Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1857-08-14

dent from week 60 week with "sOit solder
OF a very posr quality; "sworo like our
army in Flanders" at every democrat who
would not admit Pierce TO be hrlis the
biggest statesman that ever trod the earth
and took a general supcrintcndenee Of The
grca, dimmicrat straitwhie party gos"rally
I Ephraim has travelled 50 many crooked
political paths, and cat 50 much Southern
dirt. that he il actually ashamed Of himself
hence his putting and blowing to hide from
the public gaze his hcinous political sins,
deep seated hypocrisy, and tcrelver'ation'
I We will not put our quondam friend Pike
I in the same category with Smart, for while
Smart is 20 full Of nolious blood that IL he
should bite himself he would die Of his own
poison, Pike Z" laughs aud grows tat Yet
Pike has, to an alarming extent, politically
&" fallen from grace" We we'll remember
how he once denounced the repeal Of the
Missouri Compromise in most unmeasurcd
terms, and when, Tor - doing, tho Wash
iuston Union undertook % Rad him ont OF
the party. be turned upon his usurping over
seer and gave him ono Of tho mos, unmerci-
iul bclaborins, we ever read. This article
was everywhere, in the free States, read with
the most profound satisfaction, and even the
Nebrascals frankly Acknowledged that Dan
bad given them amosi uumcrcllul skInnlns.
Daniel run well Cor a season but alas, like
Lucirlr, he soon fell, and was seen wallow-
ing IN the miry bogS o. rro-slaycryism,
and iLsrr h. B nor, % the Roget OF his old
fricud.-lor be is really too good a fellow to
keep company wIih the ncsro-driycrs Re-
Gently Pike seems uncJmmonly savage. The
" Ago" comes 20 u. loaded down weekly
with thevild Icllriums Of political hnati-
ci,m. pouhtles. De- works cor pay, but that
never will hide the hypocrisy that Turks be-
meath, II be was ugh' in opposing thc re-
peal OF the Missouri restriction, where i ho
now? Al. Dan, Won have turned a sum.
mcr,.t. YOU have or.aken your Old, well
cherished principles, ami now YOU aro hsn-
iurciac and YOU know IL. You may cheat
aud deceive yourself, but YOU can't deceive
the pcoplc. They know YOU too we'll,
~ tor the editor Of the " Argus he,
lIso hi, two c,-lahoryr, in sprcalius Airican
slavery, has turned away aud for,akcn hls
early principles. Oncc he was an ultra
temperance man -iJcturcI against rum
drinking aud rum selling. \, the head Of
OF a larse SORT temperance organization,
Dc lalgrcI with commsnlahlo 1,al, and
was doubtless honest iu Do. professions OF
friendship Tor that cause Oncc he co.
operated with thr men ia his party who OPP
posed The extension OF slavery bat wherc
}, be now? The advocate Of trrr rsn and
sar~y
N, course or tie Argus, when under the
control Of Adams, IN relation % the Port
land rot. rendered the name of that paper
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rsr., Greater r,'.,ir,l bvr,rri,,. eappo,
o., found than tho trio who c1rIuc, the
A-,, the Argus, and the Tre, prrs. vel,
they an, fair rgTrr, uta,,,,. Of thc party
,hry seaport" Ike prIr,t., like people. ~
The mos, hushah.r part uG the farce now
being PLACED ~ by these three wire dancers,
:. their rally ,Ihurta'1u. 90 those demo.
Gratis, who still maintain their consistency,
% @.nr hu H,' %. 'ari.r uFra amp.
Il 6, an o'l saying that " misery loves COM
auv, AMI we .arrr.r FOR this reason they
hate o. lg lel with such a motley crow as
Row Surround ,asm, without ihg company
Of az lra,, t.w d,e.ut people 90 share their
,ruI h,e Then low r.Irrulou. IL i, Tor
thr., political va,hsrcue., o. talk o. the
member, OF o., Republican party about
#aavrw, alHu, rraar,', and about ior.