Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1854-06-16
The Washington Union and the Age.

TIN. j.c;atonal. charrablc, and pretended
exponent has read the Age and kindred pa
rgrs oct ct the Democratic Party. Il seems
o. Re engaged IN the same Kind of dcsPo'lc
business rur TIE Federal Government, that
ibc Age, Bangor Dcmocra, aud Republican
Journal exercised lls, year 10 relation TO this
STATE.
The Union or rather the slavery organ UNI
der which such cr.rging Journals as the
Democratic Advocate, Lincoln and $500 Dem
Ocrl,s end Norway Advertiser ate most hap
~ 90 serve. saws:
"a GrvrlNr DisoHoANHrH. The Au-
susa, CMa,nc) Age, tree To is free soil an
tcrsdgu,s suJ instincts, takes ground against
ths Ngbnska bill. and ior,idcs itself behind
three calums ofabolit.un abuse and soPhts,ry
The A-c ts printed in a district represented
lu lhc present Coarrss' u' Sir. B'rso0. On
Abgru0n Wig, and V'qycs itself TO be a
very willing echo Of ,ha, gen,leman's roll.
tics. We expected To sec the Age refusing
20 submit o. the action Of Congress, and ,ry.
BOP: to- h'sify ,hc principles upon which ,he
Nebraska bill rs founded, ia order To nclp
such gentleman IS Nc. Bensoa int Con
rress.
The call-a, democracy Of Maine, including
those Who have differed in regard to the Ne
bra.ka b.Il. tu, Who. like Mr.. Fuller, See
their duty iu Welding tn the decision Of the
democracy On Congress, aud IN refusing To
help the common enemy By unus, attacks
upon a great principle. viii no, be long 10
coming to rLe conclusion tIat the bcs, way Co
treat d.sorraurzsrs Ike the Maine Age is to
hand them over To the hHatcs who propose
90 burn ,br Capitol ard to rcsis, the laws.
Such prints remain 90 ,hg democratic party
alone to impair its strength and to dishonor
o., cr,sI."
The Age mauiu.ly sustaius itself against
tbi. iu.ufrrcr; and Io Show that u has bu'
6Ilos-i ,hc lead or,he uuon under It's euol-
CT and wiser councils, thus quotes from a Tor.
msr article oi ,ha, sheet as follows
"whcn, therefore, a promineu, Wing
Senator Ike Mr. Dixon PROPOSES To Co Er-
YoyD Jyra- DoroL,s aud beyond the Com
promise OF 1850 ga showing his devotion ,o
the rights Of ihc South, l. may no, be out Of
order to remind our friends tina, in the Crca,
Issue Of 1850 the body Of Mr. DiNoa's rol.ii-
cal friends, especially a, the North, wers not
prepared to 60 c,ea as Tar as the Nebraska
bill goes.
Bu, Mr. Dxou's amenimcn, may serve TO
stir up excitement on one side, Wills, Mr..
Summers will cGr,, the like obiec, on the
other; and, as Whgism and Aboliliouism
have everything to gain and nothing to lose,
the upshO, may be that the agitation may
euurc To sic benefit Of the common oPPosi.
ZION % ths Democratic party. Prudence,
patriotism, direction 20 fIs tHioH, hs inisr-
-, n q, DrrocrIiic party, all suggcs, tina,
that public scuiimeu, which now aequlesces
chcsrflly in the principles Of the ComPro-
mise Of 1850 should not D. iEcogidrrais,y ii'.
rlrl~'.
In word. il would be wise in all Demo
Gratis 10 CONSIDER whether 1t would not be-
,1f,tioLET WELL ENOUGH ALONE.
To Errr,L rHC MIssouEi CoNraoNIsr,
might. and according to our view would,
clear the principle Of Congressional nou-in-
,eryca,ion uiall embarrassment bui irs doui'
rrl,'Isr a. good thus promised " 50 'mBor.
trg, iIat 70 ,rould Be- ,riss 20 so,s u through
a. asuai.8l raiai necessarily stands IN our
path. Upon a calm review Of the whole
ground. WE YET SEE NO SUCH REA,
SONS FOR DISTURBING THE CON,
. PROMISE OF 1850 AS COULD INDUCE
. Us TO ADVOCATE EITHER OF THE.
. AMENDMENTS proposed to Mr.. Doug
las BILL"
The Age IS not remarkably humble under
the infections Of the Union but like mar
who thinks he supports the now hr'ag, pres
en- democratic Platform 10 the now living
present sPlinlsred regular organization al
though II has actually slipped cut from uh