Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1857-07-31
+" The Constitution.

/ ing OF the vital Importance OF uuthiulness'
slandsrer. dsclaiming agains, scandal and
abuses Of character and reputation. Upon
the same principle we hear great dca! said
by the black democracy about the love OF
the Constitution, and failure, on the part
Of the Republicans, 10 come up to its re-
quircments aud obligations. Probably n
great portion OF theso "black " political
hvpocritcs never Rad tho constitution in
their lycs aud really know nothing about
it, provisions Instead ot reading the great
fundamental law Of the land for themselves,
they substitute certain cant phrases about
" the constitution which they lind sterco-
tyred in the slavery journals which are put
into their hands to cnlightcn them upon
their constitutional duties as citizens.
These black democrats wlthina few years
have made some wonderful constitutional
discoveries. The ncsro.driycrs and slave
traders Of the South have 30 sharpened up
tho eve sight Of Northern douehf'ccs, who
now call themselves democrats, that they no
longer " SO through a glass darkly, but eye
TO eve" They have really found out that
" the constitution" as explained by Wash
incton, jefferson. Madison, and oil Is
founders, l. unconstitutional that those
Old veterans who made it, after all, did not
know what il meant
The sham democracy have found out that
the trainers Of the constitution wcrc too
ignorant TO understand the uso Of language ,
hence. when they declare that It was or
daincd 10 " s,curc the blessing. OF hhSriy to
themselves and their p,s,eri,y,' they did
not mean Z" liberty" but s'ar0y-beiug
very unfortunate in the use OF terms Again,
when il is declared that &" no rrr'or shall be
deprived Of life, h'rriy or property, without
due process Of law 30 that, too, means no
such thing. Thos, who formed the CousiI-
tuition simply intended TO say that no per-
sou has any natural, inherent right to
liberty, and that one person has legal
right 20 cnslayc another, provided he pos
.,,ssrs sufficient hrutc force 10 do IL. This
party and its leaders now roHHrur thirty eg.
nr.'y opi Of fis constitution. by endorsing
the f." Drcd Scot, decision, they make 1t a
fundamental law, not Of freedom, but slave
rv.-that 10 carries and establishes ohattel
slavery into every State aud territory in the
Union, and that neither the people Of a
state or territory have any right, through
their Legislatures or otherwise, to prohibit
10.
This construction Of the constitution is a
forced one a fair construction Of the Ian.
cuas, employed can mover convey such an
idea or s5ntimgnt Tho pro.sIaycry dcmoc-
racy can scc nothing but 'Irsry written
upon every line Of this acryi instrument /,
Jhcy read 1, only q find arguments in favor
oC thi, " sum OF an yilliauis-, 80 aud eau dis
cover in every article and section nothing
bat vhiprins.p1sts, chains, auction blocks,
and slave pens.
And now. bccaus, the Republicans defend
the constitution against these reasonable
constructions because they stand hy the
opinions Of those who instituted our govern
msnt because they reverence tie doctrines,
of those illus,rogs men who, by their noble
deeds, gave Us name and standing among
ibc nations Ut the Earth, they ar denounced
D., Oh, black democracy from one emf Of the
country 10 the other, with q want OF fidelity
90 the Constitution.
In thi, connection we cannot forbeAr 10
mention the siruifan, fact that tho pro-
slavery democracy 40, only would cu,Iayo
the African rae, and degrade them below
Oh, hrutc creation, bot they turn sarilos
themselves, surrender their own iuIsp,n.
tgucc, and Acknowledge themselves incapl.
Fable Of independent thought or action.
This we SEE manifested ia their zeal 20 alop,
every hum'pc and ah-urliiy which the slave
a,tclrcly demand. Thus "a the Dred scott
case, the Tro.slaygryitc, OF ,hc North sur.
render their own opinions, and without,
rhyme or reason alop, tho., promulgated hy
tho.' five shareholders. Thes,.callci dom.
ocraus party in the frco State. really and
truly profess 10 have no opinions Of their
oal, like the slave. themselves, they march
and countcrmarch to Southern dictation.
The constitution means anything that
Southern fanatics and fr,-gatsr- sag Il
means. The only commentary on the CON.
sti,ution which Northern doorhhcos CON.
suit, Is the latest revised and improved cli-
ton It 4" TRs S'arr-trrsr', MrrYs'," pub.
li.h,l ly Atchs1u. S,rin,f,llow & Co. How
uulik, the immortal Jackson and The De-.
mocracy 1t his day when reminded Of the
opinions Of the supreme Court, old Hickory
declared himself capable Of constituting the
constitution without any Of it, help, Just as
p, understood IL, and be was everywhere
Landed for his Grmnos- and independence
Now tho very party men who profess to
b. the followers Of jackson, sgrflike bow
down on their knees before " five slave
hnIl,rs," and like 50 many whipped spanicl.
hex the very dust from the sole. OF their
feet. This il democracy in 1857. Yet thee
party scryie- load down the Republicans
with their vile slang and abuse, because
they refuse submission to the demand Of
slave dcspots.
No party that ever existed was more loyal
to tie Constitution than is the Republican