Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1851-12-19
/" THE PRESIDENCY AHEAD.

r,R, Demacrai. IN the Tribune. So far as
~hig chances are governed, It m'krs very NJ.
ne difference whom the Dcmccra'- pom'ua'c,
f,r he will be elected as certain a. ~ have
another Presidential E'ceuou. Tl'- irlUN.
ing is rum the article referred to-
DEMOCRATIC TICKET, 1852
For Prrndcni,
SrrrHrS 4 DouCL,s, 81 llline's
For w., Prta1,Si.
RIM. r. HrSrrE. of Virgins
~ Who Is TO hc the ner, President An
imp,r,n, question Jus' nav, and oPcn To Dis
cuss,on. The States are now preparing To
S-nd delegates tcihe general convention which
Il. io make the sclcc,i"n Of Democratic can,i.
dates for the "iTcc II Prcs,den, aud Wee Pres
,dcni Of The runed States. Many Of "ur cnn.
tcmpoaucs have indicated their preferences,
and We have concluded :" f,llo- the r,--l ~.
anrlc We have pot up The names OF D'u.
rlt, anI Illaicr. io stand until November, On.
Ir., thew ar .up.r,r.l'i b, ihsr> nominalcd
hy ihr u .m~rll General roH'cuion. We
shall no, d,spaprr ary II the distinguished
men Who an, prr.nipru, ipr ne uficc- IN qurs.
uuo Should any ~ them h. cho-''tr ~ the
Democrats Convention. Wr ,hall ri,, llcm
cordal support anl Nc tslic,e the electoral
vote OF K,ulucAy siIl D. cast ior any "U~ ~
them. araIn,, az, Wing candidate lkcl, to
h. nominated 1t thusc ~ho prefer others
present their claims, With them wc have no
controversy There are ,s,sral Whose claims
,o a nomination ar- euIiilcd tn candid CON.
,ricra,iou. and " ho would de- honor IA them.
selves in the high stations ,u ~ filled. We
think, boUe,cr. iha, The ticket 49, have plac.
ed at our masthead IN, superior claus no the
prrsrnt crisl, before the D,mucncy II THIS
cuunlry
In prrfcrrnr u, Ne coasul, NJ ,"cal ParIsl.
tue, ur pcr,ounl feelings Neither 81 them
belong 10 our ovu Commonwealth. nor are
,hey even personal acquaintance, OF "ur'.-
We take them as they stand briorc the cuu0'
uy Nv their public acts. and their veil kuo"n
characters "a the responsible Offices they have
occupled
The name of Dough-, IS associated Nth all
the suuinr and impriao, political mo'eneni'
IT the AS ten " fifteen years IL has led
the van of progress. Although comparative.
" young, his superior talents have Won him
a fame Which few even II m, elders In poll-
tics ever attain. !, appears tn BE- the policy
. of - Ae 10 select a candidate of merely mega
tive character. who has not been, a' tho phrase
goes. nNci up Nth the late i'sues bcinrc The
csnlry. We prefer man Who has been
mixed up With lhcsc issurs-Who has walked
boldly tbiourh ih,m--~ ho has maintained hrs
,ut-rriy aud ruu.isu'rcy In the tcfHpes, If 81
c,trm-n,. 4nd Who has key, an impartial cyc
Ipru the Interests 81 ihr wh"lr c,uniTy Ia ne
midst ui sectional euafr,is W. yrrirT an
active. working Drmocrl,, Sh" has hern un-
riunr and uaequ,,ccai iu s0pP"r' ~ tie hc"-
~ and practice II government he tccus lesi
fur the country. The D,murriis have never
succreded upon meic uerhll'es No party
by such a p,Iicy can cia'r,l the drsl nlcs at
this great republic, and ~ man Of such neg
alive preirp,luns should b. placed aiihe helm.
The whole uulon. and especially the erea,
West, know Stephen A. Douglas On the
questions II National Bank. the Independent
Treasury. TarIH reform, the settlement ui the
Oregon question. the acquisition of lrNas, and
reforms in the disposition Of the Public Lands
ms cuurse has hcUn marked. Grm, c"usistcOi,
Democratic Throughout the agitation II the
Cumpmmlsr measures, he has been the llhe'-
II Statesman. true IN the Constitution. and
the uf,Nlhlr uppuucnt 1T secilunal hnallclsm.
lie might have made himself lhs idol uf a
faction hy paadcung a sectional Prrjud'ce, bot
his talents needed no such prop To SUI pr,
him, and h,s irirru,s has b-'rn Pr,-'f against
the temptation. We can hni ~ one Of the
same active and positive public life ~hu>e an.
iecrdeuts will bear - rrid scrutiny. lie
- IN the prime IT liic. able - endure the m.
ais of slatiun which has proved fatal 10 three
Presidents IN the last ten or twelve years
lllri.nu AID Taylor survived only a short
time Il,o perpleJIties and trials Of the Prr,i.
DENTAL Office, and PUlk lived only To the close
ct his term.
We have reason to expect that the ne,, fur
yean will be eventual IN our foreign relations,
ADD require arduuus duties Of the President at
the United States We nerd no, commend
III. abilities "f Douglas. They are tao well
known. His power has been Eel, in the pol
ICY of the nation wherever talent. energy,
boldness, and Independence were needed lie
10 besides, from The great Northwest, the
Populsr ia'Orile oi tina, region, and ,he South
~ill feel conhden, that they have IN him a
shield against aggressions upon State rights
and the fanstieal agi,AiIons Of the subject oi
Slavery in the councils OF the Federal Gov.
eminent The favor with his name 10 men,
tioned North aud South Is luminous OF good.
The real friends Of the Union recognize in
him one upon whom they can safely unite
Some States have their h'orites, whom they
would prefer, but Douglas is their choice, To-
cal par,iali,ies aside. We regard ,hese signs
a. pointing to him above all others upon whom
the VOC, Of bic country all! uni,s with mos,