Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-08-27
Free Soil Mass Convention at South
Paris.


,ion, several gentlemen who were invited TO
address the meeting, declined; bu, one gentle
man said he would like 10 ask the simple
uucstlon-whai Frcsoilism is. lie had been
an Abol ZIONIST, called one Of the "nigger
pauy, 1" " longheels" etc, but now with some
little respect be was called Freesoiler-hc
would like to have some one inform him VIVA,
a frocsoiler is-a question by the way, which
received no answer.
Next, Mr.. yfnton, Of Gray, took the floor.
lie, too, had suffered a great deal Of reProach
he had t.-cu placed between the fires Of the
two leading parties, bu, still survived. He
spoke of tn, corruption and ro,,enness Of tho
Two leading parties They now professcd
great love for frccsoil principles, bu, he Plac'
ed very little confidence in them. The Adolf
ZIONIST, 1, had been said, had but one idea ;
but that idea had swallowed up all the INST
80, now. he would turn 10 the wings, having
received their hottest shots, hug the wing
party with all IT. rottcnncss,' and support
~ nominations A. very reasonable thing 49,
Then, the speaker read an extract from the
Bangor Democrat, leading paper, be sad
Of the Democratic party, Ia show that the
party and l,s presses were opposed tn the
election Of Mr. lIamlln, aud that the Free.
soilcrs had excited HIM, when be knew that
nearly every Democratic paper IN the State
warmly advocated the reelection Of Nj
lIamlin 10 the u <. senate. The speaker
then, a. j, his usual practice, raised a grca,
cry against hypocrisy, jus, as though he was
not expert Ia ~ practice, aud, to the relief Of
the hearers, samc to ret.
Mr. Wiley, EDITOR Of the Portland lnquir-
IT.. followed In a bncf review OF the parties
Ut the day. When Gen Taylor was nor,,n-
a,cd or the Presidency, at the Philadelphia
Convention, the Wings gave assurance that
in relation tn L. ;. Territory, they would
adhere 10 tie Ordnance of 81 But they
had proved alsc, the administration bad
taken precisely the ground Of Cas-, and the
whole party bad apus,alIIrd Quite an adj.
mission, Ne thought, coming as It dad, from
rnc Nhusc lrcllug, Scrr evidently with u.n
Wing, IT, could uo, thus accuse Mr. Cas-,
Tor BE- had remained Gm, and with he party
lu the free States, was opposed tu lhc ,NIcn-
sion of slavery, not rctugudlng, but rather
advancing Iu correct frccsoil principles, Aud
set. tI. speaker had The uublushIug clIronlc-
rs to rcprr,ru, the leading Democrats IN tia,
State a. utterly opposed To the election Of Mr
lIamlin. And why did Boz resort tpthls cour.e,
knowing, a, be- Jri that tie great ma., ol llc
pcopI, W lhr parry, with mos, Ut ihc leading
msn, we're no, ouly favorable To the election
Of Mr. H., bu, exceedingly anxious to So
cure ~ twas tn prcpar The convention ia
,lceumb IN the afternoon To Whgg'y.
Mr. ". IN the afternoon resumed hIs rc-
mark, before the Congressional Convention
Once ,hc Additions, party was 80 weak that
any other party could take them upon the hp
and away with them, and consequently. It
would not do Tor them To come IN with other
parties At all but uow they had become 81
strong and powerful, that It would do for
them to digrc,, a little from the right track.
That ~. they could venture away from the
night, go out into the BY and forbidden path
uf the rotten Wing apusutrs, assist thcm ln
the wrong, make some capital by DO, and then
have strength tn gel, back ga safety. So he
believed u pnPyr, under certain circum-
s'anrrs, ioT ihcm IN nominate the nomncrs 1T
one OF the opposing parties. lie did not
care a fg from which party ,hcs made their
nomination, II ihey ouly had evidence ,ha, be-
would be- true 20 tho lrrc,uil principles. The
position oi the Democratic candidate was 50
well known To the community, that any ~.
qulry into h., principles vas unnecessary
Ne, 10 make 200 inquiry into hi, lrcosoil pm.
clplc,. might give HIM the preference. aud
defeat the Wing casdidaic-lIat would not
do. One man had prIudlcrs against Col.
Andrews, lha, H. against the man, uo, agalGs,
hIs principles, - be- was called l.oeo and a
bunker (,hr speakers were very much oppos-
ed to nick-namc,J and falsely represented as
To hl, ,icSs upon lrrcsoll doctrines, To defeat
his election, not his nomination IN that b,dy,
iur his name Vas not presented for that puI-
pose. but the position OF VIZ Reed aud his
public aris were such a. TO give the fullest
assurance that be- -, right "a the fTcc,oll
question. Yet, It seems j, was no easy mat.
ter to point ont these public act, as proof, aud
50 irw friendly letters and l.illc street
gossip Wa introduced ~ Ihc bsst proof at
hand. Inquiry vas made, ii they had ans
assurance from Mr. Reed. himself, that he
was a frresoicr. but none was at hand, aud
even ii there Vas, they would put no conf
deucc IN 1t, ION the ground, We suppose, that
he would back out from It just as bad the ad.
mInls,uton) for pledges were worthless just
before clecuon-but as was Justly remarked
there, letters JUS, before election from his
Wing ncighbors, personally interested for
him. and from frcc-soi Wings more anxious
TO see federal measures carried on, than tree
soil principles, were very reliable testimony.
One speaker could b. satisfied IA relation to
the two candidates By Judging Of their public
acts but he could not prodace single act To
show tia, Col. Andrews was not night on
the ircc-soil question, except that he support
ed Gen. Cass. Well. Mr. Reed supported
Gen. Taylor who was with Gen. Cas- upon
this question, as was shown by Mr.. Wiley,