Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-04-29
The North and sOu,h--Sqaatter Sow.
ereigaty--Blow up in the Pro Slavery
Dsmoeracy--Can they unite in 1860 7

DsmOeraey-Can they unite IN 1850 !
Everything ,ha, relates to the nsI, Presi-
dental election has an intsrrs, attached 90
IL. Every Indication as 10 the rcsul, which
will follow the contest is looked at with
care. Everything which even " iorcshai.
ows the coming events" j. considered i'm
pJr;ant Nothing has ,ransrircl within
the past year in the great political circle, Of
the country, which has - thoroughly turn.
sd up 70 The surface The s'crrt sTrIrgs ~
party action m the black drmorracy, as did
the great debate in the L. : S.ua,s on the
23l Of February lat Thi. debate fore.
shadows the principle. upon which the next
Presidential election will turn. l,uruse in
committee 1T The whole. when consilrrlu:
the biIl making Appropriation. for the Lex.
islauyc. executive and Judicial expenses %
the government. senator Hale moved an
amendment In the shape Of an additional
section, striking out the Requirement, that
Kansas shall have a population equal to a
representation before she can BE- admitted
As STAT. Thi. debate continued ior
twelve hour. IL commenced with the
Characteristic moderation Of grave Sgna,oHs,
hut IL SION waved warm. and taken as a
whole u was the mos, IMPORTANT discussion
that has taken place in that body since the
great debate on " Foot. Resolutions IN
1880. The whole Geld relating 20 the pow
ers OF the general government over the ter.
ritories OF the United S,aies, was thorough
" gone over, and the relations existing Tn
der the constitution between the two, mos;
ably discussed. In this debate no rrpubii-
can member participated Il was carried
on exclusively by the democratic side or the
Scnais. twas pure " family quarrel &c
on the part o.! the sham democracy. and WAS
most heartily cajaygd, not only by the r.
publican side OF the Seulte, but ~ al rc-
publieans prssJui. Ex.Goy. Brown Of Ms
npr, opened the hall. lie /. frc-eatcr.
bot frank. honest kind VI a man. who al
ways defines BE-, position with great bold.
nee. lie commenced hy saving that be did
no, wish to cheat or b, cheated. and
then gave biz view. upon the Drcd SCOT; de-
eision. eon;cndins that undsr tins decision
the constitution carried slavery into the ter.
ritorics and established IL there. lie then
eon,endcd tha, Congress should specially
lesislAte 70 protect It in all territorial gov.
srnments. lie marched sQuarrly up TO the
work and declared in 80 many words, We
dsmaad u and u, nsaa 10 Asr. a." A. to
squa,isr sovereignty he sud twas a "hum'
bug and delusion,'' and the doctrine was
universally rejected by the democracy a, the
South. Thi. brought out Douglas. The
Little Giant here found himself driven
70 the wall BY his southern friends. lie adj
mitisd the right Of tran'i, for one kind OF
property as we'll as another from the States
70 the territJries. Bot be could agree no
further with Governor Brown in this dircc-
ton. He eontenioi that territorial leg-
is!aiurc had the same right to lesisIaie over
slave property they bad over any other 'pe-
eie- Of property; that they could protect 1t
BY law. or pass such legislation as would
prohibi, it.
Mr.. Mason Of Virginia, in replyin: to
Judse Dousla', aud aIludins to the posi-
tons be laid down, sah. f." TIE southern
!Sai,5 r0uld h r,cr,aHi % Lo. honor filsy
care any candidate siaHd,a, vyoa suoh
platform a aHsis rois " he further declar.
ed that il il J." proved the dissolution Of the
party. let u 90. the sooner IL was dissolved
the letter" Mr.. Gum Of California, said
the positions Of Douglas were against any
fair Interpretation. Of the Kansas Nebraska
bill; iha, II such interpretations had ben
given at the time it passed. he would have
voted against IL somebody had ben cheated.
JEFF. DAVIS declared the territories could get
no power to legislAle GgaiaR slavery, unless
they acquired il BY rsrolGtiOr,-the eonsti.
tuition forbade il. aud Congress had no pow
er under the constitution to confer it upon
them. Mr. Green Of Missouri. said, It the
Kansas Nebraska bill was 10 DO construed
Is eontsnde4 by Judge Douglas, he would
bring IN q bill r,Psaiiag he organic act Of
the territory. Messrs Stuart Of Michigan.
and BrOderiek Of California, and Pugh OF
Ohio. took sides with Mr. Douglas, contend.
ing that Congress bad no power under the
constitution TO legisla,e upon the question
" slavery in the territories; that upon the
platform as laid down by southern Senators,
not single free State could in any event be
carried for ths democracy. Tcsafy-frs