Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1854-05-19
NEW SERIES, VOL. ), NO. Is,

the hrllSh llousc OF Noult""a' -
classic speaker, and, besides that, author OF a
trcat,o On tie Sublime and beautiful -
though DO not consider the particular figure
which have to repaa,, although just and
picturesque in itself, to be a perfect illusira-
,iou Of either branch Of his admired treatise.
Il was in reference to Lord Thurlow, who
had interviewed IN some legislative business
contrary to the orators sense Of righ, and de-
ccucv. Mr. Burke rcpulssd the intrusive
opinion. and declared that he did no, care
three Jumps Of lousc for it. Sir, say the
same Of any opinion which may be reported
here from our Secretaries ob any bill depend
inp before Us, and that in any form IN which
"A NAV come from ,hsm-shothcr as Unit,
or As integers. (Roars oflaughicr.)
rrrllc PRINTERS INTERFERENCE.
Sull less do | admi, the righ, OF inierysn-
,ion IN our legislative duties in another class
Of Intermediates, and who nigh, not be able
to mc,lIlc a, an with our business, were it
no, for the miuis,ra,ion Of our bounty. ]
speak Of the public printers, who Get their
daily bread (and that burcred on both side')
by our daily printing, and who require the
Democratic member, of this House, under
,hs instant penalty Of political damua,ion, to
Give In th,ir adhesion to every hi'l which
they call administration and that in every
charge It may unlcrCo-alihough moro
rhaa-ablc than the mo0A. For ih,i class Ofin-
,1rmcddlcrs have no parliamentary law to
administer, nor any quotation from Duke TO
arply-anl nothing but liulo fable To read
the value Of which As in an good fables, lies
in its moral Il is in French, and entitled.
' Lane 60 son rl-i'rr. which being done 90
English signifies, "Tie a's and has master
aui 1t runs thus;
IAN ass took i, into his head to scare his
master, and pa, on a lions skin, and Neu'
and stood in the path. And when be saw
h., master coming, he commenced roaring,
90 he ilseh,; but he only brlySd, and the
master know /, was his ass 50 he wen, up
20 him with a eudssl and hSa, him nearly 60
DEATH"
Tla, is th, end Of the fable, and the moral
ofuis. "a caution to al asses to take care
how they undertake to scare their masters. -
Prolonged ar7'n.,s. ori,, Of Good, g'oD.
Mr. Chairman, this House will have ial.
len rr below Is constitutional mission, Il d
suH.rs nso'f,o be governed by authority, or
dras'1rcl by 10, own hiJeliGcs. am man
Of no bargains, bu, &C, opeaIy with any man
tba, acts for the public good and In this
spr,, oder tic uch, hand Of political
friendship to every member Of this body that
VII stand together to ,uj.cAtg itsPuvIlcro9,
rro,,s, is r,sp,ct,b,Ii,y, and maini1in j, 10
lhc h.ch place ior which j, was intended
the ma.,,r b,anch of the American Goysn.
mou,.
vss1yEl ecvraoYis= Sor NrErLyAsTATrtr.
Tho question before Us is, to &c, nd Of ihc
Missouri Comrromit1 line snd,to a lawyer,
tha, IS 900 easy question. Tha, compromise
d, ia ,hc form uf statute, and one statute is
rrrsa',bre by another. Tb1, shor, view is
enough for a lawyer. To statesman it is
something Different, and refers the question
Of rs repeal, 10, TO law books, bu, to reasons
of state polcy-io the Circumstances under
which +, wa, enacted, and the consequences
Which ara to GOw from is abrosa,ion. This
COMPROMISE Of I-2O Is not mere statute, To
as, lor day. twas Intended for Pcrpc,uity,
and s6 declared itself I, is an enactment TO
settle a e1u,ruysr,y-aai DAB settle i,-anl
,anao, be ahroe1,cI U,lh9a, TcyiyinG that,
controversy.
/, has given the country peace for above
,hir,y wears how many years Of disturbance
will It's abroga,ion bring Tia, is the states
maa's question; and Ni,hou, assuming to be
much Of a statesman, claim to be enough
So 10 consider the consequences of breaking
O settlement which pac.fel 4 continent. ]
remember the Missouri controversy, and how
/, destroyed an social feeling, anu al caTaci-
~ ior beneficial legislation and merged all
political principle in an angry contest aJou,
.'avery-tiy.Jlor the Union into two parts,
and drawing up the iaO halves into opposite
and confronting lines, l.ke enemies on the
field Of battle.
lido no, wish to sec such times again, and
therefore. am arains, rcy.y,ng them by break.
ing up the se,tlemen, which quie,ed them.
rur ruass sLAvEEv COMPROMISES.
The Missouri Compromise Of is2O the
rar,i,ioninr between the free and slav' states,
Of great province, taking the character Of a
perpetual settlement and chasing with the
two great compromises which gave Us the
ordnance Of July 10, i7s7, and the federal
constitution Of September l., Of the same
wear. There arc three slavery compromises
IN our history, which connect themselves
with the foundation and preservation Of this
Uni5n. Frs,, the territorial part ton ordin-
ancc OF I7,7. with It's clause lur thc recovery
of fugitive slaves; secondly the con,cmPora-
nsous constitutional recognition Of slavery IN
the states which chose to have it, with the
ueitiyc-sllyc-recoygry clause in the same
instrument ihir,lly, the Missouri partition
line or ls2o, with the same clause annexed
iOr the recovery Of fugitive slaves.
Al three Of these compromises are part
and rarcel Of ihc same rolIcy and neither