Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1857-08-21
JOHN :. TENNEY.
RICHARD u. RICE,
JONAS CUTTING,
SETH MAY.
DANIEL DOODENOW
Bangor, July, l-j5.


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Mn. Enron In looking over The last
number of tho Damarra' / noticed thr &C
count copied from tho CiiogD Tr'ans, Of
a mother and three children hains hunted,
with a price upon their heads a. ono would
hunt tho savage wolf and her whclTs-aud
for what9 Wa she a murlerJ,s, an assassin,
ora thief? WIS she an outlaw On account of
,he hrtn1us offences she had committed
against the peace OF society? lad she d1ao
anything 20 cnianggr theliio, tho liberty or
the legitimate pursuit OF happiness suaran-
tied unto her aud ca hcrmorciIr. and hound
like rurucrs, ly that great chart Of human
liberty, tlc Constitution, that her apprc-
heu,.gu was q matter OF 20 much lmpOr-
uucc1 NO, u1, not ai all. No crime was
committed ,aya chat which !, made crime
hy the aceur..I sham code. 40 law was
violated which is sanctioned By tho Almighty
hwsNar. For what then vas price set
uuou her hralf It VA, that she hal At
tempted 60 gain l1r herself and hcr children
,husa OOI.giygu rights Tor which our Faith
CT, fought, through a sa'cn years war, and
We. thcir degenerate sous, live in aud enjoy.
blush &, own al this. and acknowledge
that il is but an every day occurrence Ia
,hi, country which claims the immortal
Washington for 10 Father. But more Is.
pecially o, blush, that these hunting par
tir. 90 grast OF human game are sanctioned,
and even privileged bya statute, enacted by
,ao assembled representative ol this land OF
gospel light AMI religious liberty, whoss
founder, immar,4i.1.l ths declaration that
q" All men ara born lrsc and equal, and enc
iowcl with certain inlli,uab.c rights ,
anon: which ars Lie, Liberty, and tho
pursuit Of happiness" The ever fertile
brain of satan. himself never conceive! "a
mono dnh1liral scheme o. hold iu eternal
bondage the slaves 90 bis sanuuic power,
than this h0rrl, mal.ormel conception o,
slavery v1r.hippars 90 secure TO them
solve, their human uGf, in tho TORN aud
feature. OF that unconstitutional and brutal
statute, known o.. thc Fugitive Slave Law.
Blt would rather tank al tbs 20 be- true
and own d. 40, before all the nations Of the
earth. than 10 tiInk that boins could be
found ln tho form q woman, who was 50
lost 70 al the Gn0r,cn,lbiIil.,s Of the female
nature, o., TO act thc .py and prove tho cur
sci traitor % sister in dis,ress-to sister
fleeing from thc .1uIlc., man sicalcr
| Aud &, the unfolding, supporting and
shou,in. praises t, an this, Democracy ?
Yea, 40 that. and men cry much more, in
order 10 D., admitted into inil communion
with the church OF modern Democracy, and
| to be entitled TO tho arpsIia,Iou-p0ii''ai
|mgHoua, according to tlc Democratic
canon al, INTERPRETED ytboP. D'swho hold
| ,ha Office Of priests, by virtue Of the ciIcts
nut forth by those who are found occupying
ths chief places in the palace Of that hario',
slavery. Her Gins and iniquiti,s have
brought corruption into the land, she Is an
determination IN the sight Of tho Almighty.
Has tho love Of liberty become dead in ihc
bosom, Of our couutrymen and counirywo-
men, that the sight Of the painting fugitive
ilccing from the tolls and chains OF hopeless
bondage oEciios no cord Of pity to vibrate IN
I his behalf Has tie commandments OF Jc'
sus Chris, lot ii, binding influence upon
the conscience. Of Irofesscd Christians. that
they can ,it quietly down and listen to the
cry Of distress, Of burning agony which
comes from the poor slave mother clasping
her child to her palpitatins bosom, czcrtins
every nerve to escape those official slave
catchers Of the United States, who for gain
would send their own fcsh and blood into
the bells Of slavery?
Can it DO possible that such a state Of
things is always to continuo' Is public
santimcnt forever to be stiicl by that party
created bug.bear. Dissolution CT the