Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-03-26

came profitable, and with that prof, came
tho change. A temporary and cvanescent
benefit has lcl O. this change, not a pcrIua-
rert benefit. Madison told us in the Con.
vsnii1n which framed the Constitution. that
10 WIS wrong O. admit that man could hold
property in man that DE- would not incor-
r5rat, that idea into thc Constitution. We
h,d the uaxins and the teachings OF Jcl,r.
s1n and an the wisest and best statesmen NJ
the south against slavery. | have no time
20 stop now 90 quote authorities. They are
Th'Jk a.. auiumnal ea,cs"
They all cuucurrcl In the doctrine that IL
was an institution that carried along with
10 hight and mild'w and YOUR eloquent
Piuckuey. of Maryland. told YOU that IL
sc1rchei the ercsn earth upon which it,
footsteps lrll.
Under this view of the case. tlc ordinance
from tIo brain 0r Thomas JcT.rSln was
adopted. In thC precise form in which 10
passed into lc.,l enactment. | know 10
came from Nathan Dane. of New Enshnl /.
hut thr idea was that 90 The S1uth the
urirrirIt was originated hv Thomas Jctf'r-
s1u and the only distinction between the
restriction oi JciI,r-1n in 1854 and Dane iu
rs. was this, JrG.r,ln PROPOSED that
slavery should h' prohibited lrim an your
territories then belonging % the Unitll
states. and al that should hc acquired.
Itc rr1yi.1 ot Dane restricted it in che ter
ritrr... then belonging O. the United States.
auirrr,ileithc fugitive. from service should
ha surrendered 10 the doctrines of Jetr'r.
s1u hal h,cu maintained ~ presented IN
l-sl. iderc would have boon quiet in the
country. and none OF the a-itati1ns which
We have witnessed would have occurred.
This was ttc d1strinc OF the S1ut1. then
shr presented 10 o. us Cor our approval aud
our adoption. How stands ;he South To-
tly2 S1a has ruulltrl Oh, d1ctrinr of
hrr G'Irrs. ami CImrs here asserting that
our Government is founded un the great
rr.reiul, ll human .cryiindc--l system that
1r-rsIas ib' white man who hhlrs beside
:Hs s.vr Who have kept their hithF
d" rtr SOUTH lls never violated its faith
vs can r.ul., ln that faith which has mover
t..n violated. 90 We are tpll by the senator
.rrm >Iutb Carolina. Blt, SIR, "a, ! travel
alrn- i1 thisr r.,1rd, wlnttl bring 20 home
"a lttIr more dir'ct o. Sluth Cprl,inl. |
s,y, ur o. l>il, S,uth Carolinn hai rccr--
u.tsi tlts' positions. Ia 1871 What hli
Lagn tlr Ion. practice uf The Government
was not only rer'.nif-i but inlDr,'i hy
S,uth Grn.iu1, AMI through her own iis-
tiu.4J,lrt senator uu tlr door. Mr. Cal.
hruu W. al, r.m.u1rr what Va, thc r,-
.it.1u which that STATE bal a~um a rr.Ir
o. th.t p.tip.l og t.m'. They bti spn. "a
aul wIrsHipp.l falls grl,. rhey had a..
trmptFl o. inculcatr the drctrin' of nullid-
cation. bat when Mr.. Van Blr'u was elect.
"a President of the Uu.tcl states they gave
On hiu ti'ir adhesion, and upon what
crluul3 Upon the ground that hr hai
pur,u.l q policy which Va, satisfactory %
thc Slath-l policy which r'clSailI the
r.shts uf thc SIItl
What was th, history Of time9 Mr. Van
Bur.u hal alir'ssyl letter. preceding hi-
election, o the ciiifHns Ot North Carp'inN,
which I Hly, by m'. boz which h' laid down
tl.dletr.ne tbatltwAs inaNIriicut ilabIli,h
slavery boz tls p-trrtoi Columbia, anl that
/, pu.1t not O. D., done without the consent
1l Oh. shyeaLler, but that the power u
che Uult.l sat, I,.r the District ul tH.-
umN4 was rr.r...iy that which originally
hnn-rl O. Nir.i1ll and Maryland. Mr.
