Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1854-09-01
Frorn The ST. Lou, Democrat.
D.e.,t NJ ,hs Democracy. and some OF
,he causes which Led TO t.

Defeat OF the nemoeTaev, ana some VI
the Causes which Led TO h'
The return, ofihs election IN this cay and
.,,,,v how that Mr. Kennel, the whig NOM
i,,, /. elected 10 Courrcss by about one
,,or.,us n,iori,v. a result uneSpeeied TO the
,,,,,ry snd one which every true democrat
vii greatly lrplorc.
Aibooch II : proclaimed abroad as
who victory. vet. when ., is known BY what
bs.e asd cOrol meaps /, WAS produced, 1t
viii reeoll back rrOn those ~hO were en-
gagged in il, spd place Col Bsaion still high
sr IN the estimation Of every honesi and uP'
night democrat,
We predict with au abiding e'uudenee IN
,he suscyss 81 our prediction. that h's as''a'
On ,hi, occasion. brought shout, as u Was, by
The mo.i ccriuri eoiliion Ibai ever d'sgraeed
nny civilized community, will cause 'hS Coun-
iry ~ rally to hi, s,audard, with GNod PuT'
rr.s 70 place hin To- The hIahs'' oiiSe D." The
gin q the American people.
The Wing. we'll knew that defeat was 'o'
r,nabls. unless extraordinary means were re-
sor,sd 70 TO aver, IL, and hence ihcy went to
work 10 Get up Know Nothing organization
and by dcSe:, and misrepresentation persuat'
81 manv democrats 10 Join o., under The pre-
,eacr Of ORGANIZING new party independent
oral other parties, having coz ~ object the
oysr,hr,r oi Catholics and Foreigners. Thus
the prsjudicss Of cur people aca'os'. io''
si-bsrs Apd Catholics wee MADE 10 operate
IN fave. oftbc Wing ticket, Coz Hosooncr were
tho-s mislcd 0s,nucTat. iui.y lasiah'H M 'Hc
association, thau llsy were informed that Nj.
Kcuuc,t vas ths nominee OF he uow.No'h.
iags. snJ that every nsa,J,r of'he society w's
under positive cbli-auoa to support him.
Ta.pIirr tba, The wbics and KGow No,l'-
ing, would .ull be- unable to Jslea, Col Ben
ton. they pl,ccd oa .he,r tsse' Few an''e',
anl thus lorncj an alliance between wings,
Kuow,No,hinEs ant antics.
Even this combination was ihouGh, 10 Zee
insufficient, anI a committee VAS appointed
10 raise a nud to bribs and huy upyo'crs.auJ
wli-s Who had never before contributed 60
such iish1ucs, purposes were assessed large
.um,, and Threatened with explosion from 'he
rarlv n ihcy rcslta'ed o. meet, he demand
IN ,h,s.uav upuarJ, Of 500 600 was raised
and expended ,a buying ,o,r., paying 90 some
instances as high o., dirty io.1rs Coz vote,
4 llr-, member OF m,a, armed With dead.
Is weapons, were ,ato1cJ a, the polls 60
prsyenl na,aralzsl citizens lrom voting, and
thus. at lsls, 1900 legal voters were Deprived
ct tbs r.gh, orsaiI.lce by threats Of violence.
Such are few ofihe means used TO defeat
the man Who ha, ever proved himself stead,
a., lrcuI Of the people. and who, TT twenty
wears 7ls,. has been ,hs head aai l.o1t olthe
Js.u,,aus party 4 i,,,-, u.LcG such s,r.
cunsnrces b, worth Thousand victories OBJ
tanned by fraud az. corruption.
Col. Benton VA, nominated sd suFpurtct
b. ibc old uac icmucucy-ly ,ha, parry Who
advocate tic doctrines Of J,.Itrsoa aud jack.
,,n, anI Who lyr thirty yeats have been soc-
c,ssfa,lv warm. asaas, che fedora, party,
gaming victory rpoa victory aaJ eoaques, OPP
% conquest.
The Wing parry nominated Luihrr VI.
Ksnpct. an CLARA vh.r a bank aud tar !T mau,
and violent opponent Of ihs democratic Tart,
The administration brorch, ,uio Ihc field
Tus,ca Polk, "a lawyer Of some cm,nCHcc,
bu, one OF the small and ,1,icn.6rln, squad
Of politicians kaoNn az AruesD who made
sp,,she, ,broaebos, ,,e district, Proc.a.m,u,
himself the nominated candidate ofthc admin.
n,-luu7 plrty,a calling uTou the friends Of
Pierce 90 ral.y TO his support. This gentle
man received the cu0rmuu, vote of 500 cut 81
thirteen thousand. ,.ov.lc c5as,usi,c'y ,hai
there is 90 administration rarly bsre, a1dtaa,
tls people OF Mr,,,ur, have 'a0g since rcru.
d.a.cl the cabinet a Washington. lnj-ni.
80 small and luI.cr1gs Is the vote ct Nr. Polk
,l1t the pres, lave un; thought i, worth, Of
publication. Even bis organ, the Pilot, is
eli,ial To kcsp j, 90, ct Print,