Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1855-07-27

ssy, and then call IL Democratic. God deli
yer M, nom such democracy Understand
true democracy % consist in the equal rights
OF allmru. The white man has no more
right 70 eu.lays the black man, than the
black man has 10 ensla,e the white man.
We have the sane right 70 snslavc the In.
dian. tha, We have ,he negro, or the Indian
has the same right q enslave the white and
Hack r,,c. that We have 20 cnslayc either
tb. one or the other. Hence il follows that
slavery i either right OF wrong, and ifwrong
in principle al free hboring men should
srmly and universally rcsis, il at the ballot
b5S.. I know INV democratic friends will
,sll me tha, they have ever acted aud voted
with the Democratic party, and that all OF
their personal and political associations are
with the demosrati, party, hence IL l. ex-
trcmcly uurlraau, % leave them and lyin
The new Republican party. Gentlemen /
lu5w from ms own personal experience that
such &. the fact. folly appreciate your
position. You ar, accountable 20 no one IN
exercising the ri.h; % suffrage, butyourself
AMI your Col Every man should vote to
pleas, b.uylf,iu conformity 20 hisowu hon
ct conviction Of right, Independently ofPar-
~ aud party leader
Gsulsmsu %. 7 never have bad the pleasure
agmociing my constituency ia Oxford Coun-
o.. ana larry O. r,s-t - largr a number
5u tl.. oc.asi1u have latorel hard Cor
y1u Will, Ga Congress, aud hay, gnIay0rcd
faithfully anil correctly 90 represent YOU on
40 graf public questions, and I hope thit
htvy not mi.r,prc-eutcj YOU. When |
took my rlt 10 Congress thought my task
vauli D. a cheerful and pleasant one |
Thought ths slavery question was settled by
the c1mrrumi-c sets % $3.50. and settled
forever. fr rr-ilsut'Pirrcs bah pledged
him-,i 90 k,cp down the agitation 0l that
question both iu and out % Congress during
h.. entire term had h,rn there but a
tow v.ak, when the II.n. Dixon II Levi.
ogK,uiu,iy offered an amsnimcn, 81 a irr.
rit1rial bul, reported by Mr. Douglas ior
che organization ~ Nebraska territory r.
rsaIiuc DE Missouri Compromis., 80 that
slavery might co into that territory where
10 wa. prohibited The bill was the rccom.
mi,tcl o. ,hc Committee on TgTritoriss, che
details IT which have NOT time % ro into,
hut thc scheme va. gotten up aud plans
were aiI ty ihc administration ur The ~
PEAL af ths Missouri Compr1mi-' Many
rfthr democratic members wcre lahorcl with
.u order O. max, % united and harmonious
movement ia che party With Toe L vyas a
irving ,ime it wa. subject ct long and
principal Reelection party with which IL
bad ever hgru my pride and pleasure 60 act,
40 who's tau'. I lad Jared .umI'uausly,
L.eu elected several timo- 60 doe legislature
rfmy own state. and lll uGyr,i me other
political .Ee,s. hutI bad declined them,
NaI .u.t elected ms or ths Or, time O. The
C.r-r,-. &C ths United state NJ party
iu power. AMI a aau ia the presidential
chair whom bad bs,pcI select and elect,
am administration az Whose hands had OBJ
tanned many political appointments for my
l-..ui., together with al, mn sympathy per-
..rsI a.lualutauu-- and associations which
: hG rrmol during nv liir, together with
"a Trad Hi bring guilty iu some Jr-re, ~ the
.in .f tnsnutaIr, with a fall aud positive
suruI,I-r. ir I would act with my party
AMI aluui.tat.1. rs tbrm could ls sU.-
tanned ana Supported Tho next election
O. Congress. fu., lsfrg ma, and knowing IL
I went asain.; my PARTY and the admins
'1'i.u, by them must D. broken down
forever and politically anniAilatoJ. With
40 tbr.. .trH1. ,ia.. Inducements AMI fact.
before mr. I hal O. a-t without advice, /
had tra.t without aI,i-r bail u1 time
90 learn ihr -uumrut OF ms constituency
Or we BAD O. take stand f,r or against II,
40 ana carly day Tome it wa. fiery ore
deal through which 90 pas. On the one
hand was che Administering and my party 4,
900 o.. other hanl, principle and nay c1uyic-
zion urr'eht III Ola ult act with nos par
", knew it would o. my political l,,ruc-
ZION which h0yr since found at DE hands
% che administrator and ms Tar,y Tor
u1t c.iu- in hysr 90 theeHtensi,n Of human
slavery on territory that was reserved and
rar,egnt,J 60 lihsrty.
N.tviih.iarjiu- an thee valuable and im-
paraut cunsilr1u urs. firmly resolved in
Heaven. name 90 81 with all my highland
mind in favor Of liberty and humanity, and
resist slavery and OPPRESSION suffer polite
al humiliation AMI rs,ir, from the arena
forever Wei. what dil the drm,cratic
pres, or Maine do lvi'h the exception Of
the augusta Ago. they refused 10 publish
my .T.~chcs Cor fear the people might under.
stand thc sihrc, better than they dil, aud
CONDEMNED my cour,e in Congress. ON my
return home my patty assembled in Con,cn-
tiua, uttered "a decree lfc0nlemnatipn, and
threw me over. Al on account NJ having
committed The unparl5nahlc sin Of having
opposed thr administration ia the rePeal u
The Missouri C1mTromiss aTl giving away
ten million of money for a strip of Mexico
- make another another slave State and
not having voted % hot and DOT the foul
curse or human slavery over free territory
u Is true they have succeeded Ia breaking
m, down politically, but hey are welcome
90 my destruction, enjoy the consolation
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