Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-03-30
POLITICAL.
SPEECH OF
HON j J. PERRY,
Dehru,d iH Illus. Of RyrrsuicH-.s.
Narci 1fi. l>GD.
fCnNtrfurn
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At The election on the al.i of D,ccmhcr.
lS51. On, PRO slavery clause wa. voted iuiu
this constitution hy ILLEGAL votes aud 6'.
returns. Thee. frauds wcr1 investigated by
the governor rf thc territory. atd it va.
shown that, az Oxford, who're there were
but llrty-two v0tcs. 40 told. over one thou
sand votes wer, returned - Shawnee.
WHERE thcrc were boz forty .rs,i votes,
twelve huatr'i votes wsro returned; aul
FROM Delaware Crossing. which hal only
iorty.thrye legal votes, iour hundred 'oies
were returned. have not stopped o. even
clarcn 90 critics sacked. yrareAhis cit.Esus
murdered in cool blood. ru'iic highways
lined with asslss.ls aud rUhher--lurcl-
Tics. ar-ors, and other crimes, committed
by border fulan raids into kansas-but
have briClv gwen an authentic history of
PRO slavery ,il'gnc, and fraud no the ial'ot
box. up o. tie tim, thc lac1up'1n svindic
was $40; O. C1u-rtss by jane Erclaulu.
Wei knowing thssr fris. tho President
OF The Jg,tci States urt only sent ta.s c1u.
stituti1n o. C1n-re.s. with "a mssslrs urs.
ins is adoption, tut syrTigi che whole
power and rttrorrer .f h.s administration
O. i1rcr FL. t.r..-E ..rss. L. proof l'-
mErl.. IHr r# r. .rrrt..1 O. spu8
rsr.- .'f r t.s House by uu t1ura-
~, L..t. N.v ..-.sv. w'c was a's'
n ausmH.rut . Is. ..rr--.s.. ng..
Mr.. Alui~. hs .-I-
"pH-.rc t.r L.r5m';H0 controversy,
wasaffr ...I .u sueh I Iur.r 4, s..Es
c1rra. .. .r t.a part 10 t.s aim.rsirI-
ton. O., lHlI gwen nv sa7raft t1 Co.
Lecomrtau policy, vag assured t.1t
could secure .1,rI-n appointment f0l one
most near url dear tr Ur. DAILY Globe
Of prcu'sr o..
Tis o. t.tasr'i;lry eltr. suH1c many
others. No -reatrr outrage Uas ever at-
tempted O. ho lerT.trltri Ur1U lie Vrr0.'
Of thc fr.q states lG. yat g was m's' ru-
phaiic,.ly a southern measure. Nsr, De-
The trJ1f in The senate. every southern
member. with two exceptions, ye'sl i.r ihc
bi,l aud ir ttc House, thr entire south,
with seven exceptions. suIlgr',i the ueh-
sur,.
The m-asur, fnnlly assumed the SHAPE Of
the English b.I wrat % che people OF
Kauss. and vas ~ them rrct~l with
scorn ana eout.uv, by more than Zen ihoa-
sard ma ority.
Th.s ia "sTeciurn article "f demo-
cratic popular sovereignty. 7 leave the
country o. make farther comments.
C. Toe south have undertaken o. drive
frre labor from the territories by lo-co Of
judicial construction.
/ lsrs rtfcr o. jle proi Scott decision, 10
which n majority 0i tae court tays travel
81 out of tfs record o. 0,triurn tlc vel
setiltl opinions 0t q great majority %
American jlr,sts ara Statesmen, agreed O.
and agquigso,i ia iu aIi Tarfs ~ tie coun-
try i.r more than s.A'y YEAR. When a
maarty oi che j4t-,s dss.t.i pr-d >cl't
was not eitIfsu ~ the Ju.frd States, AMI
wa uat rsh;Iui,y .n court, DO was au SOD
Of th, case. Bat when t.ey undertook ;1
travel 0ut of ths rycgrl and give opinion,
involving question. not legally before them.
Their opinions have rJ t.u.u- ..r-o upon
the PEOPLE 20 the country. TIE .li' aui
clne.usiys opinions 0i justices Ncleln and
Curtis. JrIn tLs gur,i1n Ul congressional
Intervention Boo tle territories. are entitled
g. equal respect with th0ss y. Oh uayrify yi
the court Great political questions, in.
v0lyiu- matter. ot ua'I1ual policy, a-e for
the people. and No. tls supreme tUggt.
