Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-02-17
What shall become Of Northern Immi.
gTantsi
Southern Change and Northern Acqui-
esceugF.

Southern Change and Northern Aoqui-
csceuce.
Since the rroscn, Congress met. several
members Of the senate have Acknowledged
and admitted. tba, gr,a; change had taken
place In tho South on the question Of slave
~. II Is admitted that the trainers Of the
constitution did not desire the increase OF
slavery. They did no, call il good, right
eou.. and moral Institution. but on the
contrary declared that the word slavery
oash, no, to b. allowed in that Instrument;
and that the Almighty had no attribute by
which he could take side With tue slave
holder.
The present statesmen Of the South hav'
ing met with this change, are now defend.
ius t,i. peculiar Institution, a.s,rtiOe that
/, is the normal state II soeio,y--lhA, !, is.
right. ju.t anl cSp,licn,--ani tia, il. *.
tension and protection are Of more ,mpor-
lance than The existence Of this government.
And farther. that II the energies Of this con.
l,icracy OF States arc no, made subs.rvicnt
70 the psrpstui,y and extension Of this Pc
culiar institution. thcsS States ,iall be die.
solved.
Willis this chang has been going on m
tie south. the north ha. not b.gn iniiIsr.
,n,. The traders In politics and sroiI- have
.oii.d upon this chang, ari the unaniui'y
of ,hc southern States In ihe maiu;ainanco
q tli, new dogma. a' their only stock IN
political trad, and they hav, Tor ,hs last
twel,, years. manipulated the government
ID, they pleased, through IT. Instrumental.
IS. Il has 5,,n hard work, Il is true. to
keep thc real Object. out Of SIGH, |, a.'
br1ugh, into action q Thousand shifts All
created a shutting among doushacs- that
would have frightened and di'mayci lo's
truculcn, spri,.. How harl il has been 10
follow the di,uiian o. political southern
masters. Who held tlc slavery whip over
the asprAnts Tor Presidential fame. can
never bc revealed 20 mortal eye. Twelve
year aso, who would have believed that a
friend 1t hi, country would ever have dis
urbci the Missouri Compounds? WHO.
then. would have believed that the supreme
Court ol free government w1ull have
stepped out Vt e., judicial tack 6, dcsrsc
that ,her' was M land, ia Doe possession %
600, government, ire from the c,otamina.
ton OF slavery? Who. then. thought II
.Qua'tst sovereignty, \ slvctr'suiy that
,guat. - low o. 60 ~ n.1 i,.c'f 10 that
same supreme Court. 20 settle tie question
a. 20 ibc .a,u. % slavery or ir,cd.m ia
every nov territory Who. then. would
have believed TIA, northern mon could b.
Sound. WHO would .t,od up in a northern
auai.nce, and declare that slavery vas
'' jas, and b,nsfcsn, Institution
Degrading md humilatius 81, it may
have bgcu. al, 't., l;' bgsn done and,
much as slavery tend. 60 make ,.e rich
rishss aud the poor ro1rrr-much a.. 10
tends "a o,srTuu aud impoy,r'sh the soii--
much as J., tends - wcakgb toe inherent
power OF Snie-uuch q. 10 tynuuz,s
Over weak anI oppressed ra'e--.t ta. o.
como tie corner - r' .. tb.' Republic, aud
che .uprrtructure o, being LEVIN ouI. prep
nuJsry l., beine erected uronit Gradual
~, year after year, have lhe principle, Of
&c., f... -. .... l.........l f.....-...l.
Who. Few year, ago. said they would not
Sustain a party TIA, sustained slavery, are
at ,b.s moment sustaining party, and
men, Whose whole political power i. Derived
iraa q onion OF she slavery interest. They
have ts,u cau'-i along tysl.a e..y o..
daIions, ,n ,hrr b.i.yl and opmiau,, tiat
like ,he sls,.rrn l.u W., have me, with
change, they are ready TO - auy length
which leaders may require.
Bot there or, other thousand, who will
not take til. step. The question whether
sla,.ry .hall cHi.t and hl protected IN the
isrritoric. i. NJ, -s,il-d. Tho People. r.
curi,,.. Of supreme Court. ard fllvahold.
,rs. are anxious O. ssttls 1t. 10 as u1v
BEEN discussed 80 much that suhieriuer.
aui sbil, cannot avail. They mu., g. 10
The r1''. AMI decide ONE gay or the other
Tho rs.,cs and politician, ia the slavery
inigrg-; can no longer say they are irees,ii.
crs .n sentiment, aud invite the voter. Of
irssl1m rs they heretofore have don5. 70
'uriyr' coo democratic party, because it
was the only friend Of free labor. equality
and liberty. The south rcrudiaic- .G.
aud scorns every man WapNil. not 20 p,
10. arguments, aud initiate IT, example on
tbs question. Consequently tho leader.
mus, - as they are told. aud they have al.
ready shown that they have irac,ablc and
d0ci.e dispositions and are ready, IS the
great democratic leader Of New York,
O'Conn1r. has done, To declare that slave
~ be "ju't and bro,dcen, institution.
and tha, d, must b5 defended on these pr,n-
eipls." This defence will wake thousand.
10 their senses, aud cause them 70 siumber
20 longer u the siren sung Of we are ~
much ireesoilers a. you are to thc EAR.
while they break tie declaration IN rnc-
,ics.
Tie great question oi the north i,
" Where shall our sons immi.rtc'' II
slavery has RICH; 10 % .ysrywhere-into
all new territory, according 10 Mr. Buclan.
an, the Supreme Court, and the south side
Of stephen \. Douglas, Where can the
s,,s Of gr.srBe, o., d, ..tt!syr ~. s,ptb