Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-02-10

cratic party. II sarart Of the creed. 1t
sa portion Of the plan Of the campaign.
IL has reference TO the fall elections. The
obj-ci Is to FIX upon the country the idea
that the Republican party Is responsible for
the raid Of John Brown. aud responsible in
Consequence Of the teachings Of member. OF
that party.
am not disposed 10 admit that to be so.
| was disposed to listen to 1t patiently when
/, wa. i,crated, reiterated by a gentlemen
who came from the southern section Of the
country. fr,m the slave States. II they
choose TO pour 4, into our ears more than
once. and TO take our own time Tor discus
sing that matter. dill not eonsi!cr 1, a
matter Of discussion. considered IL a mat.
ter ol doctrine and that 1, bad got To be
seriously and Intentionally a par, Of the
Democratic faith aud therefore. AZ | DO
not dispute about erOsl', va. willing that
all articles Of faith should be made up on
the other 'Ide precisely as gentlemen choose
IN make them. had no fear that the Re.
pubicAns in the lree State. would be con.
vincrd tha, such wa, the tact. because they
know it not to DO true; hut IL gentlemen
choose to adopt IL a. their doctrine. .hsy
were welcome To- do -. and We must make
the bcst ot 10. II i. like e,itain other doc.
trins. tha, are assumed for party purposes,
and will have its eTsc, undoubtedly. to -
certain extent But the Senator will al.
low mc 10 ay--and here I DO not attempt
TO advance an orislnal idea. because We
have heard Of IL before, here ant elsewhere
that in our bo'lri, the true solution of
,hl. dltEcully Is 10 be looked for IN another
direction W believe. IN fact We know
that previous 20 the session Of Congress OF
1851. this country wa, quio, upon the 'la.
very question. IL had been quic,oI. not on.
~ by the platform of the parties OF the Jay
a. developed is their conventions. but q,
had bcrn quiciCd IN point OF fact. from the
deposition all men entertained 10 ascertain
whether it was possible ,ha, this warfare
could 10 pot - an end lor while. II was
thought that tie llmlt. u the free and slave
power were well defined. or AZ least .uli.
cicnily defined. When tho iro great Lead
ins political parIis. had deliberately deter
mined that there ,boall be- no more trouble
on :hc subject, aud tie people were tired Of
the conios, At va. reasonable - suppose that
the agitation would cease.
J.. But, sir. it began again in tho win,cr OF
. 1854 the fire broke out answ the Pando.
"a. botot political evils, ~ it hs. been call.
ci was opened and ihi, country wa.
thrown into = limo upon thi, eternal ,la.
very question aud who applied the torch
Then brgin excitement again then began
troubIs Ia all section. Of tho country. And
how Wa' 1t continued? COnIinuci by the
course ofthlngs ia the Territory Of Kan,,';
Ly tie a.srsssi,u' VI the slave power. Il |
may BE- psrn,ttcd to call IT,; by the al.
tempt 10 force slavery upon Free terri.
tory. nv the interference Ol thu, Government
aud by the defence which WI. made Tor all
these assrrs.iou-, all these Ou,rasys. by
nar.y alt the Democratic parry. AMI GER
,4uly by all tie Souihern section of it
and on ihi, A1Jr by no man with more zeal,
or morc power than ,hs honorabls Senator
FROM lilinOi. himself.
Sir, take IL ihita lesson was taught
them in regard u agsrc.'ious upon th,
right, Of foIhsrs. take It that when peo,
pie were encouraged 10 go into the Terri.
) tory OF Kansas. armed, to drive cut oiher'
I who were atiemptin. To- settle there as
: Ioacc-ble citizens. and exercise their rights
; and when murder aud rapine, and every
crime which can disgrace humanity, were
heaped upon that sol, and perp,Irl ted
upon Freshmen, and when ,hese thing. wer,
ap1lositsd for and defended in the Scuai,
OF tue United Su,ie-, a lesson WAS taught
then. from which many John Browns
might learn something; and eIpres. my
surprise tha, many more John Brown. Law,
not proiited, II may :, call it, or IA. least
paetccd on the lesson they there learned
senator. tell US Republican. that we ar,
} the authors Of thl. evil, that 1t Is owing tC
our teaching. that John Brown mad, hi,
ioray into a neighborIng State. Sir, u-ith'
, or the S,ua,or FROM Illinois nor any other
Senator can find anything in the principle.
and teaching, oi ,lo Republican party Ia
authorize any 'u;h accusation as that. II
is not enough 70 convince the country at
} any rate. 1t Is not enough 10 convince III,
people Of my section Of the country-tbat
} tho Republicans are responsible Tor al
these thing, whatever ,boy may DO, whcr
they see and know that there is nothing IL
tie Republican creed. that there is nolhin,
in the Republican practice, tha, there il
! nothing in doctrine or doing hy them, tC
Justify or excuse them in any shape wbaieV
: er. Much less, sir, can tha, conviction b,
I brought home 10 them when they turn t,
1854. 1855 and 1856. and watch the cours,
Of things then existing in Territory oi th'
, United States, and hear the apologize for al
|. these crimes that were made here aud else
where---crimes as consider them. W,
are no, to be toll that because We take GER
tain ground in reference to the extension o.
slavery, therefore We are responsible for al
tha, has tran'pirsd, or may ,ran,pirc, hav.
ing no necessary or natural connection with
our Object
WHY. sir, this idea Of appealing 10 ms /,