The alien and se1.uln Jaws 0i John Ai-
ans. Ity were hv tis c1Gr, decided cHrsii.
tuti0rlI. srl sl vl.a national hank bat
the people rrhukrl tt.s attempted ahr.is-
mcrt uf ttrir rights hy tHg court, and over.
ruled ths.r decisions
Jau.s buchanan entertained and CErrrss-
cd the sane opinions now entertained by
the r.vur.tcln party ur1n t.is question,
IN 1881. on ths 7tl 90 ilty. 90 that year,
D. ulfe srr.rh in che JuIfri states >su-
ats ou tHg bank g .si.l1. ~r1sirs u. t.e
fact tIat tHe J..-I States Court hri dt.i-
del national hank c1u'ttlt.lrl., te said.
"N1v, f 10 were noe urrsrlnmeuary
lansu1-r. and % / l.I uot desire O. trgatull
ny irsu.. "a this IWts' si, of ile
ll1us, with thc rcsrect which feel f'r
,hen. Z a..I 90 t.lf tlr iiah I'd. ts
question having ben settled s' as Oh bind
the cur-..eur.s gf members ol tGr-rrss
whom voting On t,s present. l... t. rii,ru-
lou, arI r..rrl !. OF. i.e judges uni aIi
the hvf.-. .u D'r..' -i.m .Hl decided lu
ths affirmative. when t.. Gr-i.1 's tHus
br,u- .r. t. r Hs. 'r-i..r'.r bound
t0s.t. Ir.r H-....Ia Urw c.ar'gs, upon
oGil Oh ..Tr#r. f.. .. tI'Hr. / must gy.
crcise ms .,H ....r.HI I Eru.l is.l'
with rr rI r..I.s. 'h. arrUu-.' ...
or.r. rs.l H'e.. rr' s.r.ff-t.r., aw-
YER fHt ii. otter a.I. O. y .". t. r.Uurrc
ne t.st tr Jaw was constitutional. Z
should e...V .' frarr 'r... lI-.
Ilsay.r D.. 1.t.. In i.s favor.
"Bst ,,e- Or the ir..-Hrr '7i ...'.t
The question. .'nu'I rer.r ...i ug'.''
bound iv tIcr decision while .H..rs Iu a
legislative character. Unlike t.- senator
from Ma,,a-huset., 'Nr Et-.I s.r"
nsrsf lrrf.uf o. r.
a. o. i1r.s .f aHr |r.i.i- f...rr..
Now. t'i. rme Jane. l'u-...H eu'ti-
G.. himself, allow. thc sHstI 'I ...s liu
dovu from i.e t,ual.s position le .ccuT,.i
IN ISL tasos co. l.-. Co., d. s.4 t-
clarys ttis ssur Sarr.ur t.ur. .s'' '. rl.-
final settlement no tat slavery question i1
the ts7ut.r ras. f'at "r.ItH.r t.rrrHs
nsra Territorial Lasi.lturr, u.r crr Ha.
man power en- lrrrI .- Iul .ri
vet, h,cruse thc people r''ls' O. ..i.N I.n
into Oh. ysry sTrs-f no aNs.,.t. ,uus'fa--
tiou. Judicial despotsu sr' flrHurv. the
Prcsissut insults tLcir lo1gstv ari iuig.li-
gence. ~ dCncuncirs tacm as traitors and
fanatics.
The oiH,r tirfpH of thc court DO ttc DrlI
Scott cass. relative tU congregational soysr.
eigntv av.r thc tsrri,UrI-s rrs H.sn caught
up by tts south, and an attempt made PSI
democratic politicians 90 s.ye o. she author.
iiy Of law. Iln IS an assluI It.aD against
right; demand -, ~ -aia-i ilo people
Of the north without authority. Iuc T3o-
PIE Of The north were neither parties nor
privies in tle nred scou ease. aud hrnre
they are pot csiofTsd ir.m clu'csti1- 'hc
usurTaii0ns 80 up against t.Cm ly Gle
court. TIE sequence growing Cut of thc.'
premisrs cannot be m.sui irr,'lUd. This
attempt 90 plant slavery uron toe sol. ani
spread it over ov,ry '0lt 60 territory outside
OF State lines. merely bsylusa Use men have