Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1857-10-30
For the o,iord Democrat.
Debauchery OF the Press.

concerns. 10 mo IL makes not copper :
difference which of the sets Of men, who arc
striving against caca other Tor the Offices
Of the State and the nation prevail, only in
50 far rs the election Of this or that may
effect the interests Of the country, with
which my own interests are Of necessity
identified. But wounded pride Tor the honor
81 my native town, and horror OF the de-.
hatchery Of the press in that town, moves
me to write my moral protest, with an cN.
pose Of tho deep derrhvity Of that press.
Tho particular matter TO which now refer
il m editorial article ia a late number u
tho Norway Advertiser, headed "DruNoN
Orr,N PEocLuurp" The article j. cal
lei forth by the Advertisement OF n " Dl'n-
Mon Convention" about being held m
Cleveland. Ohio, and IL. object is to abuse
the confidence n its partisan readers who
know nothing In politics bu, what they De-.
rave from IT. columns, by giving them tho
impression that this disunion movement is
u moycmcu, Of tho Republican party Of the
United States, Tho followiuc Is its open
ing paragraph
" ~ black republican abolition hnnti.
cism gains strength IN certain sections NJ
the Union, It become, more and more rick
loss and defiant in the positions which Il
assumes
II then goas m 70 speak Of the Cleveland
Di.uuiou association and 20 treat it ~ the
above quotation treat. it, as q movement Of
tho Republican party
Now that EDITOR knows. unlr, ho j. as
isulnu, ~ ho j. lsgrly.I, that thi. repre-
s,uuli1n d, utterly hl.s H. knows 10 20
Do 90, rurra,, Of %, great and powerful
Republican party Of thc United states. th'
only truly national party, 20 restore che
peace anil preserve the union or tho Sn,r.,
hy restoring thc government 20 H. primitive
character, and propose leaving slavery wish
,ho snt.s which have 10. asa creature Of
local, municipal state law alone and such
q creature o., can have uo lawful being ont
in %, fr,c public domain. In short, it pro-
poses to make " Freedom national, and ia.
very sectional" This !, 10. doctrine, pro.
claimed everywhere, ny all IT, members
And when he government Of lho country
i, .,t,l.i down upon tli- princrflo and pol
icy. C1usr.,- will BE- able Co attend 10 the
rral interest. Of ,hc country, and will NOT
be- kept in perpetual fcrmcut by the in-
tru.ion Of successive uciariou- schemes OF
bandit. and ,ymu,., for extending ,lg area
Of oppression and ,hc r,isn Of ,uur.
Butt j, uo, ,hc Iurru.c of ibis letter 20
argue the Republican doctrine. e.tuol
mainly TO ,rru.c aud r,rro,c the ai.,hood
OF ibc Ad,uu-,r, and Do. .!amcl,,, iusult
Of i,s rJaj,r., BY Identifying thc Republican
PARTY with Ihc di.uuIuu convention. That
d, sut ur ard conducted by The Garri-onian
party, who aye violent iu their duuucl.
t,on oi the Republican party rs rrcraut 60
The principle OF genuine au,,.sia,Ty II
- ''' ' 10y NV l'.' -. 800.
'l''",'" ''I' ~! ''' "! anu '-'' u"
rsrro.c. They lave good aims, but l,d,r
from others Of equally good aims a. 90 tie
mean. l1r accomplishing ihc desired good.
\ gentleman called upon me with the -
Pr calling tie dhnnioh convention H'A'ns
my signature, '''d ''m "H' ] '"' no
sympathy WIKI 'Ne movement 'h'tt""uiI
require majority OF Tie people OF Tie ir''
S'a'o- 20 separate ana form irc' h'rnh'i''
aud when We can got That majority 10 act
Tor right aud freedom We sh''i n''l no'u'h
di'uuiyn, because W. 'hall have control OF
The government and conhninrsIA''fy within
its Irc'cnt limits 1t Will die ouin due time
10 q legitimate and Pcac'abl' manner. Aud
in tins answer 70 The di'union petitioner b
We uttered Republican doctrine.
The Advertiser says below, by Satanic
mixture or truth and error, a" the leaders 10
this State have not Yet Become quite 20 rcck-
Ices n' 90 openly a''w di-union sentiments. ~
81 much is'rn' ofiho Republicans OF Maine :
bat here again j. an implication That they
40 openly ave-" sue" sentiments ~ ''u''
State. Where Bot that editor adds
Though the black Republicans vote with
and frntcrni., with that dr.union rar;y. 4"
another immoral assertion. Tor Dc knows
tha, the Garrisouian party never made any
nominations, nor had any candidate. for