Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-12-07

nent VOC the tntFd states tufifed On lhe s"llnsfl
praeiicshliiy II asing lore. against the uacenst'
iulional proceedings 81 the States, woald pn'e a.
f,iheiuus and y,,sionaiy az the ev,efnmeRt Of
ideaily meaning the thea cN's,lag
Cosgtcs. Of the old confederation.
wnboui ie-oeal,ag - particulars, u may he
safely asserted. that the powcr 10 make war ~.
gsiasi a State - At ,afnnce With the whole spirit
81 the consiitntion. Suppose such = war shoui
result IN the cunpsc.t 81 . State. hsS are Ne 10
ro,cn, IL ailrrwa,dl Shall We hold i a. = prov
lace SOL govern u b, dc-po,ic powell IN he va
TUE ofhiag. W. could not by physical force. COO.
ifoi the viii 81 the people. and compel them 10
elect Senaiof. AMI Representatives "a Congtcs',
aud 10 ps,io'm III he other duiies depending upon
their ON ,oliiion, anil rrqnrsd from the fee cii.
iIsns Of \ Zee State. az a constituent mcialcr OF
the csniej,faey.
nut. II We possessed this power. woah 4 b.
vice To exercise II ua,isr eN,stiag crrunsiancssl
The object souli uoulalcss H. ta ptesefs' the
uaioa. War would noI oaly prr.sn, Ih. m''' Il
irciusl man. ~ destroying u. bot would lanish
az hopc IT ~ peaceful rc,oasipctiua. licsides I,
IN The irsierns copdict vast sm,unt u blood AMI
treasure uuuld h. expended. rendering lal urc ~
ounc,l,,i,on hsiwrvn the States imIo'sille. IN
the msanii,ne. Who can lorr'sll what ~opd - the
.vhrfiag. AMI pii'a,ilns of the people during 10
s,.isnccl
The f,st Z. that our Union rrsis upon public
opinion. anil osn never he ccmenied 10y The
bi,si Ut ~ cii,fru. ~ civil war. " u rann0'
live ~ the affections ofth- people, ~ must one
da, pstish Caugts.s possesses u,,uy mans 81
ptestyirg u b, CANCELLATION. but the ssord vas
not place IN their haad' 10 preserve h, hrcr'
Ilat I nav h. permitted .ossmnly Ia in'oh" nv
cuuni,,m~, a. pause and deliberate before The.
d-isruin. a. destroy THE. the grsndcsi temple
4 L. a. -
,,ses the World i-gun. II has been coo'ccnird
b, the hl,I oi orc f,lhers. hy the slo,,r. ~ the
past .ni b, IN. hoprs'oi iht future The ln'an
be. ahead, made %. The most prospetous, ani +.
,fs loag will, ifpfs.erysd. rrndrr %. The mosi
towrtt,l nation on the iacr II the sauh. w
s,s, l,r,ign f,riun II the gibbs the tile 81
Amet,r,n ciiitsn - held IN The highest irsp~ci,
and shrn prononnr,,i ~ q forsigp isud " csns's
the hsaus of out tuuuifNnsn o. swell With hnn-
81 prids Surl,, shsn - reach thr lHinA ~
thr ,aso,nr ,l,ss, vr shalt teroil With hrU"'
iton, N. lat IIai nlnnrr. ~ such dfrad cat.
s.tfuph- ths hofe. ct the iusol' 1T freedom
ihfuughsui The vorli wouli H. '"sifuiei, aoi
. l1pg irht Il baden despnti'm strll sa'h'on'
the nations. DOR example CO more ihia ''ghN
wear. suuld no, oal, l.. losi, lot Il ~oud b"
q,oisi s. , corsu'.,vc proc ithst man 10 unfit hr
'iif government.
