Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1854-09-01
which depend upon the result of the pending


dalion Of parties In Zee government and eS-
anime fr., principles f'r j, is necessary 10
rever, TO lhese, in such crisis as the pres
cnt, in order tina, we may form just idea Of
| villa, poli,ics and party ate; and what We as
free and independent citizens ouphi to do
Parties have been found in all time, IN free
governments Their number in the State ct
Maine in an indication that this principle was
never more eordially entertained aud deeply
rooted than Of the present time, When ihei'
object is merely to keep OF to get office iof
The sake cf its cmolumeuis and honors their
disputes src Of liulc consequence; and the
success or defca, Of any particular party IS
only important to the public as It's candidates
are more or less s,alifcd fnr The public ser
vice. but when parties divide on great
questions Of public policy; when their dilier-
cnccs arc radical, when the objects and
measures they have IN view, are such as go
deerly and widely, To effect the liberty Of the
cirIen and the welfare OF the State then
their conflicts become vastly important, aud
then the business of politics becomes the
hirhes, Of an merely earthly concerns
ofihis latter description, iellow.ci'iz'ns'
NC consider the cuu,es, now going on in this
State and the United States II is eminent
~ So: far in the interests which have given
/ Il biuh-the points in which 1t turns and the
i,sues il involves. We have all the elements
Of that old and iuiermiHable conilic, which,
in every free State Las divided the people in.
To tvo general pariics-lhe one popular or
Democratic in i,s character; and the other
dircc,lv the reverse. "The distinctive fca.
tues Of each party may be described in few
word. The one regards the elevation Of
man in his Intellectual aud immortal par,,aul
MOI, the acquisition Of wealth or the exercise
of power as the hichcs, end Of the social
state. aud /, regards government as a mere
trust delegated by an the people to their
SCENTS. to he exercised imPauially aud faith.
Gly Tor the bcnef, Of an aud Of each and
this is POPULAR peoples or a Democratic
Government. The other deems the prc,cc.
ton u Propcry-vh,ch 1t regards as tie
foundation Of individual comfort and II IA.
l.onal pro,perl,y-,hc chief inicres, Of socic.
,y and is continually seeking to confirm the
sovereignty, in effect, II no, in form to some
select class, some privileged order Of the
people and TO make Coyemmcn, Subsidiary
no, 10 the interests of tie mass, b., to those
Of the few, such government, 1t Is needless
tn say. is ant. Democratic or ar.s:ocrauc in
rs chatacirr."
$50 long ss human nature shall continue
What D, has been a1l now is-s, long as ava
rec and an5.liun-lhe love IT money and the
'o,c Of power shall dscll in man. bosom
these parties vill ever cas-, 10 greater or less
activity and under The binding influences
of,h,s, passions, many, many will aior, the
sew, and promote tie interests Of tie anti.
democratic party, under tho sincere cunvic-
ton tia, the condition Of each member Of 50.
cisiy will be really heller when the power
Is vested in a sc'cc, c'a,-, than when It Is
shared Jy the whole community
il is the conviction Of many patriotic and
rood men, a, tie present time tia, the Gen.
cral Government, Is gradually cnlarSinr It's
povcrs by cons,ruci.ou-iha, i, is silently,
hui, rapidly cncroachiag upon the reserved
rights 81 Ito .,,ss--sui d,a, i' ,s fast ,e"d.
ING through fundamentally Of iis immense
patronage ard power to impair the irec spin,
oftle people TO foster ars,ocralic ds;incli ou'
and 10 ultimately as.mi'a,e our institutions
TO those Of ! jcspo,lc character. They are
therefor, uuwillin. that the government, the
fruit Of 80 much toll and Of 80 many dangers
should be converted into vast machine IN
,hc benefit of csp,,l's,s--uuvilltng that the
states should be stripped Of their rights, and
unwilling to see Solemn pledges and com
pact, broken hy Congress at tie instance OF
hy the assent of the Executive, and they
have resolved 10 DO what they can to make
this Government what or fathers designed
IL should bc-"a glorious temple of Liberty
-rIorious in the amplitude and simplicity of
n, proportions, rather than he outward sPcn'
dor or It's internal decorations through
whose open doors, the oppressed Of every
land might enter, and a, whose altar every
Ap,ri-aa aE.H OF whatsoever name, color.
creed or condition nigh, stand in the flll CON.
sciou,ncss of equal RICH, and worship with
his fellows"
The American people are bound By every
cousiI ration II honor and v-ner,lion Tor our
illu,riuus father, 10 fulfill their noble lie.
s.gus-to preserve the true integrity Of the
Federal Govsumcn,-to maintain the rights
Ut the sta,es-lo promote the spIcld NJ free
prinrirlcs-ald 10 refer Tor their guidance
to tue charter Of our liberties the Dccllralion
Of Independence. :, long IS we aud our
roslerity shall adhere TO these enduring mon
umculs. We may be sure that the great ends
ol ue heNo'u'loh VIII W SII"eI' W''
American liberty will be safe-Amcrican In
dependence complete. but so often as those
great principles arc DEPARTED from, the public
iu,crcs, mus, suffer, and 4 the time should
ever come when they arc wholly neglected,
our liberties win be gone and II the Union
shall continue to exist, it al! be, no, because
held together by fraisrnal compact; but by
The arm Of power upheld hy military force.
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