Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1854-06-02

position in the army, 10 Washingion's birth
place, to tie Hartford convention, his quota.
tiors of Abolition prose and poetry, Uncle
Toms cabin, future rewards and punishmcuts
&c, come TO his attack upon ,ho l"gsla-
turo tor passing resolutions requesting their
members on this noor, and ins,ructing their
Senators to vote against the repeal Of the
Missouri restriction. ! will read the rcso-
lulons
"R,,olroi. That tho Senators In Congress
from Maine be instructed and the Reprcsent-
aiiycs requested, To oppuse 10 every pnclIca-
hlc way, the passage Of the Nebraska bill, So
called, 80 long a, il shall coaiaIu any proyis-
ion rcpeallng, ahrOraing, resembling, or in
any way ina,ida,ing the provisions of the
act of Congress, approved March ., 1890,
commonly called the Missouri Compromise.
"Rrfoir,d, That the Governor be- requested
to forward a copy Of the above resolution tn
each Of car Senators and Representatives at
Washington
These resolutions passed the Legislature
with ouly SIX votes in the House and one IN
the Scraic against them, and fully believe
they cmhody the sentiment Of almost the en-
tire people OF Maine upon the subject io
which they relate but grant that What my
colleague SAYS is tue, sud It is what labor.
Ell assiduou,ly To avoid, for would have
been plcascl iu have seen our Democratic or
ganiA,ion prrscvc?, and Mr. PIIsbury clcc.
ted Governor. bu, the re.ult was other.
wise, and no earthly rowcr could prevent It.
Sir. listened to the remarks Of INV col.
league with attention, aud have read his
printed spcrch with care, and be la, nowhere
denied. or attempted to deny, tia, thc Legs.
aluc d.i no, truly represent the sentiment
Legislature dd not truly represent ,hc senlr-
men, ui the people OF Maine, and the Demo.
cratic party there, 10 the passage oflhu'c rr-
solutions but because. as he alleges, the
Legislature misrcprcscn,s the sculImcn, oi
tho S,aia in refusing tu clcc, Mr. Pilshury,
Doe comes to the wise and profound conclusion
to DO the same ;ldng, va to misrcprcsrni
the will ofthe people Of Maine on lhc hoor
uf the american Cougrcss.
Sir, the dclca, Of Mr. P,l,buy was no, a
thvar,,ng OF the popular WiIl Of the electors
of Maine as the gubcrna,orIal vote will show,
Mr. Phshury received $4,000 yo,cs; all
Others iouy.scyrn thousand two hundred and
scycniy-d,e being a majority Of about eleven
thousand against him. The true cause o'
Mr.. Pll,bury's defeat was this twas frml,
believed hy many that Mr.. +. was oppressed
To the "Nliuc law" i,s execution and en-.
iorccmcnt aud there being a balance o
power 300 both bauches Of the Legislature o
men 81 hose uoml aud religious feelings wcr,
stronger than party ties, they vol,d iu5 VIZ
M,ull, the Maine llw Democrat, while ,h,
PrIsbury men voted tor William g. Crosby
Wing. and made him Governor, ius, as th,
same class Of men, ia l-j2, m1ir Cro,h,
Governor over the head of that ncouupubl'
Democrat, John Hubbard, because he reIa'c'
&, veto the "Ma,rc law" he year before.
impugu 90 mans motives, nor wlll pro
scribe him fur his honest opinion in relation
t, the "Maine law" or any other mora
question. state these facts that the coun
,ry may understand the political condition %
Maine.
In relation iu tie election of Mr. Fcsscn
den 10 the United States Senate, woul,
simply say. that there was a balance NJ pow
cr 10 each branch OF the Legislature, mcr
who we're ncnllulie aud elected, not As par
~ men. but ~ "Mlnc law" men. Thcs,
men considered themselves at liberty TO ,ou
upon an o,her questions as The beet interests
of the country, sound policy, and an cnllgnt
cncI patriotism should dictate, consulting
their own Judgment alone. They could no
be held hy party ,rammels, hut voted, con
iay to INV advice, ior Mr. Fc>send.n, 40.
arains, Mr.. Morrill, the Democratic nominee
a mos, worhy'lnd talented man, Of whom II
truth. NAV adop, the language OF my col
league. Me Macdonald, j as applied to Mr.
Fc.scnden, II esteem him rs a man, he Is
man Of talent. and a man OF worth - and
may add, had he been elected, would have
been Ils, Zoe to the repeal Of the Missouri
line.
Sir, the two last cubcna,orial elections it
Maine have fulIy convinced me that no mar
can be placcl in the executive chair Of tha
State Who is no, an oul-spoken, dyed in th'
wool "Manc law" man, as well IN practice
ri, theory. O,hcr States than Maine know
well the troublesome character Of the "Ma'n'
law." " 50 called. in its effects upon party or
carnations. The PEOPLE Of Maine, like al
honest people of other States, will not blind
Is follow the dictates of party organization
vhcn used to break down great moral rc
form.
Sir. does not necessarily follow, tia, be
cause man friendly to law and good order
that he canuo, be a Democrat, opposed To 'ic'
and in favor Of virtue; opposed to drunken
ness and LcblucGcry, and In favor oftemper
ancc in favor Of ierreilng out moral corrup
tIon in high places, and substituting IN IL
stead law and order, Cor the good Of Society
and the advancement of our Iace'
Bcca, Sc such arc the sentiments Of an lndvid
ual. il does not follow that ho is not Demo
crat, and sound upon thc great principles n
,aurh, by jefferson and Jackson. But, sir
il proves cOnclusiSely, to my mind, that he I
a Dcmocra, Of the old school. Now. sir, l
an such men are to be ostrac,scd aud cut ui
from the Democratic party for opinions sak'
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