Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-08-27


Which party is in favor OF Freedom
and which in favor Of Slavery.
our rcai,rs well know the poahre dcaiai
OF the leaders Of the black democracy, when
ever the charge Is nal, aslin-, them, that
the democratic party is pledged to spread,
and oppo.a the abolition Of slavery. Black
democrats all over ne North, will tell you
in private and upon the stump that the par
ty t. which they belong is in favor Of free
dom and 10 favor Of the peaoable abolition
OF slavery by the people Of the Slave States
whenever they shall 50 determine. Well,
this has always been their song, IL was
h.rpcd upon by them prior to the last Pres
iten,ial election aud has been ever since.
Now We propose TO prove by evidence COM
Ing irom th,ir own mouths, that not only
the democratic party south, but the demo-
cratic party north, yos, the democratic par
t. "a MHgs, is an Acknowledged rro-slaTO.
~ Tarly.
The great question which now agi'a;os the
people OF Missouri /, that o! ,nGaapaiioa,
the pcacab,c emancipation Of the Slaves in
that state. lisa question between free
aud slave labor. That the people of Mis-.
souri, have a lawful right to abolish slavery
Ia their own STATE, no obc, not even black
democrat. will deny. There j. a large aud
powerful party in that state, in favor OF
emancipation and free labor, and this ques-
ton ~ byior, stated has entered into the
political canvass. Franci, T. Blair j., Of
81 Louis. i the leader Of the emancipation
party By that party hewas elected TO the
3jth Congress. The sane party again
placed him Ia nomination cor the same place.
" = candidate be r,prescutcd the free labor
emancipation party Of the 81. Louis Dis
trict.
On the other hand, Barrett, the demo-
cratic candidate represented the pro-slavery
party, the party opposed to free labor and
emancipation. This direct issue was square
IL made up between these two candidate
Blair representing tbe party OF freedom and
Barrett ,le party Of slavery. by the frauds
ani corrupt1n- rrag..ced by Buchanan and
hi, party tools, Blair was defeated and Bar
TT, elected. Now what j. said 70 all this
by the black democracy Of Maine! There
is not a democratic paper In Maine, but
what raises shout over Biair's defeat.
The Argus erie, out usiily-" TIE rioiory IS
a great one Az honor % ~, democracy Of
y. L5u,' Thy har, done noJly''
Z" The fr,t gun from Missouri SOUNDS
WELL. and We trust further intelligence
will give u, report Of a coed many more Of
hs sg1.r sort"
The triumph Of the slave power i hero
hailed " ri,i0ry" aud a GREAT ONE, ="
and the &c HONOR" according 20 the Angus
belongs 70 the " DEMOCRACY" Well,
II there is any honor connected with the TIL
umph oi slave labor over lrys labor, it dos
belong to the democracy" Alter having
pr iiaHslro squarely upon the record as a
s.li,gEal, yro-s,arsry party, vi hope to hear
no more hyPocriiieal cant about democracy
and lccci0m."
The slave olisarchy in Missouri triumph,
aud the DNoCR,cr Of Maine raise a shout
over IT, IL was there a practical question,
freedom and slavery there met face to face.
Sarrry claims the victory. Ilisa" do7so.
eraiir victory, cries the Argus. II is not
satisfied with only ono such victory, but in
jub,laut tones eIclaims-" give US good
many more Of the same sort" This is de-
moraJ-Miine democacy-,h0 democracy
that scod, at free labor, free territory, and
our FREE Institutions.