Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-04-12

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The "Irrepressible Conflict "--.lt has
come and must be Settled.

caution with which We ordinarily spest
when referring to our rational troubles, and
look the whole question squarsly and fairly
IN the iace. That there ia "cOna,ct y
between the ,vo labor system. Of slavery and
frs~ion, no one can successfully deny.
They arr inevitable logical ry.ult. growing
on, Of the Two .ystem. IL 70 the efee, OF
ipmu,able eau... Free labor and slave
labor are antagOni.,'c They never cat
harmonic. The Vsry elements that com
po.s them are in hostility with each other
slavery is hsatheuI.h. de.ro,ic. cruel. ~
rannieal and tarbarou.. Freedom B. H.
reverse of.ll tbe-e. The two systems ma,
for time exist under one form Of govern
neut but trey cannot Away. % els,
The whole system u slavery ia eon,inua.
cncroaehment spon the ioaliensble right
man hence Ihs God given rights must well
e. IL. d-potie sway. or c naic' mus
cCn-. SLAVERY 80 !,ul bio, upon ei',liia
ton. and is. Whole tendency !. ~ drag
Gown ,o,s,oranc- ard dartr,~. frrcion'
wong and v,rptuds. stands IN the vsv o.
it, m,niops bcucy COLLISION. between con
tending and enduring iorcr- must come
For these reason. and Others equally 70
tent. thi. ecnsie, .. ' irrepre-s,ble.'
IL 10 true that slave States and irec State
have lived together in this eOnictera.- foi
more than eighty years: yet the history O.
our government show. tha, thew have sci
dom ben a, r~acs with each other. i.ooi
Of the CONFLICT in lSso. q; the time of th'
admission Of Missouri into the Union, and
the prohibition Of slavery north Of 80 der.
20 u,in. Upon ;ha, Geld slavery aud free.
dom me, and grArpled. each Tor the mastery.
what ~. thsn called q settlement" vas
made hy the two eon,endins elements; vet,
subsequent events have demonstrated that il
"a. no -ct,leneo, =, all Slavery. perfect
" consistent ~ith i:-elf, rcpudia,et It's on,
agreement. and showed 10 hypocrisy 50 fai
=. the Missouri ComrrOmi-c "a. concerned
This compac; turned oui 20 be Joe, no .e;
tIcnvnt az all. hut was msr, srmI,tic,-
Suspension of the ho.;il,te- for s~asin
TIE two question. o.! Freedom and SLAYER,
aS.t. ,.rs - f-ld a. vT-u ~sTfsrr in The
.l,l,nt ,ra slavery ae,ts,NI. shsch iollos
ID Ihe MsJi-an var. aud tie acquisition o.
ns~ r-rr,Iors ir,. shat s~'rnneut. IT.,
violence of the second general var between
the two sections. from lsIG 20 1850. - .till
fresh IN the recollection Il very reading
man. 4 .-tllemsg, va. again mad
by The abortion IL the .o-c,lI-d eomprumi.c
measures o; 1850. slavery. true 10 i,s IN.
stinc;s. and gathering cOurAee from its sue
c--siul ATTACKS and the advantage. gained
IN 1850, remained p"aorsbls only about the
briei PERIOD Of four wears |, then mOs,
audaeiou.ly demanded tue Territories Of
Ksnsa. and Nebraska. 'hSmcfully rePudst'
Cd IL. own contracts. and lei on By a north
ern traitor, commenced an attack upon
freedom whieh shook the whole republic T.
10. very centre. Freedom, Ike 4 rock in the
billosy ocean. reserved the shock. bat ~
fu.d 10 r,,rea, another step. The eona'e,
in lsSi va. terrible, and ;or the time bcin;
slavery declared i,ssli victor. Bu, it, ,ri
.umph Vas brief The bos,s Of freedom raj
lied. and m the long hioodv esh, upon the
Geld. Of Kansas, settled that question sgain.,
.lsyery. Many Of the SCENES connected with
tha, eohsiet. will hereafter make Up an i'm.
por,An, chapter in the historian. page.
The brilliant ard inpetuous charge made ~
freedom in the Presidential contest in 1886
upon the rank. OF slavery. AMI the terri be
Lecompion .;ruggl, which followed. ar
events TOLL Of si:nrh-ane-, fore.bAiosIng
What "a. ten rom,ng
Ihs Presidential hgb, of lSGO va. the
fret substantial 'icSory Won BY freedom
.ine. tie formation and adoption Of IN, fed.
eral constitution. slavery. no,with.tani.
Ing IL has ben Tor var. and year. in the
minority. las Away. claimed to rule. not
only it-slf. but frerIom. IL never has been
sar,.hsd With oOnaning ito dO'poti.n to the
plantation, bat has extended II over every
free State and territory IN the Union. Pass
ing event. prove that its past allegiance %
ths Consultation Ani the Union ha, ben
for years eoniiBsSnt upon i,s ability to bear
rule in ihs general government. ,has had
no patriotism only rs 10 could exercise IL.
despotisn. Rule OF ruin he. been its watch.
~ord for years. The dissolution Of the
Union. unless the negro power could b.
grSilsed 10 all it, de-pO,ic enerOaehuents,
has been threatened.
In the late Presidential election, he
people, in legal. constitutional manner,
elected . pre.idsn, iJr four years. IL wa'
Q fair. open bs,t The i..aes between free
dom and slavery we're already presented and
understandingly met. Victory fairly won
p-rehsd upon the banner Of freedom. IN
st..t Of abiding by 10. constitutional oath.
and ohlis.uons. instead Of manifr-,ing 10y
AI,y to the Union and the Government,
s'a'sry p'oclsinei oFen r-hsllion. and under
ths .p'c,1c. plrl Of .'ecs,iou e1nsam mated
tr- Ts's-s EN-.
IL . : tie e4.s nSs-' Sven
siAt's. 80 iir as tasy can, have gone Oh, Of
iha univu aud formed ns~ eouisdersey