Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-09-28
The Reign Of Terror in the South.

We boast Of American freedom Of the
protection Of the American flag. wherever
IL foats; ola Constitution which guaran-
tees /" life. liberty and the pursuit Of hap
piness to all who have right To claim u.
protection and yet In more than dozen
States in this Union. . citizen from the free
States has no more protection than he would
among the Fcjcc Islanders, or the most bar
barou. people on the face OF the globe. !,
Is only Few days since. piOu.. devoted
Methods, clergyman was arrested in Texas,
aud hung bys mob, only because he wa.
'u,pocfod OF entertaining opinions adverse
to negro slavery. llo had done nothing,
aid nothing agaius, tn people Of TeI'.,
their laws or Institutions. And IL is only a
little moro than year since, thHt whole
conference OF the same denomination was
mobbed out Of the same S,ate-aed 10 save
their lives. 0ecurrsnees OF a similar char
aeter frequently happen in other slave
States. Now all these thing. besides being
damuaole, Infamous and Disgrace TO the
American name, a:s clear and palpabls vio'
la,ious Of the Constitution Of the United
States, whlch expressly declares " tha, the
citizens Of each State shall be entitled to all
the privileges and immuni,ic. Of citizens in
the several States" (Art. I. Sec. I
A CITIZEN Of Maine has a RICH, to claim
protection, a-d tAs saw, Proiochor, in Tex.
az that he has in his own State, and that,
too. under the constitution Of hls own coun.
try. Bot as things are now managed he
cannot have il. We have general gov
eminent, controlled by an olisarchy a
government th., fails to give protection
TO its citizens. and no, only fail. to do
thi, bot looks on with utter indlfsr.
cnee. While e. osu eilirsns are being
murdered by southern mob- 4 govern.
meut tina, fail. 20 protect IL. citizens in the
fill enjoyment Of their constitutional rights
Z. not worth having. and unle-- IL can ~ 80
FAR reformed a. to 81 ihi., such people
would be justified in the eyes Of the whole
civilized world in making r,rouhos their
last resort. Now IL i' ju., a. clear a. the
sun at noSn.day, that the people oi the
South mu.i change their eour.e in thi. par
tIcular. or the people Of the north will take
she matter into their own haud. There i
but one remedy, shott Of revolution. and
thA, i. to elevate Republican TO the Exec
utve chair Of the nation.
The sham democracy have failei-not
only failed bu, become tbemselve. rqi,c,ps
crnirn. Tia, patty /, responsible fos the
innocent blood that has BEEN shed nv south.
ern harhArian.-rs.ronsiblc for the act. OF
wanton cruelty and murder that have been
p-rpe,aiei in nearly al tho slave States
Keep them in power and the " reign OF ter.
TOR will Be continued. the people Of the
North will be subjre, to all tho abuse aud
iudignities which can b. hcarcj upon them
BY God foraker race Of nlgscr.drirsrs and
.lare.ma.ier' There j. but ono p~acAbls
remedy ADD ,ha, I. to elect Abraham Lin
sola Pre.id-o, This dcn, the South will
bs compelled to rc.rec, the rights Of an
American citizens, whether coming from
. - ..., Ito al, a.. 18Th 4, LII D..
a glad day-ayc, glorious day when old
Ahc ,hall step into the White llou.s Then
shall a feeling Of security come over ,ha
people OF al these State, then they will 70.
l,,cc in the fac, that they have no, only a
Constitution 20 shield them. bat Prrsilcn,
fearless and patriotic enough to enforce all
it' provisions Tor the protection OF the lives
and property Of all claiming protection un.
der the American aas.