Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1855-08-24

Mr.. Weston said he was always happy 20
meet and confer with his political friends,
although the circumstances oi the times,
and thc condition of thing which had lei
.5 ,hi. meeting. Afforded no topics Of con-
.ratuhti0n OF repicins. They had a.
.mHsJ. not 70 sliciu,c each other upon
avigtory achieved or a victory in prospect.
Doe o. mourn together over victory Lost.
The fruits of thc triSmph of lsj2 had hccu
iurncl to dust anil ashes. hy the misconduct
gfthose whom that triumph had elevated 70
high plac,s. lie almost fclt a. Il be had
come therr 10 pronounce a funeral Grafton
upon tbe democratic party. lie iAnciod he
could sc DO lying before him, betrayed and
MURDERED by tbo-- iutrustcl o. cvari and
UPHOLD it. But Inundated and rrStratci
a.it was now. be- could still he proud oC it
frvhat 10 bad hccu The grgat party,
aurlel by jefferson, had been nr half a
century tbc surr,t dcigu-, 1T popular rights
arl rl che country's honor Ia psace, or
lr var. 10 bah never bc,n found wanting %
tts high dltcs Of patriotism. Falling
NV. hv n5 act of its own, bat hy the IN
,-lf.s trasbsry Of i,s Leaders, it would
command rysrsyt even ia the depths OF DO.
overthrow and ahasrmgut.
uf tbr r-utl-man now fIliu, the Prr.i.
Dental chair. b- GOULD not speak othsrvi.a
f.ar iu terms Of personal kindness, ho,au-r
rr-u.I never entertain far h.m any othc-
raa feelings uf personal liniur-s Mr.
W could h,.; express himself in that r.
-.-I. Hy r,la,iu. an aurclotc nf IA citiIru 1i
,t. town or Windsor, hrarius ths rame Of
r..r-.. who's. SHOWS iu life hal not hcen
saal o., bi. carly hops AMI o. hi, u
tra as hi,ovn merits, and who directed boz.
Hflrs1 o. rlao.ur1n Do. tombstone these
r-.r vrr.I. short, simple, gttourhirE aul
srra,-
.fLtSr POOR PIERCE"
T.s rFr-I or thr sp-raver might never
,r.-n similar rrInph Or the rry,rnt rr.s-
s.-utaI Che UuitoI States, but it was dtF.
ral,ta crureiy, Of one, more 6iiin- and lc-
,rir,i,e.
o. speaking, however, or the c1urSs OF thc
Administration rr Csu. Pierce, Mr. " said
r. nrt uuI.r uo restraint. and would pro-
r-I, o., show bow ,hs democratic party hal
avr DESTROYED by. it, folly, trcashsy gi
vf-s-lrr-s
The platform oI the party, upon which
tr. .ra, triumph of l,f2 was achieved,
a-.r.vh.l Grr pirr-s VA. h,urI O., ad-
-r. ry ry.ry principle Of honor, and Do.
.r. r-rsrraI p'-l,-- reiterated i1 every ya-
-..r. .r form. was full, clear and explicit
.r- .r- subject of slavery H. who runs
-..tr1l. ana none who read, c1uli hil
.-snrl. In tse paper Mr W had
H.-. h.m. 90 VA. iu thre, lin0, and yet
Hv rmr'.t. ana comprehensive
F.,.fE. That ths democratic party viii
-..... 40 rrrmrts 20 renewing, iU t0u-us-
.r.r' .. it, thr agitation ui thc slavery
question, under whatever shape or color the
afnHrt NAV ls made
Th., wa. r1r of the Resolutions adopted
rvtr. democracy of o., Nation NJ E'lu-
u.r.ia I,-2. t was o. resolution of the
ah.'. s.ri-s. 10 va. Oh, keystone of OBJ"
whole hh-.- The slavery question a. then
.,tg,l. vas t1 remain settled. and t1 dIs'ur-
hrr. from whatsvyrquartrr. North south,
Pa, ar West, thc lnu=ua-, va', haui. aF D
Tb. legislation OF lSju. iu connection with
rrr,iru. legislation, bad terminated 40 slave
srv questions. The condition OF every square
ufI. ufthr Union, vt ilc Sata-. 1f che nis
u..tof Columbia. and af alI thg Territories
.--luit-I and unur-lnirrj, iu reference to
.t. -1 sras it could hr affected hy che law
alk'n- power Of Congress, was fzrd and
,.t-I. AMI tbs i1j-mra, of Doe democracy
vac. chat u1 disturbance Git should o. per-
r.,.rl uuI.r vhltrr .. shop ur "ol'av q"
...r disturbance might hr attempted Ia
ra, Judgment. BE- MI. w coueurrrJ az
t rre. AMI still believed it % have hesn
'arL and patriotic. although the l-:i,la-
trorlsjO haI r.r u1 binding moral force
.-.aueh a.. t's south h,I since violated the
..rr.u',as ~ tfat legislation and could
newer appeal O. them hereafter Or Tr,,oc-
r.a.
What DAD hr,n che --luel Of s,,uts' In
f.r commencement or ths year l,il, the
country wa, amllsI AMI a.t'griei by a
proposition, hruusi, forward under the au-
.r.rs .l thc Administration of Ggu. Pierce,
t.ru ue slavery question 90 its very
foundation, and this proposition, parse,ergd
l1 with psrtiuariiy most extraordinary,
va. carried through CJn-r,s, ly o., shame
I.-, bribery a. ever di.snceI legislation in
this, or any other country. Gen. Pisrce,
s.rrtcl 0r ;hg express purp'ss Of resisting
an agitation, under whatever 'igP',' Or
"~l0r. 90 was the very man 20 commence
and renew agitation. II this agitation 81
oTsnsd ant renewed was thus extraordinary
ia is source, IL vas not lcs, - IN the par
ticular ohrc, selected fgr attack. The Mi~
souri, C0mpromiss. which was made by our
htbcrs, which had come down 20 rs from
another generation, which, like the Cous,i,-
u,i0u 0f the Union, wus venerable with age,
vas assailel aud overthrown. 4 ssttlcmen,
which adjusted the balance Of power between
DE North and South, settlement which
terminated a controversy which had brought
u' % the Jsrgs Of disunion, a settlement un-