Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-03-30
VOLUME 27, NO. 10.


From 1850 10 1851. upon this exciting ton
&c, the political heavens were draped In the
mellow light OF u serene autumnal day.
Who iirst disturbed thi. peaceful reposs {!
Who sounded the tocsin OF war, which
came pcalins upon tho public air like an
"alarn fire bell ia the nighi?" will 10,
ex.prrsident Fillmore answer tie question.
ln his letter 10 the New York Union meet
ing. he said:
In an evil hour this Pandpra's hor OF
slavery was again opened by what con-
cei's to DO an unju.Iifable attempt TO iorcs
slavery into KAn.a. by q repeal VI the Mis-
sour compounds. aud the dooi NJ evil. now
swelling and thrcatenin. to overthrow tho
constitution. and sweep away the founda.
tons ut The government itself. and dslugs
this land with iriternal blood. iuay all be
traced g. ihis unfortunate act"
There never va. more truth uttered in
the sane numLir OF lines-ney,r. I have
already said the south repealed ths Ml..oa-
n comprvmise. and in tbi, am corrobora.
tel by senator Iverson, 9f Georgia, who, iu
a recent speech IN the Senate. when .psak-
lng Of what northern domocrau had dons
IJr the sJuih, said
They aided the south IN rercallng and
removing the Missouri rsirictioa. that de.
grading badge Of southern iniefiOriIy aud
submission"
Every evil that has grown on, Of slavery
agitation !. clearly trac'Abls TO tlI,aggress.
i've act. Members Of Congrer, from The FREQ
States who aided the south In tramplinr
down The rights OF thair constituents, were
swept into political oblivion ty the no.
breath Of those they had outraged. IL Kill.
ed the old whig party north and south ii
ki'l'i The Old democratic party In nearly all
the Tree States. and lsli ID where IL is 10
ihs day, a mere sectional organization,
completely and entirely under tls clnirol
o, the s.a'e power.
Then followed your border ru.i..n lorays
into k.nsas, 10 iorc- slavery urun an un-
wlllin: people by violence. hre and sword,
usurrlilon, murder ard mrne and. to
cap the climax Of your wrongs, YOU sum.
inoned to yOur aii the cuniemp. ..s dynas.
~ II james buchanan. and tie di.siu,ins
Ut y1Ir sectional democracy. 10 trhm down
thr taronu oi toe Icopls ~ Ksn.a. the in
famous aui nir0eious lec'mptuu ,on.titu-
ton. Did ypu suppose toe r~pr,s 1T ,hs
free State, were sufficiently "ssrsi,s aud
crav,n.bcirscd to submi. - these oulrsg.s
upon ihiir rights. ani no' r,sist nt the bal.
l'i box thrss unpardon.ble aggrrsion- II
- Non rccAonei 'withput your host"
The democratic party In tho north. which
has been aiding the south IN these acts
oi wnnion aggression. has Lcrn stricken
down by tie upllted hand " an indignant,
pirIorc rcnpl, IL the south had not
shughi"rc,! The gloFiJu, old whis party in
the house oi its friends, and completely do
nOrlllzsd and scctionaliEed that other Clio.
ri1us oil party, once led by Jeirrson and
jackson, the Republican Organization would
not have been matter u necessity. Tho
north. IN rtli delsncs. ingugurlted the great
Republican parts. The south complain Of
HoTt.rH ssn'ini.1f upon tire slavery quS.-
uon. Our answer % our s1uthsfn brsth-
rou - Joa mlHydfVfd It. not We. You
forced upon the country tic mistaken meas.
utc7 that have produced u. You have
driven every member OF the so.clllcl demo-
cratic party from all New England out OF
both end, of this Capitol
From the great ires Northwest out Of
ify.tWo members Ia tn. House. YOU have
sixteen remaining. ani tho other rnd of tho
Capitol only iiys-ahd grown: bautifully
les every year. Ia toe middle ifco states,
uut OF slxty'ihrco mcmb 2. 0g tins llou.e,
you have driven out all bot seven. I'm tho
Ihiriy.Ihirl Congress, which r,Isilrl tho
Missouri COMPOUNDS, tbe Democratic par
~ had from tie ir0e States. HiH,iV one mem
Jcrs N the Ilouse now that party ha, but
just tWcniyslx members in this House.
Md hero let IL b. borac in mind that this
dccldsncc has been the direct frli, OF ,Julh.
ern asgre-sion'. ifEny class oi men ever
had reason % pray f'rvlntly and earnestly,
" s1rs ,H from our f1safJ," I, is tlns, Dem
0cr,ts IN tis free STATES who have UNDER
taken io rt.lIc % the capitol with ,iuth-
EN- millstJn,s about their n'ck. and have
gone dIwn TO the bottom unI!r the fury Of
southern storms. rlkins ia malncs, and
iury across northern s.as II Crar has
been stabbed in the American Congress, 10
:, because CpBr has bcrn hl. own Brutus.
Blt our south Fn friends complain because,
as they siy. th'-s are "One hundred and
twelve Black Rrpublicin. un .hi. side Of
the House" We'll, san,icmsu, y,u stirred
up the northern people Co send ~ here.
There always was S5uh IN Congress, aud
now through your indirect interpolation,
there l. n NJrih % take thar sat. side by
siis with YOU IN thi. Hall. We are cen,
here % represent northern sentiment, with
Oh, lull kuOwle - that II we. Ike s1ms Of
our predecessor. whn-' feet will tread these
Halls ~ m0rs. mi'rrprtss1t our clnstitu-
ents, we, too. like them. shall by q, psopl.
he iorno away u that p,liticll bourne
irpn which no traveller returns.
Aud nav, gentlemen ~ the South. Will,
you seem o. acc1rd ~ w one yirtu fidelity
t1our rcOn'lI,urnts-yOu grcitly mistake the
Republican side OF tho ll,us, in another
pltueular. You seem {, taks !, flr grant.
ed We are your sucmios. IL is not -. Let
u rcIsIn together upon thi. pjint. You
osc your iir-i allegiance q tLc several states
You represent. and - ID wo Wnili unit,d.
~ We owe an equal allrgnncS o. a '1nnon
country. whose Consultation We ha's sworn
to support. Oar people and your people
entertain diIsrcnt opinions upon the sab.
jsct ul slavery: and - ID You anl we. as
the representative of th,ss antaguni.,ic
opinion. upjn this loOr. Il You s,y. 80 va
have Abraham Tor our father" =, A, We.
I, va. your f,ihirs. your immortal Wash.
ingion. your J-Grsons. and Mali.ous, and
IIrnry-. aud Ma.ons. and Pinckney.. IN
conjunction with oar fathers. who handed
down - us tho very dos,rincs now adyocl-
ted by the Republican party. VIII you de-
nonnca ns as traitors because we listen to
the teaching, Of yonr own noble southern
ancestry? Are we - b. milignsd as enc.
mics 10 the constitution because We follow
with a elFelul tread" in the very footsteps
Of the heroes AMI statesmen who framed illl
Your fathers believed slavery 10 bs great
social. moral. and political evil; and that
il was wrong. and against tho best interests
OF onr common country. TO spread and per.
petuate IL and while you have broken
down their old landmarks, we OF the Nsrih
stand hy them.