Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1855-03-02
Fa the Oxiord Democrat
Who will Town and shelter" the peo.
pie Of Maine

I a cell rrlHst, when fclurH w summit Va
the mandates of party hacks, and Irou'd-tc-
lraacr,, or to suffer their independence of
thought TO he hamrorcl, by the shacklcs Of
party dc'rotim.
II requires but little moral courage, to
follow in the wake Of aspiring Lmagogucs,
and play the sycophant to designing cliluc.,
in company with a dupcl majority but
some strength Of mind Is requisite, to break
loose from the shacklcr Of the majority, aud,
In Gyblc minority, for the SAKE of cnpy-
ing freedom or opinion and action, to bar
the approaches and auathcmas Of former ~.
sociltcs.
According Ia the showing Of the Age, Of
such men is the Republican Party now com-
posed. From such men, whom the hops of
office could not .ciucc, nor the d" ralr had
and Moody h5n-,." ~ often presented, in the
form Of throat Of ostuci,in, and rro-crip-
ton, could not tcrrily, what have the oppo-
.ition to hope? Il i.morc than probable,
II the standard brarrr Of such a party.
should hlundrr, or perform a political sum-
cr-at, the party, instead Of Laundering, or
lecomiu. a confused multitude IT byvildcr-
Ell .ira-slcr-, would keep right un, In q
tangent, 3, the designed goal.
but suppose the catastrophe " To b,
equal to villa, the prophetic vision Of the
Agr has discovered In the NIFTY future
and 1T some subsequent r"rio'i do, Repaid
lian Party. like the builder, NJ Babel,
should hc,omc politically canlouuiol-tho
imp,ran; question ari.-.-Who would
q" own them" aud vh,rr would they Find
.hcltrr?"
\ drrlorlrlr ,irAt, iudccl Finy thou
sand rrrc tlrgtor- OF Maine, politically out
~ door. -,ykinG owner. and shelter and
WHORE thry will Gui either, h. more than
r1n le told WHY, thcy would b. iu 70
wrn.o condition than tlc frrc ucgpa, at the
south, who arr often nuutrl hy the slaves,
o, poor dog, having uo owner. or MASTER. p
Considering ihc former condition uf ry'.-
ii.s m ti. state, and particularly in thi-
County, it i'n' wonder, that certain p'ii-
,iDiln, should look with surprise aud com-
m'"''i'n upon ''"! "' electors going ~
"r,'' without ""n'T' or ma'i'T'' AMI with
out shelter save that OF their own build
Inc.
Bling thu. ior'w'rucd' IL boho'v-' Che
rr'pl, to look around them, and so ii auy
future refuge can %" found, in oa'' this
farfal catastrophe ~ should tnn'pir'.
r.rlaI- Che f.w remaining whig-, OF ihc
$4,000, who have not struck 90 Che mute
u.r-," would mot Cd orp,-0d Co r',i'r "a
small rr,ruit OF urty.d,r ur hNy thousand
legal voters, anil might consent "a Gown 20
them, and shelter" them from tar storm
Of Ha'ra1' dn'rrr
Should the vhi; door h' d1-,l against
This homeless, hous,l.s' land Of cSii... pr
hars. Il would mot q, rrrsumin. %, much
though We do -1mrtimc- presume t,o
much ON the gloI nature Of otbrr--to pre-
.nmr. that the rar,y. which threw some
% 900 Vote, rr Mr.. parri. lat mll, would
r.t a.. o., f,.tli.u. n, r,ri,r into camp a
f.,,,r IN, huffman. ,..,rl.-.nlu.h. mo 40
..,.,,.. a.. ri,., th.,r. on.r morn. thc control
,r H., rnrit, structure. which overlook
N. CITY Of augusta.
IvoulI l.e ra.l-s, 90 l1.k nr rro,rytiun
,o tlc g .ruo or { 200 who yo,yl Gr Hon.
:. Cary. fr thcy. t,,. arr hand ufmu-
tir,.r.." Yet. SHOULD thry continue ur
., o.