Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1854-04-21
For the ONford Democrat
The time honOred principles" Of the
Norway Advertiser.
PETER

For the O,ford Democrat
The time honOred principles" OF the
Norway Advertiser.
What are they and how honpred judy
ing from the past and present Indications
" more honorcd in the breach, than the ob.
scyancc"
The Editor canGo, mean the principle Of
regular nominations since ;he arch enemy Of
Nlrrrrs and Rlmrods has buIlc4 and called
for Mass Convention To nominate him for
Governor II the State
The acknowledged leader Of the Wild cat
pauv-who virtually long since rcpudlnicd
the doctrine IT delegate Conventions, BY ad.
visnrand prariicing tho dcser'ion IT an
such conventions, unless his feline brethren
had 4 majority therein, has now, We are in.
formed, issued his mandate ior a Mass Com
,cnlion, and hi, friend Ut the Norway Adyer.
tIscr calls on the Liberal party tn sustain their
",imc honorcd principles
Now Nc clnno, understand how principles
become houorrd hy time, having been OF rhr
op'nion that The only true TEST Of principles
was iu their intrinsic merit. and therefore SIC
have not regarded time as the essence ofpun.
c,pIcs Bot suppose It be 50. and that SIC
have during our short Ito been mistaken Of
this poui-vhat length Of tine does he 70.
quIrc, before ucw follcd nor.ons-lrscrllon
uiuld friends ard neutrality-suspicious. ofucw
views sud nCw rrccds--b,cnme "llne honor.
ed, Zoo IHe opinion IT the Editor vt the Al.
'erlO,sr' IIcsnooi be long no, more than
"lurc,cr," certainly
How long have the leading principles OF
that paper hccn in cIls,cucei Tourhly UNI
drrsa0d lhc time when It may be- proper io
inquire wh'' ATE these principles called ?
The answer D., unm.eaLable. They arc
a,oucd To be- 'Ithcal principles"
NJ matter vbrihcr cugrafcd on a Dem
cratic or Uhil stock, or whether inrraiuci
They are and must be liberal" We'll what
are " liberal principles" The definitions
orjhc word liberal, as given by ,hc great lex
icosnphcr, aI,rd Us mo- guide,
They arc ,arou. and Of different import,
60 wit not mean, cot q free hoart, Zee To
give or bcNow, munIGcent. bonnurul, rcucr.
uus, ample, large, not ,rlGsh, free, llccnlous,
Zee tn cNrrss."
What then are those liberal principles so
much talked ut and what doe. lhc Advertiser
moan Go embrace when ), opens 1t bosom Co,
and throws IlH arms around, the liberal Mig
p1uy. and what are those "Ilmc huuorcdprn-
ciplcs" which must hc sustained Will ihc
Ad,cu.sor tax. tie definition as It really
m.aus What vc infer IS this Free, gen.
c.ous, un,cld,h, bouurifl. no, mean, ample. "
when directed by c'rrd notions, and when
Otherwise d.rertcI-"llccnuous fec to cN-
c.,s'"
This 0. our view Of the true meaning Of
,hc word, and therefore We mus, look to rhc
motive before vr know vhl, the word means.
Was lhc motive VIA, determined The choice
and moved rhe will 10 alizIng che term "iih-
erll patty" 20 portion oflh old Democrat
lc party Us distinctive appeIlation-ha,ua
time "houorci principles" Have they larger
views nj State policy, more generosity BOO
lcri,Illnr or lhr public good, ATE lIcy of
higher birth lnl lees mean 10 IaDIr daily 10.
lrrrour,r lthmhcg-'
DO they claim any such thing, and il claim.
ing 10 1o they support that claim before the
uurlI' Does the mind embrace either Of
these definitions where the term "llh"rl
uhir pauy" or democratic parry 3, used b.
the Ad,cu,scr' Now, then, understand ID
to mean just th..--Iincral in the nee of arden,
spirits Neither more or lcss-li docs not
mean "lccnuou," NJ "lrcc ioeNcos., what
ever may be Do, tendencies, tui IL supply
means liberal with reference To- Ardcut Sp!r-
it,
For proof, refer 90 the Advertiser in IT.
acruun, II the Spring elections IN the several
towns In this County Those elections ~c
20 know were all approved hy one motive.
and that motive ~ every town, had direct
specific object and that object, the Maine Jaw.
Look over then tho account given, whc'c
iho,o officers elected to oppose or impede the
operation " the Iaw, are styled liberals, -
an liberals, ant an, who would sustain the
law, Bogus, Rnmoj', sc.
w matter whether Wings or Democrats,
whir is a. good liberal as the oldest Wild
cat in the State and a liberal whig is reported
a"hbcraI" By the side ofl.ber4l Democrats.
Liberals then. are those who are opposed
to the Maine Law and liberal as to that oPpo.
siriun and therefore the liberia. principles oi
the Advertiser had birth IN lhc hot bed of OPP
si,ion TO that hw. Who are the "iIbernl
whip rarly" that have found an organ in the
Advertiser And what the object Of this
cnniura cudcarmcnil The liberal whie
party of O>iarl, are the Phcbe Miles," OF
Penobscoi, the " Crosby wings" OF Waldo.
the " Schic am SchnapPs" Of Kenncbec. 1t
is not To be longer disguised, that the liberal
parry is made up Of liberal Democrats and
liberal Wings, and all oppose the Maine law.
To carry out that object, is the united eilort
Of tina, party. do not say that the liberal
party profess tn be hostile To that law. On