Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-01-18
Mr.. Stewards Speech.

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The public property how could y sur.
vivs the stormf lts elements are industry
In the culture Of every fruit; mining OF oil
the metals; commerce OF homo and on
every go material Improvement that knows
no obstacle and has no end invention that
ranges throughout the domain Of nature :
increase OF knowledge - broad - the hu'
man mind can explore perfection OF ar.
ne high as human genius can reach and
social refinement working for the renova.
ton of the world. How could our socees-
s,r prosecute thes, noble objects in the
midst OF brutaliiing civil conflict What
GUARANTEES will capital invested for such
purposes have that will outweigh the pro.
MUM offered by political and military am.
ai,ion, What leisure will tho ci'iren, lind
for study, or invention. or art. under The
reign Of conscfiptionf nay. what interest
in them will .ociety feel when fear and hate
shall have taken possession OF the national
mind7
Ie, the miner In California take heed ;
for Ito golden wealth will become the priis
Of the nation that can command the most
iron. Let the borierer take care for the
Indian will again Turk around bic dwelling.
Let the pioneer come hack into your denser
settlements; for tho railroad IN, post road
the telegraph advance not one furlong farth.
or into thu wilderness. With standing
armies consuming the substance OF our peo-
pie on tho land. aud our navy and our pos-
tai steamers withdrawn from the ocean.
who will protect or respect, or Who will
even know BY name our petty confcders.
cies3 The American man-oi-war is . noble
spectacle. ] have seen IL enter an ancient
port IN tho Mediterranean. All the world
wondered at 1t and talked Of 10. Salvo' OF
artillery from forts and shipping IN the har.
Dor .aln,cd its flag. Princes and princcssss
and merchants paid u homase. and all the
people blessed IL as harbiuser OF hope Tor
their own ultimate freedom. imagins
now the same noble vessel again cnterin:
tho sane haven. The DAG OF thirty three
stars and thirteen stripes has been hauled
down. and in it, place . ,isnal 10 run up.
which aaunu the device Of lone star, or .
palmetto tree. Men ask. f" Who 10 the
stranger that thus steals into our wa,er,''
The answer contemptuou.iy gwen IL, - She
comes IRON one OF the obscure republics OF
North America. Let her pass on.
Lastly. public liberty, our own pe,nlar
liberty, must anguish for time, and then
casc 10 live. And such liberty irce gov.
eminent everywhere through our own land
and throughout the world free speech. fros
suffrage the freedom OF every subject "a
vote on every law. and for or against every
agent who eIpound.. administers, or exc
eute,. Unstabls and calous coniederac'os,
constantly apprshending assaults without
and treason within. formidable only 10 each
other and contemplate TO oil beside how
lorg will IL - before. on the plea Of public
safety, they will surrender all this inestima'
bic and unequaled liberty, and accept the
hateful and intolerabls espionage Of mill
tary dsspo,i'm7
And now. Mr.. President. what 10 thc
cause for thi. sudden and eternal Scrilc'
OF 50 much safety. greatness. happiness and
freedom Have foreign nations combined,
and are they coming in rage upon u.s. No,
- FAR from being enemies, there !. not
nation on earth that is not IN interested
rdniring friend. Even the London Times
by no means partial 10 u., .ays:
Of q democratic republic may 10 solved by
Its overthrow in n few days in spirit o!
folly. sclf.hne.s, and neutrality-suspicious.
Has the Federal Government become ~
ranical or oppressive. or even rigorous OF
un.Ound9 Has tn. Constitution los; it'
spirit. and oil at once COLLAPSED into life
lees letter. No. the Federal Government
smiles more ben gnan,ly. and works to-day
more benihcsntly than ever. The Constiiu'
ton IL even the chosen model Tor the organ
iIA,ion OF the newly rising con!ederacies.
The occasion 10 tho election Of q Prssi-
dent % tho United States. who IL unaccept.
able 10 q portion Of the people. state thu
casa accurately. There was no movement
Of di.union before the ballots which eI'
pressed that choice were cast. Dsunion
bcgan q. soon as the result was announced.
The justification IL assigned was that AsN'
ham Lincoln had been elected. while the
success OF either one Of the three other can.
didates would have been acqaiesccd IN. Was
the election illegal! No: i'll unimpeach.
able. Is the candidate personally offensive
No; he IL man Of unblcmished virtue and
amiable manners. Is an election OF Prcsi'
dent an unirequent or extraordinary tran.
action? No. We never had Chief Mag.
i.,ra,e otherwise designated than by such
election. and the form oi choice is renewed
every four years.
Docs any one even propose to change tho
mode Of appointing the Chief Mag'strate'
No; election by universal suffrage. rs mod
fed by the Constitution, 10 the one crown
ing franchise OF the American people. To
cave il they would defy the world. II is
apprehended that the now President will
usurp despo,ic pows,' No; while he l. Of
oil men the most unambitious. he's, by the
partial success OF those who opposed hi.
election. subjected to such restraints that he
cannot, without their consent. appoint q
minister or even police agent, negotiate .
usaiy, or procure the passage OF law,
and can hardly draw musket from the
public arsenal, TO defend hi. own person.
What. then, IL the ground OF discomfort
IL 10 that the disunionists did not accept NJ
conclusive tho arguments which were urged
in behalf Of the successful candidate In the
canvas. This 10 all. Were their own ar.
cuments against him moro satisfactory to
his supporters? OF course they were not /;
they could not be. Does the Constitution.
in letter or spirit. require or imply that the
arguments of one party shall b. satisfactory
10 tho other? No; that 10 impossible.
What is tho constitutional remedy OR this
inevitable dissatisfaction. Renewed debate
and ultimate rebearing in . subsequent cleo
tion Have the now successful majority
perverted power to purPcses Of oppression
No; they have never before held power.
Alas how prone NO are TO undervalue
privileges and blessings. How gladly, how
proudly, would the people Of any nation 10
Europe accept, on such terms ~ we enjoy
il, the boon Of eleetins o Chief Magistrate
every four years by tree. equal, and univer-
sal suffrage How thankfully would they
cast aside oil their own systems Of govern.
nient. and accept this Republic Of ours,