Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-07-23
RADICAL OPINIONS

hhDllhL Va ASANNS
Radicalism = becoming quite a buchear
with the umid and shortsighted, There are
tho,. IN the community Who SEEN 10 b. afraid
10 20 cot m the DARK. les, ,hey stumble upon
radicalism. and who cannot be down To sleep
bu, thew dream Of rldical,m The country
j, fairly awake. \ dcuou j. aroused, anil
every b,dy j. alarmed, and prognosuea'lng
rothinr bot moral drsolaiion and death. Hut
al Is useless, uDcalied ior. That there Is
much M The community that i Wrong, cannot
~ questioned thai many things, many symP-
toms are obvious which can but indicate dan
ger. Nc so and kuow a. we'll a. some Others,
We are perfectly acquainted With what 'h'y
call radicalsu, and We ADM, ihatit Is IN sons
respects superficial, anti, philosophical aud
dangerous bot Measure them that their doc,
time Is the wors, possible an,ido,e tor II.
We have said On more than one occasion,
,ha, every thing Is ,eudiug 'u Democracy .-
Power is passing from the hands Of the few
to tho~c Of the mani, The MANY are bcgin-
,nr 10 take part, and an imPor,au, part, 90
poIi,,cs, m Legislation, ga morals, 90 education
and In religion. THIS Was to have been ~.
pcctsd when Ne adopted Republican gov
crnment-and therefore should excite no sur-
Prise. I, Is desirable, and therefore should
excite mo- complaint, Bot "a, MANY aTc not
a. iudicious. a. calm and a. learned, a. Phllc-
.oph,cal, and a. wise A. some desire. Admit
II. and what then Who could b. 50 foolish
a. To suppose that the many could al once
pana-, the aHairs Of the world wiihou, cum
hitting any mistake Have the few Who
have all lately always ben the world. mas
tsrs. llvays proved themselves iniaIhblc'-
Let the history oi the world written IA blcod.
answer. l., the yo.cc OF oppressed millions
answer
Bu, radicalism Is dangerous. ~ ns0.-
VIA, then Can II Dc supported No
Conservative politicians, the clergy, ihcolog-
zeal professors, literary and theological re-
views, may oppose It, bu, then opposition
will invariably rrcoil upon their own heads,
and by separating s,ill more radicalism from
religion and literature, make /, sal more dam
cerous. The stream is too mighty To b. stay
I'd IN is progress. The most Ne can do j.
to guide a. ", Who ary learned aud ~isc,
who have rhiIr--Thy and SQUAD s-p.e, Ne
uho are ahsgy, JudieiOus, instead Of Spending
ours,rrus,h in useless efforts ,o r,ss, u, should
direct !, ar,glt. by giying u thu bsn"t' Of our
superior knowledge, VISION zn1 7T-Tuc.
Radieallsm, sublimaied, purified, warmed
and guided BY Christian truth, loPe and love,
Is the lover with which to move humanity and
raise Il To 10 true condition. but devotion to
mere party cannot do this. llenoc Of all
that marks the age, and distinguishes motives
Of action among the masses, nothing Is more
characteristic than a growing incrrdulity-a
falling Oh Of confidence, and fidelity In the
various p1rfiss that set thsg,S,lrs, mp, each
claiming 10 b. the only infaliblc guide and
friend Of those who held the balance Of pow
~. and arc always needed To help into place
either or any party We would No, b.
blihdeA a,so,oo, ssd pat sai.mlts4 eoSi.dsnos
IN aHy party now sNant Tor Ne believe With
and old an approved Democrat, that mere
party " IS a fari,on, and that men or meas
urc, &c that ,,,lS ~ good si an Is Haihsr par
" p'ea, aor party H'sa'ur,, bu, Is purely dem
ocraue" True any ~ Of Democrats united
IN promoting democratic principles, i par
~ IN numbers, bu, IN principles and measures
they are not. ior they lo.k 10 "a, sr,di,s good
# al, AMI bring forward measures 20 benefit
the mighty masses % unPri'iledgrd aHd uDed- !
ueaiod poor. They erect the banner of '' no
party bpi ,ndslIHd, And With them invite the
people 10 rally around j, in good faith.
This Is our radicalism-adherrnce To Dem
ocraey always opposed to disorder aud confa-
sion. and friendly to truth and justice. The
great majority never fayors rashncss OF cruel
~ alsehood or injustice. Truth Is bond II
union; II never eoniradicts itself. Error Is
The cause Of discords for errors are not ouly
opposite % truth, but may Dc opposite TO each
other. A party held together BY no tie but
. selfish ous. BY no common sentiment except
hostility to truth. Is sure 10 break into oPPos-
ing iac,ions. Asa d. not agree IN an absurd
nv or an injustice. The democracy OF mum
bers, - ia the Uaited States has ever b"en
knit together by truth. being .ated to action
By exalted principles, ID rhe days of WAsH-
RsroS i. established he great ,dsl u RsiiOn-
Atty; JESgESsoS proclaimed the capacity of
N. m..-s- isI .elf-go'e,Omaa,. MADlsoS as-