Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-08-27
Splits in our Party

Ouc Of eur Exchanges has some very Just
,smarks upon this sublcct. Nsi,hsr the party,
nor aay scctiou Of Il, ever gained ANYTHING by
split Il has many times bccn defeated,
but We never beard of VICTORY being ,chlc,-
n by a DIVISION OF our ftccs. By split boz
the Democratic party on the slavery question,
Gen. Cas- Sos defeated .n the Las, Prcsidsn-
ual clccuOu. By sPlit, Ne have lus, town.
c1univ. district, STATE and national elcrtiuns,
and thrown the entire power into the hands Of
our opPo1cuis. but never did the Demo
--1iic party gam suv,hInr hy A SPLIT !,
.hould cycr BE- fixed n the miud, Of every
hcuest Dcmocrai thai nothing but Jciea, can
=, gained bv dNisior, by a portion Of the
AMY sphung or irOm the main body and
sitting Up f,r ,hemselcs VITA this "hNed
fact" beiore Us, uhai isihr nm, duty ofeyrp
Dcmocra,i Il Is to keep che parts united
lfthcy disagree upon any enc issue, lri The
ra,nsutv submit io the decision Of the marori-
~. or have hist issue out ct the creed OF the
pariy. and lci every man entertain such views
M relation 10 10, and aci upon 70 as be- thinks
icsi. There Is no other course ior honest
Democrats really friendly 90 Democratic mcas-
gr,sard p-tnopIes 90 sucr,-stuilS pursued.
While they nav, thcirrho,cy ~ slesr aIirua-
tive ,hey vill never toG, unless they arc
misguided o. arc MISUNDERSTANDING o, &C.
feat The Democracy
Suppose a ics prolcs-cd Democrats, be-
-pne disarecicj. uu account Of certain Dem
.crauc nominations, and - urge the third
7ary ,o take ground tha, vii help 'o defeat
the DOmrcrli.c Tarty, and ard 'hc Wing,
their enemies What will they gain f'r De.
rnocracy by thus cau1g or Would !, not b.
much better Tor s1ch housing politicians,
fs,Si7c prg- political ycrmsn, 60 adhere 90 thc
party. though the party may err 90 snms Of
70, nominations, and f,rl thar they arr r'-
'4ir.l by Truth. yutnr M, meraI, irrue-, but
tor measurrs. than 90 bolt, 90 CRAFTY lhrr
feelings 81 animo-siy. ihr.r Will. aui thereby
democratic measure, and principle, hil ~
.occ,-.. 10 not cave ~, POI, stick - ih-
party. that, ifit crr,, yal can 900 90 correct
ing Il, errors, and thereby secure thc conf
dcnee and respect Of an honest men.
Il has been well sid ,ha, rro-,la,sry or
anu-slavcry j. an issue iha, the national De-
mCeracy cannot stand upon. Upon Tho sla-
,ary issue the patty in one h'liotlhe States
IN the Union canno, agree with Ac party IN
the other hall. Il Is an is,gc, too, 50 atlcc'-
M and ~ interviewer with every interest Of
the south. unlike what e o., rH the north. ihl,
the party there canuo, ~ expected 20 submit
O., the party here merely becau~e they MIGHT
find themselves m a minority, nor rae r'r'1.
III. nothsrn and southern Democracy cam
rot reasonably b. expected 90 50 agree ln Ir-
,ion 10 slavery, - 90 render % possible 20
sr,n- the minority. whether north or south,
N acluiesc Boz OBJ, views otihc minority -
The oaly course. then. ior the national d.,
mocracy 10 pursue Is, 10 leave Tins question
ont Of The creed Of the party The national
Democracy. previous TO the last Presidential
campaign. Succeeded by this concia'orN
course. b., a portion Of the party ai'h'
north iolisi. 'rh' # because 70 was NOT sni.
iciertiy anu-,,lverv. sod goyuuu Of lhg
party Of ~, south Ti' y b'c1usr u wls noe
sufficiently pro-sll,cy-grd '5T spar f,',g'-f
tls D,u,5ra'ir party. And what has been
CANNED by the dei,a,' Wing rule, extra
var1nee. eorTupisu md Piurt,r Bu, We
hope our party has gained wisdom, and ih1i
20 the future 70 WILL proai by the lessons Of the
past. In national Democary, all Democrats
should unite, and upon local questions act as
Justice 20 the parties require Upon th.s
prime iplc We believe, Nj Hamliu, Benton
and other Democrats have acted 900 relation
20 the question OF United States Territory.