Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-10-01
Light Reading After Election

Light Reading After Election.
The confidence which the Massachusetts
aud Maine wings TEL, tina, ,hey should hca,
the democrats oi thu, state IN the late Flee
uon, D. charming io read over nov that The
smoke Of the battle is dlsslpa,cd. !, shows
how the most con6dcu, calculations On the
part OF that pauy-vhich they have always
bcen iihious iur making only nco'l the tcs,
. Of democratic votes. tn leave them In a glori.
our minority They generally achieve as
mlny victories IN tn, State, a. the dumocra-
G, do-wi,h only this dihcrncr-tbcir'
comes b,,or, clccuon--ours after The FOL
lowing extracts from many others We have
seen will show hoW their pulse hcat about
ELECTION time
10 the Portland district, the wings have
nominated Hon wm. 7. fcsSrndcd, onc OF
the most able and popular men in the State.
lIc represented the district 10 the 9Th Con-
gtcss Tbs frrc-so,l p,riy have als" nomi'
mated Mr Fcs,cndsn, and there can be it'll,
or no doubt ofhi, election ''' Nj I.
m addition tn this, will run ahead ofms tick.
e. Boston Atlas
In Maine, ycs,crlly, The S,,,c election
took place of course. Maine will GO Tor ihc
luco, on the State ticket, bat Ne have made a
gain IN ,hc Congressional dclcgluou. Bos-
ton Bee, 10Th.
NlNr. The Wig, Of the Fourth Dis.
tici, have bed two conventions, one At Top>.
ham and one ., Pans. The former CONVEX.
nou nominated Hon Isaac Reed Of Waldo
boro, and the latter the Hoo. r. h Go'dcn.
as. s.. C--.s,-~-.s, p,y ,ir,~-rr6' thnrf1al'i
10 the field, and We truslthc conflicting claim,
ofcach viii b. rrconcilcl bsior, the election.
Boston Journal, l7,h Aug
Agreeable 10 The wishes Of Dr. Sleeper,
ooc NJ, wirhdn~n-bu, 10, the wings could
90, maintain him that vaslc0, aud the de.
,rict went democratic. The same ia,c, the
Bath Tribune cou,r, out With M article. Of
c,rmhton between III two wing. Of ,l,c
pariy--,iruoi. sealed and delivered vhicl,
ihcy u,hcrcd into the world as followed
It is with uuicirncj satisfaction ,ha, Ne APP
prise our Wing iricnds ih,s moaning, of the
hual, and most satisfactory issue Ut the late
temporary d,Hcrucc, hr,wr-n thc Oxford and
Lincoln portion, ot our ith Congressional
Di,,uc', arising ont ola misunderstanding
respecting the vote the Top>ham Con,cn-
ton IT lSiG. THIS is A. Il should De-. and
ilushr, -,lll another testimony II The pa,n-
o,lsm, AMI gsllan, b-arinc of,hc Wing, oi
Oxford, a. we'll =, Of old Lincoln Now. let
oyery Wing rail-, To the fight. and BE- sure
,ha, no effort !, neglected to secure the tn.
umphan, election ofour nominee.
The Boston Traveller Of the 9Th. enleh,.
caed their readers IA III, following oEhand
style. Tbs, paper gave abou, our whole del
aEaron lo the wings,
The wings have gained three lfuO, four
m0uhcrs ia Missouri and will b. likely TO
gam two or three IA Maine, by union With the
FREE soiler.
The Kcunetcc Journal Of the 9TH proposed
to "sky . copper" rather than that the de-
mocrlcy should carry the State. perhaps
that is the way the Free oilers ard wings
settled their union The Journal on that day
thus advises
"lfyou can't settle your troubles any other
way, draw lots for il, OF turn up copper be-
tween your men. Don't lie, locoiocoi,m pro-
4, By your dI..un,ous
As We approach the day, the Atlas grows
warmer and more urgent. The week before
election, thcy put forth the following eames,
appeal. limo doubt had it, effect.
" Ways Of Nam. Ifthere i. one among
YOU whom this paragraph may find absent
from his State, and in reach OF his home IN
time to vote, We urge upon YOU, by every
consideration o, duty, interest, and country.
T" ~ h'Ait a'h llaANil NN'lf NNNl HNllf
may be. Even in the frs, aud in the seventh
districts, the Wings have a chance of elect
Jog DO no, le, yonr vote b. Lost, Your single
ballot may elect Mr. Appleton, Of Mr.. Fc.-
scnden, or Mr.. GoodenOw, or Mr. Reed, or
Mr.. Cushin, or Mr. Washburn, or Pike
Once more, then, We urge upon every absent
Wing voter from Maine to 60 home and vote
But the election tsahspired, and the wings
were sOundly beaten a, all points, as usual,
and vel the Boston editors "eould not give II
up 20" The Traveller Of the I7ih, eight
days after the election, says:
Further returns from Maine settle the
complexion Of the Congressional delegation.
The Wings will have three members, proba-
bly,, VIZ: GOodeuow, in the third Reed, in
the fourth, and Washburn, IN the sixth. The
delegation will therefore stand four Demo
Gratis, three whigs--a ~hig gain Of one"