Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-05-18
Editorial Correspondence.

WAsrNcIoN, May u. lSCO.
Both lila.-. % CopErJs- az, again under
~ay. hard At work upon tie ba'ln,.. before
them. The ,ar,s bil af,r bard fsbt
p,-.cl the Iiou.- hy a very decided maj1r,-
~ Al,housh twas not, strictly speaking.
sp,lit-al question, ", the democratic side
Of the il,u-, generally voted asain.t q. Il
10 ,hou.hi % De- much better bill. - FAR
q. protection o. American industry j. con-
esrusd. than the present. law. What will
Be it. hi, 10 ihc senate 10 ooe can tell /,
probably &, vii - thoroughly overloaded
AMI then pass lnl'r tie suisi .ufer,i,il n
OF ihe slave power. ami everything which
protect, free labor and American industry
Be eIpurss,,i We have % hope that any
th,rs Ike fair oil for the re, siAtc-. can
pa. that body while sruy Northern inter-
s-t j. sacrificed az the shrine % the Moloch
Of slavery. - it has Teen aud ~ il always
will Be just - long a. the people keep in
power a s.lfsiylci democracy Who lesi.late
Tor slave driver. instead u 'rccmen
TIE Homestead blli vhic' .lmc time since
pass! o., House ha. been killed in the sen.
ate. and POOR miserable apology Tor a
Homestead b,lI lortnsd in i;s stead. Thu,
ts5 10 just what every b,iy 'u'racisl &C.
aaail,,' si;l the claP,s,;ion Of the sea-
e.. E.sry li.l. o., matter what. which b,
a., q ,,.srs.'yr q al over Wiih hand caiI
- lrki,.. I. sictoi out Of ihi. modern Far.
lament. We asy thl. ~i,h great personal
re.Test hr that disni6el b)iy % G'';iI-
gll l men.
A ..i r.rsa'ius anI declaring null and
VOID tl. law, Of ths territory Of New Mex.
CO. which SANCTION and protect slavery IL
that tsrr.tlry-rvportci from the Commit.
ts " the judiciary by Mr.. Bingham u
ohio-pa.,ei toe House on Thursday last
by * majority. Thi. isan iuForiant meas
are. I, Involves a great principle This
claw code jgsi repealed ir tuat territory, 1t
u een-rllly understood, wss scheme con.
sOeied BY pro slavery politicians in Wash
inStoa, and ssnt through the agency Of the
Delegate from tia: iaTsiiJry 70 the New
Mexican legislature With request " that
o. azs p,s.." Il vas undoubtedly pa,
cat either a. a sort " =" feeler,' or as a
piece Of rro-sllvery defiance hurled at the
Republican party ia Congress. THIS ball
sos sill Be defeated 10 the Senate.
Thus Que dglSraed taniliug erano,her
grow. up under the genial .sn q e squattsr
sOJ,rvigniy." Fir,t Poly..-y with all Is
a,tsndaut atouination. in UtaA. then a ter.
ri,orial slave code 10 New Mezies. and what
next vail ceruinais under ,he iasu-nce Of
that great bcrcsy, no one knows. Slus Of
khe opponents Of the Republican party were
simple enough to think that it, Membcr' IN
Congre.- would be AFRAID % - take the bull
by the horns, bot in the bils 20 abolish
polvramy in Utah and declare tie New Mex
lean slave code a nulli,y. they have found
themselves mistaken True. mr. Thaycr Of
Mas... who ou,-H.rods B1ug.as hin-elf IN
squait,r sovereignty humbus-. vcu' against
both balls bot aside irSm him the Whole
Republican force in the House vO,el fOr
both MEASURES
The Ilou-s Committee on territories on
Fridly last reported biz. Cor Eve ps~ terri
tsries. They were no sooner presented than
they we're attacked by the demccraiis party
In s,lid sslumn. backed up BY tAe South op.
position aai Il snti.LeeSprton Democrats