Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-08-26

purposes. I assume iha, the people of the
lry, States are all hostile to this purPo-'
and thi. rolicy-,hey would le, slavery take
carc % itself in the States where /, exists,
and would not have it extended beyond, by
acts Of the federal Executive, Court or Con.
grcs.
The repeal OF the Missouri Comrrouisc
had the tendency To extend slavery-nay,
more, 1t bad tho ,eso' 70 extend it. I, al.
lowed slavery to 20 upon free soil, whore i,
bad been lorhiJlcn such i the tendency
oi thc Drrd Scott dccisior. The assump-
ton of the President At once coniemplates
its extension and rerrStua,ion-,hc action
Of Copgrc., tended to h',en i: upon a re-
luran, people.
Now in view OF this purpose, these meas
urc. and thi. policy OF the government,
what j. the duty Of men and states who %
not concur in ihi. purpo-c, DO no, approve
og tics, measures and this policy? l'i'
time 90 speak or keep .il,ncc' is the sub.
isct thus presented worthy of atteniion--or
o, 10 a tine ior proeras,ina,iOn and to rrac-
ticc small tricks. to cover up the diihcul,y
YOU see, but do not care to encounter-to
rrofe-. o. bc Indifferent to what everybody
around you - alive.
This question has already been many times
b-far, the American PEOPLE. l; was hcforc
them when they declared f1r national inde-
pguience, and they arraisned the British
throne '5r i,s existence and for ohsiruc,inc
cGrrt. i1r IL. abolition Again after they
had attained their independence ami when
they loruei tbeir constitutional government,
thcy provided hr the abolition OF the
slay, trade. and the restriction Of slavery %
the states Again when Congress declared
slave trade piracy. Again in ls2o, when
d, w,s restricted as an evil which ough, not
to spread. In 1876, in the organization Of
"a federal territory it was again restricted.
Again 90 1850. in the settlement Of qucs-
ti1n. arising from the acquisition Of terrific
~ from Mexico. when the ircr States in a
body demanded that slavery should De KEEP,
cut oC ihcs, territories, by positive enact.
mcnt. in acc5rlance with our uniform p,li.
cy they yielded a reluc,an. acaulcsccncc 70
u0n.ini,r,euiion. upon TIE false assurance
,aa, slavery VA. already restricted by high.
cr law. than Congress. The American pco.
pie h,yc been accustomed 70 deal with thi,
question, aud why nos now what more
,,mpe,ln, tribunal? seven prosperou. free
states b. the northwest a,,e.; the wisdom
1ftlsir po,icy-C,yil war In a territory and
political strife in the nation are the Grst
fruits % ihs new government, policy.
The negro question is couie,,eiIy the par.
amouu, quc,ii1u-,ho question Of questions
the riyo, OF an con5emp,raneou. political
history 10 these United States. L, doe. now,
and must inevitably Tor :he present, cont,n.
ls q employ the fr,i attention of the "a.
ton. All other question, are subordinate.
protey,Iou ha. CLAIM. TO urge but cannot
ct audience. The Pacific Railway expert.
,ucc, % similar trouble 1t D. possible f1r 1t
&, go through free territory The Homo.
stead bl.l doys uo, chime in with the current
5i history, it supposed bcneiaciiOu to
Tree labor. and must wait "for the wagon. -
Cuba, even, {, unhappy; in that il divides
thc ittsre,toft the p,luhar Institution. Moth.
ins &, currsui in politics which does no, run
with tle Luu5r Of southern statesmen. Al
questions. domestic aud foreign, are made
q rcyolye around this all cngrus,ing ques-
:ion OF slavery extension and perPotuation.
Whether you have a fancy for the prospect
before YOU or not-wheIhcr YOU look it con-
-ciuusIy iu the face or blink u. the fat uey.
j, that slavery, in these various
aspects is, and for the as, five years has
l.,en and must stiil continue % lc. the all.
controlling element ia southern politics and
DIE, and the government of the country Ias,
I,,, and intends 10 continue 20 accommo.
ia:e it.ali 10 u. The q" institution now
demands 20 De considered as more national
and lees Local IL demands to DO taken from
under ite ban of national legislation, by
which il has been crippled 80 long, and
plucsi upon an equal footing with other
national iStcrc.ts. IL demands Of the lesis.
ati,c. iudlcill, executive. moral and rcli-
.,1us .,us, ul the nation 10 be regarded as
/. ..i'aais-io b. permitted 20 escape from
,Ae curse Of the moral. social and political
reuoach OF the nation, and % be elevated
hya -cnsrou.recocnition to honorable rank,
prestige, influence aud power. Il demands
that tl.e nation shall no longer yield TO the
influence Of that slck'y sentrmeuiali,y 50
fa,a! % il. hopes. in the early DAYS Of the
Rspu5lic. the DAYS q Washington. JeIsr.
.on and Frunkl,n, when il was timidly con.
.entci to see It branded as " inGIrl. " as "a
Blot upon American liberty" as " ineom-
Ia'iblc with our national interests, and
aul which dictated the early e uulriendly'
policy nv which il has ever since bc,n Grip
pied and has continued the standing nhiiou-
al rerrlach. IL demands now. significant
.y enough, and will blow it'elf up and die
IN national dissolution Tit be denied equal
.,y''-L c.. that negro in the state, - be
/, that be T. a s'ers, shall be equal" you
lr your property, aud equal to both you
and your property. Ii demands thhs re-
,,.ni,i1n ot sublime dualism in its Alri.
,au God. That it shall be 'ulhm'iy admit
tel % possess the rare and mysterious quail