Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1854-08-25

] lne peollt--the sONefClEHs wv 1N""N'"Nl'
to wal, by order of disciPlinarans, ill the
tex, National Convention before you may ex'
press an opiaion On National subjects Of the
dcepss, moment, involving the broadesi PTin'
ciplc, Of American policy and tho dearest
rights Of American citizens Must the prin-
ciplCs Of democratic or popular government
which YOU are allowed TO entertain proceed
from the ccutral power and low 10 the cir
eumfercncc-lrom the leaders 10 tie people ;
instead Of from tho circumference to the ccn'
,er--irom the people 10 the leaders, This is n
new, rhlsl--an 1n,i.dcmocfuic doctrine. 1t
sub,crs democracy by the people aud
converts the government completely and
( practically into an odous Arsiocracy. Geo.
the III aud Lord North might contend for
this doctrine bu, no true Democrat could
Justify it for moment. Under such doc.
,rine tie people nigh, as we'll yield their tight
to NEE, and discuss political questions and
their riph, 10 vote rs to retain them; ior these
rights arc a practical nulli,y ifiheir opinions
must be dictated by central power. How
diFercn, mi, language from iha, Of former
democratic Conventions where they asser THE
\ rich, Of the people 10 nee, ani discuss roli'.
ical questions the RICH, " sovereignty and the
the right Of the people to stamp their conrie-
lions and opinions aPon tho measures Of gov
eminent, 70 place an honorable man and
good Dcmocui, upon such a false, such de-
err,i,c, such a crirrinr platform is to inmo-
late him upon the altar Of absurdiy and Pscu.
do Dcmocracv.
This rcsolu,ioa--,hc only one except hat
Of compliment 10 the Candidates, a grand
mistake. Such 4 Resolution is oui u place
ina Convention # Americans " whatever
party. It hl, mo-, one sentiment, IL common
with popular 'rvcrcigniy bot il, whole es-
scaco Is "Whcn the central powers tell us
wla, to % ,nd Uha, to believe we will De-
and bclc,c-ur,il, l,a, We mus, no, take it in
to reconsideration" Isthatrhc democracy Of
our fathers
\, 10 the other matters which occurred az
this Convention our readers arc already inlur-
med. The imported editor Of tic Democrat.
&c Advocate among other remarks in hi, iiradc
and abuse IS reported to have said of the dis.
position OF men Of ono principle on the Ne
brssl fraud to &C, together as iollov', "h
,-a, an mio'y oa1'iion originating iHhoR'
Tbs, classical democracy.
lIc,,il Of Gen. Perry that "the Democrats
II the second Di.,ric, would send him so ar
below rcrlI,ioa tll, tie trump II the Arch.
angel would be unable to recall him OF
course ,l.s issIirl apostle Of Boston democ,
racy is = rrr1, as,rnloc.s, anil has consulted
tho stars ('enT.hylh) ahou, the fate of can.
dda'cs and nations. Perhaps the PEOPLE
OUCH, 20 have a crca, amounted aiih IN o..
predictions, M,s, men To- his region, lunh
upon this sr'rcnnsiilutrl seventh son and po.
luicll c'a.royan, as an inflated drmaFurue
rather ,lan as prophet, and they look upo0
his pror hs,.cs, lis abuse and his blatant BON,
has, With Gully one sculimcn,-ihat n pro
found contempt When election day como,
the people will speak 10 tones OF thunder "a
such prophets, spiritual roppcr' and pretended
democrats. bidding them 60 back TO their "a
tive abode there to rumIra'r ufon broken
plclrcs, "siis i.sues" sod political roth
Or tho rominccs ror Senators, on" NJ ihrm
Is sufficiently knosn. Mr. Growers name
las been befr, the public ere ',hi,. H. pre-.
tends to be 4 national democrat, has acted
sith he party nov and then and has ob.c',,
e. rs us,c,s occasionally when they did not
Gu, across III, inslina,ioas. He was an or,
ciual Chandler Gusionis, and jid all he could
to form new party on opposition 10 the 1t
1nor Law. lie thinks the Norway Advert,
ser is filled with sacred democracy ever sine,
II raised the black Nlg Of rebellion against
the rye democratic organization, and tina, tho
ahrse and threats ofi's writer. and his rcc.a.
liar licnry tendency to the classical Cp!lhel,
ofBorus. Niger, Ramrol, viii c'brinr all
nations to The true h'h. lie must TnrEr
ruEr be Senator. Oiihe other ruuincc ior
Senator, We hear nothing cSccr, that he u
4 man afsr Mi. Growers own heart.
This convention differed essentially from
that uf lest year no, in numbers or zeal but 10
speakers and eloqucncc. last year !, wa'
iayorcl with the true sentiments n one %
our homes, fellow cilzcns. Mr.. Porter jlC
himself honor on that occasion. His lucid
exposition oI democracy was refreshing. Dg
this wear how changed Mr.. ponsr's elo
ousncc was laid aside for tina, Of city petty
logger. an outsider WHO never thought coun
try people lad brains, and eho aucmpls ''
fichrcu ,Lcm into fits by illusions to "hcll'
and "purga,ory, places which his j.sicmPcr
ed Imagination has most fed on.
! 1, was s.ncullri,y Of an cN'raordinar!
character lha, no man in this Convention
should have alluded in the rcmolcs, manne
To Mr.. Paru. the Irregular cand date FL
Governor Not cheer, no, an ercourarn.
word, not a whisper went up from this bodl
to show that any candidate Cor Governor haC
been nominated, or To shoS that said candi
dates "rorord" vas II years in Office, sn'
iha, he was "hcal and shoulders above al
other men," Nor was there one word utter
ed in relation to the platform on which he wa
placed. This was most extraordinary. lIay,
these men iorsakcn and rcPudiarcd the mat
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