Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1856-12-05

l,;,,n AZ once and inevitably intc mutual
J,tastation and iratricidal carnage, trans
forming the now peaceful and ielicliou'
brotherhood INTO vast permanent camp OF
armed men like the rival monarchicS ct hu'
rorc aud Asia. Well knowing that such,
AMI such only ar' the means aud tie cunsc'
qucucc, Of their plans and purposes, they
cudravur % prepare the people OF the uai'
ttd States pr civil war hy doing everything
in their power 20 deprive tho Constitution
ard the laws OF moral authority, and 20 un-
dsrmine the fabric ct the UuiIn 10y appeals
~ passion and sectional prejudice, 10y ihinc-
tr,nAt,ns 10 people with reciprocal hatred
and hy rlutatiug them 90 stand face 60 iac
as enemies, rather than shoulder to shoulder
MS ,rirul..
Itisby the agency of such uuwarraniahlo
interference, foreign and domestic, that the
minds Of many. otherwise good cliitcns'
have hc,n 80 innamcd into the passionate
condemnation OF tie domestic institution
of the southern States, as at length to pass
inScnuhly 20 almost equally passionate hos
tlity toward. their icllow-cilit'us OF those
state. and thus finally % fall into tempo
rary fellowship with the avowc,l active enc
mi.s of tho Constitution. Ardgntly attach
"a u liberty In the abstract, they do not
stop 10 consider practically how the ohFcis
they would attain can b. accomplished, ncr
Z, reflect that. even II the evil were - great
as they deem 10. they have no remedy 10 ap-
nv, aud that il can be- only aggravated ny
their violence and Unconstitutional action
\ question, which j. one OF the most i'm
cult Of an the problems OF social institution
political economy aud statCsmauship' they
treat with unryas0uing incompetence OF
thought aud language. Extremes i"Srt
extremes. Violent attack from the Norm
ends II, inevitable consequence IA the grow 10
.,f A shirt of angry defiance at the South.
Thus in the progr.vs 81 events We had r'"e",
"a that contamination, which the voice "i
the people has now 81 pointe'lly rrbuk'd oi
the attempt, OF a portion Of the state ~
sectional organization aud movement, To
u.urp the cuniro, OF the government OF tn
United States.
| confidently believe that the great body
% thu-,, who lncuusidrntrly took this i'ml
stop. are sincerely attached o. Tie tnnsiliu'
ton aud the Union. They would, upon de-
liberation, shrink with unaffected horror
from any conscious act at di.uuion ur civil
war. l,ut they have entered into a path,
which lead, nowhere, uulrs, 1t b. 90 civil
war and Ji,uui1u. and which has no other
possible outlet They have proceeded thus
lar in that direction IN consequence OF the
successive su.rs ur thoir progress having
consisted ul q s.TIr, ot secondary issues, c'ch
IT which Trlfrs>rl % hr confined within
constitutional and peaceful limits, hutwhlch
l,,.mricd indirectly what tow mrn were
willing 20 DO directly, that j., O. act ar;rcs'
'lyriy against toe constitutional rights Of
uelrIy onc-hllr u, the thiriy-uuc Sntg..
IN the lrn. srri,s Ut acts 81 Indirect ac.
erosion. thr frst was the strenuous a-iia'
Iluu, hy citizen, uf the northern states, 300
luu.ry.s and out OF %, ul The question oi
u.gr1 emancipation iu Zoe southern state.
HE second step iu thi, path of evil COM
sis'al ct ihc people Ut thc northern state,
and boz several Instances ul thUrc' ,rGumcuis,
aimed o. facilitate thr r-rlprul psrsI-s held
90 service lu the southern State. and 90 pro-
vent thrir cytulitiuu when reclaimed ac-
0Hrdiu. o. law and ,n virtue ut cEIruss pro.
vision, n Oh. Constitution. IpITamgir the
Hiryt, legislative uartmruts aud other
means aye adopted o. take away ~ defeat
FI.hts, which th1 Constitution sHl.muly
cpuuuci. Ia order O. uulliy the then
existing act ut Congress concerning the OK.
tradition ul fugitive from ,.ricc, laws were
enacted iu many States, ,HTHiIIIus their
H.E,gr,, under tIr ~,,ryst penalties, 90 par
tt.rats iu thr execution OF any act OF CON.
-r.s. whatever. Ia thI- way that system Oi
harmonious cooperation between the au.
lH.ri,irs u ihc United States aud og The soy.
aryl State, igr the maintenance of their
,Imm1n institutions. which existed in The
CARLY year, ui tie Republic, was destroyed
CONFLICTS OF Jurisdiction came o. hr frequent
AMI tHuEry-- found it,..l compelled, Tor the
supper; ui the Constitution. and thr NiuIi-
cation 0f a. power, Go authorize tIc appoint
mont 90 new yafHy. claruI UiiI the CNryu-
tom ct Us acts, a. d th.y AMI lhc officers ui
tU. state, were tle ministers, respectively,
0tlryIgu cJyrWmgUt, iu q state 10 mutual
hostility, rather chan fellow magistrates Of
70 common country, peacefully sgls,s,iuc
under ;Ul protection 90 one w.ll-c1u.,iiutrd
Union. Tho, here, a.-n, a..ro.,i'u was fol-
lowed D., reaction, and iIe attack, upon
iar Constitution ut this point dil not ssr,c
60 raise up new bauiyr, iyr its defence aul
security.
The ilirl s,acc OF thi. unhappy sectional
controversy was in connection With ,hc or.
-lutAuIn ot territorial government. and
tHc admission ul new state, into the Union.
When % Wls PROPOSED o. admit tac State 81
Maine, ly IaHtiuu Ui territory from that
ul Massachusetts,, and ihc state Of Missouri,
formed 90 portion Of territory cclyl by
France o. toe United States, representative,
Iu Cgugrlss objected o. the admission OF the
latter, unless with conditions suited 90 PAR
'IgulIr views OF public policy. The imIo-
,itiuu Ut such a condition Wa successfully
resisted. hut, az the same period, the qucs-
ton Wa, presented Ut imposing restrictions
gr.u iac residue OF the territory crL,d by
France. That question was, iur the time,
disposed oi by the adoption Ol a gcosraphi'
yal line of limitation
In tli, connection il should not he forgot.
ten that France, Of her own accord, resolved
Tor combinations OF the most iar.sighted
slucity, % ce,lc Louisiana 10 the United
static, and that accession Was accepted by
tie United static, tie latter expressly en-.
.l.iu. that the inhabitants 1T the coded
territory shall be incorporated in the Union
Uf toe United StatJs, and admitted as soon
as possible, according 10 the principles OF ,he
FEDERAL Constitution, % the cnJ uymcnt % all
tie rights, ad,autag,, and immuuiuys Of
Toe ciul.ns OF United SAtcs; and ia the
meantime they shall b. maiutliu,d aud pro.
tcgtcl iu the tree cnjoymsn, OF their hiuty,
pr.T,r'g, and the religion which they pro.
ie,, that is 10 cay, while i, remains IN
territorial condition, - Inhabitants are
maiuninel aud protected ia the iroc enjoy
ment Of their liJ,riy and property, with a
right then 20 pas into thccJuliuou OF States
On a footing Of perfect equality with the
original States.
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