Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1854-06-30
The Portland Arm, and Democracy.


number Of n'ice, and ES.oilice holders pre-
sen, apd sligmAiized Il as being an Office
holders Convention. This was done to take
or the curse Of the Convention II self styled
Regulars and no, because there was any force
in the assertion. One little Caucus to selec,
Delegates, |, seems, contained about as many
office holders a. the whole Mass Convention.
The following frum the ESposilor viii album
IDENTIFY prove this fact. I, lets tho reader see
some things witch he will do well TO remem-
her:
"Tho democratic voters Of Ward 4, were
notified to meet in the Municipal Court room.
Va D,e,iinc rrai held there. This Ward, last
spring, rave majority Of SlHrrr'TOrH
against Nal Doc fnr mayor. II polls some
2ai Of democratic votes. No meeting being
holden 1t ,he place designated, some Of 'he
office holden copyrighted a force in the Cum
herl,nd Law Lilarv. Fourteen persons
in all were present, Their names and the
Offices they hold, und sdc salaries they receive
are as fnllow,-
y. l.. Woodbury., Post Master, salary and
Perq iisitos, $4,000 rer annum.
h. L1uabee % Inspector Of Customs, 'al-
,ry slOo5.
eastman Hall, ditto, SlOa5,
James Harris. one Of the principal clerks
IT Post master Woodbury. in the city post Of
fee. salary $500
J. II nErmou, mail aren, between Port.
land and Boston salary $500.
John, Ayres. superintendent and door seep.
cr OF the Custom lEousc, $685. per annum sal.
ary.
Besides these six, the following persons
made up the whole meeting, viz
Charles vansy, Mark +. Jose, Peter C.
Jamcs d Scayy, Il. X. Harmon,
Josiah SpaTorj, y. Liuledsld, and F. w.
"Our readfrs will recognize in the name Of
Peter G. wuslow, one OF the prominent &C.
Iors To- the ms convention Of the 18th which
dominated Hon Shepard Cary tor Governor
Also, the nam RI W Nichols, one Of the
editors and publishers Of this paper
The charmn ofltc meeting WIS the above
namei Custom H0u" Inspector, Mr. II. Lar
rlhcc, 81.
The preliminary aclon was moved by VIZ
Post Master Woolaury, to rriec, the right OF
NJ. +. W Nrhol, to vote 10 the meeting
he heing a PUBLISHER Or the Exposition. and
friend ~ Nj Cary, This motion vas to
'arrv out the programme n prescription,
marked ont by ue Arrusi7 he morning. Il
el TO some ,2,i,rd discussion, hut ofcoursc,
IN a purely 1snera'e caucus, made up Of
~ rrirdral olIcc holders under the federal
government, IN IN aggregate IT fourteen, oR
oH. 1t was carried, and Mr. Nichols head
M, "A. % genuine disorraniler the
,xac,til- uuderwh.ch The Washington Union
la, en-, olTtbe had of tie Augusta Age
Seeing 20 large o ward Of the city repre-
,,u,ei by only fourteen persons, and "T Of
"a %. Office A''Ss,,. ,ni one Of the two dele.
yates elected. Mr Elijah Williams, being
principle JOB prnlcr 10 the Argus, monop-
,ly Of Office and government, patronage, II -
lo, difficult To recall the lamenird Senator
Trundy', remark upon such interference Of
officers with he popular "lee'ion'
"whou see, aid he. IN The limited
State, Senate, inca holding Office, planning
mi interfering with popular elections, ] can.
,o, b., believe they are thinking Of their
read"
Now DO democrats In tbs State, need more
evidence of,hc hrcicll condition to which the
I'd party la, been, ADD isnow reduced, when
,urh , system Of reading our Of the party, Is
,-irr PLAYED, back and forth and on an sides.
The Union reads The Age on, orthn panty.
The lpe. in turn, denounces the Union as no
onrer apostolic. TIE Argus reads Arson
p Morrill, oul-,hcn Shepard Cary out, all
lonr BIS ,hr dash ufa pen Then comes the
po., Naslr. Of Portland, w,Ih his rlerS, and
four mors Office holding lackies, ani ofcoune
Zach bringing a man With him, makes mp
wcly, In a great caucus Of Eu-irsH, ard these
giant, m ils land assume a'so the business
n reading MI Nichols out " the party
And mi. IN q city where Of cichlccn dclcgal.
b. 10 ,le convention to be holden on Wcdncs.
lay. frs-murc than one lour,h-are open,
determined advocate. Of Shepard Cary's nom
nation 80
Thi. shows the spirit Of Regular Dem
pcacy. l,isrci,inp rcry 'slecf. II this Is
specimen Of one l,Ic caucus what shall Be
though, Of the whole Convention
The Argus farther laid that the Convention
nj June 9Th said nothing "agdiHH NE old
.nemy-h, Wigs" This we though, vas
, crave charge and ono that would almost
-ondemn our friends to everlasting inhmy.
A charge ofsrch awful import-such s'rni6-
ran, ms,ning-of such weirhly consideration
coming from such sourcc-from tho Ar
GUS the Boston Post Of Maine, 1t VAS believed
would coustgn an the actors 10 that Con'en-