Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1856-10-10

language, IL i necessary 20 examine VI.
construction put upon 1t by the proiessod
author. Of che bill. We are told by almost
ever, Buehanisr We mcci o., the North, that
Ihe pro-.la,crv democracy arc in favor OF
souat,rr sovereignty yc, thee same roliii'
clan. arr either grossly isooraut or they are
-uil,y orwimI fraud. Why So For this
rs,.,n TIA, the 1,siriat Of squattcr sovcr-
,I-pt, &. secuted by the leaders Of the party.
and has hem entirely cSrungcd from the
rlsiflrm. Whcu the Nebraska Bill was
under consideration. two amendments offer
cl. one hy Mr.. Mace Of Indiana and the
other Nv Mr. Fuller Of Maine, To give the
Territorial legislature the right to legislaie
upon thc question OF slavery wcrc, by !he
c,-r3, OF the bill, voted down.
since {, became a law it, friends have in
yariably. in Congress and every where. Tex
c,pt in certain place, at the North where
they rr,crssL the argument to dr,oirs the
r,rr'c.) jcuiri that che act contained even
thealstraci priucirls Unpopular sovereignty.
IIon. J. Clancy Joaes, member Of the House
from PENNSYLVANIA, ard The bosom friend OF
Mr. buchanan, In a speech be made during
the .irur.l, 90 Organize the House, which
,rccrh we listened % and have since rad,
used ,hc i1llowin. language
elm nv opinion, the Constitution limits
tht power ot C0nruss o. tie Cxtcut OF pro-
Ih.,iug them either lrum DJig.i'Ur or
.r.FJ.r- slavery In Oh, Territories. Al.
mi,,ir- that view % lccnrrct. suTro.' it
follows. az "a matter uf coursr, that the Con-
,ttut.on OF the United States c1u.cr- upon
Doe people %, tlc territory M right 90 dis
r.1ss..s any man uf his right O. property,
whether 10 De- si,vT or any other property
And therefore. the legislative Council ct a
Territory. though they may Vtss laws rcsu-
latin. tIr disposal AND protection 0t proper.
o., have r1 right On 'alwiu.stgr those law.
-. o. establish rr abolish thc right % hold
that property
when Mr Douglas Territorial Bill was
under discussion in tic Senate, near the
clos, OF che long session of the rrysrut Con.
mss. senator TrumbuU, Douglass COLI
league. offered the following amendment,
which Mr.. pou-'a. and every Admuistra.
ton senator Prr,sut y1inl against, AMI De-
icat.I by their vote,
">.r-. Nr3 HrR rrfir ur-'f, That
it was thr true intent and meaning OF thr
, Act tr .r.suirr tie territories ul Nebraska
am kansas not o. lr.islaic slavery into
Kansas. n.r o. exclude it thcrrirom, hut o.
Lave thr rr1p', thereof perfectly .7rg,
through their Territorial legislature, i1rg--
..s,e the institution uf slavery in their own
u.v. .uhrtt only o. the Constitution ul the
Uultel stats ana that. until thc Terri
frll Ia.i.'atura acc, upon tre suhrrt, che
owner 90 % slave Boo one ul tic States la, un
r.eHt ur gsthIrIfr 90 take s1eh s'sI. into
Oh. territory uf Kansas. and th.rr bold liu
I'd. 70 slave. lut every slave taken into Che
territory ug Kau-,, hy hls Owner, i.r the
rurrH,t ul settlement, Is hgrahy declared Oh
lH irr. uu,Hs tl.Is i. -.ur valid art Ui "a
dolly constituted legislative A.,w vs. of
ail territory, uulr- and hy virtue of which
he may lr held asa .ayc.
Her, trc whole party, in cNprr,s terms,
rrruHntrI trr d,e,rinrs of s11atirr so,e-
r.i-utv. Atths Cincinnati Convention to-
purity. h,,b Nlr,l and South, abandoned
,ha whole idea. Their Er.,utiln' are die
tine, AMI emphatic uron tais point. This
iiauual uf any such principle va' de-
mauJ,i by ,bc South Iri1r % the Cguyeu-
zion.
The Richmond lnquirr, the leading Eu.
c'amu Iarrr ia tho Union, thus spoke De-
fore he Convention
eve must. iu thr Cincinnati Platform,
r.rs'.7f. suHfsr vuri,gfT, and czIrr,'ly
ls-.rt state equality. Nymu,t i,,.arr that
/, g. Che duty ui d.. General Government o.
-e iilt OBJ Iuv'I,1ys or injurious distinctions
Irr made between Oh. people or the property
li dit r.ut section, boo tby I,rgi;1r~. Bot
10 b. ul.u charged th4tthc kHus.s-N.t.lska
N.ll contains thr doctrine of .Iuai,rr s'y.r-
isuty. aul that .Irl.tar sovereignty B.. Oh,
most efficient agent ot lryo-SIi.ism. Some
Northern democrat. have maintained this
ground NOW, THIS GJN MUST BL
SPIKED"
Al.r Oh, Convention ,hc same paper came
rstaIrroyir- De- platform 600 ths following
rus, showing how the friends OF Mr.. Blu
.hauau understand {, themselves
With tno utmost possible precision and
mr'..'..Esu.uI-n these resolutions affirm
.he great vital principles, hr,t, Of the c'nsii-
.u,i.uaI guarantees OF slavery and #g'ui-
u.s.. OBJ. trr equality OF tlr state, boo respect
.ltt..r-ryrl. Ign dignity lul IH'iiillgishts.
I1 equally clear and conclusive terms, Oh.
'r .rf1. r| trarffs~ yrHvrH'V D. EUUuuTln
H mo-. 7ru Of 90. aHmolrais poriy.'
Gov. N.-y, Of Virginia, ina recent .pecch
,t Richmond, when speaking Of the plat
..gm ami Mr. buchanan, uses the following
language
III, friends. II Pennsylvania, ia uomi-
mating Dim 10 Harrisburg. had, 'I.afHr
... I..H OF sHFY| sHr.ru -f'H, adopted Toe
principle og uuu-iutar,ruliru hy tougr.>,
b. prevent ur o. exclude slavery aud uf
,srr tgritur iH the tcrriyJri.s;
.aI Immediately upon bis return home, be
.I.,toi their uuminlti0n ~ him, placed on
iis platform. .iis was Identification
ulgch with that measure
II amy one doubts that Mr.. Buchanan is
hc rg,,vr,anrr OF yhc platform, let them
.gai hi, ,Tcgch at whra,lani, soon after the
ia which be says
- have bscn Tlac,i upon a platform Of
which iurV t.r'IV 0ypr5rr, aud that oai
.ral for Doc. Being The rnIr.sguta,iy, OF
lg great Democratic party, and not simply
james buchanan, must square my conduct
according u the platform ot that party, aud
."ssrt 40 new plluk nor take one FROM It,"
We invite ouE democratic friends to road
BE evidence here placed before them, and
.Lru ask themselves the question whether