Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-03-22

by New tuglanu quaker poet, appear 'o
the zane elements in many heart.
Thi. may be considered patriotism in it,
.impls., iorm-a kind OF rude instinct that
l.. found az nru, in the "New Zraland savage
q. m the Roman ei,iIen." but In the truth.
iul language Of Giles, " Patriotism Is greet
only n. an enligh,enei principle, and !, be.
comes an enlightened principle only. by the
ad,anccment OF social and moral cultivation
Hy such cultivation alone. the real great.
mess and happiness Of country are discern
ed"
To desire the gr,sfsa good Of ones coun.
try is the nobl..t passion that animate.
"a man in the character OF citizen and makc-
him a patriot indeed. Patriotism like ,ni,
would never SUPPOSE ,ha, moral ingenuity
could b. a national interest Patriotism
like ,h. would no, foster de.po,i'n or bon
dagc in any form. This was the patriotism
Of the fd,Au,.
Washington signed the bills Tor the adj.
mission Of two slave states" true, bot they
were part. Of original slave s,a,es-rennescc
being included IN tho original state OF North
Carolina. aud Kentucky included In the
limit. Of Virginia. Each OF these detached
portion. having .lavchoiding communities.
Here was no expansion. No, q FOO, OF free
territory wa. surrendered Tor there was none
there.
jefferson signed the admission OF a
slave state. '-HSrr.
liz proposed as early AS Isl, to exclude
slavery from the national domain. In the
slave states where IL unfortunately existed
be afforded no encouragement.
The Liberty clauses Of tho Declaration
OF the Independenee,-,tc Ordinance OF
i7sT.-hi. approval Of the :" bill Of rights 4"
q. an amendment, to the constitution. his
cIsr,ion. for the suppression Of the slave
trade and hi. written indictment OF slavery
itself a, I" the perpetual exercise OF the most
uurcmi'tlrg de.po,i'm on the one part, and
the mos, degrading submission on the 9TH
er." all show tina, hI. principles. tie -
.encc Of the noJlJi patriotism, were adverse
TO all forms OF ds.po,lsm aud bondage.
..Madi-oo signed the bills Zoe the admi'.
sion OF slave state" tu, how stands sla.
very expansion in ,hi. instance louisa
n, wa. part OF the territory purchased OF
France. Il, va. organized in 1904, as the
territory OF Orleans. and admitted as a state
Ia 1872. under its present name. This had
ben an old Stare holding colony Of France
aud a, stated by Seward in the United
States senate in 1854. tho prevention OF .la'
very within IL would have been an act OF
abolition.
Monroe did the same" Three Save
state. were admitted during bi. admini''ra-
ton. Mississippi, Alabama and Missouri.
The two fret named were star, Aoldine COM
muui,iss detached from Georgia. and the
prevention Of slavery hero likewise involved
abolition. Thu. far not foot OF free ter
r,,ory has been conceded TO slavery. That
broad region bounded by the Ohio, the lakes
and the Mississippi. the fathers ordained
should be free. In their enlarged patriot
Ism they lei, no national good una,,emp.-
ed" Thu, far 1t appears tina, !, was the
policy Of the fathers IN regard to the orig.
nal domain Of the United States, to prevent
the introduction Of slavery into free terrific
~.
Justitia argue. that IL Is right and jus,
tha, the Shareholders in this country should
have the peaceable mean. OF expansion be-
cause the fathers sanctioned IL, aud " tina,
unless this right ('lavery e1pansion) is con-
ceded a, it always has been there must be u
aasrant violation Of the Republican Plat
form. which promises that the government,
shalt when in republican hands bs admin.
i.,ered according to the fathers" i. o. toll
crate and extend slavery wherever IL choos
c. TO 90. then the writer adds Z" this Is the
Repub icanl.m and Patriotism that has been
ted for and will be voted for again"
What were the principles and practices
OF the fathers? Where was there foot OF
free territory blackcned with slavery by any
act Of their. pre,iou, to the Missouri Com
promise and even Missouri at tho time she
asked to be admitted into the Union had
an uncomfortable number Of slaves within
her borders. Perhaps my friend will ask
how came slaves there! bu. l hardly think
that even he, will assert that il was by any
act Of the fathers.
Il Is asserted indirectly that there are
two classes OF Republicans. one which .ol'
lows in the wake Of Phillips 4 Garrison.
and considers the Union . humbug and
elories IN the contamination OF Its long de-
ierred hopes. This savors strong Of Aoo'''
tionisn.
The other class looks to the history Of
the nation for line Of policy to DO pur.
sued confidently and positively asserts
tina, the fathers were slavery propogandists.
and In parsusnee Of this fact. slavery sI.
pAusion must Be the embodiment Of Repub-
licAnmm. Now will NOT the history Of the