Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-04-26
The Effect Of the Present Revolution
upon Slavery in the United States

We are in the mid., ola revolution, and
that revolution has be,r caused ~ The In.
s,i,atou Of slavery. II isa struggle on the
part OF It's advOcate- 10 pcrpsiuais il. What
logical r-.uit. ~iii follow thi. coneict'
rhi. - an important, question for the North.
bsta more inrOrtan, one Tor the South.
We start With this proposition, iha, what
ever settlement, may be msIe between the
two sections. the fnsl abolition u slavery
will be FASTENED by the movement.
A reconstruction Of the government, civ.
ing slavery new GUARANTEES, a. eOutended
for now. BY which the cotton S,aics ~oald
be brOugh, back, would 10 more ,h.n any
other settlement that could DC made TO
strengthen and psrpetuate the curse. iftbe
cotton States undertake TO MAINTAIN their
own Independents without the border slave
Stats, their new eonfrleraey will ine'its-
bly, be the scene Of numsrou. slave in.urrec-
tons. and these will increase FROM year 10
year, until large standing army will bs
required TO prOtec; them from violence iron
their negroes. II the border States remain
in the Union and the cotton States stay out. .
the latter will reopen tie foreign slave
trade and ruin the domestic ,rafis IN slave,
raised IN the former. n the border State.
GO out. Mason anG Diton's line will here.
siies bs the canai. liHe. between freedom
add slavery. The constitutional provision \
fr the rendition Of slave. will become n
did letter. The moment their slaves step
into free State they will De free. and no
power can carry them hack except mob 'io.
lence. and that would no, BE permitted BY
The general government.
The e,;ton State, A. between them aud /
TIE border Siales. IN one coniclersey. vii
hare the control. The foreign trade IN ne
srOes Niil b. opened, and nrgroe. raised in
Virginia, iorHsrly worth irom eight - ff.
teen hundred dollars. will be reduced down
10 two hundred. Til. will rum slavery IN
the border States, ard ruin the SHAREHOLDERS
themselves. It, operation will be the eI.
tiDeiiOo Of .lsssry from dirrful necessity. ,
for slave !aS1r in the bsricr State. alone
Can never keep the institution 10 runnin,
order q SINGLE year.
Another thing, slavery will Be- hemmed 10. /.
There viii be no Dss territory outside the /
s,A,es 70 give !, eIpansiou. Girile IL and
., will die out The new eonfeteraey will
be cut OF iren the acquisition OF foreign
territory. II 10 mske- war on Mexico to
acquire new territory, il ~ill fail. because f,
our gO'ernms,i wall interfere to prevent any
such negro stealing .hlliou.tering operations. !
Slavery in the border States oui oi the I
Union, would bs an uncertain institution
Negro instructions will be common occur
rsnee., and will finally settle down into
reign Of terror. The Southern CUnfederaey
will be hated aud de.pised by every c,iliteI
government upon the earth. Blrbarism
would be its CHEF corner stone. Its whole
basi. would 30 a magazine OF death. liable
TO Be touched OF by any John Brown or
Nat Turner that has the cours,s TO apply
the fuse. Say wha, you will, the general
government u The grca, protection Of slave (
~ In this country. A separation. on line
dividing the free from the slave States. will /
be the greatest agency that can be brought
into existence to eItinsul.h slavery in the |
United States. We therefore come TO this
cnnelu.ion, tina, eonfederaey composed Of
the cotton States will hasten the abolition
Of slavery; that . eonioderaey. embracing
al the slave Statss, will utterly work out
its entire si,inguishmen, IN Few years.
whA, will become Of the African race in
this country, who in such contingency
viii escape from their masters, or who may
gain their liberty BY Instructions or other.
wise. 10 q question no, l-gitimately belong.
Ing to this discussion. We may speak OF /,
hereafter 1T lsng,h.