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


has arrived 10 stop them IN their eueroaeh.
menis.
Iook At the Furitivr Slave Laws law
thai cannot hc eninrrrd. eNcrp, by rssnrinr
10 the most desperate means. ! canrot o.
into the merits. ~ rather dement's. of this
law The lnurh article. third seclion II the
Constitution. rises NJ conntsnanor IN this NJ.
hunv law. The great ciiv of Boslon came
nigh hsinr dslursd in h'ood in the case " the
'rndilnn of Barns. Ict the slave States
adori some means of kscriur their slaves. or
llhc'aie lhem II ceriainly Is not reasonable
10 make slave caiehcr II the people NJ the
Ei,i and wes, ADD to reycal the fociii,c
slave act will be the sork of the mex, ton.
press
Sir. he camp'sim Fhich rsks ~ he
Administration Is this that II has pursued a
line ~ pnllcv, and recommended nrasutes to
Congress. which every one knows are per-
frcily ohnoNinus and contrary 10 the srnii.
mrnls ~ the people. 'nA then eallel upan the
democratic parv IN Conr'rs 10 r's' them
through without consultation. II the ~.
peal IL the Missouri conpmnl.c pas 10 h.
forced lhrou-h the House ~ ,r1ry mea.ure.
the lemocfirir mcmhsr. ~ Congress ~ho
were To take N. responsibility b-tScrn Tho
ADMINISTRATION and The prnpl-. should have
hcrn called together m caucus. and the sub.
PEI folly and firly discussed and every
democratic member. however humble. was
entitled lo have hcsrlng IN relation 10 :
mra.ure on which would turn his political
su'crss or defeat. We an knew It va. mem.
hrrs IT this House on ahum lie tower iu
Sloan va, To an. Hence. We were 'hc
most ,ilally interested II the AjminiIra.
ton vas drlgrmlncl to destroy ll.rlf il had
~ right In make slaughter house IT the
whole Democratic party. There were snmr
members IN this noor vho dd not desire To
be hchcadct by the effect II uuvIse and Im.
Po'ruc measures, forccd uron %. by III, ~.
mIn'siralon against our ouu consent The
cH.rl h1' hrr7. and wlII b.. lh1, twn third.
~ che Democratic member, I'M THE fnor are
Frustrated, politically, aud. perhaps. forever.
Who is responsible for the te'ca, of 80 many
Democratic mrmh-rs. aud rhr destruction NJ
TIC Democratic pl'ry' No cauhly power
bu, the Administration; and no man can de-.
nv It.
Wv friend near ms ,ly, fought against
the repeal severely, anI be would Ike To
Know wh, | M, not again returned NJ
matter fr that VIZ Chairman. |, ~, death
in the pot" To a Democrl', whether he voted
fur M apninst that rrpcll. Iri,rrur f.urh,
agaIr., the repeal of the Missouri cumnro.
mise, a.sidunu.ly, oi1ht ari day. I spoke
against 10 voted al1Ins, IL. anrrvafj,
voted To suspend the rules 20 enable ,rr gen.
ilrn1r from Mns,arhusru, M Ell.orI 10 i1.
troducr his hin lor the rrNs,l oi the fugitive
slave hW. allen ,url ln 7hol.,h lhr r,iinn.
ol sp.r.mous liquor, {, rc Navy. ~ ,.l
three of these positions when I iurI. lnd
vie, which gave, | am confident 1u .us.
tanned hy The approval of INV constituent.
The leading men of ihc Dama-pi.c part,
rfor-f, treated me very b,rj'omsly. and
were willing q place M name before rhr
n'oo''. but 1il ro, dcsrr a nomination.
| thought lha, "di.crcrion was the ba,rsr part
"i ,ilor.' ' and that would stand 1'nu' rrom
Nh" pre,rrl fused end confused state Of rol..
ucrl affairs.
Il is ;rue, vr an frol the fnrr, of ,hc 20.
ml'ks made d1ily upon lhi. foor, "ih'l tho
Nphr's,r and Kln,1s qrrs,Ion vas no tssr in
our congressional elections. II u had been
m the .Ncor,sE, members would have
hssn returned" Wv only ren, 10 ihi. j..
nv position i sustained II am not ro,nrn.i.
!, is 'oo ,rr 70 he tho case. ,oi is an e,il
which orrlr 10 brcorrccird. ih1l ihe people
orihe Nnr'h dn not stand hy those rsrrr,sn.
i,iiyes and S,nainrs Who firmly stand Nv them
lflhe people would have iheir sentiments scar.
ried out IN Congress. rhry shonld sustain the
men who fave the frmur.s and fyrdnrss NJ
purpose To carry them out Let me cay on
this noor. II matters not 10 mo II am never
returned io this Ilall svNin. or n I never hold
another political o1f"e IN nv lie ! vill act
in coriormiiy In nv honest ro1virilou ~ right
and dui, on IN questions. indrpenden, NJ ron.
seouences and "lhc opinion oi MI msukind"
II am CHARGED with having deserted the
ranks Of the Democratic party, ] haNe stood
firm io the principle. Of Democracy, rs I have
alwavs understood them and II ihr leaders
of the democratic party and tho Adnln's,rl.
ton have proved themselves rccrelnt In those
- am certain they have. throw
hack the charre nf dcseriion, and declare that
il is they Who have been unaiihful to the
trns, repnsed in them hy n ronftinr reople
unarhml to the principles on which ihev
were elected unfithful to tic great princi.
pies of human rights, on whirh true d'mocra.
cy is founded: unlaiihinl In the promise made
on their coming inin Office. and. as have re-.
mainsd true in all'these particulars, there is
necessarily. n separation for which they alone
are responsible.
Mr.. Chliman. having answered the GEN
,reman. trust 10 he satisfaction. will now
relr,n to my point There never was an adj
mini,,r,,iou that came into ofire under more
favorable circumstances than the present. II
does seem to me that II was the part Of wis.
dom f,r the administration to have pursued