Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1856-09-05

.,sscs the power to inhibit the 'i't'nc' OF
slavery in the territories, and tha 1t ought
to exercise that power
The party, in repeated ins'an -, before
and since lSiS, in its state Conv,n'ion'' in
the legislature, and the people Of the state
in their County, Senatorial and Congrcs-
aopal Conventions, AMI primary mcc,ing',
have affirmed anI.rcaGirmcd the same doc
triuos.
Gov. Dana, in his address to the l.cgisla-
tur,. in lSi5, uses this language
b. The sentiment Of tho people Of this state
j. profound. uHorrr. and almost uHir'r'di'
that the iuaucncc of slavery upon rrod1c-
tive cucrcy /, Ike the blight OF mildc"
that ittsa moral and social evil that u
,lbrs yiplcnc, o. the rights oi man as athlnk-
inc. reasoning, and r~pousihlc hcinr
TIl. ri.ht =, the slave &c i, an unnatural, an
artificial. ora statute right, and when he
voluntarily ulssr- with a slave o. a territory
ai,r. tht statute recognizing thr rich; i'r,
mot exist. then, at once, the right 'lhso. O.
exist. %, s'1rr i--auir, frr, man, 'rDh IHV
90, nrrl ri.H Q, r'IuH tbs mlSicr as ihr mas
.rl ..aH f'r SAGE. %
I1 l>i, ID, Irgi,iatur'-
"R.srre}. That It j. the duty Of Con
-r.,, o. prevent, hy thc exercise ni all con-
,,I,ut..ual power, the extension or slavery
mo, territory Of the I ni,ci States now ircc.
uI~rl the IssiAa,urc-
"R.yr.5. That the Senator'S ho ins'rlc.-
%. ana Oh, Representative r,4ursici, %
Hrrr., iu any practicable way tIr I1s,1 &"
ID frr N.hrask. lill, s1-callej, - long us 90
shall contain ans provision rypo,tnc, ahr'-
eating. r.sriuIiu-, ur Boa any way u,alIi1-
t..-t.at rrryi.iuu y' the act ul Cunrrcs,
approved March g., l>2O, commonly called
tas Missouri Compromis'.'
Herr, then. twill D. s,,u that the people
ol th. STAT, have repeatedly declared, not
orly t.r.r ahhnrryncc or slavery As a moral,
s,al AMI political evil. bu, their opinion,
Cha, C.urrr,, las fall constitutional juri,-
l..uUa over tly t.rrit,rir,, and power 90
rHiaj, pa, ~ therein, AMI il ought &, cN-
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.y ar almost unanimous expression of thr
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