Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-02-12

ton Constitution by over fen thousand ma
jority. With these facjs all before him, the
President undertakes to argue out the ques'
ton, that the Lccompion Swindlc Is an
omsna,ion Of the will OF the people. In
addition 10 all this, he entirely winks out OF
sigh, the airocious frauds in johnson Co.
and does not take into consideration at all
another fact, that large portion Of the
vote claimed for the black democracy was
fraudulent.
The President, while his whole message
{ abounds with the most ianatical rant against
the Free State men and their movements,
has not n single word Of ccnsurc for the
border ruihans who have infested the terri.
|. tory from its early organization to the pres
ent time, usurping elective franchise, sack
Ing cities, burning houses, numbering peace
) atlc citizens, stealing and carrying away
property, and committing other acts, that
would put TO blush the Go,hs and Vandals
OF tho early ages. What beautiful consist.
ency! But the despol who DOW sits in the
White House, gives ut,erance to sentiment
In this Message, tha, II justice was melted
out to him, would consish him To an isno-
minious death, as traitor to his country.
lie says:
"IT HAS BEEN soLEMNLY 40.
JUDGED by THE HIGHEST JUDICIAL
TRIBUNAL, THAT SLAVERY EXISTS
/ IN KANSAS ny VIRTUE OF THE CON
STiTUTlON OF THE UNITED STATES.
KANSAS Is THEREFORE AT THIS NO.
MENr As MUCH A SLAVE STATE As /
GEORGIA OR SOUTH CAROLINA"
Hero !. aa,.footcd assumption tina. the
Constitution carries slavery into every State
and Territory in tho Union. The supreme
Court have - decided, and be endorses the
sentiment, when he unquali6cdly declares
kansas is at this moment as much a slave
State, As Georgia or South Carolina" Dot
what does the President mean when be calls
Kansas slave Ssis' II shc is now a
+" State" then we ask why is George Den.
yer KEEP, there by the President. why are
the troops Of the United States quar,ercd in
that Territory
hut the President, in his reasonable doc.
umcn,, uses another argument, declaring
that II the State is admitted under the L..
compton Constitution, the people, IL they
don't like il, can change il. This .a strong
Argumen, aslins, the Lccomp,on Swindlc,
for III is evident that majority Of the
people arr Agains, it, why force i. upon
them at alll
II one part Of thi. Message can be more
suprcmoly ridiculous than another. il is the
idea thrown out that tho passage OF the
Lecomp,on Swindlc through Congress will
give "y,aos" to Kansas, and "Pcao," to
the country. lie says
The dark aud ominous clouds now i'm
pending over the Union. | conscigntiously
believe will b. dissipatcd with huno- n cy-
cry portion of il. hy the admission Of Kan. .
sls during the present. session o: Congress,
whereas, " she should be- rejected. | greatly
fear these clouds will become darker and
morn ominous than ever yet threatened the
Constitution and the Union.
l. the Prcsiden, natural fool2 Peace
Where in all the Free States, in which are
found churches and school houscs. does the
Prcsiden, expect to End an lgbOrhmu'. who
will. fora moment believe tina, this trch.
,onablc measure will restore "pcacc" to
the country or dispersc it, omInous clouds?"
Bu, the Prc'iien, winds Cd this most in.
famous of all public documents, by writing
himself down consumma,c hypOeriic. lie
says:
Ny public lie will terminate in brief
period. and have no other ohcct OF earthly
ambition. than 90 leave my country in a
peaceful and prosperous condition, and 10
live in the affections and respect Of my
countrymen.
"My public lie (he say,,) will termi-
nate in a brief period" No patriot can
read this line, without, eIclaiming from the
bottom Of hi, heart, amen he more Jriqfihs
b,iir, and then be Is guilty Of the impious
mockcry Of declaring something about
- leaving his country IN P,do,'id and pros.
porous condition" The President. when
he psnncl this. ksnr, ye. he KNEW, that il
the recommendations Of that Message were
carried out. the country would inevitably
DO plunged into civil war and revolution.
But he further says, he wants to ''liSe in the
hearts and affections Of his couu,rymeu."
Vain wish. For James Buchanan will DO
remembered only as traitor TO his coun.
try. lie will DO remembered only TO be
despiscl and hated by coming generations.
lie will he remembered only rs Benedict
Arnold and Aaron Burr are remembered,
and the deep, burning disgrace that hovers
over the sods that cover thar remains, will
30 written in staring capitals upon his
tombstone.
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Fighting in Congress
Tho Lccompton Swindle seems to be