Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-02-10
OLD SERIES. VOLUME 27, NO. I2.

the kopublican party IN this Chamber. or
In anJ chamber, in IL. Conventions, or In
private, that could lead 10 any such oonslu-
sion and lho litigation i. sn,r,ly unloun-
jsd in isci
Sir. the senator lays IL down as our doc
trine m his attack on the Republican party.
not only ,ha, We de.Iro to prcTcn, the az
tension Of slavery, but that We intsad 70
mako war upon slavery for its abolition sv-
erywhero-in tho States Of this Union a.
we'll a. elsewhere. Did I understand bin
rightly, | dony the charge. Tho Senator
has said nothing 10 prove IL. Ilo can say
nothing 10 establish i,. Gran, for the saks
o. the argument, tha, the gentleman IRON
Illinois referred TO. grant tha, the bouOra-
bic Senator from N-N York, have in speech
Is, aid all TIA. has been inpatsd TO them.
and that what they have 'aid bears the con-
sruciion the Senator put on IL; i' the par
ty responsible for il' In what party plat.
form, in vha, resolution. where, au,hori.
tati,ely, by any member Of It, as any such
doctrine been advanced understand the
object.
Sir, We formed our party I graa,, with
the c,prc. intention 10 prevent, :, possible.
the eIter.on OF slavery iu.o the ire Terri
tories OF this Union-so prevent !! ~ Com
gres,ional action if we eou.i II w could
not by Congressional action, to prevent il
by our own roree-no. by armed iors buI
BY the iorce Of public opinion and private
action. That | grant. But, sir, who're
wall you fnd. IN doctrines VI that party
a' a party -whsr will you end in the ae-
ton of that party. in anything that they
have Propo'cd-.r thing to justify you in
the assertion ,ba, they have proclaimed war
upon the institution. II the States as they
exist. or wish 10 ini, rfsrs with tbsm7
. We deny tie allegation, as ss always
have denied IL. that there is any right
whatever IN citizen Of slave State to
hold slaves IN Territory, unless there i,a
law already in existence - protect slavery
10 that Territory and our object has bSsn
% prevent the existence Of such law. l
know ,hA, your par'y newspapers, know
that your Leading mon. have seized upSn
that simple ground which we have taken.
aud represented It Gs exhibiting hostility to
the institution wherever il existed. wb.rs,-
er IL VAS protected by law in ne states. I
say nov, here in M place, that ths. ale
CATION. a' made agAins, tho Republican
party. is unfouni,d entirely. There never
IVA. been the .lishse'; movement 10 that di-
r,ction BY any lnsl. b-r- o.! ', TheTe a.r,r
va. ben Tie ,hsbs,ss ,ucolras, nsn, TO
such an li,a from any portion Of H. under
any circumstance. Why, then, 90 you re-
itsrAts 10? WHEN say "you," mean
Northern Democrats Why DO your party
newspaper. at the north continually charge
thi. upon ths Republican party. whom you
can end no authority anywhere for the as
.er,iou. ,rd when it is rspudia,.d BY that
party -,r7vhrp2
/ You t,k about exciting ji,eord you
talk about exciting anlmosty you talk
about inlAmins the minds OF thu people Of
the south. Why. or, your parsrs hsvs
automatically sndeaVorcd TO infans the
south against tie Republicans Of the north.
TO convince them that you were the only
true friend. Of southern institutions. IL
you say you are friend, 10 slavery, s IL eI-
i.ts in thi. country. YOU tell the truth. 1
am no friend to H. | say here, as have
aid everywhere. that abh0r slavery in
every form on tie face OF the earth and 10
makes no difference whether IL j. white or
black slavery, 50 far u. the principle 10 con-
c,rnel to abomina,c i.. From the bottom
Of my soul loa,hs IT, But when gen,ls-
men 60 further, and tell ne. you must
necessarily hate the stakeholder You must
necessarily hate and scorp I'll VINO ara ea-
:cd. from ;t.ir position. from ID. ucces-
ry Of the case, in slaVsholdirE," | tell
them they d'w an infersn-s va.,a taey
have 40 right to draw from anything | ,nJ
or from anything do.
When northern Democrat, t..i ,hp south
,ha, 10 R,puhlica@ are ito enemies 80
southern lasn and southern institutions IN
that sen.e-that they wish 10 intarfsro with
them. wish to overthrow them, ~i,h g.
msddie with wha, is none of ihsir--I ,sy
that the rsw.p, IS which as'er, IL, and
the men VINO assert il. .hoild know better.
they are guilty Of a calunuy en- the great
majority OF ,hsir fgllow.ciliIens.
Do not imputs i, to rs, sir 10 not say
that We cndeavor 70 infalae the minds Of
the psoTls Of the -,uth Tho object Of the
nortasrn Democracy. in my jadssmsut, 10
just what i, alw lys ba. been since thu. mat
ter has been a matter Of contest, as | gnd,r-
stand il and that Is, to inaame the south
AGAINST al the north but themselves. in or
der that they may ss' political power BY
the aid Of the south. attn no, in the has-
1t OF making professions have no profss-
sions to make Of friendship for ,hi, part Of
!, the country or for thst; but have listen
ed long enough to thi. attempt entirely TO
pcrysrt all that We profess. entirely to mis-
represent all that wo do. Lam rot dispOs.
cd to detrac, one single iotI, or to rv,ract
any profession that the Republican party
has made. That we are opposed to slavery
IN the abstract, as an actual existence, or
iha, AIN. (lor eannoi answer Tor anybody
bu, myseIi,) J. true. | am %. believe