Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1854-07-21
Democratic Republican Nominations
Slavery Universal.

Slavery Universal.
\ Convention ior ,hc suppression Of the
Slave Trade on The Coa,, of Africa has ~.
fs,eI i1r scycal years The parties to il
were England, France and the United States,
Each Of these Nations by tbs Treaty agreed
90 Keep a Naval squadron on the Coast Of
africa TO prcycu, Slave vessels f,om trans
porting slaves.
4 motion las now been introduced INTO
Courr,s, by Mr. Sndcll to give the proper
oo,,cs for the a5rora,iou Of this Treaty aud
,hc Withdrawal ofthc I. : Squadron. The
whole question ofrcoPcniug the slave Trade
Is now before Congress.
The rcopcnine Of tins Foreign Trade IS
the next step 10 the Nebraska track, The
Ng5r1sl1 bill va. go, mp to make ruom fo'
s'a,cs-,hc r,5Peu.rs Of ,ho Foreign Trade
rs To surPly ihc slaves themselves. And why
mott lfS'aycry is the bcs, and mos, natural
condition ofsoclcty aud is allowed between
,hc dIagrcn, states and j, to be practically
extended TO an the new and Old states. why
ua, reopen the Foreign trade 1t Is absurd
uo, ia DO IL.
The following article from a Southern
Journal Of rrra, political influence tells the
whole ,ru,l abou, this matter. !, talks he
southern mind urairh, out, and Ike noble
hearted man permits everybody to know just
where ,hs south is II slys Slavery is 'hr
br,, or Institutions anj the mo.c wc have of
u he better
"Thc CLatlcLon Standard, Of June 2ls',
saws.
we have no sympathy ,n lhc purposes OF
this convention, ,ha, IS, the treaty with
France and England by which VIC ate bound
%. Keep naval force upon the African coast .assll
no wish for It's success, and NC think the
time has CONE TO speak GU, upon the subject.
To practice slavery, aud yet suppress, the
slave ladc-lo contend lha, slavery is an al.
vantage go uc masses which coucur iu exist.
rrcr, and bel, rrs.s, the efforts by which hc
advantage is cN,cnlgI--,5 urge ,ha, the ur.
Jon Of unequal races is necessary TO The pro.
gross Of human ,os.gly, luI yc, r,sts, the
means by which tha, union b. effected d, a
contradiction which HUMAN Ingenuity can
never reconcile, and vet 20 such eou'FaJ.c.
uor noe southern section uf lh.s country D.,
compelled 90 every cGo,, which looks To he
d.sc0uunuaGcc aaI encouragement at the
traffic with doe caa.tor Africa, by Nhch the
limits OF thc institution arc extended.
Tia, there is n0 moral wuns iu slavery b,
40 assumption which De-, Of the very base Of
,hat institution. 4, s ,hs principle upon
which veJlsuy .'s practice. Ia fac, the IN
tcll gea, raini ,ftho South, is hs, approach.
ing ,hr conclusion that sa,ey-,hc union Of
unequal racss 100 tie constitution Of an unc-
quail sy.,cm-.s ,hg normal condition OF hu.
. man society. It's "a, becoming llo feeling
,ha, 20 advance, society mus, be composed Of
'"o s'4''-'-'he one 20 direct and Tie other
10 i'''i'
Tie writer afro-!' &" facts 'a p'ooi OF las
'"''.hs. lie SAYS, n" "a''o" 'a ''''n las
n,cn sn favored as have Jcru he rcn,l, OF
"es' southern states Zone las tcsn 50
Tree tom domestic bro'Is and civil eommo'
uon. 10 none has lhc laboriHg class been 50
happy and go free from physical suffering
This % The doctrine to which tic county
IS yc'g.ug and It Is the policy which has
been insugur,sI by the Nebraska outrage.
Il is reopen the slayc ,raic-purchasc or srIl9
Cuba aud extend Slavery every where on the
American Continent. Here the issue is
fairly presented.
Fellow o,uarus, people NJ Maine arc sou
prepared ior this issue Arc YOU prepared
TO vote FOR ~ lfyou are, vote for the dumb
Candidate, and your object will be one sIep