Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-05-04
FRIDAY, MAY A. 1860.

II the mole on that fair round neck. or the
war, on that plump. soft hand. TnE WOMAN
whom the bridegroom swore to love and
cherish Say. cir, is III SO there 10 the
,tiiution--lnstinct with freedom, radiant
with the principles OF universal liberty.
sei,ing the inspired u,,erance. Of our Magma
Chdrid. and reducing them TO practical and
organic realization. Now, sir, I in.i., that
if tho clau.s that are deemed TO refer TO
the 'ubjOe, Of slavery can mean all that
the widest en,huslas. claims them to mean.
they bear no other relation or proportion TO
the consultation which swear TO support,
than the e1crssccnce on the hand or neck
doe, 10 the woman whom the bridegroom
had sworn to love and cherish. lie love.
her not fer thess things. but in spite Of
them.
So love thu constitution, not in conse-
quencc Of ,h,.o things which are alleged to
bc in IL, but in spite Of them. But you
will say the woman had the right TO 'por.
an eIercscence on her hand il she chose. !
conecde IL: and As federal law maker. |
concede that the states have the rieh, to
.por, tho fungi. Of slavery. because II is
beyond ny reach. But time roll. away.
Thi. youthful palr have year, OF middle
age upon them. Olive plants have sprung
up around the parent stem. The woman
h. gone mad She gloa,s over the cxc',,.
csn,c. which has spread and covered her en-
tire hand. She sSclaim.. 4" Husband. THE
i,s dear. sweet darling. real love OF a
war,, and wan, 10 engrait !, on the hand.
Of all our daughters. had II when ] was
married. you vowed 10 protect mo. and !
claim the righ, 20 transfer IL 10 all the
children N you do not allow !, | will go
10 Indiana aud get divorce. will Dis.
solve the union between US" Thshusbind,
calm and firm replies. 4" Ny dear, I have
indulsed you in ,hi, whim about your hand,
because | though, il one Of your Indiyid.
ual rights. which I was not at liberty TO
disturb. Iu, II you propose to transfer
thi. deformi,y 20 our daughters, say di'.
,inc,ly aud dccldedly, 1, cSnno, be done.
Tha, Is nv prerorativc and mus, exercise
IT," So I say 20 tho slavery rropaganiI','
who desire to transplant, slavery to the ter
ritoric- and thu. fa.,on !, upon the dauch.
ter. Of the Republic. "My doars, i, cannot
be done "
say therefore, Mr.. Chairman, that ,hsrc
!, no Justification IRON thu pretended fact
thai !, impart. christianity and civilization
TO them; and none in tue guarantees Of the
constitution.
limav bo asked. why discuss this ques-
ton? Why talk abou, i,, when 1, i' con-
fc.,oi iha, we have NJ constitutional POW.
er to leci.late upon IT, I will tell you,
Mr.. Chairman. IL will b, rscolleeted. that
Mr.. Webster once -aii. when speaking OF
the threatened inicrpo,ilion o, Russia TO
snatch Kossu,h from the protection OF Tnr.
key. for the purpose OF sacrificing him on
the altar OF dc'po,i'm. Gentlemen. there
/. somothip: on earth greater than arhiira.
ry or de'po,ic power. The lightning las
II. power. and the earthquake has i,s pow
er. but there /, something smong men more
capable Of shaking dc.pOtic thrones than
lightning, whirlwind, or earthquake; and
that is. the excited and aroused indignation
Of the whole civilized world"
The Avon 20 the severn runs;
The severn 10 ihs',h;
AMI wiekliGe'. da,, .hali spread sbrosi
wils a. the Waters b."
To continue tho quotation with differ.
ent application. and = slight change Of tho
language. cay, gentlemen. IL the blood Of
inrocen, men /. taken by an absolute. un'
qualified. unju.,ihable violation Of natural
law, what will it aprease, whs, will 1t sat
sly II will minele with the earth; ii will
mix with the waters OF th, ocean; the whole
civilized world will 'nud 1t in the air. and
|, will return with swiul re,riout'on on the
heads OF those 'iolhtors OF natural law and
universal justice. cannot lay when or IN
what form; but depend upon It, II such nc"
take place. then slavery must look out Tor
the consequences.
Sir. before the public sentiment Of the
christian aud civilized world, propose to
hold up 70 universal reproba,ion this prac-
tico Of ,laVeholding. | propose to hold 1t
up in all ITS atrociiy, in all its hidoousns.-,
just as gentlemen have been holding M the
practice OF pOlygamy. and Ieprsbaiins IL;
and, sir, that public sentiment OF the civil
liIsd world will burn upon this practice Of