The Oxford intelligencer., 1860-09-12

THE Sun calls our attention to the fact that
an item has appeared in our paper, charging
Mr. Yancey with having voted for the Oregon
bill, with the Wilmot proyiso attached Mr..
Yancey was not then in Congress, and of course
gave no such vote. The bill, however, passed a
Democratic Congress, and was signed by a
Southern Democratic President, Mr.. Polk II
was therefore, essentially, Southern Demo
cratic measure but one Of the most fatal to the
rights of the South, which ever passed Congress
= Vicksbarq Wig.
Really, it is strange with what facility the
Oppositionists can change faces. Anything
Bell man does ia all right. But poor
Democrat stands no chance of good word
from these selEapponted autocrats Of public
opinion. But few weeks ago, the Why
was terribly severe upon the Democratic par
ty for the abrogation of The Missouri Cum
promise line, styling said repeal the flood
gate through which had entered all the pres
ent ills Of the county. Now, il sings a very
different song, excepting the chorus, which
is always-"Ihc Democratic party did it,
and it is fatal to the interests of the South"
II abuses the Democratic party for the repeal
of the Missouri Compromise, and in the next
breath abuses it for carrying ont the provis-
ions of that Compromise. Oregon lies alto
gether north of 5000, and so long as the
Missouri Compromise was in force, was a
free territory. Slavery could not 90 there.
That was the result of concessions on the
part Of the South, contained in the Missouri
Compromise, measure the Wing has so
much landed; and the Oregon Bill, to which
the Wing makes allusion, was merely car
rying out of the already existing law. But
it was a Democratic measure; ergo, the
Wing assals it. Afterwards, when the. Re-
publican party refused the proposition OF the
South to extend the line Of 5000 to the Pacif
the South very properly demanded the re-
peal Of measure which had thus become
dead letter on the statute book; as it was law,
they would not infringe upon it. That re-
peal, which gave Southern slave owners the
right to 60 with their property into all the
territories, the Wig has commented on Sc
verelv. a.-t
Mr.. Bell was a Senator when the Oregon
Bill was passed, and voted Cor the amendment
to the bill which proposed to run the line Of
the Missouri Compromise to the Pacific
Oregon being, as we have already stated, en-
tireTy North Of that line, the effect Of the
amendment would have been to exclude
slavery from the territory, Just as efFectaally
as the bill which was passed, and which was
approved by Mr.. Polk upon the express
ground that II amounted, in substance, to
re-afinnatiOn Of the principle Of the Nilsson
ii Compromise.
Strange that such difference there should Be,
'Twixt tEecdl e-dum, and tEeedle-dee"-
The Wing, however, We presume, is able
to make il ass clear as mud" that the excln-
sion of slavery from Oregon, through the OPP
Grafton Of the amendment voted for BY Mr..
Bell, instead Of being "a measure fatal 10 the
rights ofthe South, ',vOuld have been IN
umpKant viudisation Of Southern rights.s-a
GALLAvAT's Ezpositor, the Douglas organ at
Columbus, Miss, Is defunct verdict-died Of
shrtatioa- Theidry bones Of Douglzsisrh have
not meat enough On them g afford sustensnce