Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-08-26
The Pirates Flag the Banner of the
Black Democracy.

Every day is developing series Of facts.
and adding new testimony 70 the evidence
already adducri, that the African slave
trade j. really opened and IN FOIL blast m
our own country, anil that the National Al.
m,ni.,ra,ion, instead OF taking efficient
measures 70 stop the internal traffic, swink-
inrat Il. 4, Is asserted on the authority Of
u. ). Marshal Blackburn, tina, u cargo Of
Geo Atr,cans has jus, been landed mar
Tampa on the Cost OF Florida. Tho vessel
was firel and abandoned as soon - ne re-
srocs were landed. What il orr Gull
squadron about all this timc7 IL our Gen.
,ral Government 50 weak It can do nothing
70 prevent this diabplical traffic IN the souls
aud hodie. " mon. women aul children I!
l. ,hi. the fact. or is /, 10 imbcciio 20 10
anything cTectuslly u put stop to this
wholesale piracy? Let those who support
the rrrs5n; national dynasty pu' these
question. home To thcm-elv'' Our laws
pronounce the African slave trade pIRA.
Cy. AID !. ;hi. government; - powcrlrss
that !, cN0not prevent it2 In our judy
IL mt the trouble III lic' hack Of this, The
leading politicians in the South, who have
James Buchanan in their keeping, arr OPEN
" in favor OF aholishirg al, laws against
the traffic, aud re.opcninc the traffic. jet.
lerson Davis. who ,ickled the cars of the
Maine democracy with his dnc spun paliii-
cal theories last summer, at the last State
Convention In his State. cane out boldly
in declaring unconstitutional the federal
law. against rc.op-ning The slave trade. "
Mr.. stephen, Of Georgia, advocated the To-
opening OF tho trade. lie said in his late
speech to his constituents, 81 It is useless 20
wage war ab5u, abstract rights, OF To quar-
rel aud accuse each other OF unsoundncss.
UNLESS WI GIT uoEE AucANs." Fifteen
drno,raiic' papers IA a single stated Nlis'issiP-
pi.) openly advocate the re-open,ug OF tho
trade. q, says the M.s.i.siprian, edited by
Mr.. Barkslalc. memhsr Of Congress i-om
that state. Ju,t hear what be says in u
recent number Of his paper, when copying
an article ir,u the New York IIsrald,which
states that several eureoes Of imported Ami.
can. have recently been landed in The South
"Moy prosprogs sa.l, p,ri a, hon,'
rirais' ~ il'ir NONE MISSION % augment
"a, ,urply Of Siu,lcrH lll0r, and n o'sv h'
igiur,iio7 70 fo,d ne huncrr aud o'oih' he
raloi IA, udsb Of 40, N'SLaH psopl, and
ils rrrHrCm1,is Of ,uHHorcr. oai tonhiy J"r
rlrr and chs6rsr usCr1,', and. thGgt' 10 NJ,
cIrsu',rous Stare irdior', THEY lEE
COMING"
This explains why Mr.. Buchanan Is sui.
frins the traa, to 50 on, and putting forth
10 ,f,rt. to .,opit Laugh A. much rs YOU
viii. this very issue is coming upon W, and
+. At our very doors, aud the question
whether the foreign slave trade Is to BE
orsnsi. i % he one q the ISSUES IN rar'y
roluic.. and the democracy src to be driv n
in', Il. support. Already It is sufficiently
developed to satisfy cvry keen observer,
TIA, thi. quc.,ion will have to be s',,lcd IN
ono o.! two ways; IL tie hIaca demoera' Y
retain ,hsir power in the fcd'rni Cover ..
mcut. then the slave trade will co oN,--'or
10 {, already rc-opsnci,-uumol'~ted . or II
the power 1t the general government goes
int, III, hands Of the Rsrubl' cans, the ,rai-
&c will 10 broken OF. and tho pirates 'oc
made 10 swins upon the rirate'' gall'vF.
This plain proposition Is to be presented and
met; and 10 remains for t'e American 7 60.
PIE to Iccid, whether 20 array themselves
under the rirairs la-, OF the banner OF
constitutional freedom.