uf abo.
/ liltun sentiments bccmnl much greater than II
-, the srquel !, easy ln describe. The abo-
I llllon,l, utterly rcPudiaie and hold Cor nanphl
+ the federal constitution. They denouncc Il
"a, an accused compact" and their agrrcs.
,lous upon the rights OF the people uf the
South are nothing less than the mus, open and
shameless acts NJ piracy and Hardudiag pol.
dIor. This !, the universal opinion ADD
feeling of the South; and be mus, be blind
who does mo-, soc that from such pru,oca,ions
ii,c most deadly and bitter hatred Wlll spring
q We scr a, the Sou,h. auupg ihs Grmcsl
aud irucN iricuds u the Union. a gradual
and rr'uc,au, boat ccnl.n abatement OF fmtlr.
nal feeling towards large buJics uf reopl1 al
the North They mas cxcaln. as our forc.
fathers did q, tie commencement or the rc,o-
luiion IN regard tp En=liud "Wiib all lhy
faults, We love thee STILL b., tins love j.
I lcas ad.ll than Il vas iHcnty year, ggo, and
is prrr-IiJy diminishing with every new
outrage upou their rights. Attachment fnr
the Union IT. ii is loo deeply rpo,c. in their
hcln, to be easily cxiirpaled. But even Ihis
lhe hand II hna,ical abolition may tear ort.
Read tie acts ~ lhc Geocil Convention, and
or all other ,m,ham UuIol aSsnbhge,. and
. J., will b, loaui tha, the support OF lh1 Union
!, placed exclusively oa the ground that the
Moth observe, the terms ol Ihc Compromise,
aui ilfls the obligations created by the lcder.
. al constitution. lrlhis be done, we'll ifnui,
tIc South will adopt such measure oi pr
ciuuuu as II deems necessary aud Twp"r.-
This IL tic fio,lug uu which even he lHigg
mn ef ne SJUh stand rum nov 90 ibUs
vino recognise no such Loyalty or devotion
ur there are such men To D., seen. They
spuu iu these agilalions as th, T,ir,l dos boo
,ht storm. They fancy they soc about To be-
cuusummaled the day-drram, 'hl, have rlal.
Jrucd their hearts ior twenty ycp. They
lh,us the bond, ui the UGiun ar lposlug--
lba, lhs coal-.oa b, breaking OPP, ant .u O.
short umc lhi yunelI. oyorgpaa NORTH
,ull be- CIT alun from the COTTON h-lls az
,sray plains OF ,hc Scotia.
The bcadluariar. of these m.'suid,d nca
lls iu Suuti Carlluo. where, owing To- Pccu.
llr iuiucacs aud iu,i.iulioas. they seem &,
have uo.rI,u,d aad enssudcrgI q sort uI
,ruujlng d.s-on,en,, which ssfs purgua,,
hydrls, anJ c..m1Tas dire 10 every act o
,hc federal gu,crHmeu,, and Is ready In walk
up to lhc verge ol oran rebellion NJ all times
There 49, d f,A men vf the same cast o
character ,nd tunc oi feeling lu several oihri
southern Salcs, 9ll Of whom follow thc lelr
uf the Paan,lu standard, ~ Il 1t we're IN,
cloud by Gly gud the pillar uf fire hy night l'
conduct mankind in the msrch ui freedom -
It n probable iIat tie leaders of Ihcs, mc'
would D., satisfied With nothing shnuUi ab5o
luis disu1Yn. bot there are many who IN,
educated Into ,ha.r support by 'he violence
and argrgssiuns uf northern fanatics. W.
knuw that the leaders have taken cspccIa
pans 10 declare that ihey dbl nu, believe ih
mpitive sla,c.law would ever br cNecDed a
the N,r,h they cmhalon in flaming caPital
c,ery negro rescue, riul, resolution, aGi meet
inr, auL, with uplncd hands and uplurncO
oyes. cxcla.m. " We told sou 50! We kucv
the polhcrn people were an alollllonisis--al
nur enemies" The CrlN and Shlirlcl
rases-,hc speeches Of Fred. Douglass, Par
kcr, Thompson, and Ahhy Fo'som-aTe o
well known. with sunlry extoglraiion', d
South Carolina aS,hey arc on " Negro Hal,
In Boston. or ia ihc rahd columns cf Carr
r son I.ibcratnr." Dy these means the pas
,ions Of the violent are stimulated, the fear
of the timd aroused. and the crazy design
or the demagosucs promoted. Thus do "
see how these northern fInalcs aud agitation
. are playing iutnth hands OF Ihc southern dem
arogucs, aud the latter, 10 lurn, playing INT
theirs. At the South as well as The NohI
The constitution is denounced, not as an y &c
cursed cnmpaci, :" but as an instrument OF gov
crnmeni thai has been iramplod on aud be
come obsolete. Give Us back, say the Rhe'i
and the Chesnu,s, the constitution Of our IA
rhers IN its original parity aud VIC will be
come is dcyout worhiPpers; but what !
nu,y called the federal constitution is Iner
usurpation and hum5ug. These men woul'
, dissolye the Union because they love It I"
much To sec the genuine constitution violated
The fina,cs Of the Nouh woGld dissolve
, because they profess To love the negroes to
4 we'll, One thing is very obvious; and 'ha
4 is, that both aim a, the dissolution 0: the Un
A iou. They agree in purpose, ih"ugh The