Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1857-05-08
Is Slavery Morally Right That is the
Question.

now brlu. raised in what Is dcnomnated O
f-o r1y,rnment--in a country which boasts
of it, IN, institutions, is liberal laws and
Just legislation.
Whether il j. right in a moral and rcli'
ri,us point Of view TO take a man by brute
force aud reduce him 70 ahrrt scryitude,
ob,i.c him to labor and toll under fear OF
the Ia.h during whole life, take the ayail'
OF hi, labor, without one cents considcra-
ton or reward. tr,at him vor-o than a
brute. sell him like a dog, and after a l'''
DRAGGED out IA misery, starvation and uurc-
aui,-l toll. bury him out Of sight, as You
would dad, woru-5ut truck horse, Is one
OF The great questions now before the poo-
r'rur tbi, country Tor decision,
Whether 10 3, right in che eyes Of a just
GrI. and iu accordance with the teaching
afhf, holy religion, % drag helpless women
away from their husbands, children and
am.i.,. o. III tagu ia ,hc shamhlg', a.
y.u would cattle iu thr market, ,.TAnir
Er. Children from their parents, max"
both atnrr. mother aul children r-'fa''' Of
..-.-..i... AMI IN tlsn ta thp>r devil, iu
human SHAPE. ,allcl ,',y,-l,,,lsr', ,s one OF
on. questions RAISED by "a great political
rar,y ntnr United stats. Whether whole.
81. l.uu...a-,,. Boo 40 it.ahharrut forms,
r.a,.r,ar. ara,isr. &. maIr 400 issue ha-
tu-n POLITICAL rlr,.c, at thc present. day
TrH within "a few wear, even southern
m.a have noe c.ut.uIrI iar Ihr morality OF
slavery. They aye. in times past, declared
i,Bu .,.. ,atai..I upon them hy ih.,r fore
ar.r.. lr which they Az p1, directly re-
.r.r.Hl.. lhl. wa. generally ne tone Of
mrr.,. ,.r pres. aud thr publ, men ol
pr. south. Neither Northern ur S1ut.en
r,.r ,,.-. ..l,.rl anon % ,uIlr., th' jus,i-,
..tr. .accaIs. Mrre rssrut'y thc south
srn m.a have changed ,hrir tactics. Thls
rhar-. ia, grown out 90 the necessities ct
oh. a..s. The last twelve or fi,oyu year,
-, l.sn d var 0g aggression ou ,hc part oi
Che >.l,a against tLr North, 90 a'Hi a7d
rr.re,. slavery. l. carry an this War
arr. il. a-.r~,rr, were compelled 90 take
%, ground, either that slavery was right,
.r chat th.y vcy. Lrr.uIiu.a wrong They
chose On. former alternative. aud now the
vr.,. .r.,.hr,lin. interest in thg south are
srsk.a. Q, defend ,bi. iurqat,5u. system As
Am institution standing upon sound moral
foundation. Ta..V..i,iHu has h.,n assumed
DIS %. .,-callrI democratic party oi ,his
country. Ia the South tbc party, through
o.. legitimate organs, openly declared % in
re N.rth ths leader. 90 ,hr same party
..-. iu ths same moral code, but only
profess 10. when they think the succs, Of
their political organization will not De- yu-
l.r.sr.L thereby. BlrIyr.rrGnn demo
GRAFT, Boz tha lrre States, many %, them, pre-
t.rI tG.y 4r. opposed o. slavery AMI a..In.t
DO, extension into frrr territory, butail such
rr1t-,.la. ar. ID, idea, che wh,,,lns wind,
=, long a. ,hry act and c,-orgrai, with a
rtrrv r..-l...,l o. slavery expansion. While
u. Republican rarty stand. by tbc old
landmarks. urln the GROUND clu-errAteI %
f-..I.m hy tb, father, OF the Rruub.ir. 10.
.rr. r.r,. have iuau-urat.d the new policy
ratths men who founded the government
vrr, an i.n1nnt and did not understand
even che elementary PRINCIPLES which under.
l.. tFs Who'll, structure.
I,,ll.h time tbe true position Of men
and r.rtf.. Ger, ri-ltmlry understood. The
UY-F,r,n drmotracy +. IN, -r,at huIwark
,r.I,y.r, ,b, J,-.,, AGENCY ,hr,urb which