Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-02-10

lowed. he counsolled aggression and why 7
Simply because have ever believed, as I
believe now--l take the declaration made.
substantially, by an honorable senator
from South Caro!ina-Ihat tho object OF
that repeal Of the Missouri restriction was
To extend slavery over that Territory aud
to enlarge the area Of slavery. Sir. the pre-
dsces.or Of the honorable gentleman who
sit. there [Mr. CHESTNUT said 50 N a'pccch
which was published. H. proclaimed |, TO
be the object and th, design OF that repeal
after tho fact. TO bo sure. believed !,
20 be 50 then. believe IL TO BE- % now. |
have never changed my opinion on that sub
jet.
Well. cir. how doe. thi. Senator attempt
10 make out his casSl IL seems certain
gentlemen, member. Of tho Republican par.
~. have proclaimed a, dirsren, times, that
there va. IN sntagonisn between freedom
and slavery, between free labor and slave
labor. wish the honorable gcn,.sman
from the State Of Illinois, who was the
competitor Of tho S,nator. stood here
whore DO, 10 answer the Senator. aud as
hs answered him elsewhere. with reference
to that eItrhc, from III. speech. wish he
ability was here. 10 not say that | wish
ho was hero in th, place Of the honorable
senator or of hi' cllicAsue. al'ilush |
might b. ,Ec1.5d asa pir'y man ilr v,h-
~ ven that. l,np,y wsh O., sfy nat |
am .lrry no cinno; stand here 10 answer
Tor himself with reference 10 that matter.
and will no, undertake TO reply Tor him
but with regard to that extract and that
which va. cited Tor the srcech Of my freud
from Now York whosit. behind me-, | have
b,cn surIri--d that gentlemen. of coursc,
who know the meaning ~ words, who un.
dsr.nni wLatA man say. when they read
It ~ hear It. should undertake 20 affirm. as
tho honor.bls senator from Illinois this
morning hls. that that doctrine Is this,
that .lavo STATE. and Irre States cannot eN.
ist together in ihl. Union. and there must
necessarily be contest between them rs
States SIR. In no speech ever put forth by
a republican. in nothing that the Senator
ha. rad even from the speech Of tie honor
able senator IRON Now York, can b. found
any such idea.
have heard ,hi. iteration and rei,sr,.
ton about the " irrcPrr'iblc conflict" time
and again. II my friend from New York
WI, fortunate in anything IN saying that,
hc Va. unior,un,,e in being the author ola
phrase and | say here to-day publicly,
what have .ail privately, that II he bad
dliIu,ci that llsa over half page, Instead
Of comproiire /, into single sentence,
nothing would ever have come or j.: Sir.
IN nv Judgement, It Is only by mi'roprc'en.
tat.5n that anything eau be male cut o, It
a, il stands.
II the Senator asks me 30 whether think
there j. an irrspre-.ible conaic. between
freedom aud slavery" | answer. in iAe
sense in which understand those gentle.
man, tha. ily you put free labor and slave
labor upon soil together, they do antaso-
ni,s the interest. ars 10. the slmo the
character OF tie labor is not the sam and
they necessarily annsonitc II the honor.
abl, S-nator from New York said anything
more, am not aware Of il; bot | AIN not
here 90 defend him he can defend hitns'if;
bat where will You ind the doctrine any
wherr, IRON any speaker, any member ot
the Republican party tina, free State. and
slave States eanno, live together in THIS
Union. and live as friends? Sir, II either
Of those gentlemen meant 10 -ay that, | lie.
sent altogether, History has proved 4, 9TH
srwi.e. For over halfa century wo have
lived as friends. Slave States and free
States have existed together, and can be
friends. But, ss said before, u you ask
me 4" Is there disagreement between tho
character Of the tv1 kind. OF labor! do
they antasonile when they come together,
and necessarily Son1ici with each other in
intere-t2' answer, yes. and you must
answer in the same way.
Mr.. Davis. Will the Senator permit mo
to interrupt him? did not quite under.
stand the phrase az he expressed .i; aul ~
| do not know ofany anIaSori'u, will
ask bin to explain what he H,an' by the
statement that these two kind. OF labor sn-
,asonie when they come together?
MIR. fesscblcn. mean. in q very lev
words simply this that one in Its charae-
ter independent tends to elevate the labor
er tends TO promote the comfort, the hap
pines.. the wealth the manliness, Of the la-
borer himself the other tends necessarily
to degrade II. laborer; to diminish his
comfort; 20 diminish hi. indepsnisnee, oi
course, for hS Ia. nOno; to belittle hi' char
aeter. That il. in brief, the distinction Of
the two. They are necessarily opposed 10
each other. In other words. where slave Ia
bor exists. its tendency is to degrade free la
Dor Of the same description; not only 10
degrade it, bat render It oI vastly less vnI'
ue and importance. Does the Senator un'
dorstand me!
agree with the Senator from Illinois
that tie General Government has no right
to interfere with slavery in the States and
| | 90 further, and .ay to-day, as have said
before in the speeches have made in this
body, that the General Government las rot
only no right whatever to interfere directly.
but iha, ia my system Of morals, wha, a