Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-02-03
The IrrtD.e.s.6ie Conflict.


Was IN pIOgJ,sS. Alexander ii Stevens,
iOiteriug in body. u not IA miud. = IA
Representative %, the tOUeriuS cause Oi
slavery. and holding seal by suarage
IN The Congress Ot tnAt county winch hv
sought TO oV,rhvVw. 10y establishing an
other, tAs CoIucr stone 81 which should
be human slavery, opposed conic'ing
civil rigAIs upon Tie back man. lie
was met, by noble specimen Il his
race, who represents. IA part, The Oh
Nulliica,ion Stale 81 Calhoun marvel
in histoIY-Snd a more eomplSte nte-
lectual victory Was never won.
Ar. Eliot Is oil UumiNed African
blood; he Was Lo,u la Boston aud com
pleied his education al Etou CoieSe, Eug
land. Al Tue expense vi a Boston lady
who has reason ~ DC proud OF her pro
tsge. The speech showed scholarship
aud legal 4JilIy which viici.ed The praise
OF Gen Sherman aEj evel Ot leading
democrats. Inc applause Was such a.
times tnal tAe Spe.Nvr cJd,d not Iepress
il IL 10 conceded Oy al IepOUS that lac
IuIuisAed the most cOmp,ete answer Yet
attempted 10 tAc constitutional. arguments
"a The opposition, sud D. Wasa severe re
buAe upon gue iHlu.er4Ut Spit.s ot the
old plantation masters Co ue iutt 10y one
OF tEe .'dc,pi,vd race aud see their 80
phislgiss anA.y zed before thciy eyes, aud
disappear in tuiu a.r. IL MAS such u
scaihinS haseiA,iOu to Me-srs. S,elheuS
aud Hams IAa, luvO attempted lao rc
ply. We cop Ihe concluding potion Vl
bis speech;
MI. Elliot continued, reply Ing 10 Tie
argument Ot Al:. Stephens Of Georgia.
lie eouieEdv,i IL..t tUDsrs - had. under
the iuurtvvulu aud ulIventA amendments
10 Tue Constitution, complete pO"er To-
pass the itN, aud 20 project glt tuc CHI
zens Ui The county ga au tAciv Ii.hls.
lie discussed The doctrines uI the decision
Ol The >upr, ,ue Count an 1ur Ne" ORLEANS
Klaus hJvT casts. aud ASKED tUc gentle
mau livm Georgia Vi. S,rrh,u>l WHe.A.
~ they gave COIOt eSeu tu vac clam ls.C
Congress cannot ieSi>iate against The
PLAIN DETERMINATIONS made ON Stale laws
anu SlalC ct.sIOius against that NeIl race
iUI " hose compete freedom and Ptotcc
ton these great amendments 10 lhr C1A
stIlutlOu were Elaborated Had adopted.
IL cOuid not % Pretended ta..l Tue eNl.>
Ui which the cO.urvd people complained,
their exclusion moan 'ue Fuo"e Holvi-,
HON Tue >,esPtUs ear on lac halfway ,aLu
from Ihe I,.u1 VI srlutl.c. wtre tAv
exercise 81 tGc ponce = NtIui the Stale
no oae could uti.y tu.,t ga, 81 tniuSs ~eTc
inc quality discrimination, aud = dcuIA.
OF tie e4.ai protection 90 he laws winch
those CUHs .llUtluuaI amendments were
framed 10 sUari against.
blT. EuIuI S.,.u ia SHARED ihOSe feeling
Of high per,uu.,l restr "a h.cA prryad>d
the house .Iu respect 10 Tie gentleman ituui
GeUT.I- III. S,,puvu>l Oat when that
geni.eiI..u len, LI, Woke Nud Influence o.
defeat this measure. he EuIotl could
not sAlluk loHl saving ti...l J. MAS LUt
from him 81 pueL> tAat Un American
house Oi representatives WOdid taAr is
sons IN niaItrtS tending toward human
rights. NJ COusIdvTattuu should TestIat
him from saying that tAU gentleman
now offered tU ne government, winch he
had done his Utmost To destroy, a very
poor return tor Us EIasuauIuIty IN com
lus here and seeking 10 continue by the
assertion OF doctrines obnoxious 10 The
true principles oi government, the bur
dens OF expressions ~ hIch rested Oh those
who hAd never laI.e eli 10 make PRAY er>
iOr The success Oh tue government ~ Inch
that gentleman had sou, ht 10 blot out
from The ga.4Ny Oi nations. Applause
on Ike lOOr aud IA The galleries, which
were hued WIKI CO,urvd people Il Was
twelve yeals since that gentie uIan bad
shocked tue CI,IiIKrd World Oy uuuOuIC
ing - the highest form 81 government
one that Tested on human slavery. The
progress OF time had swept away that
pseudo gOveiUguUuI. and The race which
he >tvphru> iulh.eS>ly spurued and
tram Piled Up,u Mas here now 10 meet
him ia discussion. 10 dcmaud that The
rights eniuled by It's iuImer Oppre
should Ov accorded To those who. even
in the daIkutss OF slavery, had Kept
then alley lance tue To freed jm and the
Union. That gent emau had learu0d
much since 1870. hui he Was still a LEAN
or. He MI. Stephens should put away
entirely those l:,ise uDd fatal theories
which had uiaIred hi> otherwise euNiaJie
record. lie should srCept 10 is iuiness
the great dUCuiue thai American eItiZen
ship carries With II every els j. and pOiiu
cal night that manho0d eau confer; lac
should lend biz il huence and mastery
ability 10 complete The proud structure OF
legislation which made the nation worthy
OF The great declaration that heralded IL
birth. Let him do that and lie would
have done that which would most Ger.
tainiy redeem his reputation in the
world and beet vindicaIe The wisdom q,
that policy which had permitted him To-
return Ia his seat ia this house.
A. 10. tue gentleman from Virgins.
(Mr Harris. who had yesterday iran
seend, Il decency anu prOpiiety, he (Ar.
ElliOt) should have nO @orus Nitn hln.
lie would iCt that gentleman feel that 0.
negro Was not Onis TOO maguaulniuuS 4,
smile him in MS weakness, but Mas even
charitable enough 10 grant him IA,
meIey vt his silence. Applause aEo
laugblerl The holy Scuptur,s tell 4.
an humbie hau, maiden who had Ion.
and faithfully = esBed Ia The Iich lieid-
Of her wealthy kmSman. and that al last
in spite OF her humble anieccdeutS, she
found eOmpiete favor in his sight s.
with bis race. IL had Tor two centuries
reaped down the fields. Tue cries ano
won wbssh tHsy hrd uttered had entered