Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-12-21

will pursue i uncertain. They may
may not follow in her wake. The genera
impression !, they will at loas, pause bsfor
taking the rAshstep.
Thirty.two members Of COnsrcs., all bu
two from the cotton states. have come on
with a manifesto. TO their constituents, de
slarine Tor Soatheru Republic. They be
sin in The very frs, line by saying, TIL
argument l. sIbausled,' and close by Dc
claripg Tor speedy aud absolute separa
ton from the Union"
The real cause Of all this outbreak l. no
the election Of Lincoln, OF the Persona
Liberty bills Of the Northern States; bu
1t i Huli fca',oa trai, svi Gncc. For thirtl
years disunion and Modification sen,imsnu
have been sowu in the Southern States by
the so-called democracy. lts putativ'
father was the great Calhoun, who succeed
al too we'll in poisoning the public minC
with such dangerous doctrines. Genera
jackson Understood il all thirty years ago
and b.. warning. are left on record II,
declared Calhoun and the nullihers caro-,
nothing abou, Tariff. in ls3a, II was di.
rupture Of the government, they were after
More than ihis. be hA. len on record hi,
warnings that these same men would chang,
The issue from the tariff 70 the negro que.
ton, bccause they could bitter unite ID,
South. In our Judgment. the doings Of III,
committee OF thirty.ihrcc will amount "a
nothing. What has the North % compro.
misc' wha, can she compounds without
eternal disgrace and di.bonor 10 herself and
her v1stsriiyF Then again Of vha, avail
are al compromises rsain,, richt' II
right, how long would they last With the
SOUTH No longer than they could fni
somsihirs they faneicd for their interest
something that would cross the track OF
th,r,y.sH. thirty. How ruthlc-sly have they
broken down the Missouri Compromise-
the compromise OF 1882 And who wants
any more compromises With party that
will disregard them iAc moment il appears
ior their interest TO DO ii Again, what j.
tie demand made on the free States a, tb,
only alternative Of the southern states re-
naming ia the Union3 Nothing more nor
lc's than a total c'u7d1Hmuiol every vital
principle claimed by the Republican party.
The demand that We muulc free press /,
tha, We mob down Ire. discussion ,ba, We
swear fral,y 70 the bred Scott decision /,
that We wall repeal an our State laws Tor
the protection Of eol,rcl citizens again., tho
kiinapPcrs that We will keep r,l,es
.sr'ica ia al tie i'ce States to catch run
away ui-srr', AMI swear by the Fugitive
slave law, As the Mohammelan swear, by
~, Koran that We will allow slave, bold.
srs O. come into al the ire States. and
bring their slave, and bold them a, pleas.
urs-theryby indirectly e.abli.hin. slavery
over every TO-, Of frce territory riiiia tho
State. m The Union that Ne will allow
slave. % De taken int, the territories. an!
a-rc, that they shall b, held by virtue Of
m, C5p.ututi5n that uc will elect nv
NOR, Esp.bl,e,n pro.iisn,. or Republican
Member. o., Ccu,r,,. bot vote jus,a. the
stakeholder, b.i us:Ina word. that W.
CIV, IN ,r~,ii.. We have gained in the
l,t, political contest. and a-rcc 10 b. .srls
- S5u,bsrusr. forever. TIL. i. the enter.
tainnea, g. which the people Of the free
Sl,s, nr, now invited. who buta creep
ir. J,g.tl,,. will ever li.-r,,. himself and
l.. country by ,i,,iu. lgwntoi,r
In, what 4, n, S,uth rnpl,, 10 DO ,
~. they vil'.p.t,m,k. esn.,.,.5nsr Will
,r.-y ria, up modify the rigorous. tarb.r.
,,. t.,,gr,. n tbs Vg.itiy, Sl,ss Law Il
W. Will r,r,al our Personal Liberty STATE
Avs Wi. they repeal their municipal
Law. .rrri.,,ip. our eol1r,l s.,men when
o, hard sur ,,...l.. when Iy,n- m their
r,r,.s WIN ,b,v stop muri,,rp-. mol
g.. ,-,,,. ,,i c.,,h.-i,. ,g, citizen.
=, 49,, ,.,,,s,llv ,,,,,lli,. in their state. ?
wu ,h.v ,ni,,r. N. Law, AGAINST the
frsi., ,ay, trade NJ: ro,a thug DO
a., r4r,,, 10 Do by way Of concession to
ths North.
The er,.f, has e5me and le, the Northern
r,,rls m.-ti, like men. and no, as .ervils
slave. 1.-The general government rope
of IND wi,boo, apv Inherent, vital pousr
q, rr,,.., ,,..lr n,aip,, treason and rebel.
lion. letu, know !, now. and no longer rest
our hone. Of future p-l,pcri,y and national
-r,,tp.s. ur,n n msr, delusion. Let the
r,,pl,o',ho North have nothing to 10 with
,bs., d,te.,abls humbuc. called Z" Union
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