Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1854-06-16
The Argus on the Democratic Con.
yentlOn.


/, wa, expected that tho Argus under ITS
present regime woull lor the Mas, Demo
cratic Convention. Il has done what was
expected. We hope 1t feels better, ard
viii hereafter grow better and better very
tact The Argus says
"At,h meeting JOS, closed, the speakers
were very enthusiastic ia their denlncaiions
Vt democratic men, measures AMI papers,
but not a word was uttered against the Old
enemy OF the democratic T,ry. Oh, no
Wbc.cry is their twin brother. And Why
not These Morrill, Democrats made Noah
Smith speaker Of the House Of Representa-.
t.yes. ard WIN. +. fcsscntcn United States
Ssua,1r-,wo gentlemen whose federalism
was inherited, and has ever been faithfully
maiuainsd. /. no, that mos, exquisite
specimen of democracy
The speeches a, the Convention were gen
orally or the clap,rap order, and contained
lulc sound Argument or profound ,honghi.
There src, however few points We viii no.
,icc."
This is notice Of Democracy by Demo.
erat Very well. Suppose the speeches
ocrc "clap ,rnp' wha, would the Argus saw
ol,hosr a, Bluror' suppose Noah Smith
was made Speaker, who made Crosby Gov.
crnor-bo,h this year and last The Argus
says these Morrill, Democrat, made Fcsscn.
den I. $. Senator. This is not true. Tn,
election Of Crosby by Pl,hury's friends aud
rccularsm, produced this result l,uottha,
exquisite regular DcmoCracy''' The Ar.
gus continues
ut is but justice To sly, that Mr.. Morrill,
denied the story published las, year, that
there were liquors by his procurmcn, in his
room a, the Bangor Convention. They were
carried in By o,her,, Nilhou, his knowledge,
auG 1r their own uss-snt no, known to
TO him an some time afterwards. The story
was not published in the Argus till after
elcctiun-we waited some time Tor con.
,radic,.on OF the strange tale"
We are glad to see the Argus DO the hon
ct thing and rciracI this ioul charge.
We would simply say in relation to the
somewhat peiulaui accoun, OF the Democratic
Convention given by the Argus, that Jour
nal may think differently yet, (; and, as in the
case Of tie disgncelul siluder about Mr..
Morrill,, be willing to do justice to those who
desire not to deserve its assaults.
The idea presented in the Argus, tina, MIR.
Morrill, Is not IN favor OF true popular soycr-
eighty, ought like the above, to be rotracicd.
For Mr. Morrill, would be IN favor OF the Ne.
braska BillIf il really secured tina, principle.
We. like Mr.. Fuller, Mr.. Mayall and hosts
Of Democrats do not believe the Bill secures
that right, aud arc therefore against it.
The Argus says further
"Upol the whole, a0er maturely consd-
sring the subject, We have come to the con-
cusiun that Arson T. Morrill, will not be
Governor next year, and tina, the scores OF
disinloresied gentlemen who are willing 10 be
councillors, probate judges, sheriiIs, 1t osi,
under him, must, in tie language Of the poet,
"Wan a hHie longer"
Nous Vsrrohs.
. Among all the charges, comments and say
ings Of the Argus. we feel happy to fud that
1t could not censure the resolutions, denounee
the principles, or reiuie in any fair manner
the arguments snuncia;ed at this Convention.