Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-10-29
For the Oxford Democrat.
EARLyLLE. La.Sile Co. Illinois, !
October 18th. 1858.

rvcuoln anu ue party OF slavery 10y an
editorial IN your last number see that you
have ljsely studied the issues involved. aad
are fully aware Of the importance Of the
Gsb,, should victory finally perch upon the
Republican standard.
lam glad that our cause and our labors
are 90 we'll understood, and appreciated,
by the Republicans Of Maine who on the
18th Of las, month 50 gloriously redeemed
their own state. by placing the party Of
Freedom without doubt, forever in the az
tendency.
The battle now being fought in Illinois.
though to be decided by the voters Of one
STATE, in the results,i the battle the Who'll,
West If" Old Abe" aud Freedom shall
triumph in November. it will he death
blow to the wor., and mos, dangerous man
rs we'll as to the worst and most dangerous
party OF any country. This party is tho
Democratic party. aud the man is stephen
Arnold Douglas, who through this party
and the last TIRES administrations has been
dictator, politically. for the las, ten years
in all western affairs. lie has rulcl tho
West a. absolutely bat not as well, rs Ma
poleon tho little, ha, ruled France.
New Mexico. Utah, California, Kansas,
Nebraska aud Minnesota, are bis children
bcsot,en in his Likeness anI ho has sent
out TO them the loaves and fshc, Of Office.
without LET or hindmnce, 20 long that hs
has imagined himself entitled IN tie posi-
/ ton for life. lie therefore talks about"my
place -" Lincoln wants my place. &c.
in every speech no makes. by virtue II
this position, he ha. been able 70 control
the west, for his own personal Agrandirment
and the benefit Of the Democratic party.
Ills defeat and tho elec,ion Of Lincoln 10
the Senate will break the spell Of hls eleyl-
ted power. and 20 Gar towards correcting his
own false IDEAS Of himself. II will secure
to tho Republican party the new states
7 Of Minnesota. Iowa, and Nebraska, as we'll a.
Illinois help on the emancipation move
ment in Missouri, and smooth the pathway
OF Kansas into the Union-no power can
change her republican tendencies In llIi.
MOI, the fate Of the Republican party hang
upon the pending election. We are now
organized 50 far A. our Representative aud
Senatorial districts are concerned under the
census Of 1915, which gives Egypt a great
advantage over the Northern and Republi-
can portion Of the State. In 1915, tho
Southern Counties were altogether moro
populous than the Northern Counties-they
are far less populous now, but altogether
more democratic, which gives the democratic
party great and unjus, advantage in state
politics. The lat legislature was Demo
cratic by small majority, aud it passed
new Representative and Senatorial apportion-
ment bill which bound the Republican par.
~ hand and foot and delivered it over CON.
ple,oly into the hands Of ~ enemies. But
governor Bis.ell vetoed the bill, aud thus
saved his party and the State from falling
Ing into the hands Of the party Of slavery
n the republicans Gun secure a majority m
the next legislature sufficient to elect Lin
coin, it can pass just and equal law rc-or.
gaining under the census Of 1855, which
will scsure the prominent asccndeucy OF tho
rarty al Freedom in Illinois FOR all time %
10 come.
|. not this an impor,an, slection-somc.
thing worth fighting for' Lincoln perhaps
/. the only man in the state, who can lead
the party to victory. lie has done brayely
80 far. II, worries the little giant terribly.
In every encounter, he makes new points,
bring. out a new argument, or makes new
break in the poor dcicnecs Of his antagonist
while Douglas has made and continues u
make Tor the Gtieth time, the same oil
speech with which he st out at the COM
mencement Of the campaign Excepting Of
course, his right about face on the Dred
Scot, decision. in hi. Frocport Spccch) |
defy any " Douglass friends TO point out
new thought or argument, and scarcely a
new illustration. To relieve the tedious mon
otony of his numerous speeches. The same
ideas clothed in the same old dress, are pa
raied on all occasions.
His stock in trade consists Of Popular
Sovereignty the " Dred Scott decision
and " Amalsamation. The argument Is
like ihis; l., Popular Sovereignty, en-
bodies the great priaaple Of 'slf gor'rHm,ri
which icing defined is the right Of the naJ'r'
ity Of rhiie male citizens Of suitable ag',
TO govern not only themselves but the mi.
MARTY Of rhiis male citizens, white women
men and women Of all other color,, and %
steal. buy, ell and use "indiaH', H'c,70
and oOoa,s " a. property 70 all intcnts and
purposes whatsoever.
This RICH, Of the majority OF white ciii-
rens Of suitable age however has one and
only only one exception, 70 wit the minor
ny %. uhRc male citizens, or white females
no matter how small, have q right TO hold
"indian.. negroes and coolies " as property
in any Territory belonging to the United
States. and the majority OF white male citi-
iren,. have no right to REUSE 10 submit 10
the minority in this importan; particular.
Because 81. according to tho DrCd Scott de-
cislon the right Of property in " indians,
negroes aud coolies " is among the natural
and unalicnable rights Of man, and is cI-