Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1856-06-13
The Black Democracy. Franklin Pierce
and Hon. Virgil d. Paris.

TIE Black Democracy. Franklin Pierce
and Hon. Virgil D. Paris.
Democracy ia 1856 Is a curiosity Pc
culiar idea, and growing more so every day.
President Pierce, for few past months has
seemed to forget all his "carly picty," lost
all control over his naturally dcpnvcd heart
and been transformed into perfect Sarag'.
Tho little New Hampshire pcttifogscr seems
to be trying to ape Louis Napoleon, not in
bold strikes but in sucaking scrylity.
lie forgcts We have a constitution, and in
his zeal to spread slavery, sends into Kansas
some Of the moancst Williams the Almighty
ever suffered to breathe, TO murder the in
offensive inhabitants, pilhso their houses
J and then burn them over their heads. sack
their cities, and then establish a Roirn o.,
Terror more horrible, more ,roliiug, than
can any where be found in the annals Of
modern history.
The little usurpcr does not appear 10 be-
satisfied with sending a set Of drunken.
bloodthirsiy riotcr. TO conquer Kansas, and
.'' .ubluc" il for slavery he docs not seem
20 ba satisfied to have his particular friend,
Brooks, make q deadly assault upon a soma
TOT, when in his seat In the senate chamber,
and heat him over the head with blud.
rc1n until be fcll scnsnlcs-, covered with
his own blood upon the floor No. al
this, done with the most patriotic motives,
done to carry ont the pure and psIrrfh griu-
cip'rs ormoiorn democracy, doosnotnrpcasc
thc wrath oC the dsspot. H. thirst. f1r
blood nearer home Burning with rage, hr
turns his eye. away % Maine, AMI finds ono
VI his servants stirring up r.l'i57 against
the claims Of Franklin the Gr,t 20 the
succession Abolition Ephuim had h'cn
swearing by the great toe Ut the Pope, far
moro than a year, that che democratic party
of Maine was aN Tor thcya,ant " Painting
hero in thc White lI0usr. Pierce, wcrk al.
or week, hal T1r,d over tbo pages of the
Id tis Ruuss, .rut ont under iho as-
stunned rlrh Vt the " FREQ Pres" and FAM
cIrl o., Jaw in d. muddy columns. public
sentiment in Maine. rc read until be-
thoushtEph. carried the democracy ofMainc
ia hi, hrryrhc. pocket, and the state was
surr ur thr succession.
when ,hc ~ District elected two Pierce
delegates to thc Cincinnati Convention,
Ephraim srut forth o tremendous luelcb'n.t,
which reached the ear. OF the President,
when bc exclaimed, surely, my servant
Erhnim swing, the democracy Of Maine,
Ikea cat by the tail"
subsequently, upon day a' The PROF.
dent -at upon h,. throne, asoly engaged
with Gushing and JrT Davis, in laying
plot. 90 trip up thc he.', OF Buchanan, be-
startled % tho sound of distant thunder.
The sound proceeded from 'ho-o.1nd district
in Maine. The BuckG.l Convention was
jn -.ssign. ThcuutsuiGcl-,har regular oll
lrui-r,-wrrr there To- solemn clnclayr,
regulating thriraI,ir.iutho irowu way. 90
Tor ,hc people 90 instruct lhr delegate, how
io vote. especially ior any other man than
Franklin Pierce, boo thr eyes of hi, lirhnra
was rank treason. bat whore i-my servant
Virgil p' inquire, thr pr-.,Iut-,hc man
have urkrtrl through 60 Catch rogue, and
rrach democracy Zoo its genuine purity
WHY DON'T p. Iut Dis lr.l upon tan uc.ls
ogtho traitor. luI "nni hwaa'." AND 40
onrr silence ,hr rebellion
Scarcely haI che pr.-tlantree0v.r.l from
thr first shock. before ,hc rvirt lishium.
lar, him a ds.Ta,sb, informing hlu that
Do, New England mail agent hal l0rl up
Dc, bell against him. that hc was the most
iur1ui,Illc traitor ia ,h, camp, anl had
been guilty ort crime oi iurmutulr, 90.
ward, che b.ncact.r who had given hIm s1
many q" tree rides" and other T.rIui.Itr-
incident 60 thr official station be- occupied
ThI. was NOR. than "human untur" could
h.ar. Tho President, ar.u. tbc air, Of
ola Hickory, svor, "hy ,hc Eternal ,ho
bead Of thr Hon. Virgil y. Paris should
Tly thr forfeit. NJ sooner aid than done
tho bleeding bead of tli, rrhsl, wa.
brought into thc prrsrnoo Of the President
"in charger borne hy tho hand IT the
Kind hearted CycrutIouar thc Hon. lI1ra'io
King, III Postmaster General Of the United
State. Like the as,aultup1u senator sum.
ncr, Il was So sudden aud unexpected the
victim bad not even an opportunity granted
Him On make even thc least ra.i.,onca; ia
fact tho body travelled long way upon
"irrs scott b,Cyr, it found itself minus the
issi.
10 ho serious about this matter our Old
friend Paris ought TO have known that
Freedom Of thought, freedom Of speech and
freedom ct action arr no longer tolerated in
tins Country. 10 "sp,ak against the King
&. surr death. Office holders, must al.y or
have thoir ncck- put upon the guiiIotiuc aud
their heads taken short or This !. democ-
racy-aud l,ai,ag men in the party ought
20 know il. Under the rule and reign Of
the black democracy, the Southern gag j.
to be applied to every man in the free Stairs,
especially the Office holder. under the pro-
slavery Dynasty. The Sairtiou Laws Of
the elder Adamsarc revived and put in force