Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-05-25

squattsr sovereignty, that the party by tho
passage OF the Kansas Nebraska bill had
pledged themselves tn the doctrine thu, the
people Of territory had a RICH, to "voio
slavery up or vote !, down, and 'ha, that
was ., UNDERSTOOD South as well as North
at aid time and long since. In his zeal TO
show What .qunicr sovereignty had done Tor
the Sou,h. be cited the case OF tn territory
Of New Mexico. where he aid ithad trium.
rhantly esisi3,is5 s'ar-ry. Tor tho special
leneG, u tho,s Northern democrats VIII
have argued that ,quaiier sovereignty can
never work cut anything bu, freedom for
the tsrritoric. We make the following extract
from Douglas speech, which shovs show ihe
sryat defender OF his jos.uno looks upon
ihe question. lle said
Now what has hccn the rcsult2 Ny
views were incorporated into the compr'misc
measure. ui l,5D. aud he were rCFcieI.
uls thr south lreu excluded from all the
t.rritar, ACQUITTED FROM Mc1ico2 What
avs the Boil from the House OF Representa-.
tyrs now On YOUR table. rvreiline the slave
COZ, in New M.2.co established hy the "ep-
ne th,m-e,ycs3 10 ia Iart ol thc history
~ %, corutfv that under this doctrine ui
non Intervention. thi, doctrine that Won de-
light Co call ,quatt,r s1vrr,, .nty, che people
uT Nrs M,1ic, have introduced and probe =,
ia slavery iu doe Who'll, ut that Territory.
Under thi, d1gtrIne they have converted a
tract oi irrr territory into slave territory.
more than I've tune. thr st' of the State ui
N.w York. Under thi, doctrine. slavery
has he.u cxteuiH.l lf.m the Rio Grlnac 90
ths Gulf uf California. AMI from The liu' ~
The Esruh', oi Mexico. not only up % BOZ
500. Doe up Oh g>a-sNir. Yea a degree and
o. hhll more slavery territory than Nuu ever
claimed. lu l>iS, l>5j aud $50 YOU only
asked @, have tle lr' 20 goo 80, The
Na.t,i,l, convention fyri t'at as - ulil'
uatum. ou.rsl d, in che senate 10 Aug,
isis. arl DO was adopted here boz r.i'gt.i
il o.. ll.ls, 1l representative. You ask-
Cd rrfvuu Oh GO .uf. Ht.l non Intervention
las e.S.a v1u slave territory sap Oh ,S', a
Jr-Itt .uI a hllf more than Won nsked, anu
sst 700 stv that J.i. j, a sacrifice 0i SOUTH
tfr fclt.'
T.-.- ar, o., lrli'. % ;hi' principle.
vis-b tie S-nrti from Ni..'s.iTri tr-lris
as l.,tfl. 90 tIs fi.If.H che south. Where
t.I 500 ,,.r -.tauf other ituir that were
NOR. r4hflhr f' Your tIs'r. ur rrirrrf'nc
G, v.rr st-ru.tIf What other iug1 ui .l.r
t.Tr.farv Hl, been converted into '.I'" i.r-
r.t.rv cn OF. American continent. since i.'
Revolution. except .1 Nrs Mexico lnl Ari.
r.ra. under '-r rrueT'' ui u.n-IuiDT',1'
@. .r affirmed 40 C.al'r,fl1' !! DO 'e urr
tatth,. 40 u..TIs u, u.nir.-r'. 1.i.n las
conferred ur.r 500 I'D shat iumrus' l'ffI-
t.rv hes protected slavery Boo tipt cHular-
,.'vr.rtfrrn ..l cold r.-iIn where you
90 no .zr..t 10 fH e., cannot you irasi i.r
s..r. fr.r.i;'s Iurf.rr S1u'h when yuu com.
tu .....-. .IIf..u1' territory from MrEi,..
I. DO .e frur 'alt t.Is principle ui non.
'r,..'."1 lHs given '' slavery a' N'"
N.s..r which va. s.rrHHri.. nu uU'f.y '''
sr, s.ie hv 'rs Territory. viii moe che same
rrf-..f.. PROTECT 700 in iha northern state
Ut N.N..I v..r t..y Hrr a.IaIE.l, sIn''
t..y are ull, ..rr..r'.l hy slave territory
az SEVERAL hurirl miles further south
have many. many Iesrse. oi greater h.a'
auI ilv. a climate AM coil adapted o.
southern products.
Jul-r Douglas l1 some part. 10 hi''roeeh
showed li',is unrihou pluck, bot thgrs b.
uael roo B.; slowing ,.riuty o. tic Sl.ih.
ia. pa,,. rTh.i. lIs ..alvay. severe
and vas particularly On upon tNi' occasion.
S.1a.r-- Benjamin oi Ia. and Mason ol
Va. layc to,h ,r k,n. taking SIDE. Will
D,,i, against Douglas. Out Of an tle
Jrmocra,., senators IN that iv,1v. bn' two
20 ur.c ,iie with Jal.. Douglas. Mr.
Pa.b of Ohio. add Cl.n-mau 90 y. G., are
o., only two chat have c.m. 90 hi. rescue.
lr order o. carr.aj, tb, south, Douglas
tasr .hs ground ,aat tas great question %
r..I.n ar slavery BOO che territories &. a ja-
,i..a. one. O. ir -s't'.d by tho SIT'smr
Cur; 90 &c Jwl-I states; tat % ','
Court lrc.l, ,as people of O. territory can
r.tfr.l..t-ay.y uuler CO.., Constitution
iu "a territory. then t'ai .s 900 enl oi the
matter. N.a vugu 90 i, considered that
e.. uailsty 90 t.e court in e., Ord Scott
cls- have I,,IdaI t..t very question against
Oh. n .rtb .rt a.,i,,t freedom. auI ui'l 30
81, a.lIr ul,uayar tae i..ua i' brought hc-
Grc ta.n. can any air mirisl man come
o. any other conclusion than tiat thi. j. a
su..sa. miserable doI.. u would D..
much more manly Gr judge plusIa. %
stand uras hi, opponents in ,h1 democratic
party Be-. and d,,4rs Che Court hly, d.ci-
Del che question and ,.g rls should u,.
q..,-ss. o. .h,rs. the question hy getting
t,hlnI f,s oll lsy Judges and Is willing
tlry should decide i'e f4t. 0f millions, AMI
b.; themselves up KING upon obi. eratqus'-
t,ga, AMI as aui all Do. friends will bow ths
krss aud J,clar, hs king sln @, 90 wron-.
% our j4lsm.u. Il, o, the mos, Infamous,
mos, J,us.r5u. I,y,rine hat has ever been
proclaimed by any political party since tie
formation %! our government.
Our readers ol course bay, heard before
obi, from Chi,as, Of The nomination OF Lln-
coin and Ilamlin. Much anxiety va. fclt
by our lr.snl. all over the Country a. 90
what should o. don, at tl.s convention.
And not only di the Republicans Of The
Country fel deep 'alirl,uto ahou, the &c.
zion 90 o. taken az 600. Convention, but our
opponent. 90, equally interested. \ mis-.
iascAt Chicago might Do fatal % Us and
prov, a Clj-ssui % them. Again the sey-
eral friend. of o.. many distinguished men
who t71 hen named Tor the place. felt a
josr interest MT only in tie success Of the
rlr,y but that Of their p. u'nr friends and
f,v.rit.s. Prior 20 tho meeting the special
friend. ~ S.rator Seward probably hal
NOR. f...I.. ur.rr this suL.ses than those