Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-04-05
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the same thing. thai the name OF jefferson
ha. been mou,hed by politicians only to ME
lead, AMI that the glittering generalit'e'
embodied 10 Republican platforms were 90
many elap,raps to gull tho homes, yeoman'
~ Of the North. bad Supposed that the
Declaration Of Independence was drafted
BY no ordinary hand. that IL was prom pied
by the nobl'st and most generous impulses
that ever found lodsement In the human
heart.
The admiration, the love. tho veneration
Tor the Patr,o, Statesmen. that had long
cherished lad veil nigh become ~ ,bs base
lee fabric Of q dream. But supposs that
We apoiogi,s . little Tor the acts Of Jefferson
Just to give us Q little crumb OF comfort.
lion. II. ilamlin in the House OF Represen.
h,ives in lsi7. speaking Of Louisiana
said F." Over that territory at that time
the time Of It's aquisiiion-the institution OF
slavery had spread itself; over the terrific.
~ Of Florida it had spread itself, over the
territory OF Texas il extended also. Louis.
lana was. from its Homogeneous character.
q country which mus, be q part Of this I'M
ion, and 1t became 50. Tho great and the
mighty we-, demanded tina, -he should
have that territory. through which che
might pour out the abundant products OF
her country. She never would. never could.
eou.cn, that the sovereignty of that terri.
tory should 10 exercised by n foreign pow
er. The grea, mart below was designed to
receive the products from above. and there
wa, not the power IN written constitutions,
there va. not the power in the iorms OF
Government. to have prevented the West
alone from asserting that RICH, and securing
,ha, benefit. IL Was re.oeniieG for great,
glorious. national purposes. This midi
cate. slavery expansion was not IN "'''.
This may DO called +" bowling IL out OF
sigh. " p1hsp,.
II il asserted in the columns Of the Dem.
ocra, tina, Jefferson wa. the creates, prop.
ag.ndi,, Of all our Presidents Now ask
is IL not little strange that he Is NOT claim
ell by our our Southern friends Nc the cam.
pion Of their rights twrong') the grea, head
OF the church (Sou,h)'
Alex II. Stevens. the Vice Prs.iden, OF
the Confederate States, slid that "Jeder-
con, Madison, Washington aud many 9th.
e. werc tender Of the word sldrs in the or.
caniied Law. aud az LOOKED ioriedrd 10 hs
TIM rhor me mHiiInoa Of sidrry should u
rcnord from our rridg az trouble and d
,iumbiIHg Hoel." How shall VIC reconcile
this At the South tho taArS aro repre-
scn,sd a. fancy politicians, Aboli,ion';'--
here in our mid., they are claimed as sla'
very eIpan.ion,.,.. THIS !, will DO per-
ceivei places tie father. in peculiar dI
lsmma. Bu, Jefferson mus, have had some
r,Jsonirg qualities to endear hlm 10 the
lovers Of freedom throughout, the world
Nus, We 10 compelled To admit that 'h'
mos, eminent statesmen Of to-day failed "a
discover the tn, characisr Of the fathers. or
conclude tha, they stopped TO ueksry and
deception by suppressing the truth and dis.
gui.ing facts, ringing fine changes on illus
irous patriot name. and shouting freedom
as the wa,chwori To victory? No. no, such
eanno, h. the fact.
Allow me 10 refer o. q s,atcmen, Of one
who now hold. an oiice tha, is only second
IN the g'f, Of the people. one that IL PER-
.on,lly known by many Of tho readers OF
ih. paper. a. a man Of anqus-'ionsble IN
rgriIy. In a speech in Congress IN 1851
in favor Of prohibiting slavery &c. he .aid
tha, " Whatever may bs the action and
course OF northern Representative. here. the
erca, mass Of the northern people have but
ono single impulse beating in their bosom'
to stand by this Union through good and
evil rspor,-to rally around tho blessed
star. and stripe, Of our glorious Conieder'
acy wherever they aDaI-to peril their lives
and pour out their blood and treasure, II
need be. in IL. defence they say. :" Thus
far has, thou gonc-no farther shalt thou
GO" Thi. va. Democracy then, now lgt
Inc refer 10 what thousand, in Old Oxford
heard with their own ears, from tho lips OF
Hannibal Iiamlin. Standing by the home
OF his childhood and beneath the trees his
own hands had planted. he declared he had
received hi. democracy at the feet Of the
Sage Of Monticello. IL may he seen by the
extract above. what his democracy was In
lsiT. Ia lsG0 he tells Us face 20 face tina,
he learned OF jefferson wis, every man who
IA. the soul Of q man in him knows 10 be
true: that forcing one man to be the slave
OF another was wrong IN principle, wrong
in the United States, wrong everywhere.
lie ,aid tha, he had always been true to
,hes. principles.
Now shall we believe that Hon. Hannibal
IIamlin knew whereof he afi rmed'', or
must we Join with the new light theory
aud call tia" here-y and violation OF the
,piri, aud practice OF the father-.p
Seward. who now stands at tho highest
pos, IN the git, Of the Republican Admins.
tra,ion. in the Senate in 1858 said. &" Let
US 60 back to tho ground where our fore
fathers stand. While We leave slavery to
the care Of the states where il exists, let us
inHeIibly direct tho policy Of the federal
government to cireum.cribc its limits and
favor its ultimate eItinguishmcnt. Let
Those who have this misfortune entailed
upon them. instead Of cOntrivins how to
maintain an equilibrium that never had ex.