Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-11-09
The erea, Mornl Consic, Of 1850.

The graf conflict, from which the Amer.
lean pcople have JOS; emerged, IA. been sI
Trcssod pohi,o1i conh.ci,-a couaic, ia
which question. ola political character have
been in issue. We DO no; deny this posi-
too. While we acccde TO this general
proposition, We advance another step, ard
take the ground TIA, the contest has becn
one involving great r,orai questions. how.
ever 10th interruptions demacogues may
b. to admit that morals have any thlrc 90
do with politics. Yet IL has been beyond
their power 10 exclude moral ideas from ,hc
late canvas. The idea Of Starry Girspor
involves the whole question Of the right
and wrong Of slavery. Ii slavery l. a
" blessing both % master and slave. a.
southern politicians contend. then il ought
TO 10 extended. n {, i -isi'. in The eve.
Of God and man. Tor one man 70 reduce an.
other 10 serviiuds against hi- WILL hy sheer
brute force. then TIE institution ought O. De
iOs,srcd and strengthened. n the black
man has no natural rights that white men
ought @ respect. then u follows AZ a logical
conclusion that the latter have moral
right % enslave the former. 1.-THE converse
Of these propositions j. true, then tho.c who
assume tie Affirmative hrcomc thereby in.
volvel In guilt 81 h1 a. fi1r Door.
Moral considerations have been che very
sab,,ratam Of the recent contest Thc
South have made them - BY asslmia: tie
ground that African slavery isa Bible ia-
.uiuiion. favored II God The great fight
has been a sublime opc II blsh,,n a SIGHT
on vhirh thc n rri'..t. AMI r,'-i u.s,s 40
over tbc world have looked on with intense
interest II has h'cn Christianity aslIns'
bArbari.n. AMI blrharism a.ain., christian
ity. These two great antagonist, ideas
have rrarrlcl. each struggling rr the
mastery. Il has been question whether
the law q God should be degraded TO a level
with hATharol'. uneiyIl.Esl slave cole
whether llI North America should De- run
over with the most damnabl, institution,
that ever dIsgraccl humanity, or whether
the hitherto alSancin, wave Of slave de-.
p5ti,m should ~ STAYED The world ia
wears ra.; has h,cn c1uvul.,i with great
moral revolutions, and christianity has held
it, breath a. opposing and cniurin. force,
have each In their turn held the field. but
never before has The .un ssone down upon
a e1ntas; % more Intense iu,rrr.,--n, Soc
volvins 10 %. results more important con.
sequence The i5rrIbl, thunlerins, Of
Luther against the raral power, and ths
war % wesley and Whi,gfsIi against tie
corruption af dead church. were gras iu
the words history never % o. forgotten
YET she's involved 40 greater moral c'u'rl
erhti1ns than ta,.5 which bang sboa, ihs
grsa, battle u 1860, between rr,cJlu and
SLAVERY.
Iit4,s, Propositions ~, true, lanl we
lay ,hcm down with srm conviction that
they cannot D., successfully c1u;5oylr,.ll
then 3. follows that The Ecrlb'iaa party
has bc-u and s;.ll is engaged IN a warfare
towering ar above ilc Din % a mere po'i,i.
ca scramble. Il has been Sighting lor Cod
aui humanity, aud wasins var upon $40
and iuiquiiy.
IL D, this consideration which has nsry .
the arm OF this christian patriot, amid tie
smoke % haitl, aud the clank OF arms. Til.
consideration has ebeer,l on the &c ho,,s o
the lori" as in advancing column. they
have brayel every danger. AMI fought their
way % victory. The God Of our Father.
has been the Col Of their children. and a.
II, led the former through the peril. Of the
revolution, 80 has liz RICH, arm guided the
des,iais. % the latter through c5nics, no
les momcntous % humanity and the world