Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1856-09-05
A New Door to tho Buchanan
Party--entrance Of n Distin-
guishod Federalist.
THE DECLARATION or AMERICAN
INDEPENDENCE REPUDIhTED,

lW' l''lhEAlllU hl NUl'll'aAU lVN' I'U
dcncc /. now AMI always has been rcslrlr,
by all true patriots and lovers Of c5ns,itu
tional Liberty, as the Magma Charid Of the
great principles in which the Constitution
and the Union was founded II rcritc' thr
fundamental principles Of true Rcruhli
can government, the natural rights of man
I, declares that all men are born frcr and
equal that they arr crdowcd by their Gro
ator with certain IHahsaaiS righi', such a.
the right 20 life, liberty, and the pursuit o
happiness. Thc-' are "s'lf.crilcnt truths
which havc never bccn questioned by any
but the sham Democracy and f~lcralIsls uI
the present day. Thcso truths arr now r..
pudm,od, 'hc Declaration Of American In.
dependence i. now secuted at and riliculc,I
by the supporter. Il Jamc. Buchanan. n,
"royal door" int, 10 Buchanan Party i.
now over tho ruins ol the Declaration Of In.
dependence.
\ few years aeo Mr.. pc,,it Of Indiana,
nos a supporter of Buchanan, asserted on
the iloor or Congress tia: what are asserted
in tho Declaration to bo " s,lf.c,ilcnt
truths" are "SELF.EvIDENT LIES go
Mr.. Calhoun whose doctrines are now fully
adopted hy the Sham Democracy, suL,ian.
TALLY asserted the same doctrine in Congress.
Bat q morc conspicuous and sicnihcan, ~
pudati,n ur that srrat Charter oC our Lib.
.rtics, held s, ncrrl hy every Republican
has recently hc'n announced o. the public.
The Hon. RUFUS CHOATE. tho great
leader u the old l'l'ral party, has recently
announced his entrance into the Buchanan
Camp, aud in doing - be- has hal the hon.
c.'y to a,ow explicitly the necessity there
was N doing 50, Of lincinr the Declaration
Of American Independence behind him, and
daring 70 ~ uHd,yuiot PoI'e,aou offhe r.
plI,ou party
In his letter to the VIII, State Commit.
tcc. which was read NJ the Buchanan and
VIII: gathering in Wa,cryiIlc, lately, hr
rcitrraic, the infamous, trcasonnblc doctrine
Of Fillmore and Preston 5. Brooks, that the
South ought not to submit to the election OF
Frcm0nt,-that the Union /. in danger &C.,
and proceeds to charge tho Republican par,
ty with entertaining di.union sentiments.
lie frankly admits that the Republican par,
~ gathers It's "poImNrs or nuu,>
RlGnrs" " =" out or THE DECLARATION
OF INDEPENDENCE" and proceed, to
.ay of that Party
III Il accomplishcs IL o'i,c, and give.
the government tb the north. | turn mycyr,
from the consequences. H. the fifteen state.
Of the south that government will appear
az alien government, ltwill appear wors'.
I; will appear - hostile government. II
wall represent to the eye q vast region oI
state. orgtuizcl upon anti-slayrry. flushed
hy triumph, chccrl onward hy the ynicc
of the rulpit. tribune. and press ll'S MIS-.
SION TO INAUGURATE FREEDOM and
yr' dorm hs ohcarlV. II. constitution 10
GATHERING AND SOUNDING GENE
RALIrIESofNhruRhLRIGIlr-1 -1J-which
MAKE UP THE DECLARATION OF ~,
DEPENDENCE"
These are very significant declarations.
Mr.. Choatc asserts. truly, that 4" the ms.
sion" Of the Republican party il A." TO ~.
AUGURATE FREEDOM, and yui &o,rn N,
(pro-saycry) Ohgarrhy," and that it twas
tn form new "Con.titution," it would be
based upon "hs ghnriug and sounding
rsrvaE,is, of NATURAL Rionr which MAKE
UP tho Declaration of Independence. "
Herein Mr.. Choatc distinctly snccrs at the
doctrines Of "natural.right" which max,
up the Declaration Of Independence, and
admits quite as distinctly that the great
primo doctrines Of the Republican party
are the identical doctrines Of the Dcclara,
ton
Mr. Choatc then goes on To point out the
"iurms4iafe duty Of whigs," and says:
Practically. too, the contest, in my
Judgment. is between Mr.. buchanan an
Col Fremont. In these circumstances ~
VOTE FOR Mr.. BUCHANAN"
There's for you the greatest light Of The
Old Federal Party in the bosom Of jane
buchanan and the Cincinnati Platform IL
taking tina, position he, Of course, finds nj
further use for the Declaration Of Indepen
denee and has substituted for this glorious
sepnhlican Document, the OSTEND MAN
IFESTO,
By this new dose, then, are the old blue
light Fcdcralsts invited into the camp o
the Slave Oligarchy and the fillibusters.
F.. W. Farley, Geo. W. Kendall, Gcorg,
A. Fairfield, 4. W. johnson, and otho1
members Of the Whig State Committee
were present at the meeting in Watervill'
when this letter was read and it is said sig
nifcd their entire appreciation ofMr .Choate'
views and course II was said there ais
that George Evans, Governor Wells STATE
Attorney, would also follow Choate into the
Buchanan ranks. Thus one after another
Of the old federal leaders are aliyins them
selves with the party Of THH 'orTH' arrayed
arain., tho doctrines Of the Declaration OI
Independence,-t partyOf Fillibasters and
Slayery-eItentionists. The course Of thesc