Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-07-12


generality AMI locality. Whatever con.
Germs the whole should b confined 10 the
whole General Goveennsnt, while whatever
concerns only the State should 10 ielt ex.
slu.ivsly 70 che Staic.
This 10 ell there n Of original principle
about Whether the National ConstItu.
ton. in defining boundaries between the
two, has applied The principle with exact
accuracy, 10 not 10 BE- Questioned. We are
oil bound by that defining without qucs-
ton. what 10 nov eombatted 10 the posi-
ton that secession 10 consistent With the
Constitutions lawful and psaesfai. 10
IL not cpLtsndsd that there 10 any express
Lac Tor 10. and nothing should ever he 'm'
piled as Law which lesds TO unjust and ab.
surd consequences. The nation purchased
with money the countries out OF which sew.
erul Of thsss States vsre formed IL IL just
that they should 60 OF without leave. and
without refundins. The nation PAID large
sums in the aggrgste-t believe nearly a
hundred millions-to relieve Florida OF the
aboriginal tribes.
IL Il Just that she shall now be Cd with
ont consent OF without any RETURN The
nation 10 nov In debt for money applied to
the benefit Of thess 20 called seeding States,
IN common with the rest. 10 10 just either
that creditors shall 60 unpaid, or the 'e-
maing States pay the whole! A part OF
the present national debt MAS contracted 10
raw The old debts Of Texas. L. 10 just that
she shall leave and pay no part OF this her
self, Again, II ooe State may seeede. 80
NAV another and when all have seeded.
none |, lef, to pay the debts. IL this quite
Just TO ereditor-s Did We notify them OF
thi. sage view Of ours when We borrowed
their money. II 10 now recognize this
doctrine by allowin: the seceders TO so In
peace. 10 10 dimcult TO SEQ what We can do
IL other. choose 10 90 or 20 extort terms up
on which they will promise to remain.
The seceders insist that our Constitution
admits Of secession. They have assumed TO
make Q National Consultation OF their own.
in witch. Of necessity. they have either dis
carded or retained the right OF secession. ne
they insist IL exists in ours. III they have
discarded IL. they thereby admit that. on
principle. 10 ought not exist In ours; ifihey
have retained 10. By their own construction
OF ours. they show that. TO be consistent.
they mus, secede from one another when.
ever they shall End IL the easiest way OF set
Ting their debts. or eaec,ins any other sell
fi.h or unjust object.
The principle itself is one Of disin,egrs.
ton. and upon which no government can
possibly endure. II all the States save one
should assert the power 10 drive that one
out Of the Union, Il 10 presumed the whole
class OF seceder politicians would a, once
deny the power and denounec the &C, as the
greatest Outrage upon State rights. But
.upro.e that precisely the same act. instead
Of beln. called irving the one out should
~ called the seeding Of the other- from that
o-e, IL would he eIacily what the ssccder.
claim 60 DO. unless indeed they make the
point that the one. because il isa minority.
may rishtiully do what the Others, because
thew are . maporiiy. may rot rightiully do.
These politician. are subtle and profound
in the rights Of minOritics. They ara not
partial 10 that poser which made the Co.
su,utiou. and speak, iron the preamble,
calling itself 1--WE the people" IL may
we'll be questioned whether there - ,o day
MAJORITY Of the legally qualified voter. OF
any State. except. perhaps. South Carolina.
in favor OF Disunlon. There is much reason
o. believe that the Union msn arc the ma.
Iriiy IN many. n not in every other one OF
the so.called seeded States
The contrary has not been demonstrated
in any one Of them. IL 10 venturrd 10 az.
firm thu. even Of Virginia and Tennessee,
Cor the result OF an election held in military
camps. where the bayonets are oil on one
,. de " the question voted upon, can scarce
" be considered as demonstrating popular
sentiment. Az such an election all that
large class who are nj once Tor the Union.
and againS, coercion. would BE- coercrd 10
vote a.sin., the Union. I, may bs afhrm.
ei without extra,aganee that the free ia
situations We enjoy have developed the pow.
ers and improved the condition Of our whole
people beyond any example in the world.
az this we now have striking and impres-
sye illustration.
80 large IN army as the Government has
now ON too, was never before known with.
cot soldier IN IL but Who has taken his
place there OF M. own free choice. Bot
moro than this, there are many single reg.
ment. whose members one and another, pos
-. full practical knowledge OF all the arts,
sciences. professions. and whatever else,
whether useful or elegant. 10 known in the
whole world and there 70 scarcely one from
which there could not be selected Prcsi-
dent. a Cabinet, q Congress. and perhaps
Court, abundantly compc,ent 90 administer
the government itself. Nor DO ! say this !.
MT true Al.o in the army Of our late friends.
now adysr-aries. in this contest. Bot 10 IL
80 much better the reason Why the Govern
ment which has conferred such benefits on
both ,hem and US should not be broken up.
Whoever in any section proposes TO abandon
such Government would do well TO consid.
CT in Difference 20 what principle IL Is that
be does il: what better he is likely 20 get
IN its stead whether the substitute will
give. or BE- intended to give, 70 much OF
good 10 the people.
There are sOms f0reshadowings on this
subject. Our adversarics have adopted
some declarations Of independence in which
unlike the good old one penned by Jefferson.
they omit the words. all men are created
equal" Why They have adopted tom
p1rsry National Constitution in the pream-
he n which. unlike our royd old one signed
by Washington. they omit % We. tho PEG
pie 4" aud substitute. "ws tie Drpu'ies Of
The sovereign and Independent States"
Wh,p
Why ,hi. deli crate pressing out of view
the rights Of men and the authority Of the
people' This is ESSENTIALLY peoples con.
test. On the side o. the Union It Is n s,rus.
gle for maintaining IN che world that form
and substance Of Government whoss lead
in, Object is To elevate the condition OF men
to lift artificial weights from all shoulders.
to clear the paths Of laudahle pursui, for
all. to afford all an uniettered start and
fair chance in the race Of life. yielding tn
partial and temporary departures from ne
c, ssi,y
This Is the leading object Of the Gorern-
ment. for whose existence We contend. !
an most happy 20 believe thar the PLAIN
people understand and appreciate this. IL