Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1855-07-13
Bleeding Waldo E"

limits two bunker organs, known ~ the
Republican Journal AMI Maine Fro Pr7s.
The former is nm old purnal," having
ben Published moro than twenty ycarsngo,
while the latter been published only ahouta
year. For some ycars there has hocn two
wing. % tho Waldo democracy, known a.
hunters AMI rr,,Hy hai,. Tho journal rrP-
presenting tho old strip, The woolly or
Niger heads. OF which ono Ephuim X.
Smar, wa. the leader, had mo- organ, until
gphriim( having grown f,t out or the 'p,il')
established tho Fr,- Pre-,
Since that time ihc,, twpTaTorsha boon
at war with Zach other nearly thowhole -
ri,l. each claiming % b. "Simon pure,
and 10, true representative Of The Waldo
democracy. B.twcsn the two they have run
the oll democratic party iu waldo 80 Gar in-
q, tho ground that they are boz "a hopeless
minority. The prr5 represents the MS
and the Journal the "ar''' among Che
democratic leaders, anu neither paper has
any sympathy with or for thr people. Col
Smart was formerly q member nj Consr'ss,
AMI 40 thc way along up % a'out th' time
Dc rrryiy,l an appointment under thr Pierce
dynasty. was q rank alolitIonis'.
W. layr DO. ssarhc, and other writings
tn show that Tact. Nr,- be- 6. ONE Of thc
most ,'am,l.r. dou-hncr- IN the state, rra-
dy 90 cat ans any quantity NJ southern dirt
1r mud that Do, uIvrr az Washington 0r-
d.r.. som, month. since, his pT.r Uhr
Pr--) nomiually rlasvl into ihc hands of a
mi-rrlhl. renegade by ,hr name Of AhIn't,
who's, nUt hous' .lan. ornamental tho co'.
umu, uf tho Democratic Advocate during
do, lat YEAR, campaign. TIL, Iar,r b.
now great political beauty, ami profess
Q, l- thc especial organ of risro' and Die
administration Zoo Maine.
The wr.k prior t1 to- Democratic Com
,.u,ion, che rrr.- ramoout ayuurhorily,"
gave uT th, vorI Ut command and lp,IIy
declared rltua trr- Democrat would rrfu-r
Co cuI,r.c rlrrco in that CONVENTION. az ,he
same time said samuel Wei, would o. u1-
minated fr Governor
Tho Convention assembled, EThnim lrit
hi. Official aur,am, thr Belfast Custom
lIru-,, and wa, lhcsr to ~, Frank p.r,rs
r.,'v cnl1r-gl anl otherwise .uru.utrui
,he democratic purity.
Ia urlrr O., render hi-m1strr .rnr ar,irr
Doc managed 90 ~ him-li0rrnint-l an 'hr
Committee 900 Resolutions. Tho journal
man VIII, w1. al., there and tell. how
Ephnim worked ihc carl, .peakInroi him
iu thi, connection, rlys in No. lat number
W viii not. however. uTr sy.n oights
uf ihr democracy Uf this city and county
md ul-, very large portion ~ The drmnr-
ricy of fhi, State. ~ %" ,illiirl by One who
{. indebted hr hi- position as member NJ
thr committee 600 REGULATIONS, solely On The
misplaced rluGlguO. 1l thr President uf thc
convention, rather than % 'hr suffrage Uf
thr waldo delegation, without o pacing
notice
\ hr.r majority NJ IN, Commits hnir:
like Smart, and nearly an of tho doushhc'
Nrlru.kal strip, found ~, difficulty in o.
porting % Recitation endorsing rirrcn, Ne
hr,.kl aud all. The Chairman however di.-
,rn,-i and made a verbal minority report.
Thr, kiudl-l the wrath of Smart and the
other paid tool. Of the National iimini'tra-
ton
Hear what the Free Pro-. says since -
4 Sor>rt>rm Co>vrVriov. ltiskn1vn
tlata fw towns elected drlr.atr= hostile %
the President, and refused IN their cnucus's
t1rudor., him. Ar,utlcman from augusta,
who was in the Democratic State tUuynu-
ton, hy moving that a committee hr raiSrl
% report Resolutions, obtained the appoint
mcnt according tp parliamentary u1g' rs
Chairman. H. was hacked hy others in his
attack upon thr RESOLUTION which the Cone
mit'rr instructed him a. report in favor NJ
the President Another augusta delegate
rs1inci against endorsement. Tho answer
Of Hon too. f. Shcplry ur Portland went
right into the heart of hi, opponents. lie
,lt in hi. sat. and heard with pale cnun-
irrancc, tho fierce and undc,'r,ing accusa-
tilus against his friend, who now occupies
the Presidential chair. While the enemies
0l the President, had spoken, there was an
attempt at aUpisu,' and gathering Kind
IT trut Of the irrt among small squads
throughout the convention. Thcattack up
on a democratic President in such a conycn-
ton was new Tho aim of the korncst
marksnrn was mover surrr Of his prey than
Shcplcv was Of his victims. Indignant de-
nunciatiun, scprching iuyrctivc and mcrri-
lrs. rr,Urt upon hislips. The whole barring
Of the speaker was vocal with fiery dcnunci-
alton.
What sublime spectacle what bcauti- 2
nl harmony Here was railing accusi-
tious," q" fiery dcnunciation' " and " trcl-
son 90 all agos, in tai, "spontan"ous, 80 dcm- .
ocra,ic gathering. The way they "GDoi" .
want slow. Now let Us sc what the Jour.
nal says about the jth resolve. Hear him
LIT Is undcniablc that there Is diycrsi- /
Is or opinion among the democracy Of this
state. as 90 the policy IT endorsing the pres .
cnt national administration, az this critical .
iuncturr in the history of our state. Thou .
sands Of democrats whose garments were
never soilcl in the slough Of aboltioni.m,
seriously question thi. policy. The feeling
Is common 10 Nebraska and anti-Ncbnska /.
democrats, and exists also in the minds OF
many true friends or the administration
Again tue journal says
II the administration has the interest Of
the democratic PARTY at heart, n It undoubt-
clly has, IL does not desire an endorsement
at thc-prciudice of the democratic party. /
Last Of all would II desire a guahfsi W- /
d0r,oucqi, ,Iforied from a democratic state