Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-01-25
For the Oxford Democrat.
Slavery.

IL
ed to 10 - by the people Of this eonfeder
acy. IN. territorial dependencies were
guarded agsin,, lie inroad' BY Consrc'''on'
al ordinances. The traiis BY which 1t Was
nouri.hed was declared TO be piracy. The
father. Of tho Republic regarded IL asa
social. political. and moral evil, which the
increasing intelligence aud civilization OF
tho nation would eradicate. They were
wise and good men. We venera.s their
memory: but their prc.cienec never con-
t.mpla,ed the changes that have taken
place. The chain. Of popedom are broken.
Italy 1. open to the Bible AMI the mission.
airy. The naughty House Of iiapsborgh i'
mitigating u, despo,i'm. The Cnr is plan.
ming tho emancipation Of the Russian helos.
The ,yranni's Of Europ" are gradually be-
ing re.o'ved in the crucibls Of public opin'
ion. knowledge IL becoming moro and
more ubiquitous. and ignorance. suPer''''
ton, and oppression, more and more limited.
Naturally We turn 10 tho American Re-
public for the counterpart Of those revolu.
tons aud reform.--here in the very cradle
Of liberty, where tho greatest political
truth. were first enunciatcI. We have a
RICH, TO look for the hishe-, and noblesi
typo Of civilization. Bot, mirabile die'u
in nearly half the States OF this Union We
behold retrogradation instead OF advance
mcut. Slavery ism longer pronounced an
evil. bu, q bcni6ccnt institution. salutary
in II. influence upon the en'laved and the
cn.laver. The selfish and sordId interests OF
men have elevated . gigantic system OF
wlckedne~ and degradation into god, h..
fore which they low down. No, content
with this. they are determined that whole
nation shall PROSTATE itself IN the dust.
The Constitution. tho Government. the
Courts. mus, succumb to iis arrogan, de-
mand.. or. like Catiliue, u threatens 10
queneh with ruin tho agitation il has To-
menied.
I. any one 20 demented As 70 think that
thi, in.atiais vulturc Of slavery can DO per-
mancnily satisfied by compounds or conces-
sion, Have they no, bcen tried sufficiently
to destroy the faith that all reasonable men
place in them. The slave-trade was pro-
lopsed; the ratio Of representation was
made broader in the slave States than In
tho FREQ States: Missouri was admitted ,
Texas was annexed; the Fugitive Slave
Law enacted ALI to que, the murmurs Of
slavery. but so far from ITS having the
desired effect. IL has constantly grown more
greedy, de'potio and eiac,ips.
Men have lacked tho courage to look thi'
,ub,ec. squarely in the face. They have
endea,orcd 10 avoid tho crisi. that must
come. vainly a. old Carthage struggled ri
lama to revcr.a inc,orabls destiny.
What arc tho inientons Of tho Slave
powcrl 1.-THE statesmen Of tho pAs, failed
to conjecture them, they are 90 plain to u
,ha, he who runs may read. !. means Il
establish a Southern Confederacy. A slave
coufedcracv. IL means that all Mexico ant
Central America shall sroan beneath tn
chains Of bondage. 1, would change ib'
spirit OF tho age, and put darkness for light
The result will DO similar TO that which ha'
ever attended oil such attempts. As ye SOW
50 .hall ys reap. Wrong and wiekednes'
carry in themselves the sd. OF destruction
We wish the South no III. We woulC
not con,ravene her constitutional rights
4. nor interfere in her domestic Affairs: ba
We cannot innocently encourages the con'um
nation OF her unscruT ulous schemes. Why
should the North s.ultify herself by further
conccssion' Her position il. regard TO ih'
slavery question has not been incon'iderate
ly assumed. and !. 10 one that reason, con-
science. and tho laws Of God approve. II
can neither DO honorably or safely aban
donei. There may be revolution. dissolu
ton. blood.hed. May Heaven defend th'
right, bu, nat ju'i'i,a, ruai oosln".