Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1854-06-23

clucih,c and maintain The doctrine OF State
righs-,he foundation and corner stone Of all
true d'mocracy. Our readers will tot hil
to Giychis speech an attentive and careful
Pcrus4l.
SPEEDY OF HON. A. P, MORRILL,,
At tho M,ss Democratic Convention,
Juno 7th, 1854.
w. Prra&H and GaHemsa Of Ms Conrm.
HuH -
lwillhot sayI am hero accidentally or un-
Intentionally. lun home on purpose On NEE,
INV friends on lhr occlsiun-l considered II
not less a duty lhana pleasure to do 20. but
| will say, 81 all sincerity, that did not in.
tend ar expect To- AJAX, a speech, or occupy
the tine 81 this Convection with aus remarks
of mine, bot having been informed hy Your
Committee. that ,ou had unanimously select.
81 me as your rlhcua'oyial candidate iur thC
approaching campaign. with the request that
would ajlrc- Ibis Convention, | dl NOT
feel at liberty O. decline. ! regret, ccrllc.
men. that the nomination bad not hrcnronirr.
cd Ou some o,hc' one OF ydur number. bad
very much n,hC' serve the cause On tho ranks
than 20 De- plarciin the position of a standard
bearer. Vet inihcsc times when every
rs expected in o., hI, duiy. | will serve many
position our cau7 demands aud my friends TO-
quIrr. 'h-nA tc Convention tor ihc united
coufIcurc you la,o expressed, auI the hon.
orlhle POS, Won lAv, been pleased io assign
mo. To- accepting the position, assure YOU,
rcnilcmen,ihat saairycr Ilc rcsulim'y hc,you
shall have ml '5' Efforts 90 advance Tie 'n'
lctc'', '"' s..'lh We cause you i''' assem-
Died % promote.
IL was With scat reluctance a' many "l
YOU t7'T, rchi.tuen,luh accepted TIE nom.
ultu1 which Voc rendered tue last NcAr
anticipated ihc responsibilities 90 lc oucoun-
icrri, AND ,hr assaults which ! must ha sob.
lrc'oi from 'citl pres, ani reckless polite
al men 'ni having made up my mimi that
dgiy required 'h' rlrHi.n / i.uA We p's''iu"
IuIN ur''iwl.'Ii' 'l'nI up IA''hii.iN 10 'N,
"nik a'. -''a mr. au' am MOI conscious 'i
having i''Nrci 4" h'.''aled in 'h' perform
1uec oi any 0'i''s Wat lu,i'ion involved
I'cl cal'd r'A"'H went 'u' 'h'' l"H Were ''
hc sold out ne 'Il' I't certain 'gn',d'f''
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l trust, c'ulIunrn, lhli You 1901, satisfied
that those Trpor" however r'rHa..H started,
dId not come very near being o'i'uh"'l, ''
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stand Wr'rf''"' lNu 'e 'H'"''''' ''' 1I'"'
was wot'u our ,Huii'' ivr '"ene ''J.'" W,
will sull contend.
will not go more fully lotto detail 81 ih,
oi last 'cat' and dciain YOU wan
q recital ui ihc causes that imHgl.rd us 'n
separate orgauzr'iIH, they are familiar to}ou
ali. lrthrra was q necessity for doe position
Ne took a-' Nrlr,1ul uuly those ll,uNO mcr
regardless oi parry tnmmcl-, affirmed It at
ibe polls, how much greater b. The necessity
to continue our orsauiz4urn the present ycat
aud Zoo time 10 come.
TWAS urged by cur opponents 100 Tie cam.
Ia'rn ct last ycar ihni we have no right III
bring moral questions INTO politics, aud SUCH
iho, cuuiruigi.wclc The cause ui temperance
and ihc Maine Law. We were accused ai-n
with introducing "f.dc Issues and these
charges were made hy thc friends ui lhc Ban.
cor nominee, who bad really obtained i"J