Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1857-01-16

ana - nave ~ alulntrtertd uH designed Nv
our fathers. should ever remain the purposf
OF ala who cherish our free institutions.
ln $50, when Missouri, rs part of the
Louisiana purchase. sought admission a. a
State into tho Union, and just preceding
that time the question OF restricting slavery
IN thc tcrritorIcs, again aru-c and agitat,d
the country. After much controversy u
proposition was submitted aud supported
almu.t unanimously hy the South, and ap'
proved hy ~ sidrut Munr1c and his cabinet,
prohibiting slavery IN all thetrrtitury north
ul db drg aU min, north latitude, hut south
ul that line leaving it uurr1hli,rl hy law
The Proposition was at Tie time resisted hy
The North, iur che reason that 70 did not *,
,lulr slavery lrum 1Il tHr territory. Asa
cnmTrumi.c 10 wa, however adopted. and
g'ud faith required that 10 should not D.,
disturbed, u- violated.
II 30 remained ilr more than % th.rl ui a
century and after all ul theterTitUry south
90, th.t iu. Dad l,ualmi,t.la. sIa,n sltr
into Oh, Union, 2vIt % small portion sc
served as Indian possessions, then. iu u'tDr
uHai.Hu 10 good ialtH aui 40 'lmr when
gui.' WI Ian Dad leon restored o. th.
country, twas ruihl,sly violated and r.
Tr,Ioi FROM t.at uI,ll bas arisen th'
angry discussion, iU r'. country.
Ilr UhrttHt tlr rI.t'. .s iunl'va'mi'
tri aud AFFIRMED hy .uu., aui as could wei
hr srru hy ull, was suir'y o. cNf.ri slavery
Tie acts u. uru ate matters ul Just Ulti
g.sm, and we hyH g.g't 90 suII. sr au.
believe thnt mn intend What BE- 'he hir lua
necessary result u! their acts. llurl were
not ths o'r,t tlr repeal was usslus. Iu.
facts ,hr' slavery vas Irmhi-i-that d
Ias ,Iurr '..u uI.I iutY ihr t,rritury--tIa'
t'srlr.'ul and .Illus laws. r.vueUaat o.
humanity ana thr 1rr in which Nr i've
h.,r h,n enacted in Kansas hy q lF..s.a.
urr elected Ny TrT.rus u.u invaded tNn i.r.
r..rr from % utglisus ~''.--lrl aI0
IN SCENES ui anarchy AMI hlpuish.l which
have ihrr, iruu,r.rl with 'hr nurlIuiy,
90 mot trr drrrt 600, u. l.r general govern
mont. 90 would ,..ua, ,...4 leave .U room
l.r .Hult Hr controversy as 90 &C. uN'rrt boo.
tended o. ra.mmr'.h.l Those who itI
ihst art arr Justly rhar-a'lr With all thr
discussion anl ,zri,pu.Yt with which OIL.
paddle uiuI lJs l.rf' B.,'HtHl-au agitation
which rlnu.t url vf., u.t ,.aH uug. Slave.
On pc snu,r.I tl i0t H'ai.s where 10 l.Hrrs.
u.f.t.sn is always ursr.ssifH, hut irH'mHu
cannot submit o. t.e ur.rr.s.Hus ul slavery,
aud u.I, uut Lr ,s....., Iru .ar irf.r.
r.-. u.rIg ns.Mut Goo it- a-I.,r ar.
-l ...n. aul is ..lum1ay. would m..
slave. D. our T..'.ri'N, while Wr should 0r-
..I.. r. 'f.r Coco. HUf. Uses.
WItb >Hyry 300 tUr states wr nya nI''-
ly. o. il. I.r 90. extension ur,Huiuuauu.
vr aTe u.t responsible. l. ta.u l.rni7
upon STAT. laws. EI' outside ui iH. .'fs
aal Iu t.r truiUr.., l.I.r-inr o. t.r Uni.
t-I >ut.. and .uh.r' o. tH.r Jurisdiction,
AMI ug which Spf., ur constitute "a part,
Ne aayr L.tl 1000 .u'.ss, and . r.sIu#l-
'I..y. Au Interest 90 Ir...un i'.m BOO
th. lum Uf ir.H m.u. irrm thn blight nuI
mi.I.v ui slavery, whore mau may hF FHa-
,4uuul -uHu.Ir. morally and iut A.ttuaIiF
100 tno scale 90, human existence. k~Vri.
''r. h.lu- il sG.h 900 .,I 's i'.rr allowed
% spread and rEl-'. 10 must hrhy thr a.i ur
tcyuie.,. urU Ui tIc General Government. ui
which vrarra part. l can sr' uoD oD,iI.r-
.uU.. morally. between l.'u. q wrong ji.
r.t'r, and 300 allowing DO 20 ln juun when
a.. i,,. tl.. r.,.r. ami it is1rr dl'v n
rr.tTat it I..fr .Iu homo distinction.
VICAR. alisr r..r.u.,hI. each. : cheerful
...U...s..Hs Iy All t.r States .u tlr ,v.r.
....uI a., iIn right, ,.ai '"'.u. 90 each q.
our c.utfuuuuH. lu,y AIr.m},3rmaui
u' thr right, which belong O., us. and % i.ar.
.......srt.,nu.tfrm rurnlly uurdu
MI. Nl.tr..a. .r..I fI'. state. IF i.g
I.i.r. should. ataII Times. r.u,.iu lp,ll Oh
,f. g.r.,,..fI.p and tfr Union. arI 1,
r...,., fl maintain ail der rf.lts secured ly
t.rui 90 lll tHr other static. uuI Will. Der
citizen. -.luI! marnuua larml rEul
sr,....,.s.... ..r ,..l .i '.r slt... t.u
should ar., la tru, tp i'at freedom ua!
tNu., rliHr.rl.. which 'Ir Constitution Was
nrmal o. rf,s.r,r luI rHrfHtul'..
I..sI. t.s ui..t uu,.. Uas fU cordially
fr.,.! our .l,..f... tlau extent before uu.
lr..,r l.fur.r Al rrir.frl. urun winch
t..y I.lr uluus, IaIa uniformity .I upIu-
t,n. TYarr.grlr,'. .l rr.lt and desirable
d.. ...I. and OBJ such ,i,.l inheritance. rru.
4 I.f...t,iU #i.ttt. t.t uurc.ua. ,..ilu mot
f. disturbed Iym.r..r. ul Ices moment.
III. rr..t question which uularlirs 40 oth-
rr. should lr krpt steadily On view by 40,
and s4.r.-, Will be- th. ,ur, and tual r.-
v4rl Wl4tu. rsrp..s is neither ,r,,lYu-
N ur r,r,ia,l. o.. tic greatest s,ul ut thy
whole rYuutr, ar 10, I,,is. i- iuaccud1ucr
with thr practice oi the Government Tor
more than SIXTY years. and d, worthy ut tie
sincere aud Iatfiutir ,lIrt, OF an. The
time now BE-. and will continue, when 500
vh, usr.a in the cr-,t Importance of r..'.r-
ing the country 90 what o. was under Wash.
iuslJn aud jefferson, must cordially uu.''
d" I','', - l.,. ,l... in.
comm. administration uf che general gov
erumgut, and how Tar it viii Boz Affected hy
ALI the circumstances which surround 10,
t.,' ,f.. -...,., t.,n.p.fr .i.u .l rBNltc urin-
IN m m, lrs, state. .r, questions o. o.,
81 t'.s t.sYr.. al '...