Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-02-22

every advancing wave In the iloodiide of civ
ilira,ion, you will end the brave son' oI
New England struggling onTdrd! on'rdrd
amid the ragings Of the elements. and the
howlinrs of tho storm. Who Grst p,ne.
tra,es your forests. and who frst pitches
his tent upon the rolling prairies OF the
Grca, we-,' None but the hardy pioneer
from New England.
And here lc, mo remark. when New Eng
land sends out her sons to her sister States,
she often parts with her brightest jewel..
You take New England boys Tor your Gov
ernor. your judges, your Senators. and
your Representatives you honor them, and
they honor you. The first representative
from Texas upon this door. wa,a son and
emigrant from Maine. Tho first Delegate
and frs, Representative to Congress from
Oregon were sons OF Maine both NATIVES
Of my own county. Maine gave 10 Mis.i'.
sippi the brish,es, intellectual gem OF which
she ever could bos,t-I mean the dis,ip.
gui.hej. the eloquent. the brave. AM gensr.
Gus Strsrant :. Prcniis. And here upon
ihi. a,cr. and in the other end Of the Cap
i,ol. We find son. Of Nes England rcpre.en.
ting almost every State in tho Union.
Among their number upon ,hi. aaor, they
come from New York, from Pennsylvania,
from Ohio, from Tennessee. from Illinois,
from Missouri. from Michigan, AMI IRON
Wisconsin.
Among the distinguished statesmen who.
in timc- past, have shell such halo Of glory
upon the country AMI the world, New Eng
land ha. furnished her full share. n the
South boast, Of her Calhoun. and the we.,
of her Clay. e,nno, New England with
equal pride. poin, to hcs Webster
And now we are told by our southern
brethren that all these fra,crnal relations,
which have 50 long been io'terrd, cherished
and Lowell. mus, 10 broken of tha, the old
flag. which hA. fnr more than eighty years
been loiiing upon the land and the waters
which has been tie PRIDE and protection o'
the citizens Of this Republic. a, home and
abroad. mus, b. pulled down and ,ramplci
IN the dust, and the palmetto. with ~rie'
Cling, crawlin; ,nasc. substituted in VI
stead.
Mr.. Chairman. now pass 20 q few TO
acc,ion- upon the cri.. which now seems tC
bc upon US. Ninety days ago. this nation
va- in the very foo liide Of pro.perir,
Never before were the p~ofle Of the Unite,
States in condition TO be happier or better
cnn'cn,ed. This bri.h, picture is now veil
ell In gloom. In the North. bushes. i' de-
ranged, labor i depressed while m uneer
niniy as 20 the future raralyIe- its indu.
trial pursuit. In the South the peacciu
Ayocl,ion. Of lie are laid aside quiet nc
longer rcigns around the frc.idc trigh
hopes and glowing ASPIRATIONS have given
way TO frarfal iorehodlne' and .uller
gloom. Commerce has hccn driven from
her elite. her mar,- Of trade gradually dis
appear before the measured trsai Of mar
ti,i array. civil VAR lif,. iis CHASTITY heac
and ra,Ilins bone. while the very hea'en
are black with revolution and domestic
strife.
"Rulc or ruin =" !, the only policy ,ha
rules tho hour int portion Of the South
How shall It be met by the friend. Of ,hs
Union' The real question at issue !,
whether we ever had Government whe,h
or NJ n nation. We have ever had any ele
mens Of .ell.preserva,on. n the doetrins'
We hear from men OF South Carolina poll
tics are true, the whole country has beef
under de!uslon br seventy years. II, un
der the Constitution, a State has right I,
g out OF the Union a, pleasure, then a city
IN a State has rsh: 20 scccie from State
n ward hasa right 10 secc'c from city
and any individual in warl, II he ferl
himself oppressed by the restraints Of law
has constitutional right 10 s"ccie and de
clare himself indcpenden, Of all law and al
government. The constitutional argumrn
Of scce..ioni.,.. II they are god ijr any
thing, 60 10 this extent. They contend
that secession is u reserved constitutiJnn
right, aud that it il found in articles mn,
and ten in the amendments 10 the COnstitu
ton:
:" Tho power. not delegated 10 the Unite,
States by the Constitution. nor prohlhi,cC
by u - the States. are re.cr,ci To the State
respectively. or to the people"
Under this reservation the people, or on
man from among the people. both or either
have jus, as clear rish. to ss,edc as
State. Tho docrine OF seces-lOnists goes I,
this extent, that the people. when the.
made the Constitution, reserved the rlgh
in the instrument itself. To destroy il al
pleasure. THIS theory u destructive Of al
government. II We have a Constitution
and laws iramed IN obciience thereto. beith
er have any ihhercn, power or vitality l.
protect themselves sgainst mob. q bandit
Il of la~less men, who choose 10 c1efci,
their reserved rights. AMI set up rebellion
There is another idea advanced b. secession
lets, 10 connection with the one alrc,dy no
ticed, which TO my mind, Is equally Illog'
cal and absurd. They con tend that the
not only have a righ to 'ceedc but the
claim il shall be q pec.fd right. Tie on
ly logic to sustain this position il found II
the assumption that necessity make. law.
But 1t is no par' OF my purpose to arsu
the constitutional right Of secession. Ih
whole theory is modern in'en,ioo-a Po'
li,ical here-v, repudi.,ct and condemned b.
q long line Of eminen: jurhts and statesmen