Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1855-02-23

might be. by the same hands but now, il,,
rich, to buy and sell humla flesh is callct
"papuirr sorerdgn'y'
But. sir, /, would aTrerr ,ha, the Admin
iuraiion wer, nol trmss IN looking into tn,
question Of populu sovereignty. The bil
repeating the prohihilion of slavery. wa'
brourh, forward by the friends of The Admio.
i.trarion. Il wa, urged upon ihe Senate and
the House by the leaders OF the President,
pary. a will not call them " Democrats. y
The Prr,dcnt's organ in ihi. CITY, was COO.
slant and un,easine 10 his cNhortalions IL
pass ,ha, bill. promising. that II once passed,
Vt would quiet al agitation. and give pcacc r
The country. TIE people NJ the free State.
became alarmed sent in their petitions; call
ed on their Representatives Ia oppose the r,'
pudiaiion of this ime.hsnored comprom,se-
rendered sacred b, ltssa.sncisiions With the
hr-i men and rrrsiss' statesmen, and ra'rol'
of onc nation. Bot the popular mind of the
North vas regarded with contempt the will
~ The people WAS .runsd nv the Admln'sra.
ilup. and these sluccrc advocates ~ " pnpu.
l,r ,o,cern,y, aud he repeal of the M'.
snuti compromsc vasrnsislcd On. Here. m
his Hall. We Usrr told that the President
desired the passage ol lha, measure, and Rep.
rc,cnlali'rs we're lhrraten,d With political
cIcommunlrllion 4 they Odd not aid the Nd.
mlnis,ral.on IN carving out this policy. the
object was attained the bill passed slavery
va, Admitted ir,o Kan'a, and NebnsLa.
Mr Ch,iman. lai the r-pcsl of ,h. Ms.
souri, compromise h,cn 6rrly placed bcf"rc
,hc people, she result would have hecn vide.
" different I, wn, ,murrlcJ through Con.
gre.s lu a mo-i unn,uGah'r manner Had ii
hccu known lhn, VI Pierce va, ia G,or Of
the repeal, he would uo, now have been an
occupln, OF tie White House. lie had NV
cordial support, ard eNulicd With thousands
ofoihsrS ln his triumphant election, but the
passage of lha, bIll hn, scattered the party
lhl, sustained hr lo the four winds lis
oPpo'er' rnsyci 'b.s ncv ISSUE with a,id.N,
and 'hcy Will follow 1t uP to the ll', eNrrrm.
i,y The excitement rn The slavery question
had begun 10 sgb..j-. Tho Els,. rhs Wr.,.
the North. and The Snuih. we're at peacc on
that subject. Nu0r d,.rrrd io revive sn ac-
iluun ~ detrimental to commerce, and io the
peaceful pursuits of INDUSTRY The pr,si,
dents promises ln h, inaugural had given
hope that ,h.s quiet would be- preserved
throughout the continuance ofh.s aimlnr.lra.
ton IN power. The halrrj oi slavery, nlur-
ally strong .n the northern mind, vas m ic.
pusc when tbs frchrni vas thrown into
ccmhu,llhlrs tia, would otherwise have ~.
naiucL inert, an5 It has knI.ci q In, that
cannot now be clunsul,hci. And this vas
done by the immediate i,ieuds. and With not
only the marked approval. hg' also with the
,rsnuoa, ,Iarl, ot lh, prr.suI hdmlui,lra.
ton
Thor. "a, mn i,-,,.l.,,s r,,r f., ,I,, ..t,h.
lishmru, ol = territorial ruyr'umcn, in Kan.
as and Nebraska. Events have shown
since. that the object II th. rhs,ror, of lha,
,,u ,,.u,,,,r ,b,r..l,,. ,5 ,r. ,,,, con.
J,,io, or C,rr,.,, J,, ,b.y u,,r, ,,..
,y,,,p,b the reps5l n, tho rorra.s of inrrnlr.
rtr, slavery into ih1i .mrr,., ,s,r.,ory. 4
NOR, imnoI.i.r co.i,, could ,n' hays l..n
nur,u,d. even hy tie S,u,b IN ,rI prrl1b,I.
~ There never will h, ,n,,hsr ,l,y. Sr,r
,l,,,,,.l ,o,, ,l., T',,o, II, c,Dorn,.,
,b,t had ,,,,IC,, ,,,,I of century. tina,
b,l h.,,r. ,,,,,I b, 80. that ,b, r.oole
l,,I.l p,,, :, ,.,n,,.,, could b. "a c,.ily
80, ,.,J. b, IL ,.,.,,,,i. Fl, ,rcro.e r.,,
,,... o,ll eve, h. another, sch srllc..
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"a wh, h,J,,,.,.....,. = ,r. S,wl v,.b
q, .,,.,l tho, .' o.nr.,, ,,,,,,,,o, " io,o
r,., ,crr.roryi They. themselves. arc no, 81,
J,.,,ceouop. q. =, DENY ih,,iti. m evil
and Great r,!l-and vr, ihey mn, only refuse
tn rid rhen,clye. of il. bur show m inrrmrer.
ATE zeal To extend the evil 10 Others. The
Institution of slavery. ihey s,y. Is handed
down from their ancestors. They Ind them.
selves cntrammclrd with IL. and cannot safely
.,.,,.,,. ,b.,,,.I,.. c.,,, q, o., o,c. The
gentleman saw, his finer ,eo,,biliy docs not
r.c,o,ch him D, II +. m evil ,ba, did no,
o,,,;,,,. +, bin..,r. ,h,, B.. J,.. M, .i,, ,,r
=, bim.clO ,bo,,b D.. ho,l. human b..
inc. IN h,,J,,o w.r r., ,b.n ,b,, ,bey