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

will ID what is their duty; and IL they do.
| only desire 70 add, that the responsibility
must be With those who have piaccd them
in such an emergency. II men eight Tor
their domestic affairs, You must not CON-
plain Vt them lur doing IL, when You have
iorc'd that emergency upon them nor. le,
me aid, must You blame those who shall
rally 10 their support. Bu, cannO, enlarge
upon these matters as | would. | must
lcays them, with a brief allusion 20 one
other point
Mr. President, this Is all 60 be done un-
der the +" forms Of law" have heard this
phras, " forms OF law until Il has become
painful q nav ear. Forms Of law Will
YOU tell me Of the worst desphtism that ever
existed, that did not rcst npon forms OF
law Wal yoa tel me of she wickcic-t
act that has ever hccn IerpetTated by any
government, that has nos been done .nnder
ihc forms Of law We sit not here, sir, in
the capacity OF court % adjuAcate and 90
clns,ruc The laws TIA. have heea made We
are here Cor the purpose OF exercising our
power upon lrlad.v principles Of equity
th,n those which belong to courts; hat
still AL courts vi len administer laws are
clothci with equity powers. All courts are
clothed with equity powers to prevent a
greater wrong.
IA ia comraon saving. aud a true,
That ,if,ctcst law . "a the highest wrong"
Forms df law, Why lea ms rather see to
u that the substance Of the law is executed
ana justice done.
We are clothed with equity powers be-
yonl Those which obtain In a court and
W. are making laws We are not admins.
terius them. We ought az the mcrc sus-
er-;iJn of wrons 20 thcsc people, O. - 10
the very basis. and ascertain whether we
are about a. prrpe,ra,c wrong and force
mon them government which u not their
own Bot. ar. instead 81 ttat We are here
day after day with pity juggling and Pet
uiuE-,ng. claiming u rTuc,vd Under the
forms Ot law, forgetting the substance.
What j. the substance : What l. the right?
What care here in making laws, iOr what
may be- q fsymf What Is the substance :
What D. the graf equity VI the ease; and
a. a LEGISLATOR u j. nay duty n apply my.
ssli @ that What j. rishtr what i JUST
1t that hc done. and all will b. welt.
Forms oi Law God knows there j. moth.
ing hut form in 20. Form. of law Long
y.ars *, the mother country undertook 20
orprrs, ibr-, colonies hy forms " law, but
Mt IS uur,uy ~ ". have ruled the people
OF Kansas. aud she prosecuted thar great
and noble patriot. John liAmpdgn, under
tie f-u, 90 law. aud ilr be-. love 81 liberty.
There s one other act which has been pr.
r.,rltcd under Oh, forms OF Law. q which
Will aIlul.. snI th'u shall have done.
Ull-r che form. Ut law d-spoti.m - crca-
tel urI-r tHc i1yE. ot Aw, all the
wrHr-, oi which the mind Il nan can con.
c,iyr have BEEN perriut,d. Under the
forms ot .aw, AMI in tae uam' ut liberty,
liberty it,ali hAs been stricken down. IL
she maine and under the form. 90 law, tie
S,u ct man was arraisn-i AMI ~, tchci
urlu on, cross Uui'r the forms OF law
v1u aye about o. 90 au act here. uucQualri
in tur!.tuie ~ any thing that has hccn
rccH-Iri on an the Tro.res, ui time. slyc
that event O. which have Just alluded. In
all history. save the crgcih1iIn OF Christ,
trsr. O.. o. act that Will stand upon the re-
cord 90 10 tt.,- in after time ui clual tur-
ritqI, with this act. The purpos' OF It =
o extend human slavery and | may we'll
iuguirc-
&c !. 60. the Ga, &c o., o. .1e
The .siI % ,irs.a sup,rc With sh,rg = seed
utwHr:
To ca Nth ogr h,.h Lir.b.ool che o'l wvrI'.
rl.t I'D crosse,
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