Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-02-15
OLD SERIES VOLUME %, NO. I3.

Who excludes the sls,eholders with their
.ls,rs7 Have they not obtained an opinion
from the Supreme Court which vail. in Of
feet, override any and every effort Of Con.
srs.s again', thsm' They can II they
choose nov 90 wherever they like on tho
public domain. There 10 no majority in
Congress itsclf 10 prevent their going, even
u they lad the power. Why do they NOS
u.e ,ha. righ,' The reason 10 plain. It's
not for their interest to 90 % Tar North.
They will not leave the rich bottom lands,
still open for the profitable cultivation OF
the cotton plant IN the South, TO 80 10 .
comparatively arid region farther od, The
Shareholder follows his own interest IN ap-
plying his labor in that way th., will yield
the bet re-als. II be were compelled by
Law 10 remove 10 any part Of the territory
from which hs now complains that be 10
excluded. be would be apt to regard the de-
cree as greater outrage than any he now
enumerates.
But now comes . farther claim In this
connection. We are called not only to
guaranty slavery within our own territories.
but we must provide for Il in those Of our
neishbor. before wo get them. Have We
no, dificul, problem. enough 10 solve with
in our presen, epormou, geographical limit.
to save u. the necessity Of put,lips our
brain. with other, TIA, are without, IL? 1
can scarcely repre'' smile at this idea OF
territory hsroa'isr 10 b> acquired. even amidst
all the painful realities Of the immediate
struggle. 10 /, not, ask you, Mr. Speaker,
an abstraction more eItrasagan, than all
the rect?
The third and las, Of the causes OF grieV.
ancs Is perhaps the most singular Of all. 10
attlehe. itself to no act Oi commission or Of
omission whatever. bot is q mere approhen-
Zion Of what may be done hereafter. Il 10
,aid that the party which has now succeed-
ed IN the popular election has increased in
numbers with 50 much rapidlty. and that
/, shows itself - animated by a hostility to
slavery Us to render all reliance upon its
pre.cn, professions of moderation utterly
illu.ory.
IL has been farther alleged a. grievance
that. by the admission OF ns~ free States.
the time may come when their number will
eIcced thrce-quarters OF the whole. Then
they will have It Ia their power 10 adopt
amendments 10 the Constitution NJ pleas
urs. Then there is reason 10 fear that they
will invade the domestic Institutions Of the
States. OF fcour-s tho Republicans will ut
once initiate q plan of emancipation. And
/, !. in iull view OF this impondln; danger
ths, tho .laveholding States prefer TO avoid
Il by seeding irOm the Union.
Ii !. dithcult at oil times 10 reason about
imas,nary dangers. I think it i' Mr. Jsf.
ierson who remarked that much Of the life
of every man 10 troubled With the appre.
h.p.ion OF thing. that never come TO pa-s.
But surely We have no rational cause TO sn-
Ecipate the admission OF twenty ss'sn more
States within any moderate calculation Of
time. Yet itr-quires no less 10 furnish the
necessary proportion, outside OF tho slave
States. to incorporate amendments into the
constitution. IL - moreover some bat sur.
pri.ipg TO End tia, even the suggestion Of
the possibility Of the proposal Of such
amendments IN any case should have been
maze IN such quarter. Surely there are
some things which tor its own security, II
Tor no other reason. IL may fairly bs pre-
.umed that not one OF the States would ever
originate. Aud one Of the most essential
would be any idea Of direct interfsrence with
the internal economy OF any other State.
have now considered oil the alleged
grievances which have thus far bsen brought
u our attention. lst. The Psr.onsl Lib
erty laws which never freed slave. Il.
Exclusion from . Territory which slave
holders will never desire to occupy. 3i.
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