Van BIrcu. iu be- inlucurtl ailr'ss-l
WON'T quot, hl, AusgAs,-isclArsd that h'
nun.i not approve ANY ON Tor tirabI,itIpn
ll slavery iu the Distr,ct0 0i Columbia, with
nut ample remuneration @ the -.Ayehnli.rs,
anil that che Government OF the Unitrl
STATE. bad ul power uy.r slavery iu tA'
States. That !, ,bl dlctriu, %, Mr. Van
Earau. AMI upln th4t doctrine >luth Caro-.
lima COMES into taa Ssnht1 AMI give O. him
au earnest and generous support. The doc
triu-, ui notification were forgotten. Mr..
Preston. Who was then mcmItr OF tIe
>1uAts, I think. dil uIt quite cIme 80 .
t.r Tr1-rHss of ~Iuth Carolina iu tur,r
event, and in the resolutions which ths
senate ui >IutI Carolina saw ht u adopt on
tllt u..l,.Ju, they appIutsi John e. Cali
hIgu tUHy Mi up words 'i approval Tor
William &. Preston. willr.lIun' cot ib'
ra,l,at.Iu. adopted hy ,h' legislature OF
>Jutl Carolina, in 1871:
Rg.u8, Inr Oh, general principles
and policy ul tlr administration ol Martin
Van Bafel ar, approved by thi, L'sis'a.
turr. and are well calculated O. preserve the
rtrTluiJy ot tbe Union, hy an equal and
lust prl,tct.uno oi thcr.gIts ui every s'c,iun
thus avoiding ,le necessity OF any state
on. sfu. o. her own means 10 soIi-deirnr',
o. ,.tgr, unimplirsl her institutions ami
h.r ric. 20.
Now. villa, is the hrr deduction % be
drawn f-lm t.e language us.i by Martin
Van Bursu. o. which have alluded? lie
Jaui-i that thc Government of the United
States niauy right O. interfere with slavery
iu tae States, b, Sy we all. lie drnivi
thc cyU.liucy 0t abllishins slavery IN the
District OF Columbia. except hy thr consent
uf thr Shareholders. and compensation made.
Now. by FAIR deduction, will any lawyer say
chat LeiI not hold O. thr power % abolish
slavery .u This District? lis own language
is b..lf, mr. Boa Do, answer % The letter o.
which have allud,l that IL WI. not c1pe-
liant O. DO ths thing. Consequently, ! say
that Wy cannot avoid the conclusion that be
held O. ;lc power lie held, also, tl.'
Clngry,s lad no power % Interfere with
slavery in the States; - we hold but be
Is pelfctly silsn, in relation 10 the power
Ug CJucres. in the Territories. The Inclu-
si"u1 the power named is the exclusion OF
or. power not ulmei l. il not matter
ul fair inference, l. 10 not an inference from
which ss cannot escape, that while We un-
J.riass 90 limit the power OF Congress, and
:lprllia,t,t In the sutes, We have right TO
exercise 10 in thc territories, taking along
with il ,ie fact that Tor morc than sixty
years tLc power has uniformly becn cxcr.
c.s,l2 think IL is irresistib!e.
Here, then, 30 am night in my e1nelu-
s.1us, i. De iullr.cment % the sovereign
state, as il is sometimes called, OF South
Carolina. approving ol the Administration
ol Mr.. Van Buren, whose policy was clear
and distinct. 90 Wit that We should not
Interfere with slavery in the States that
We should not abolish slavery in the District
of Columbia without the consent OF the
slpychulisr., bUt that We had the same
IIN.r 4, in m lint NIrrinia and AIarNlanl