Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1856-10-24
PARIS ME-. FRIDAY, OCTOBER "a, 1856.

and restoration oi friendly ana hFoNetly
intercourse between the different parts Of
the Union.
II II hc aid that Col Fremont may at.
tempt .omc invasion Of tho rights Of the
S5uth--somc interference with the domestic
institutions Of tho S,atcs-or some action
tending 20 diminish or destroy the value, or
:hc tenure. or the security Of their property.
or that he may disregard some of the obi.
cations OF tho Constitution, or H. comrro-
mis,', its GUARANTEES or IT, limitations, 10
tho prejudice of tho South, reply in the
f-'t place, that have not the slish:,s, ap-
rrohcusion that such m clr.rt will BE-, or
or lar, he made; anl secondly. that II il
should ever bo made. thc North would
claim the foremost position IN adminlsteriu,
The mcri,ri rchukc, IN rrlrc''ing ,hc wrong
and iu applying ,fTs,ual rocuriii-, against
any recurrence fthe outrage.
G-il,, itrarror,nt that Tho Executive
carn5tcrici.n,'y administer the Government,
without support from thc great conservative
element II the North which, though out
ucrl hy the ahrosa,i1n or the Missouri
Comrr'mis', arl ,hc subsequent cTrrl, Of
thr present. Administration 90 force slavery
iu,o Kansas, r s'Gl earnest in its jo,srmin.
alton 90 sustain thc South in an Ia iu,t
risat, under %, Constitution VI our c5un.
nv.
w, or, ,a'l that IN ra-oi t'.o election Of
Cal Fremont, ID, South win not, ani
OUCH, p1, to nlmi'-,'at ils Union ~ 10
'e dis,1'yrl. The i' an urra'ri1,ic aul
li.,yal suggestion, deserving thr eyrrot
rrrr,'ni'1u, contemplate q, a ihr.at, aud
ir ~. ri earnestly, cvio.-s want x pro-
rs- appreciation of rt', r,i,elrrs l'nr, anl
ol ,lr strength oi ,ha Uri1n. D1uh'lr',
,'rrc ar. men, both o, ,hc North aul 81,
o., South. who contemplate, anil am' even
vhl lr,ir., q diaalu'. % or ihc Union Our
ni', AMI lunl,i, ayllm' are or sufficient
clp-i'y to accommodate 'h,m. Fortunate
Is they ar. as imp1'.utas th' ohjc. ,hry
crntur'a'. isw'clrl
". o., Union nj the, States viii NOT
o., destroyed ur1na mere suspicion, or 'y
reason vt hir and honest exercise by ths
People Of tlsir constitutional right to .r'gr,
uar own rulrrs. li however. tho bond
which holds together this confederation OF
States. hs s1 fgNls as ., Do severed dr lch
clus.. $50 WHO layr h.su accustomed 60 l1.l
10 tho Union o., one of the creates, OF ralit.
ial blessings, viii b, frr-l O. moderate
our rrcrr,at BE- lass ~ ;ha conviction t'a'
while enjoying ir protection, ", uyrr-esti.
mattel j., strength and iis r'scacy, without
which i's yalu, isa drusi1n.
Thor arr ;uo prominent issues involved
iu ,lc pending contest
l. Tlc slavery Quc,'iou-nai as an o.
vng, question hul a question oi right and
orr1li,irnl power. "shal slavery D. car.
r.I iu', territory Formerly covered by %,
Missouri C,mrsomi.'2" ard
n. The r.r.inr,liey Of tls G'ysrnmrn.
-" Shall pace aud justice, or violence and
Outrage b, iis rnliy?'
Thi. latter issue must not De forgotten OF
overlooked.
\, there arr practically two great qn.s
ti1r, involved iu che contest, '1 IS tho iau.
or toe contest practically between two can.
IiA,,,-Barlauan aul Fremont.
Wha, then B, our duty as Wh-s2
Can we suTTnr. TIE Democratic carii
date, AMI p.rr,,ua,e iha policy which ha.
induced tho very .ntc ofTo'i'Ial sectional
isu We lorlu,c .auIinto which wo have hr,r
plunged hy the acts or the prc.,n, Admins
,ntion2 Can wc adopt The prm5,nt.,
platform, aul surrender ,hr principles which
hay, commended the Wing party to oar
reason, Judgment, AMI affections? Can w,
a,e,p, ,hc view, which ars likely to rrclom.
mat, In ,'s MANAGEMENT N our f1r, i'm r-
i,,i.,.,l..Il .,l. l,.tri,-, rr,mur,,,.l nt
o.,-pl n, ,I,th.lvi,l ryreutir, r5w,r and
,rro.i,y,
rrw,.,lI,,gst sps,y.r tS,., question.
IN the negative.
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