Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1855-06-22

1.-THE late Presidential election vas ono
of the noblcst triumphs which the american
Democracy have ever had. In the Electoral
College. the majority Of Gen. Pierce was
greater than his friends had dared 70 anti
citrate and even this maprty was only
fair expression Of what has SINCE seemed 70
be- the popular will In every direction, al
ter the Baltimore Convention, the currents
Of public opinion have appeared TO gro"
broader and deeper in favor OF the Demo
cratic party, and the prscnt administration
has entered upon IT, career with PopolaTl-
" almos, uneyampled.'
- aid the Eastern Argus, April 80, %
The above extract We take from the hlo' OF
that paper under that date.
/, was substantially true that Gen Pierce
entered upon IN. official career with a popu'
larity almos, uubounded lie had just been
elected To the highest ofca in the sin OF the
American people BY an overwhelming ma
pri,y and had &c In his power, % have
made nj. admis;ration one Of the most use
fal and popular Of any since the days OF
Washington. Thus stood Franklin Pierce
lcl5r, the American people in 1858. The.
inquiry como. home, What has b'conc Of
the high bopes and fond expectations then
entertained hy ms friends by the men who
had bcen instrumental In clcating him IN
Do. exalted p,-ition' Event. which had
hc,n Transporting since that time furnish an
answer Cen. Picrc, was supported ior the
Presidency hy men 10 all parts Of the jn'
ION, and a lars, maprity Of the ire Sia''-
-nyc him their electoral yoto, But Few
month, pa,.,I away after hi. Inauguration
b,lor, itlccamc evident thathi' admission
VA. 10 b, ,orn17ul in H.. character, that be-
wa, gradually violating hi, pledge given
before clcc,ion. turning hi. hack upon his
Northern friends. and yielding TO the uu-
ra.,nablc demand. or the slay, power of
the south
when the pll, Tor the a'ro-ation Of ,h'
Missouri comrromi,, was fr,t arin',,l, The
drmosncy Of the fr,c State- wcro slow to
lrlisy, tha, the President, whatever might
%, hi. desire. To- crafty and rlr'sr Southern
men and southern Interests, would sn Car
forget AMI hl.iJ hi, former pof-siou', as
O. favor the trra,auahlr scheme, hui events,
a. ths, developed thsm.g'yo, .,1n proved
che arttlat Con. rirrcr wa.u1io only friend.
ly Q, che measure. but that o., Who'll, pow.
.r AMI ratr1nnsr of his administration wac
o. o., put iu r,lui.ti,n % force the bin of
domination. through C1ugrr~s. And -D
&, was. ar every mau vl1 carefully watch
20 thr rro-r1,. OF che mrlur clnrly saw
rta' without 'hr ail or thc administration
10 would have .i.rllly failed Neither Doa.
sln... Atcliu-rr or any or che men in AMI
.ut ~ CUrer-.. vh, favored thr rrul OF
Che Missouri Comrr1mi.s could have sue.
a,slyl. LaI not Franklin r.orcr come Co
doe rescue. rhi. mad, DE rr-ilrnt and
Do. Administration brra'v rrVaroF. ur
,hc Outrage, and Ibis lyl thc roupI, Of thc
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