Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1855-08-24

Nhrfe NoItU'Th Statr, pennsylvania, iul-
nois, and Indiana, were relied upon, with
chance for Iowa. heothcr Northern States
were given mp, and were not wanted In this
new scheme Of things Tho old democratic
party, as formed by jefferson, as revived
and conducted to new triumphs by Jackson,
and which shonc with rcsplcndent strength
in the election Of Pierce in 1850; q party,
which springing from the loins Of the Rev
olution, was cocyal with American liberty
party which always patriotic. alway.na-
tional, presented policy which had chal-
lcngci pure and honorable support in Cy-
cry section aud in every State; party which
in every epoch of Il, history had hccn illus
,ratcd by the great names Of the North, the
Gcrry-, the Tompkinscs, the Li,ingstoncs,
the C,iutous; this party, 81 crowned with
honors, vet full of strength, wus destined to
a sadjen and swim destruction. Tho blow
by which it fcll came, to U.s. an illustration
Of the ancicnts, like thunder from clear
sky. In its place has hccn substituted a
sectional party, embracing all the politician.
OF tho South, hut most prominently those
tnitorous nullifcrs who frll under the blows
of Jackson. It's policy /. In max, slave.
holding and slave hrcciing the grcat, dom.
inout and overwhelming power in the Re.
public to oprn an our Territories 10 SlAy.
cry 10 fastcn negro bondage upon this New
World, through indefinite centuries, or un.
til some great revolution, like that of St.
Domingo, shall again yi.it the sins Of man.
Kind and yiniicatc the justice Of Col.
The history or the country had rccorlcJ
ono rrc,iou. instance Of the dc.sriion, hy
the incumbent or the Presidential Office. uf
toe men and party who had PLACED him in
h. Hut the same history, truthfully and
imrartally written, will h'ar vitnc>- that
John Tyler, in SEPARATING irom his party,
remained true ,o the consistent record VI fhi,
own political opinions IN abandoning the
democratic party, in comprising H. dc-,ruc-
ton, anl in attempting 20 substitute tor II
ihs o,liou. dynasty Of section. rrr.iicn,
Pierce haI proved rsgrsaut, not only to his
party aud hi. friends, but % his own princi-
PIE and bis own pledges.
Mr. W. was aware, that far "a time, the
true character of the Nebraska act was At
tempted g. be couc'al,,l at the North. The
pou.hSs,. and the Case. insisted that slay-
cry could never enter Kansas that the South
were cont,njing Cor a principle rather than
fur a practical result and that in truth,
thi. principle its'lr would, upon the whole,
prov, favorable 20 the cause Of freedom.
y, such attempt. at conccalmsnt were
mad, at Washington, during the T.nisucy
ofttr rrJat struggle orlsjI That ,la,cry
must control Kan,as, unless kept out hy
national legislation, or extraordinary meas
ur.., was apparent 20 every mau who would
take che trouble 90 inspect map the Ms
.1urau., iu Congress anil out, a,uwcl and
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VII. " 'A'' n' uA' ''A'" ''' I''"'.''
pains, when at Washington, a year as1, and
again A''"'n'of' '' inform himself a. 70 The
true solution Of the extraordinary proceed.
'uS' "' ''tt' I"e '''u''n w" !" no"
gwen a"' Wy " . '''' ~ ''''''!' ]" ''nul'
CATO" '' 'h' ''"'h' u '''''' '" ''' 'u'not''
" "i 'en. Houston himself 'h'' l'''''''!
thi' programme was submitted {" ""n'r'l
Houston, hy a confidential messenger ui the
Nebraska consriraior,, before their scheme
was hroaohei in C'nsrr,s The noble old
soldier Instead OF assent mot the whole
thing with an indignant negative. lie wa
Hi'. .iI'' "' jackson anu ''"'' h'' "'' ~
'n' obstruction o' ''' u,A''''1''' l"''!'
i' was l1'r'''' ana "'"'' NOT "'' j" '"'
formation OF a sectional party
Passing over the enormous wickc!nrSs Of
inAIctins the curse Of slavery upon Kansas
for toe mere purpose Of political gain aud
assuming 0r the present that the calcula-
ti1n u this political gain was correctly
made, and might not he upset by an uncH.
pcctoi rally Of the free States what would
be thc condition Of gentlemen at the north
biniug thi, new party made up Of unan''
nous south with Porthcrn adjnncts' Com
Portable enough, perhaps for men con'ent'
ci with sors and crumbs but not very PAL
stah'' to men OF any rreten'.on'' or any
spirit The direction oi ahI'T' IA '''' now