Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1856-10-17
Who has Changed Let History An
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| J" mig, III accusing fellow citizen, formerly
of one of the extinct parties, of having
"ehdnged his principles" simply because he
has joined himself to the Republican phal-
anx, standing upon the very ground occupied
by Washington and Jeferson-and engaged
in the great popular movements of the day,
the object of which is to secure freedom
against the ruthless assaults of the slarc
pomer, by restoring the Government to the
original design, spirit and practice of it's
polite founders, its early administrators, and
its judicial expounders 3!
Northern Creed.-From the day when the
| Wilmot Proviso was first introduced in Con-
gress, which was soon after the annexation
Of Texas, up to 1850, there was but one
sentiment and one voice in the free states re-
lative to the evident. wicked design of the
South, to acquire new territories and extend
slavery over them, and that sentiment and
that voice, were determined and inHexible
opposition to every such extension of what
was deemed cruel barbarism, a terrible in
dividual wrong, and great social. political
and moral evil. striking at the vitals of Re
publican liberty. To prevent such extern
sion, it was determined to annex to every
bill of acquisition or extension, the princi-
pie of the Wilmot Proviso which was in
fact that Of the Ordinance of 1887, to
wit, that there never should be upon said ter
ritory any slavery or involuntary servitude,
except as punishment for crime, of which
the individual shall have been duly convic-
ted
During the above period and down to
very recent date, the old Wing and Demo-
cratic parties agreed precisely on this great
and momentous question of slavery extension,
50 vital to the interests of the Free States
And in their Legislative and Conventional
Resolutions and speeches, especially in Maine,
New Hampshire and New York, they WED
with each other in the strength precision,
and earnestness of the language employed to
express their deep convictions of the great
and terrible evil Of slavery, and their ntiex-
lble determination to oppose them and for
ever, its further extension. And all the emf
nent statesmen and Jurists, of the country,
had for half a century held that slavery, be-
ing against all the general laws of God and
man could have no legal existence, except by
special, positive enactment, which existence
ceased, the moment the subject of it was
voluntarily taken by the master beyond the
local jurisdiction. This was the well settled
doctrine of the most enlightened nations of
Europe and America.
Sham Democrafy's Change-But since
the Pierces, the Douslascs, the Buchanans,
the Cushings, the Kanes, the Lccomptes and
kindred spirits, have got into power, and
sold the Sham Democracy to Slave Breeders
and their associates, all these conservative
principles, are reversed and lew and extra
ordinary doctrines in violation of every prin-
ciple of consistency, democracy, justice, and
humanity, have been introduced, repeating
the Missouri Compromise, re-opening slavery
agitation, filling the Country with contention
and strife, oppression and cruelty, robbins
and pillage, outrage and murder, and spread
Ing weeping and woe throughout the bleed
ing and disgrased Republic And all this
complication Of injustice and wrong, opprcs-
sion and cruelty, instigated, encouraged and
supported by the President and troops of
the nitcd States And all this in the face
and eyes of long and oft repeated DECLARE
tions and resolutions, up to yesterday, as it
were. And the miserable, impudent, treas
enable scoundrels, and their straight-out al
lies, who have thus shamefclly stultifed
themselves and their fellow citizens of the
free States, now have the brazen faced
ehrontery to stand up in open day light and
accuse other Of changing thar principles, those
conscientio us and patriotic citizens, who
adhere to the doctrines which their SANDER
GUS accusers have deserted, and to the States
and people whose most sacred interests, then
hare so shdmefully betrayed,
The incontestable history of the country
proves every word here asserted, and shows
that the Buchanan slave holding oligarchy
is a coalition of bogus Democrats and apos-
tate Wings, wholly unworthy of the conf
dence of the American people, and that af-
ter betraying their constituents, they are
now advocating the pretendedriga Of South
erners, to bring their slaves into Maine, and
stay here as long as they please, if they
choose to call it a '.visit," still holding the
Africans in bondage, and thus outraging
the sentiments and feelings of our people by
virtually introducing into their free State
the hateful Institution Of S,acery,
This we understand, is the modern doctrine
of the Mesrs. Wells, Clifford, Jarvis, Jones,
Wiswell and other While the Rcpubli.
cans stand firm and consistently upon the
old doctrines of the Declaration of Indepen-
dence, the Constitution Of the Republic, and
the early decisions of every branch of the
Government, which the very ground upon
which all parties at the North stood, united.
on this one great question less than seren
years ago 1t il thus proved conclusively
that the Northern Coalition of bogus Demo- |
Gratis and apostate Wings, are the very men
rho hare abandoned their principles. and as