Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1854-07-14


was worthless but iha, was the fault Of a.
people, and no, Of the usurPcr nor the eo.,.
tuition. Will you give to the people Of n.
braska and Kansas the right Of affmllo, q.
neration upon this territorial constitution
Whenever a majority Of the Representative,
Of the people in England express a disco,
from the policy Of the Government. It's sr,.s.
tive officers are instantly changed. l,itpD.
posed to give to the soyereig,s Of N,bra,L,
and Kansa, as much executive control a, Eo,
land gives To her people and their represent
iives in this respect Are we TO pot forth Ia
this age IDEAS OF popular supremacy that v1
NO, bear comparison with institutions ol Inn.
perial France or monarrhicll Englandi p,
one. do no, acccp, this act as true definite,
Of American ideas Of the supremacy Of n,
people. would not speak with disrcspsr,d
any measure Of this House but in this view
taken as an exponent Of radical Dement,,
American progress, it does uo' attain ,iec',.
walton aud dignity ofihe Bloomer COSTUME
The cardinal principle Of this measure +.
reputation. II rcpudiates the solemn co,a.
pact Of 1890. which has ,,ood for r,or, ,Aa,,
quarter Ola ccntury.
It rspndiatc, the principle fsclllomenren.
braeed in every territorial act from 1859 TO
the pr,sen, DAY.
1t rspud.aics the doctrine Of the "Nchol.
son" letter, which limited the APPLICATION o.,
the principle Itembodied TO territories "nrur
TrrR" to be acquired.
| It rerndiare, the platform Of ,le Bllrno,,
convention of 1859, which declared that III.
democracy would "rcsist an attempts a, 70.
newing in Congress, or ont Of II the agi,auo,
Of the slavery question, md,r rloiasr ,ls,,
or color the attempt may be made"
II reppdia,cs the doctrine Of the innuganl
address 9th President, who announced 10
the American people that, $50 every lhsOyol
society or government, whether Of G,r,rii
ambition or morbid enthusiasm, calculated 10
dissolve the bonds of inr and affection ~hsh
unite u.s. he would "inierPo'e ready ,u
s:ern resistance"
# rpBdiaics The declaration Of the message
ofths session, in which he announce to Oh,
Congress Of the United States thai the ne.
pose" Of,he public mind should "suiIcr 90
during his official term"
I. 1t rcpadaie, an ancient Democratic lO,.
trine, in legislating for caP.lai, and against
labor and men and It repudiaies an honorsi.
American, world.renowneJ lheury, IN 'ssl.
ing 10 establish new faith, that the object q
this Government is the PerPeiuaI,On olsla1,'y
and not an extension Of freedom.
Gentlemen OF the North and South love
undertaken to speak Of the mmeii1ic and u.
innate effects Of the passage other measure.
do not propose to follow their example.
remombcr il was said by MachayelI to "a.
vonarclla, who verified In his end the truth "
the saying, at"Whoc,er set himself up ff
prophet, should have an army At b., bG.
dag" do not know what "lhe North
will do but tina, tho public mind ), moved 90
an unusual doplh upon this question, Is showa
by the memorial Of tho clergyman of New
England.
Mr.. Chairman, do 90, participate Boo 70,
dcnunciatons which have beer poured out ur.
on the heads Of these reverend memorials,
The clergymen Of New England have mcr,.
torious history. Their culture, their learn.
ing, their patriotism have contributed essen.
italy to the best features oi our society. n
the time that tried mems soul, ,hcy were 6r
the people. Such instruments a, the Des'ii.
alton OF American Independence and ths
Constitution Of the United Sutcs arc not
struck out BY a single mind or a, 4 s.n,',
heart. They are the products of generation,
Of men, and ofI!mes 10 which ages are CON.
pressed within tho limits of q single he and
IN the accumulation Of that individual poser
which constitutes 4 whole Of such mlne.'1g,
virtue, the clergyman Of New England lave
had no inconsidcrable part. They us Ho'
anarchists nor reyolutionls's. They are TIM.
ID conservative, inquring, dePendsn, men.
They have no lIfe.ienures they aeunuhis
no fortunes. They consolidate no Povsi'
They organize no forces. Isolated and De-
pendent. they have parted with no rights, and
have no selfish ends. The sinccuW Of ihs
Proies,aion Is beyond question. as the ear
neslnss. Of their appeal should be beyond cen
sure. The language Of their memorial. cub
jected to so much criticism, has been repeated
ly used on this floor, by gentlemen Of every
section Of the country, and advocating ether
side Of the pending question. Their b'e'Iy
disables our lOquaciiy aud they have Ihu'
double right to say, in the language Of he
ancient Greek rendered TO Us in the undyir.
verse Of Milton.
"The words We use are yours.
No, ours YOU % the deed' snd your .'g'''y
desd..
Give u, the words"
When more than three thousand Of the
forty four hundred elerrymen Of New Eng
I land, and more than Eve hundred Of the one
thousand Of Illinois, without concert, ard
without interest, join in such ProtestaiOn, b'
assured THE PEOPLE are moved. They de-
mand an expression more novelthan pe'itioh'
more solemn than the press, more expeditions
than conventions. They select agencies un-
usual, because the crisis is emineni The
preachers, as in the Revolution, speak for The
people. The people speak "lS THr S,Ml or