II q. not even wron--aay, u b. not even
rri.yu,,. vruu.-thst rao petit, a resHfi o. surh
/. lafial alternative. Ihi. "ught 10 D. The h.t
,ls.p,,ats trmsi, n dssp',ung p"upic, an.r
s,r, other eausiitutiunal msans ~ c0pri''iaiion
had h~.n sNhaustsd. We shrud frh-ct that
,n,lrt ihi. h~, guystam~nt there - an 'nrrss'nt
slh aai Gov in prhhe opin,rn. The 'h'rrl
,lr..t,1p Ike s,epthiug human Will have 49, ta,.
6unl, hsltsv, that it hes ahstiN reached aui
p..,ri ID. Su,n,uaun. ppint. Not or, io thr
rniI.t n th4 ,sstiu. rNritsmsut. The lnlur shlll
rsf,.h. "a. syI na, thya ts-uue iurfafshlr
Conrrs.. uls, ,uatulutr mush o. a'srt q .,
proposing ani accommodating g. ihe lrgisnlufr'
II The s.sstsl Slate the fstssdN lnf "Nising Tvi'
Which ths Constitution has irslipto'id.d or ii'
ownrtr..t,atHn. The has l-su tri"d 10 'lHsf.
,ni rt,t,rnI pst .,sls ~ ouf history. and slsa,s
~ub sminrut 'uo,,.s. lt'st" h" t-'"d I" 'h'
Guh afttfls pfustd,u- &C. 90 amendment.
In,i.r thts a,ti,'a amendments have i-rn pfu.
po.,,I b, t~o.th,nl. ~ iu,h house. 1T rnus''s'.
aui have ben ''luhrt O., thr lsgissturgs ~
three pufths 81 th- several Sptss,' sni have
ssuseqasntl, i.ruur rtus ui ths o'nsiiiuii'n.
u tht. ptusss. ths suuutf, 10 in'slt,d ~ The
sIaufr tfuhiluuus CHugfss. ifHm psssius 'nN la"
t..t.,,irg ,n established frh.,on 30 alf,iging The
G,s Isu ,t si..sh 90 ct ths piece, 80 81 ihs
,tsht ui rstT,pu. T. th,. 80 nry, al-H, ,Hislfr'i
faf The tliI 81 Rights, ~hish .ssutss The Is"p"
against ln, ah,,.r 90 I-,~st ~ ih~ 'l~t'l gu'"tn'
u,snt. sush vsts thr arpfshsosipu' Iu',l' '0irf'
s,u-I o., thr h,rpi. 60, stat, ught. atthat rsu'
a. s. a. have frn,isrTd U sNu'msl, d'ulHial
uh,thsr th o. r,nstIuiio0 c1uli have bog supNct
uithlut these amsnimsni'.
Aaia. The J"nsiiuiio1 vas amended ~ tho
.ams pfu,ss. ,li,t ihc slsi,,u ~ rfrsiisH Jet
irf.sa B., thr lluu's of Ept'seoiau'ss. in Feb
nav. Isu- The amsn'rrsDt sas fsudrrri
Il
which had .stiu.l.I, ,hr,sicn., the sNt.i.uy, u
do government iu,,Hg The I.uisns, ct thats''o
t,un The aut,lr &c tis usn amendment VS. Boz.
isn.lsd 90 sssutr ias aruiCsh's adjustment % sou
f,stins ruusidu'iunll Vur.i bon. lik@ ihr prrssni
,,htfh meg ~ see. i'~~.u fhr gp,sruusnf' n ihs
Si,ir. aud me- uiihr Inh-i STATES. The APP
rl.f. ifu,u rutlr.npuf su,Ius hisup. lnihi. ouu
a.,i,.n shall ulfrl, cell aitsrv,un o.. ~ eco
isoss. ni NJ MsiI.Yn's Ju.il, crlrhfsIsd rrJ1H
81 1870. o. ihr l. g,.iiury OF Nt.iDs. H. ihi' b.
aL!, anJ oluslu.i,sl, deirulsd the Irsolrinn' o
the rfr,s,ling i.ss'.l.iuir ays.u.i ihr 'iIciuf,'
of.sy,iul uIhrf >fair L'si'la-f,'.
