Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1854-12-01
The Prospects of the Democratic Party

"The Worcester Palladium, a Democrat,
paper after dwelling upon the overthrow nh'-a
the dcmocrsuc party. lately 90 powerful AL
90 confident in iis own strength, has met with
in al the states in which elections have ~.
Gently been held CLOSES with these reflections
"what then is 10 he done 10 bring ahou, A
reaction in public sentiment In i,Vor n tho
democratic party The answer must CON.
fr,m the wise. considerable. prudent men N
the r,ry-m.n who can look III. maiieroy
in a true and unsrlhsh leh,-mcn VIA ran
COMPREHEND the principles on which, the GOV.
errmrnt WI. founded in ihs outset, and Who
have the discommcnt to apply ,hen To the 81.
ireneies in which the country Is now placed
Bu, whilever NAV he don, tho denn'racy n
the free states should be IL NJ WY rom
United IN the idea an extension n slavery
through their agency or inslrumen,'li'y. TIE
sentiments and conuriion. ~ the age are
AGAINST it. Il WIS our belief In fshu'ry Ias'!
When We fret wrote on the Nsbnsk. bill
that.
"'Th. administration. with the prospect,
in New York anil other state, before H. has
M Strength IN waste 10 experiments and II
il has committed itself To this measure, It h,s
committed i~lf 10 consequences which 1t will
he ssddcning for any dcmorra, o eon'enpiI''
Those consequences are now before ~ IN
the results ofihr cleciions vhers'er they have
taken pla'e Tfihere w.sa principle involved
like that involved in Gen. Jackson's ooniro.
yrrsy With ,he bank. We might hope for reie.
tion. Rot We cannot - long ~ there 10 a
conviction IN HE heart NJ the free states ihil
slavery i. to be extended by any aelion of The
democratic party The great Struggle for
supremacy in our day Is between slave and
free labor for supremacy on the soIl a ',rur.
+. gle fnr mastery beiVeen labor that is pa and
labor that is not paid The constitution re-.
/ corniTc. the rirh, of slaveh,lders To slavery
"A foil and complete RIGHT, YOU wilI-wI'h.
IN the states that sustain or tolerate the inst.
tuition. Bot the free states ran read 10 that
crca, charter Of an our rights as union Of
states. no ALLEGATION mon them 70 extend
slavery hcyond the limits n tho slavery state,
into the territories NJ the Union, sod i7y a,.
rcmp,s IN pot that construction upon that la.
,irumen, will comc In connlc, With public
sentiment th1t must be respected rs 1t Is. md
cannot he broken down OF overcome Rrh,
or wong. such i, the fact and ,hc dcnoc
racy of the Union mnsi make it an essential
consideration in al It's calculations Of what
us mure j. to he"
This ia sensible view u n, matter. Tie
democratic party cannot he rc.usrilate,l en- ihs
people cc,ss to entertain lIc conviction that
the obisc' IT II. lraGen-ihc'e Who control ,'
maoriiirs and those who rcpresen, Il in Com
gre. or IN other Offices Of the federal govern.
mcni-itis to strengthen the ,larrpoN'' and
enlarge the boundarie, within which slavery
is permitted by Law A. ioog as the p1ny
/ lies under me odium which accomFlntrs such
. policy, - lon. mus, j, remain goNer.'s'
minority.
We see clearly shrt h,, broach, Us To- ih-
condition In which VIC are. The organ of Ido
administration n Washington itself acknoNl-
eyed il repeatedly. before the late s'sc'.u0'.
vhcn /, represented the free state, o., on FIRE
with 4 fna,,cal real arains, iho institutions of
the South - 7iolcni and N ur,rr'al that he
South might vet IN It's osu defence. be- dry.
en- tn dissolve the Union. Tho late elections
,,s ,imply lhe rc,ul, and expression Of this
feeling. The people hnye 70 lnnaer any ~.
racbment to tho administration, and therefore
drop m To other prrliss The administration
has rep.iled their supper, by DO, own acts.
With rhr, clear conception NJ the clu'. of
II. mi,fouunc,, tho parry ought To have no
doubt or the proocr remedy. Il must divorce
itselflrnm the slave powcr. or It will n''sr
rrcn,cr ~ sscendency in The country. Tic
separation must be complete and sincere b..
You'd an douh, Or question the repentance
must b. profound in proportion to the helm
business Of the past offence, or the oaence vii.
never he rardoned
We ara aware iha, there are many vhs
fancy ihi, some great stroke Of policy, such -
getting up spirited quarrel, perhaps var.
with some ofrhc European power, would re.
pl,cs the democratic power in is old position
ofsrsnrih Thi. srcms 10 IAN Idle eIpsc.
alion. When ,uch an event takes place, il
is imposs,hl. To know beforehand who -iIl
profit nv II. We had a second war with
Greu Britain. ani our domestic politics were
greatly the worse Tor it.. w-hld 4 var With
Mexico. and At the cluso OIL General TAYLOR
and IN. wings came into Office. The demo.
cratic party j, MI, in a condition to bear ary
more eIp-rinenrs-lhc Disastrous one which
was tired ,llhe las session ofCongrcss should
suffice. The plain path OF honesty irng,l,7
a strict construction fihs constitution and a
complete separation from the Interests of rvery
class Of lri,locra,s or capitalist, whether at
the North or the South. il the onlv safe me,
and the party which follows lhi, will IN the
end assuredly rule the country.
rs Y. Post.
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