Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1856-07-25

elements Ol civilization, the saw-mill, TIE
church, the school.hou-c, and plant them IN
the wilderness as an induccmcnt 10 the emf
grant. II has neycr armed one man; IL has
never paid one mans passage 10 Kansas. IL
is not political society. IL never asked
though | think il should have askcd-the
political sentiment Of any man whom IL las
assisted TO cmigratc 60 Kansas. Ii has in
vested 100000, and has conducted from
Massachusetts, to Kansas from twelve to
fifteen hundred Of the flower Of her people
Such j. the Emigrint Aid Society, and such
it, action. IL is this Society, 20 Just and
legal ia is origin and It's action, that has
been made the prcteGt for the most bitter
assault upon Massachusetts,. Si;, II is
Christianity organized.
How have these legal and thcsc proper
mean, been met 10y those who propose to
make kausas q slave Smtc2 The people OF
Massachusetts, would not complain Il the
p1oplc who differed from them should 60
there 20 seek q peaceful solution Of the con-
lictinr questions. But how have they been
metz liy fraud and violence, by slcaiug,
aud huruiu-s, aud murders. Laws hayc
hecn forced uI0n them such rs You have
heard Rad to-day BY thc gentlemen from In
diana (NIr ColiANl, su atrugious that no
man has risen here % defend one single one
uf ,h.m Men have been placed over them
whom they never elected aud this jay. rs
has been stated hy the gentlemen from IN
diana, civil war ugD- from one end of Nan
sas tothcuthgr. Men have bggn compelled 90
leave their peaceful pursuits, aui starvation
and death stare them in the face, and yet
tho government stands ill0-ub, not idle
il gives H. mighty arm o. tIir side oi thc
men who arr tampling down law aud order
there. Tho United states troops have not
h,Cn permitted % protect thc Ir.c state
men. When thcy have desired o. do SO,
they have b,ru Withdrawn. cannot enter
into "a detail ul an thc facts. II j, q fact
that war rags her to-day. Men Kill each
other 40 sight, ou both sides NJ these
things arr known, uul nobody can deny
them. AIi thu western wind, aro burlgncd
with the new, OF them and they arc sub
uutiat.l equally on both sides.
ll1s thc government up power to make
peace iu Kansas, and 3. protect citIz.ns un-
der thc organic law 0, tUr territory! ask
iu tbc uamo ul uli Massachusetts, il ugr
h.u..t citizens who went tn Kansas o. build
homes Tor themselves, and o. secure the bless
ir., uf civilization, arr not entitled 90 pro-
te,I1u2 She throw, the responsibility uT-
Uu tlis administration, aud ho.l.Itacrugut.
able, and so will tho o!!eat ,aelo.isnsN'
Another charge :. that Massachusetts, has
ras,,d vtr.uual lib.rty bi.l. Wei, Sir, !
cav that Massachusetts, Tor her local lrgi.ia-
ton b. not responsible {, this House Ur 90
ans m.mhrul 10. | say, Sir, that il Ter
Laws y,rr us those atrUriru' llwsui Kansas,
YOU can do nothing with her. py, ii hrr
statute books, instead ol b,iug L..ol with
generous legislation, - legislation which
ought O. ho interesting 90 our Us,aiIauts,
because it ls in favor ul thr iIiDic and blind,
ilaurht.r) were Gilcl Ike those OF the
State of Alabama, covering the state with
posts, keeping hnil ut hyr people
boo absolute slavery, and nearly All The other
h.l lm subsection % 2J,UOO SHAREHOLDERS, It
tIr shareholders themselves were not permit
tpI tu buy and make free, as they choose,
,h.ir owu property 80 s'crnl, ii ignorance
were Increasing faster than thr population
ly tl.u t.ut yuu could not DO anything
viii tlc local laws ul Massachusetts,. Isly
that tha presumption i- that thr law, having
Lru ps,sd hy % sovereign State, o, c1Hsii'
willal /, {; i, u0, constitutional tA.n,
.ir, when lh' proper tribunal sal. have dg-
ril,l ilat question, what b. there, ] ask, M
the history ol Massachusetts,, which wall
lead us tu believe that she will not abide ly
,hat rrsult2 | ay there j. nothing in tly
history ul the STATE of Mississippi or south
CarUlInl, early or recent, which makes
dc-irous OF cmulatiut their
examples. |. sir, agree with the south
Carolina authority have quoted here, in
regard q the lrgislatur, Of Massachusetts,.
Sir, my time b, passing away, and musi
hasten On. The State OF Massachusetts, is
thc guardian Ut thcri.bs Ol her citizens ana
,lthr mlaIitaut, within her border l.urs.
n her citizens 80 beyond that line, into dis
rlnt land. or ur1u a., OCEAN, then they
look to thr Federal arm iarVrUtcctlun. but
1ld Massachusetts b. the State which Is %
, .cgra o. her ci'.1.us the iug.tim.h.r bless.
ius oC trial hy Jury and the right Of hahtis
corpus All ;bu-e things must come from
her, aul not from the Federal government
! believe with hrr great statesmen AMI with
Ugg people, that the Fugitive Slave Law Is
unconstitutional. Mr. Webster said that hc
thought 10 WIS not constitutional Mr.
llu,1ul. another brilliant statesman o!
Massachusetts,, said the same thing they
both thought that the CLAUSE ui tie consii-
tuition was addressed 90 th0 Suic'. Mr.
Webster bowed @ the decision OF tho SUI
promo Court, in the PrIgs case, Mr. Han
tuul LiluUt. Massachusetts, believes 1t To uc
unconstitutional, but whether it bc cunau-
tuti1ual or not, she means, ~ long rs the
Federal government shall DO il with II, own
instruments, VII, or otherwise. She says
that mo- one clothed with her authority, shall
no ANYTHING 10 help IN 10, ~ long as the
Federal government undertakes TO DO H.
hut, Sir, | pass iT1m this. ,,
did not intend to reply srrid'im TO al.
thc attack, which have bcyn made upon the
State, but have not half time enough. The
gentleman from Mississippi, (Mr. Bennetp,
after cnumcmtiug great many things bc
desired Massachusetts, O. DO, said among
other things, that she must tear out ol her
statute book this personal liberty law
when she had done that, and variety OF
other things too numerous to mention. thcn'
Inc said. "thr South would forgive Mas'a-
The South forgive Mas'achu-
,etts, Sir, forgiveness is an attribute ol
divinity. The South has u not SIR lgr-
riycncss is higher quality than justice
even. The Soutl.-l mean the slave power
can not comprehend il. Sir, Masslchu-
.e,,s has already forgiven the South too
many debts aud too many insults. u We
should DO all the things the gentlemen from
Mississippi desired ~ TO do, then the gentle
man FROM Alabama (Mr ShOrter) comes in
and insists that Massachusetts, shall do "a
great variety Of other thing,L,iorc the South
will probably forgive her. Among other
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