Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1864-10-28
OCTOBER rs. 1854.

sible scroHg- l. not this last the time O.
carry oct the Dcmocratie principic that -,
Are opposed 70 slavery. black or -hite. ir
al Is forms. and under whatever circum
stAnces.~ Present circumstances are par.
ticuiarly % ~haiescr.- they are OcCAsioa,
for =" whatever national right. true publ,
policy. and security Tor the future demand
Let us have the Administration which vi
DO these ihiugs
Let rs reoeuabcr that the gro'as,i Of III.
rebellion j. slavery The democratic party
used 70 harp upon the iaet that both Lin
coin and ilamlin we're from free states they
say nothing no~ about tbe sectional ticke,
of ne psAee party. Bot the trouble then
was thar Lincoln and IIamln loved liberty.
- the south. simply from the feeling that
slavery bad been declared improper. thourh
not 90 De molcsted. scccdcd It~as under
democrafic standardization. and without Of
course any disturbance Of slavery. They
wanted 70 hide IN some Kind of Utah. the
nasty system which offended the nos,rils Of
the world. Wee President stephens told
the Whole story When be declared that tLey
were founding an empire on the principle
hat slavery 49, the ncrnal condition Of
Africans.-fiaf slavery which. " White or
black the y. n. democracy thought a
80 curse Nov ~ have no right O. al'ow
such thing ~e ousht not % lease them a
part % OR heritage for any such nuisance F;
sc oughi 10 say you may love fith.-
but that oessP0ol Of yours Is Ett!c too
nasty o. have IN decent society
Their Pct system i ness OF abomina-
tion. ! remember that in the Shenandoah
Valley. ! uevcr sa~ I've person, % real
Airiean descent. IN Southern Tennessee.
I fhink haE MY have been black. I re-
a..a.a,r olr vrr.ou % sixteen. whose flt,l-
vr and mother were children of wealthy
owner remember the person on account
Of thr eashes cut into her back A. she LaI
been tied uP by The thumbs. That kind o.
morals j. ono % The ' rights Of the South.
I remember seven hundred men. Who were
SCARED and manned. their Surgeon told me.
beyond creditilitv To scar and MAIN Is
one of the rights % the South saw
eh'id q eight years. perirctls uhite and
With blue eyes. and soft straight hair.
slave. To ensiase whites j. one Il tbe
90 rights 81 the Sou;h.-a right indeed so
long exercised that 'peace~ men nov 20
besging O. slavery and say. " An not
thine as. upon whom thou hast ridden ever
SINCE va thine. % this days~
Nvw compromise Arc wanted. McCIel-
iAn's otrs platform would give suf5eiest
glarantecs 90 these " rights
In thc Internal compromise which the
'' Convention Of States l. % summon from
iis native regioo.. -e are expected Co give
new assarancc, q lie . the system 81 tle
siave-masters. q they viii roud-,ceui o.
cease burning our to~ns. ani shooting or
brothers. We are to lay in for them a new
stock Of branding irons. blood hound..
. shackles and whips. When Jefferson. the
father Of Democracy. iclt thai God had no
attrbute Which could take part With the in
tsmca, system IN such a contest. trt Chris
tan men pause iet them fear tLe wrath of
God. f they think % restoring this t0i,er.
ing Moiocs o. his throne.
Look 40 one more point remember
beng told o. a rebel oFcer (in sabstancr)
'' you thought slavery uas our weasne,..
yoa are mistaken. j. double, the number
oi saos 80 can rut into the feid~ Ivas
hrrtr ffe I.nI fh.t Inv IT,. ,.,..-.