Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-08-06
Election, Monday, Sept. 18th.
Republican Nomination
LOT NJ. MORRILL,,
or ACGUSTi
The Difference.

Tie Difference.
ono OF the unfortunate men now in jail
at Auburn. in this State, under sentence OF
d,a,h fsfwillial murder upon the high seas,
i.ane.ro. The oaraee charged against him
AMI Of which he has been proved guilty by
q iury NJ the country. was a heinous one.
The manner IN which it was committed,
maze, 0; an exceedingly aggravated case
ON, in which there j. scarcely mitigating
circumstance.
To-. negro and his eonfclsra's were
brou.ht into Portland 70 be tired. In that
city tary were in land OF strangers, POOR
d..enc,irss. and without relative OF Per-on
whom they had right to call Jricsd. Not
witl.t-1l,ns all tbs. through the great
e..uearv co.. oar !lvs. they had every right
ss,ur,l ,.em a. their trial. that could have
I'm Obtained o. tlyy bad hogn worth their
tloasuI, The Uu,tfd state, the,r prosS-
cl.or VS. bound by the laws TO summon
an secure the attendance VI such Witness
a. ,h,, lss,r.d ia making iefcnce, at the
r4a.ic -zrcu.s. The court assigned them
ablc AMI ,tEciynt counsel, who did every
thin. 90 their power. by way o. a legal de- .
fence. To the rulings Of Jsdse Ware they
excepted and the whole matter went beiorv
JuIs, clifford tor lis supervision. AMI It /.
va, not until every measure bad been taken
AMI l--,l ohjy,ion exhausted. that these
murlervrs received their sentence. We have
before remarked. one Of thgss inen was
nero. and thi. j. TIE humane manner in
Nh,,l be has ben treated as a 'riIfEi H'sr- I
srsr
Now D., Us reverse the picture. Supro--
iu. ibis same negro had ben sold into
slavery 100 a., south. and hccn abusel and
ullultl as many of the slaves arr in that
region. sapr,., he had never committed .
any uTuce a:,ins, The laws, or been guilty
in any manner IS legal transsrc.sor, but
irhttir- something 81 ;h' sentiments ern-
boiled in thc Declaration o. Independents.
and auryirs D. hal a natural, iua!irnab.e
right. q li.,. liberty, and the pursuit Of
s,rrir-,s. De had l,d from oppression. and
trsy.l.. Over the underground railroad.
hat t-.a:l; up IN Portland. III. owner
frIt l.. "cb.J'els personal" had gone.
U-s ,1r,s the s,ryi,r. Of some mi'erable
-r-~',rl. max. 1a; tie PAPER, 10 prove
owul-.. r, hlals thrn % hi. agent, and
v;th Dian sends another u-1b0ud On %
Portland O, recover his slave. These two
Inlu-stsalsr' appear ia the coodly city Of
Portland in search for thar victim. They
arm themselves With Nulscon. and pistols,
and rlfJl the street., In search Of whom,
thief, murderer, Burglar No, none
Of tN's". The man they arr p1rsuin. has
committed no offence against the laws Of
Cod or nan. He j, only in pdrsuit Of a
nataral. Gcd..i,cn right, h,sr'y. The shades
OF evening hang over the " fore-, City"
and tiry NEE, their victim in a back street,
they knock ham down With bludgeOn: he
r,cJy.rs, runs from his paruers they then
sh,o, bin down and capture him. What
nszta n. 9, hurried % clandcs,inely and
carried 'e'Jre some Judge Lorins, U. 5. I
Commissioner. The asen, Of HI. master
here produces the rapers, duly auihentieA-
ia. pr1yu. him the owner % certain
slave. With NJ friends, money or counsel.
the wounded slave lies before the Comnis-
,ioncr. mlunael,d and not allowed to open
his mouth. Tbs examination proceeds. .
Vassb1ni No .. is pot upon the witness
stand AMI svcars 90 the identity u the n--
gro. when "a TACT ever word Re utiers i a
De. The poor slave beg for an oPPoriuni-
Is % consult friend, II one can be found
but j. met Will the stern reply from the
Commissioner, that proceeding. under the
fugitive slave law are summary" The
case 1, mad. oni. the poor slave doubly iron
e., .. hurried %. placed on board a ship,
til ais iur!el, and h il on his way hack TO
southern bell. The 4. $. Treasury P,un.
dsrsl 70 pay the bills. the Commissioner
pockets hi- ten dollars. and the tragedy Is
ended. This :. Cox, the painting fugitive
slu,e. innocent Of any crimc-,he other pic
ture = Cox. tho murderer, with hand. still
recking with the blood q his murdered vic
TIN. Reader, look at this picture and then
a, that. ons process is under the humane
laws handed down to Us from our English
anccsiors-ihe other under the barbarOus,
fendi.h Fugitive Slave Act" the lesiti-
mate child Of modern democracy. Can any
honest man sanction such an act. or the
party that supports it, We leave every one
% answer Tor himself