Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-02-08
10, The O,k,d Democrai.
Shall We have Q Union and . Consti
tim.

reasons Tor Secession and Revocation were
given in the Secesioni.t's own word. and
language AZ deliberately urged by . written
Tract. will now add the reasons of four
distinguished South Carolian' +. given In
their speeches in State Convention. They
are q. follows:
Sir. PARKIR. "Mr. President: IL ap-
pears 10 me. with great Difference 10 the
opinions that haze been expressed. that the
pablic mind !. fully made up 10 tho great
occasion that now awaits us. " % no
,pa,nodie Cfori that la, ooms Hddeniy up.
on ~. bat u ha, btca gradually eliminating
for long ,,yi,s Of yodS,. unhI al last, II hds
com, 20 that poiai rh,n &c, may say ne mai
for Is onhr,iy righi."
Mr.. I>GLi.. Mr.. President. II there 10
any gentleman present Who wishes q de-
bate this matter, Of course. this body will
hear him but as to delay. for the parpo-e
of q discussion. ]. for one AN opposed o. 10
AZ my Trend (Mr. Parker) ha. said Most
OF " hsr, had ihs matter uad,r ooradcrd
ion for The lost hccniy y,drs, and. Ipr,,ugs.
o., had Nv hi, hB,>. armed al a d,riaOn up.
on ne ,pbjori.'"
Sir. KNIT. Sir. We arc performing q
grca, act, which involve. not only tho stir.
ring present, bat embraces tho whole great
future for age. % come. lac, ben ,rgd
g,d ~ tbs g',ai rorerp,ri srr anos Hl,r.
I'd poi,iioai he. AN content with what
Ia, BEEN done ,o-day, and content With what
will take place 10 morrow. We have car.
rici tho body Of this Union 90 it, las, rest.
ing place. and row We drop tho dag over
it. grave. After that i. done, am ready
to ADJOURN aud leave the remaining csrcmo-
mics for 10 morrow"
Mr.. RnrTr. "TLs Dc,nion II SOUTH
Carolina ., not an srmi tot d day. II - not
aay thing produced by VIZ. LHoola'S ,tchoH,
or BY tie noa.sI,nhon ~, fugihrc Sdrs
lar. IL has Ia, b,,l matter wAIoh IA, L,'H
gdi,rirg brad for thirty y,ar,. The cleo
ton Of Lincoln and llamlin was the las,
straw on the hack 81 the camel. Hut 10
va. no, the only Lnc. The back was near
ly broken bcfor.
Here, then. are the reasons Of South Car.
olina, Georgia. Alabana, Florida. Mi..s-
.ippi. Louisiana and oil Others ipr SECESSION
ALA. Revolution alas Anarchy; alias 10.
bellIon. I. given b. themselves.
i.,. They claim tho rish, to seccdc and
d..olyc tho Union. because the Union is
only q partnership Of states and that con.
scQuen,ly any state may step out when ~
disposed. Under this idea they claim 'ba.
there are M Obligation. or ties which bind
them 10 . Government or . Nation or .
Union. II, simply a matter Of will ce
temporary consent which make, any State
remain with the rest u single hour. They
deny any nationality, aud consider IL right.
ju,t and eIpod'sn, to separate when pas
sion. intere.. or fancy may dictate.
southern men claim the right now TO Sc
csie for the following reasons, q. stated BY
themselves
i.,. Aboli,iOni'm or Slavery discussion
or Agitation.
nd. On accoun, Of John Browns Raid.
81. Because California was admitted Is
. tree State.
18th. Because TeIa. was mulilatei and
q portion OF i. made free by the Missouri
Compromi-s line, now repealed.
j,h. Because Of the Ioisoning' and burn
Ing. IN Texas during the last iaIl.
9th. On aecoun, Of slavery restriction
in the Territories.
9Th. because VI the obstruction OF the
U. ). Law, IN return Of Fugitive, IRON Ger.
vice.
slh. Because /, has been contemplated
Tor - long pri,, Of ycdr,."
Mos, Of these reason, have been referred
to before, and iced no, bs again. But how
!. it about Abolition or Slavery discussion :?
Who la. caused the discussion say. the
South. There 10 no, man, who knows
anything. who does not know u was the
South. IL was she ,ha, claimed over q mil.
lion Of dollar. a, the close OF the war with
Great Britain TO indemnify her loss tor the
escape Of iugi,ives during that War. II.
was she tina, wanted tina, the United State.
should go to war with the Indians in flori-
ia, u, an expense Of Si0,Ooo,ooO because
those Indians harbored Fugitive Slaves. u
was che tha, desired. wanted AMI finally Sc
cured the Missouri Compounds and asi'a'
ted tho whole country 10 procure 1t. And
l, wa, she that finally secured its Repeal,
IL was she iha, introduced into the Demo.
cratic Platforms, Tor the las, sixteen years,
q resolution by which the party Was rrqair'
oil TO suppress agitation OF the slavery que''
ton in and out OF COnsrcss-,hu, paddock
Ing u whole party organization. !, was
che who took the 6rst steps To cause q war
with Mexico for the spread Of slavery rs as
serted in the diplomacy Of Mr.. Calhoun.
This cannot &c denied. And would Ike
TO know what mors eGec,ual way Nation
or Q party could take to cause subject 10
be discussed by . free people, than to enact
Law. and pass resolutions that they 'Ad"
not talk and discuss this or that subject.
There is not freeman who would no, talk,
under such circumstances, even u he knew
no should DO hung Tor IL. There are but
fac men who will consent to DO mur,led
when only interest Is at stake; and there
are still fewer, who possess the souls Of
men, who will DO forced to silence when
liberty. justice, honor. personal rights, aud
humanity plead for elOquence. argument,
effort and action. The people Of the free
States have discussed ,hi. question Of slave
- onlv because IL ha. ha.n ,br,.t hefore