Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-03-30

the Territories. and that {" neither Congress
nor Territorial Legislature, nor any hu-
man power has any authority to aunul or
impair this vested right" This j. dcmoc.
racy In 1900 one would think. bv anal
csy ui reasoning. that there is no " human
pocrr" on earth that can even impair 7"
thc right ola Shareholder q hi, slave prop.
criy in thc Territories, that ought to bo
satisfactory 20 him Yet that elias demand
Federal legislation o. compel the free white
lahorcrs m tho Territories inio u scrsils
suhmiss .on-to kiss thc hand that strikes
down their capital and d'crades them 70
The condition OF menial slaves.
4 great leader In the Democratic party.
mcin Senator lvcr.1n, Of Georgia. "a a
cpr-ch ia the senate icw weeks since,
said
" n, believed. and me southern people
believed. iha, under the Constitution they
Lad right % emisratc 10 any OF ;hc Ter
rit0ries with their slave property. AMI
when thcr0 hare a righ % he protection Of
il- irr % hs uy0yGni Of that prgpTiy,
aud Congress has the power 90 give taat
protection. and 10 is i,' duty 20 Do o."
wc have hsr, an authentic exposition Of
The Hanas.Nabriskh bill. We now uni,r.
stand waai the Democratic party moan
when they say that " the people ula Tsr.
ri''ty should ho lo'i perfectly rErE e. rrm
their own domestic Institution" First,
that the Constitution 90 ip osu iurcs, 60
tah.,shc' sa,sry in 80 rHsiaus. aud
second, that Congress sh1u' enact u c'ir
placing rop'' ar1uui the neck. 10 'ie citi
gems oi = Territory, opp's.l fI it. tH.r'
by degrading lgc, white vb.f1 labor % th,
sane .ave! with African slave hh1r. N1I
only does th' SIutI it- nuthJr.rrl agent,
tF' s'.c-iIcl Democratic party. claim tho
ric1tt1 cluv slave, into nli Oh, Tsrri,orc,
ui tlr juitcd States. and there bold them
by judicial construction, bat ii demands
clu-trs.iInAl intervention, hy which thu
iron bee. 0i i.-rlii'm shall o. fastened up.
on ils necks sl 40 r.rsan. therein opposed
g. the ins,itut.1n--A d--pptism which Pre-
vents any attempt, on their part, through
thoir Territorial Legislature NJ otherwise,
g. ri themselves oi what they hsl,ev, a
positive evil. n the C11'iitlti1n makes
slave. pl Oh, blacks in tho Territories q th,
lutcl state. 90 only uesls sIri 10 colo ~ is
now demanded hy tie SlIth O. make slave,
0i the whit''F | know tllt snmH oi our
Democratic friends in ,h' lrJr States PR.
t.st against this Interpretation o( tho Kan.
s1s Ne1ra'ka act; hrt their protest will
avail them nstbiUs. Have they not pr1,cs.
t-l hs.orv7 Did they NOS protest against
t'r repeal og th' Missouri rs,trirtIou. ani
ihrn cave in pA they rot protest acain',
.hs Leconp,1u bdi! And have ,hry not
c'ma back @ thN camp snl endorsed those
who voted i1r L'r1mVUn. from frs. o. last,
hv voting i1r tbcm Tor speaker Of this
House, southern men have O. furnish o.
ectoral votes for the r1riy. and it's fair
tll, they should make ,hc platform aui
nominate toe cAnl. date aud they rH -
a.
Another charge have again', the South
b., the violation " article four. section two,
a. th, Constitution, which reads a. fol.
lows
10, ei,irsn, oC each .,at', shall b, en-.
,lt'ai ,pail priyil.sa- ani immuui,.e, Vt cit
,zsrs In ths several State.
Al.'. OF article iy, o. "a, amendment.
% tbe Constitution, waisl expressly pro.
yils., that
"Nl person =. .ha'l b, deprived Of
liic. tIuurr, or property, wII.plJ due pro.
c,,s ot law
Under ihr Constitution, citr'n oi
MAINS on lawful business hasa right O
travel thrlur, any S'Iilsrl State without
m1'Huti3n. provided o., interfere, with
none Of the lAvill rights % th, ps1pl, of
thar STATE. southern gentlemen travel
through tds free states uHI are everywhere
treated with h-c'nins q 'ci AMI consider.
alton. They 1rs sII.rtl everywhere g
min:l, with tls people oi lls North. en-.
jlytus every right possessed BY che people
they ar, visiting. Not 30 with northern
mcu when visiting in tls southern States.
There isa system of espionage !. in opera.
zion, exceedingly unn1yin. % r. traveller.
Strangers from a., North instead VI meet.
ins with that syner3u, hospitality which
they ars Away. ralv, when at noms q
extend their southern brethren. are watch
Cd, -cru,lnitsi, questioned their baggage
b. .UvsrhaIlcl. their persons searched and
upon mere Suspicion are thrust lnip Jail.
4 mere expression % opinion, Inadvertently
uttered iu some loa',,i.'. J.. au uuplriln.
able crime, Tor which they are visited with
cine gr1.sss: insults. Men. lrg merely ut.
icrius sentiments which have hssu tu.ht
by JgG.rs0n and other s1g'' u ASA, have
been dragged into prison, lynchei. usrcl
and ialherel, and ihoi. lave, Threatened hy
iuiurlatsl mohI
wall refer o q Tow recent css.s. The
Charleston Mercury, ". 600 l7. o. D.
csm1el, says:
a" gs4t r. man supposed - b, an Ablli.
ZIONIST. 0l dlrN complexion, vlJ1 black
hair. aul scar over ;hs ltit ~. about
fy icr. and eleven inches ~ height. an1
cll,.nd himself James ". Rivers. WIS taken
up o1 the l3ih BY the yisiiant committee.
tsrr.l and i'llhersl. and the righs SIDE OF
hie head saaycl.'
i few weeks ago an Irishman who lad
bscu uaiurllit-l. AMI had always voted the
Democratic ticket, rs he stys, a citizen Of
of Pennsylmnih. while az work on tho
Stat, capital at Charleston. South CARROLL.
ua, not IN tho the hearing OF slaves or any
black man, but 10 hi, associate laboreF.,
uttered sentiments not cUnsi tered exactly
orthodox; tor which be was caught, put m
.ail. stripped. and th,tiy.nino laahes pat
upon his bare back a bucket oi tar poured
upon him, aud feathers applied. He was
tben allowed pair %! pants. and. after
being Imprisoned further lrr 9Th Cf time,
vas put ou hoard the ears for New York.
W ~ be arrived, aud related the fics
Gtoye gi,cH.
A clergyman. one II d., most res3ccta-
ble citizens ot Connecticut. n bookseller,
was arrested in one oi the southern States
.hor: time since; and, on suspicion, with.
outa shadow Of evidence against him.
thrust toto Jail, aud Ua the interference OF
rnme oi the citizens oi lir State was finally
liberated; but not until ho bad received
sufficient abusl 60 make him a maniac.
Daring spssei in this House by an hon-
ora 20 member from Georgia. fNr. Cnw-
ford. on the 18th oi December iasi the fol.