Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-03-23
OLD SERIES.

NV ua'o h'Hu "ahN w tntlF nullMTs, uay
after day during the sitting Of this Con.
grcss, ,Oclierou'ly ePpland'ns dsanior sen
timsnis uttered npOn this iioor. which, IL
carried into practical operation, would raIs
thi. magnificent Capitol 10 the ground .
heap OF smouldsring ruins. light up their
houses with the torch.lght o! the ineendi.
AIRY, dssolate their fields. murder their wives
and children In u war OF strife. and maks
this great city only ft habitation for tho
owls and hats.
Having shown that tho North has hesn
generous TO the South. and fulilled all Iis
constitutional obligations TO her in letter
and in spirit. now de'irc. n al fa',- -.
Co examine tho other side or tbs gIss'. .Vn
and in diseharging this pai, Of my duty, I
shall "odrfy hs rdr mo Af-iod."
|. Article one oI ,he amendments To tho
Constitution OF tic United states provides
that
"Consrc.. shall male no hv -csrecliry
an csnhli 'hmsut ~ religion, 0r prohibiting
the frso ,I,reits tbtrcoi or abrdgug ths
ircsdim OF speech. OF OF to pres. or the
right oi the people telc.ihly To assemble.
and TO p,iiii0H NE GOrdHmcai for redrtp
Of grsraEoss."
charge that tho South has not always
in good faith liyel up 10 tie ahose rro,'s
ION, inasmuch a. that section OF the Union.
for grca, number Of years, by consre.-
sional action. aided by northern Democrats,
refused % receive petitions coming from 'ho
peorlc nj the FREQ States. Gag resolutions,
hy which the petition. Of the people wero
L 4 tNl. e..
year furced through Congress. For years
the people nj up 20 the Capitol their me.
MORALS. aud they were summarily met, ard
their petitions kicked out Of doors in both
Iiousr. uf Congress. For long time ibi.
war Of the ,a,eholding interest against the
people wns wugrd With fercene-s. but at
length. through tho determined will and
perseverance, Of the "od man eloquent"
aided by his patriotic compeers. the nights
NJ American citiTens were once more re-
stored. and tho Constitution vindiclted
AGAINST those who had rudely assailed 10.
.. The South has undertaken. IN carry.
| ing out their aggressive policy upon the
/ North. 90 rsrCr's tho territorial policy OF
the Government. Rs established by is found.
er.. and concurrci IN by every national al.
mlnis,ration lot more than hall a cenIuty.
/ | shall not now stop 10 argue the const,.
tutional righ, Of Ccngr,.7 10 inlihiI slavery
/ In tho Territrics. lnr tha, has hycn sue -
[ fully done lsflrc. uprn tLs Hjors o. Cor-
rrcs- and N other pieces have alrra ~
said r.aif u what desire 10 iron that
poiut
A. ", have ,howr--rrom tho passage r..
I n ordinance of l1r1 t0 the establishment
7 of Oregon territory m lsis-Jhe policy "
every department Of government Was nni.
iarm: that Congress lad tho right under
/ the ConstiiutiOn a. prohibit slavery ia the
Territories Of the United States. Hence It
I follows. tn; the introduction oI tho Wa
mot prorisa 'us. IN no proper sersc. an 90.
frinscmcni uvon southern rights ior It had
bten made grrat fundamental principle OF
tie Government it.cli. The very converse
oi ihi. proposition was true. that the -.
..tincc u the South to the application Of
thi. Wholesome rule 20 the territory acquired
hy the trruty with Mexico. wns, per So, an
aggression upon northern rig 10.
At this juncture ol affair. IN th- coun.
try, what right hal the South to step up
tn the North and demand noc policy p
What right had the southern Sthte.to carry
their local laws into the Territories, % the
exclusion Of the people Of the Tree States!
! Hut our southern friends clasn what they
call an syvdl rigAi in the territory Of ths
United Smtcs. but the demand they make
does not stop with an 'egvai' balancing of
the scales. They demand more They rot
Only al. t. carry with th-m ir'o the Ter.
ritures everything shich th, cnmmon law
| rrcngniI .s- prppcTty-ev tiv'fIrcas IN p.
7 etiy which the people Of the Tree STATE an
carry and plant upon ir"' tfrriiNry 'ts'
tom ol involuntary s..si,Ud", v.. .., ie-
I the iish'. Of to Tres lahircr from the
I North, - him oi hi. CAPITAL, disgrace,
I hin IN society, and In q, ,ud dTirI hin
arlv. ~ shall hereafter ,i'w.
II 10 j. sad the Constitution, prnpIi0
nrore. establish slavery in iha Terr',oris,,
I I answer ,hit Il be-cins the q1''t ~. W.
. lsuy Il: aul that j. tIc very question u1~
~ is.uu which the ,rorLE. and not tho So
rsn, Curt Of tho United Ssa,c', ll'1 got
o. '.,ile.
}. The terms upon which Tex,' was
annexed 90 the United States we're unjnst %
the North and free States and dO not in.
tend to notice all the plots api cpante,
plot. oi The South, when Texas annexation
wa. first agitated nor the indecent manner
in which the terms of annexation were con.
summnted. by which w were involved IN
the M,xican war, bat simply refer 10 the
connection OF this scheme with the slavery
question. This was . southern measure, 10
strengthen the slave interest IN this country.
It- whole history shows il. The joint roso-
lu,ions providing for annexation provided
/ Tor the formation ot four new States out oi
this territory and. IN fairness % tho free
States, at least an equal portion should be
tree territory but instead Of this, they
provide that all territory south OF 80 deg 80
min. should be leit open 10 slavery, aud al!
north II that line free. Now. any one who
will take pains 10 look upon a map OF Tci'
rs. will find only mere Jrdgnsni lying
north of the Missouri compromiss line. lt
l is 40 snail ever o. make a single State, and
- virtual surrender Of the whJle territory
% slavery. under the miserable prstcnse Of
! a division. Mr.. buchanan. then member
ot the Senate, voted for the extension Of
the Missouri compromi.e line through Tex.
az. and made speech ~ iAyor oi 1t, thereby
acknowledging. As Mr. BegtOn -iy.. 10 his
! Thirty Years View, the validity aud c1n.
s,i,u,ionaliIy of the Missouri compr'mi.s
anil ye, he now turns round. In wonder and
as,oni-hmcnt, and declares ''it Is strange
tia, any one ever thought 1t constitution
al - ond because tie people OF the irs'
States refuse ,oIurn ridiculous 'eh"'fsH
like him, hs insults them by denounelh5
them as traitors and fanatics. Beautiful
consistency
The mex, aggression upon the North which
,hall notice was the repeal Of the Missou-
ri eomprom,-,. The history Of that COM
pronis, has bern 20 thoroughly discussed
before the country that repetition OF IL
! Is unnecessary. IL Is sufficient 10 say that
IL was a southern measure. Upon the vote
On the question Of admitting Missouri trih