Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1856-01-18
Thc FrnternizatiOn by, a Liberal.

The Fraternization by, Liberal
The amalgamation, at Augusta, which is
now busily engaged in parcelng out the
spoils. "by agreement, /" seems to be 30 much
a matter OF course ~ TO excite little COM
meut. Itsa party Of negative principles,
IA relic Of old.iogyism, in all save one par
ticular.-slavSry. It, principal aims are
10 undo, TO carry back legislation to some
distant epoch; and to enact laws suited to the
state Of society then existing, under the vain
dslusion that society will rest under the
incubus. Tho whig party i'a nOn-cn,ity.
IT, last vr.tarc has disappeared, and " the
great constitutional PARTY" Is being drag
cd into the support Of the NStioral Ad-
ministation. Tho editor NJ the Boston
Chronotyrc thus commcu,supo thcrrc'ent
state Of affairs
"Thc Democrats Of Maine have swallowed
the Whiss from the scalp to the sole, and
there !, not 50 much Whis,sm lcit there ~
would serve ror sparks with which to kindlc
anew The oil whir flame, should IL become
necessary to blow Il mp into new lie Tor the
benefit Of the country and the oi6co-sCckcr..
We have looked with som, curiosity into
the paper. Of tho Democratic and Wing
parties, to End crnlcmua,ory articles on
what has hccn done in Maine We rccol.
lcctri that when there was a coalition made
here between the Frcrsoilrrs and the Demo
crats. the proceeding was condemned by all
the whig papers, aud by most Democratic
papers, out OF Massachusetts,. There was
something - ius1prs,ihly wicked in What
was then done, that many m0v-Erown hun
kcrs lost their wits, and though tie loss
wa, certainly of thr smallest, IL was tnoash
On show how horrible hal hcgn the conduct
afthe c1a'iti1ui.ts, when /, had such an
effect on men who had h,sn supposed 90 be-
'cyonl thc reach oGany iuaurac bas'l on
,hc sentiment or shame. l;wUs,anla'ou'-
~ aid NJ the time that thcc gentlemen
v,r, shocked, not hy tbs existence OF the
coalition, a., ry what 10 lai done, Tut by
what 10 refused O. dots nu, comforting all
,h, oEcr, ia the state up,n them. but
such language wa, lihcll,l., We mus, be-
,.ryc. rs they have a de-ir' ior only such
uFcrs o. have o" an ol1r % nationality "
about them. r. that a. 8, nay, we have
not found TIE fir, line, Yet, en- any Whis
~ Democratic paPrr, coulrnnatury of 'ho
Maine coalition, ~ fusion, 60 alliance, call
10 what Won will, 50 long a. you Do NOT call
it, leader, t.1 la,,to GtoIrc.. The Whj.s,
after c,nlcmuiu, ,h, National Admini,ira.
zion and the Nc'raska IN jn the strongest
language. have PLACED ia ohrg a man whose
first proceeding, a. Governor va, o. endorse
that l,ll. which j. the same thing a. an ,n-
I1r,rm,ut og tho Administration. The
Democrats, alsr jsn5uu,iur ,hc Whir, Cor
years az tho ,1smir, % their country and u
.,url political PRINCIPLES, have PLACED unm-
hgr. or them ia responsible, offices, aud
eFiurr disposition 90 d1c,rn more for ,hrm.
A'l ,hi' may De- Tmpsrn1urh, hutwhs7r,n
Doe, {, iiTrr frlm ihc rlur.a that vas rur.
sued va this state, By another coalition,
which ihc-c same c'llircr, % Maine, and
ihsir supporter, here, 80 vchsmently c5n-
3,muol9 There mo iiE.rguc, cr Kind,
though there may D. one of jesrcc, ami that
difference is 10y DO means ono that make IN
FAVOR OF what has h''n done IN Maine. "
Che one was dishonest Proceeding ~ is the
Other. u the ono Is J1''lhah'' "n che ''or"
~ circumstances, anl 90 prevent the r"r-
Te'1a, os'rnicrcy u' ih' minority 90 was
ihr other. lftho ono dt,r,'imoi all r'irr-
ra-r On National politics, AMI then paid no
rcarl 90 It, disclaimers, that is just what
'a, hc.n done By the other II the one
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