Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1855-10-26

gross finally bought lne tract lor just hall
what Santa Anna proposed 70 ell II for, and
only onc-d0h what Mr. Pierce offered, for IL.
Thus for the sum Of SlO,OOO,OOO we have
finally become propri'tors Of a large desert
somewhere between Texas AMI tho Pacific
OCEAN. NJ which We know little or nothing,
AMI. probably, viii not fora century or
two IN come, and II dos not support enough
life 10 feel the traveller anil hi. horse while
nurnrying over Il, and for which we really
have no more occasion than Tor tract OF
equal dimensions ia one Of the most distant
planets
/ For this W. were near being plunged into
debt or $50 .OOO GOO, and, hut for the rr-
mal Of Spain to trade, that debt would have
l.,rn swollen 70 the enormous sum n $3.50
OOo .OoO ami M not to supply to the country
any pressing necessity, or to perfect any
great public improvement in which the
whole nation has common interest, but
simply to deepen and extend tho cntr'nch-
mrnis of .hydrv, ami increase IL, ability 90
hattie with what e il pleased TO term che
rr'uiirn of thc rr'e states.
N1r +, ihi,all tho whole diplomatic
cnsr-,. rour country mr., imp"llel by tho
same mr'nrifing purpose. NJ American
6, permitted 20 srr,l, Tor III. country IN any
quarter Of thc globe without first qualifying
himselrhy niuin. the Propaganda. Not a
word in h'hnlf OF freedom +, permitted %
pa" ihc lir.or,py neutrality-suspicious.
of the only republic in tho w1rllvhirhpr1-
f-s,s TO ho 100 thc enjoyment Of fire. political
Institutions. or an the money which this
government cyrsnl. upon cm'1eal,rs anil
ministers, and conuls, AMI foreign come
missioner, aul agents. slavery takes iH :ithn
in one form ar another. and when thcnnm-
ler or honest AMI capable instruments Ut doe
.ly, power lrs exhausted, incompetent ones
arc selected rr the vacant situations in
preference o men, however capable or illus
tri1ns, who viii not submit their opinions
90 this hum1atiu- tast hy which every
northern 1rI.1t, E, trirI-a tot which
las driven 40 rr ahlast statesmen into 90
-rur'tv. auI discouraged tlu-1 vii, might
hr ff,rl On .u.-.rl Thorn from attempting
rhrr oru.n'nr.s which cannot D. rur-
sg-l without f.huuar.
"T'r Sumo s., 'ruo NJ tho iumr,'i, Offices,
winch absorb nur forty or fifty million, ~
onr anuadr.nnuc. Tho ou'y qualification
which BE- insisted upon ina candidate .'hat
lr should 'a'sat nothing which rnl. in
any WY 90 rr.ify and extend doe Dine. or
slavery.
"I, tru, Nr Pierce yr'rrl thc l.'l riv.
ing Wr. Collins nearly twice a. much f0r
CARRYING tlr Nrw Yofl and Liverpool mail
%, that -.ut'.man hal contacted Co DO IL
rr. Iuthr ti its1 amnhly. ami a0rr-
vrrl,, whom amended, sinl tho hi.l o
,hrrmI'v. t'at hs friend, doubt even %
Hf.Iry whether be- would have y.i'ri 10 40
.r;,t.r.r ,.,...l ,f,,f, l..r..,r,
rf t... ,..l.,,.l t.. -,,-.r-i,,..r
willie un ono doubts that, had De- ryhih.'.l
,rv nr ,',i, .trr-.,n-., and l.y,.ritv in PHI,
ur OF DO only weapons of hi. a1o', with
er.rI.fs r.n,.rlnt. ndaratit. which
v.r. .mr'.,.I En- ar.nins Eauast1 slavery.
E, o.r, ..r--.'v have friend. enough il
r,. F. r..w tr, n''.9r C.r-r much
f..,rr...t
r...r...r.-..r .,.-. .-rr......
r,r s,..r... -, -
,-. tfot,.,.l u,,.r rr.ai,7rv, nj. AL, r,,.
m.,I..-n.la Wr,,f.irr Good ara,ir.
few thousand dollar. nv r,r,.ir, nm an
rrrrrisfi,, f.r the imr-lrsn.ntai =, Clair
ft,s. and .rsnlin- NOR, than o., many mil.
I..r. I'm purchasing wilderness. rr re
rr1r1rl.5n Of slavery?
g1, thr hi'h'..s rake may lul.t who, 90
r1mr.r a w1rth'.s mistress, leaves h.lav-
ul wife 90 lr.cr anil s'arvo. There u.r.r
was time during Oh" Who'll" history ~ ta.'
government previous '' me accession ''
President I".A ami ih' Inauguration col i0'
Ir"nrnni''i' ai Na'hin.''n' when prop
"'i'.'n 20 pas iN' hundred m'l'i'n'oi dole
Jars ur amy territory, however extensive,
would not have been drmri a good ground
i'r impeachment TIL then such men ''
"n'rhIn' and Gardiner AMI law never pre-
.1m'i TO have ta'.rai'orn'y' 30 the Cabinet,