The, re- r.,inl, funisI ui,a the protest o.
An. N,,s,aa irg,.Ltaf. ss,in.i he Ahsn In.
.ut ~..ittiHn ast.,' a. " p,'phhl' sni a'sunir.
,rI,,f,o,. of che Constitution" ~ r,uiutiug ou
Al. rs.s,lIr ,u.i constitutions rsr-Iirc.-aad b.
,..,,..I ts fsas uthrt--tp wh,lh The State uru
HHH. NI"H.
,l.I..iy .l,ibg that che l-gi. siuf,s ~ th,
S,,,.. mi .ht have u,ids direct representation O.
Cona,,.. With Ntrs 90 ultaiua fss,in.tug u
tb,t., UFsHst,f 1rts. or the, iuight hs'r typis
..,i.i tp thsir i,sp-siSr Srnaiur. m Cuugf,.
th.., ,,,.h tha, ts,-thiris thstsof wuu pfot- s,
80 s,uiaustun amendment o. ihe Constitution
o. t,o.thtfl. 1T themselves, II such hat l.yI
their opipsa, ini ghi, D., application o. Congfr..
have ult,inssI q opn'vutiou Zoe he same object
Thi. he ysr, course sh,sh ! rlrne,tl, ~
c,n,n,~nI IN or,isf o. obtain az "sNplsnaiou
am.nim~ui " 81 ths Constitution ON The .uiJ-,
II ,syrp. Thu. might originate With Congfr'
80 the ~tnts legislature, as inaN L. d,smsi mus
ldN.ab's 90 aiain che nilfci.
Th,. sNpanatp, amendment might b. o.uhns,
10 the f,,l .s,tlcmsri 81 the true construction %
the constitution ou throe special points:
Aur,rrs. t,rugn,iiun II the 81 DO II rtup
ct, 10 slave in ths state. wh.fc d NV 'Nisi
ID, M, hctvafsf exist.
? Ih- dpi, ~ pruicrting this ri.ht iu ~ thr
..m.Bau 1euituuv. ihfYugb1u,, their isiuiIris
,N..tsur., ani uui th~N fiall H. ADMITTED a
STATE. lotto ihc tu,ou, Nth ur without ,h'cy
4 Abks trru.aiiiua IT The fight II ihs ua.is
,o have h.. slave. ~hs has escaped i,uin ON
State 10 snoihef. fcsio'cd aai " delivered up
!, h,m .,ni II tie y,bd,y 81 the Tugilivr Sau
Law sa,rie,i too th,. parpo,c, Together With
,ssnfattou that al stale Laws impsiung 90 Sc
f,,tin. thi. hight a,r violations of the Constiiu
lion. AMI atc consequently null aui void
ImaN b, objected that lhs construction 81 M
constitution b.. sltetty Lscn sctt~d b., che -
pf,mr C,urt IT the Uniisd states. snl whst nor
.usht to l.. fcqlirrdl The snssef -, that ycr
krgr PARTON ~ ihc peopls 81 Oh. United State
.tiI rostest che coircctur.s ct this decision. an,
never Will rr,sr itom agitation AID admit ~
L,uItnr fsfre until cysrN established b, the pru
MI. ofthe s,yrrtl States 10 their Sovereign char
actrg. Sach an explanatory ame ,dmrnJ vouid
Il i. believed. i,rscf terminate the sN,siiog di.
ssn.ioas. and restore peace ani harmony alnon,
ths Siairs,
II ought ~, 10 d, localized that such an .ppca
10 The aibiSimsH established b., The cin.iiiu,ol
tell Waald h. received With favor T., al fh
STATE. ~ fls cunirdenc,, H. any event u ough
10 h. uicl 10 ,p,Ia 81 CONSULTATION before an, q
these STATES shall separate themselves from ih,
Ugion.
When l entered upon the dates Of the Pref
dental of &C. the aspect neither oi lorrigu nor Do
L t.r.ttr afatrs Wis IL ILL sattsftctoFN. We wef,