Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-07-16
Republican Nomination.
LOT NJ. MORRILL,,
OF ArGrNTA.
Moral Degradation Of the Black De-
moeraey.

moCraCy,
IL has been study with the leaders Of
the black democracy. fora lons time, u eK-
c'ul, from thc So callcJ) democratic crowd
every moral principle, every idea that Las
even a moral appearance. They contend
that religion and morality oushtunt IN any
way 90 becomc Connected with political
matters. Flr this reason. and acting ia sc-
c.riancc With theirIryls..iou., th,y d. clare
that modern democracy anl a common r.
sgoct iJr honesty az, inconsistent with each
Other; that therruhl,rau party, Tor found
ins - organization upon MIRA. ideas, is
totally unworthy Of support, aud ought to
~ h,at,n. Until within a few years past.
even ho, headed s1uthcrncrs have no, con-
tended that Africa slavery was morally
ucH They rather apoiocIlsl tor their
slaysho'jins. on the ground that slavery
was cntailed upon them by their iorrathcr,,
and that j, was now out Of their power 70
cctril % the system. S5itvas with Wash
Insiou. Madison. Jefferson. Mason. and a
host Of Others ia the early day. Of the Re-
public Those southern men. Shareholders,
admitted the wrong, and Looked forward
with anxious hopes o. the DAY when il
should b. abolished " on. Sho reads the
debates Of the Couv,uti1 which framed The
Constitution. can Tor single moment doub,
that that body looked forward with high
hops and expectations 20 an sy-'y iay when
not an African slave should tread American
soil. But these vab's a-ss haze lsii m their
stead lon: l..i of degenerate sons, who 80
iar forge; theis ancestry, and the good
and wholesome Tr,csrt, handed down %
them ty tlJ.s fathers, ~ o. attempt q fgs-
.fy sa4fia.tH, from "a. ar Iui. j. now
The southern lJctr.ne that slavery IS the
normal condition OF ghc African, that chains,
ami ftilrs, and whips are peculiarly suited
Z, his condition, that sc1urcius, aud al
kiuj. Of Outrage c1mmittrd upon his person
Er5 hgi n.1rIl taa,mgs. carrying him up
from earth 10 the Very gates OF Heaven. In
the SJuih. ministers, aud deacors, aal class
leaders. now 20 from their knyy. 70 the
vbippins.p,,,,-they thank tod they are
r1t a. other m,n.-aud then with their own
hand. apply the thong and the lash 10 the
heera,ci backs Of mn, ,r5msg, end children,
until tie poor victims, in diving asonies,
are relieved from their tormsntins masters by
the grim mcs,enccr-leath. These fendsh
acts OF cruelty are b1astincly declared to
b. right and proper both in the sight Of God
and nan.
This Is the moral stand point to which
tho church South has arrived. A. with the
church - with thc politicians. Demagosucs
iuiI OF al manner OF depraviiy shield them
scivcs behind a corrupt church. In order
10 en,'ench itself upon high vau;age ground
and i0T;iiy aglins, INVASION, the slave power
OF the SOUTH has enlisted. a. living. work.
in: fundamentally, a great political party.
Tai, party il virtually the feed Attorney Of
the slave olis,rehy, employed in everything
O. carry on, IT, diabolical designs. IL need
not b. aid tia; this political organization
is the so-c..lIei democratic party, for that
fact j, everywhere well known. Through
the agency o; this party the slave olisarchy
have seilsl uIon the reins VI government,
and by this mans every other iussrc., i
made sub-er,isnt bat The worst part Of
The story remains 10 De toll. The support
ers Of james Buchanan and his adminisira-
ton, in tho North. take exactly the same
position upon tho slavery question that is
taken in tho SOUTH, 70 wit thar dar,ry -
morally uch. aHi saAriiogsf by ne God Of
he B'hls. Strange as il may seem, and
strange as IL will appear ffty years hence.
the black democracy Of the North take
ground in favor Of system which destroys
the marriage relations and turns out three
millions Of persons, organizing them into
one great broihsl house system which
srpArte. man and wife, parent. and chill
dren; a system that gives one man IN
limited power over another to DEPRIVE him
Of every God given right, a system which
tolerate, murder. adultery, theft, and every
other crime uron the statute book Tbs
party not only favors all these denominations
and outriges against right and agains, hu-
maniiy. but goes a step further, and says
- IS an morally righi, u IS ne doctrine OffAs
B'6ls. 1t Is rIErr. This is exactly the low
moral condition into which the black de-
mOcraey, as political party, has sunk.
There, upon thi. platform Of moral polu-
ton, degradation and wiekcdnoss, stand the
bOastcd - democracy Of the North to-day.
No wonder their acts are corrupt, no won