Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1856-03-14
OLD SERIES. VOL. %, NO. l6.

when Franklin Pierce, on the ith OF
March, 1853, became President Of the Uni
tel States, no controversy growing out Of
slavery was agitating the country. Estab-
lished laws, some Of them enacted with un-
usual solcmnity, aud under circumstances
which made them Of more than ordinary
obligation, had fixed the character of all the
States, and ended the contest concerning the
territories. Sixteen States were Free Statc-,
and if,,cn STATE. w,rn Slave statc.. By the
Missouri Comrromis' or ls2O, slavery was
forever prohibited from all the Louisiana
territory lying north Of tIc line Of 80 deg.
80 minutes; while over that territory lying
south Of that line, and over the territory Of
New Mexico and Dcs.r,t, NJ such prohibit
ton had been extended.
The whole country r0po,cd uIou tlis ar.
rancrmrnt. Al sections and all interests.
whether approving i, or not, seemed to &C
qui..cc in It's terms. The sla,cholding in.
forest, through all il. organs, and specially
through tbc general government, proclaim
"a that thi, was O Gnal and irr,roalabIr
adjustment or the struggle latwcru lrrc,lom
and slavery for political power; that II had
h.rn effected by mutual concession, aud in
thn spiri. u comIrpmiao and that il should
%, as enduring as thc Union, aud Us sacred
~ the Constitution it~,lf Both political
rlrti., gave Il their sanction in their Ma
ti,aal Conventions; the whole couutry as
sru,,l 20 IL. validity; aud President Pierce,
ia Nj, fr.t oFDih mc.Ngl % Conres,
p l-rd lim-.lf to u-, an the power Of his
position 90 prevent il from Icing disturbed.
But 40 those pr5t-ntians proved drlu-
,iyc, ami IN, aciuir4~ncr aud coutonimu.
which they produced aG.rlrd th, orTortu.
nifty, no, only for new aggression. on d.,
part II slavery, but fur the rcrndhti0u Of
engagement. into which i.s agent, had s1l-
cmnly entered. Ts.a than year had clap
.-l bcrorr thc.r pl'Irn. were broken, aud
the ad,ana-s which they SECURED % frac-
dom withdrawn by thr slayahollins power.
Rmr,L or ruE Mv,orRr CowHousE.
IN the course Of time and the natural
rrosrr,, Of population, that portion Of the
Louisiana territory lying west Of the Missis-
supp f"'r' ""' ",'', VI, wv ''''' VI "' W. o.
Oh" m'n'' came 70 p, ''''',i 'y' '''" ''''"
and "n th' ~" o' May ''''' Ah "'' WI,
passed. erecting upon u Two '''t'''''.'' VI
Na"s' and Nebraska ana organizing : ~,
'''''.''' Nv, '","' ,.'''' ''" W., , ",.'I
''S''" '.,' ''','','''''" ''.,'. , 70 '"'' =! .,
''''' '.''''' "'' - '. -
Involuntary '''' '''"''' ''",'"'.' '.''" ~ WV
punishment ', ','','' '",''i '' ,,''..' pro,
h'"''''' anu "A' ',.''''''' '' UT, ''..
this agreement the a''",''''"' '' ''''',''''
and subsequently The admission oil .t"'"'
'ss' into the mon
By the hanS1' anu NEBRASKA u'i t''
prohibition was declared TO " h' imperative
nn1 void and the 'n'en' and meaning "'
t"' bi'i was i"r'h'' '''''r'' % "'' "'' I'd
lrsisIA'' slavery INTO any 'i''''I! '' ''l'''
nor 10 exclude u '"'r''r'aI ''' 10 '.A''
the people il'reol Tree !" l'rin anu t.Iu'a''
their domestic institutions 40 'h'ir own way
'nt.e' u the '.n''''''''" ', ''. ~
S''''' mus "'''''' " ,'''-', ''.'o' - '-'
'"'' "'','' '''," Any i'.''' '' w..
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u'l anu '''''''' ''"'''