Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1855-08-17
Norway Nebraska Fizzle.


formed by respectable persons present that
there was not over 225 persons in the Hall
a, any one time about 100 OF these were
Republicans. who went out Of curiosity, and
the other l25 were made up Of Cary and
Wells democrats, and straight-oIt whigs.
Thi. wa, all they could get out after fort
nights hard work in drumming up the faith
fal. on the part Of the Wells headers. Hon.
V. d. Paris presided. 4 very good had
compared with what composed the tat Of
the assembly.
When we went in, we found Judge Wells
speaking. He was then alluding very brief.
" to the slavery question in substance re-
failing the old story, told a thousand times
before, By the long list Of doughfaccs who
have preceded him, about the oiroaohmmh
upon the South che fears OF the slaychold.
crs that the people would steal their nigscrs,
that II the slaycocrats couldn't have an hsy
adod, they would dissolve the Union"
Ilc sail we ought IN SUSTAIN rur NATIONAL
AUGMENTATION, and stick to the democratic
party that the Nebraska question had moth
ing 10 do with the approaching election, &c.
IT, then took up the Rum question and
made a long .pcDsh about the Maine law.
In doing TIL, Htkrw OF the mantle of
the " Judge" and assumed the drcss Of
2,m1cocur. IIs speech aboundei IN mis-
statements Of the law. and false, silly and
unlouudrl alusion, % It's dctail'. Il con-
tanned neither good logic or good sense. H.
said the law was al unconstitutional that
, man had q good right to do 'rhafh. pi,a'sd
ir,h rriai lr bought. land here an old rum.
SELLER wh1 stood near W., and who had bcrn
smoked hy ,hc Maine Law, auiibly respond
ell, Ta', ~ d,riuHs, by G--")
H. fur'h,r .ail the law prevented women
from making hop beer" that nobody but
agents could I'll " essence Of peppermint
and Iarr1rir." H. complained because
the law diI ua, allow ,rry lody 20 cell Old
cider, aid va could not have rrius at well.
iin- anil compared Jesus Christ to the
democratic party Of Maine, &C., &C..
II, made ul allu,ion ~ what Sc would
have a, substitute, (if anything but very
strongly iuuua,rd that sr0y body douH DO
o., h,y Iala mmlD, s,ll anil drink a'mueh
a. they rln.l, ou'7rra"s' ~ no hsa' r.-
s'rrai
Next IN order. for want Of something let.
ter, Mr. samuel ! Anderson, Of Portland,
mounted tbs stand. He fir, apolosiiod for
the uon.awslnncc Of Io' VI Morrill,, aii
"hc bad .nur out South specializing beat
was an right 800 the " goose question" II"
next Houri,hrl hi. p,d-auger in true rowdy
style at u., and our predecessor, Hon. ;.
NAVAL. Thisli,tlr 90. f,ispou,rr, showed
wonderful ranra-, in attacking ~, when b.
lrar rrs J1aV not D. di1rrri ~ ry'v but
hi. pop.-un explosion, aimed atu.. was pr
testify harmless. and we hcnrhy give him luI
liberty ,o make any further exhibition o
nj, murr.. ml good manners towards u'
that hc plrass-, for wc never hal any ambi
,iaa O.. saat.uI With class Of animals who's
,F,rr.aH.l i. their chief weapon n defence
Tho game would not pay tor the ammunition
H. nryt dra.t out his rot-hous' slang upon
GOV Morrill,, and those present will bear "a
witness that hc scarcely made statement
about thl. gentleman but was q wIrTrt
MALICIOUS IT, FROM BEGINNING 10 KID, au,
Pc knew 1t. y specimens, hc said GOV
Morrill, was am "opln Na'pimsr, that b,
bad ,aH rum rrl'liu in yrar'," and thcs.
are fair specimens NJ the stream of uausrou
filth that came out Of the polluted mouth %
this common prolauc bawlrr, when sTak
ins of the Chief Magistrate Of Maine tn
respectable portion Of the Wells domocrac!
present, hun: their head. in shame. The.
felt mortified AMI Disguised, and many o
them len the House.
This pink of piety continued his yulsa
harrluguc, until Dee drove the larger portion
Of nj. audience out doors. But we ask par
don OF our readers for bcstowing 70 mucl
notice upon this windy political bracgnrt
II the Well. party will only cart him roun'
through the Country, We guarantee th
Republicans will pay all but the liquor bulls
II would kill democracy - dead, that th
Republican party would have nothing 20 do
This meeting was complete failure. \
the lowest estimate it will give GOV. Morril
at lcas, hrsHiy.frs roia, net gain. McI
who went there doubling, got perfectly dis
gustod with Nebraska democracy, and cam,
out openly declaring they would have moth
Ing more to do with the rotten, douehfe
concern.
Many Of Wells honest supporters Eel
ashamed and If Judge Wells did not fcc
ashamed Of himself, he isvery much change,
from what he used to be.
7 We almost forgot to say that a small car
load Of Campaign Arguscs were logged int
the mcctlng't ogcthcr with a large suppl.
Of a." Corrrs lIANDBnLs," containing the &C
tual shooting iron," that killed JOhr
Robbins.
These expressive mcmCntos Of fallen great
ness, and rot gut fnaticism, were distribut
ell TO every body who would take one, an,
then, we should think, there was about fou
5r'Is,, loil to be cartcd Of, to enlighten III
natives upon the sublime principles Of "hol
beer and hard cider" Not satisfied will