Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1854-04-07
Anti.Nebra.ka Meeting in N. Y. City.

Another large popular mee''hg mas Oeei
holden, by the Mechanics Of N. Y. CITY, al
the Tabernacle. to protest against the Nebras'
ka Bill. The meeting was ajd'essed by sew
eral gentlemen. and among the rect by Rev.
H. W. Beecher. Mr.. Beecher. as all are
aware. is a sor, Of modern compendium OF
clerical and political progress and represents
the soul Of Nnuhcm religious feeling. lie
is the quiniesccpee nj zeal, clnquence. hnmor
and paIhos. Abiding to the agreemen, that
this Bill was an overture Of the North freely
offered to the South. Mr.. d. proceeds 10 re-
mark
"No. it has never been the overture Of the
North, aud it never will be and laPPrehend
tina, every souther representative who &C.
cepts it as such, becomes pdriioPS er'minis-
he is as bad as the thief lie is worse than
the northern man for this reason that in the
solemn national bargain he has had his pay.
and has gorcei i,,and We have had nothing on
our part and when we come to take our share,
our own piliiul pittanco he steps IN and wants
10 gorge lha, too. But, am very glad that
my friend who has proceeded me has argued
the constitutional question involved, because
! have not the knowledge to do 1t, mot, how
ever, that that is always necessary in legal
argument o; that kind and, secondly because
| have no, the patience ct an argumen, OF this
question On that ground lshould feel very
much as II ! shout have come down from my
bed chamber in the middle OF the night, and
and should find nan with al my Spoons
the few have eo,-llaughicrl-in his peck
cts, and various objects Ut value, sticking out
. M around him. should grab the fellow al
once snd say, any friend, you are nahbcd go
"S,op," SAYS he, "let rs argue this matter a
little" ARGUE IT," Say. "hcre It is two
o'clock aud yon going away with my spoons.
| won's argue the matter, SO jus, walk % to
the police office At once"
"Bur, says he'll won't" There is ne
ces.i,y Tor argumcri In the matter There are
now a good many theories lGoat 10 the com.
muuity as regard, the tenure Of properly
The Old doctrines SIC going away, and new
fashioned doctrines Of property tenure are
coming into vogue, by which ! can saiisl4clo-
,rlly prove, at ary rate, that there is much
doubt abou, your saving a better rgh, To the
spoons than l." Laughter and cheers. The
compact was made with tie consent II the
South. aud with our consent. and has remain.
ed ~ long. and when hear men like Benton
and others accepting thcpropo'ilion To repeal,
upon the implied consent or the North. J., Is
base to argue the question upon constitutional
grounds. and on he grounds oi it, incousi'-
tcucy with the infamous compromise Of 1850
Prolonged Kisses aal chccrs.l
L., the say 10 hose gentlemen Who are
speaking In their opn ionrue-Iloud laughter
and chccrsl-,la, I am reminded Of story
" blacksmith. lie was no, very 'k,lful,
and he undertook To make a broaj.aSc. lie
hammered tn. metal until he had spoiled lbs
share frr broadaIc. Said be. "lfl can t
make a hroad.a1t Of IL, can make a chop
plur.avc :" and he began hammcrng again
tor this new object hut again he filled bu,
suddenly he though, he would make hatch
@, and again he commenced yelling away At
II. but with no better success. Looking at It
rather lurubriorsly. he said, "Well, II !
can, make a Ratchet, know what ] can make
i can make a conruunded i"."-lPrulon.
rcd laughter anil applauscl-and be chuckcd
g., . -.-.-, rus l,c water. beg that ecu.
,'cmau willclcuse nv mentioning The rircum-
stance. know that there are q great many
laboring men in the room, and have lulc
rrid, in mentioning the fac, that NV cnndh.
Their was blacksmith ,-IaPplausel though
he was not the one the story is about.
Bu, speaking nov Of the relative audnc.iy
of these two thtugs-,he compromise meas
urcs Of 1850 aud the present Nebraska hill
the unrequircd agitation tia, vas caused by
the introduction OF the one and the siiIl great
or agitation consequent upon the introduction
II the other, cannot help thinking OF the rc.
ply OF the fellow 10 jail 10 a very curious Wis
tor. Vho said tn him. "wha, are you boo here
iorr "WcII." said the fellow, zone DAY !
stole a mill, and when wcri back To get The
.f..,, ,Iay r3uvhf me " TI-urbtrF The
South have had enough. IN l-jO, they got
the Fugitive Slave law, which wrurg the
heat Of lrccdom There was no rcqulsilion
Ike that that had ever been made upon the
North, and i, was passed for the sake Of the
Union. Some though, that j, was unnccessa-
~. but the admission was made, and vas a
point gained which was to lead a great way
further"
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