Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1857-10-09
Massachusetts, Politics.

pear 90 bc iu rather lumhlcd up cunuluoh'
In 1854, the people got tired Of cotton
Whigrcry and Custom House Democracy,
and after the refusal Of both Of these parties
TO place themselves in an uncluiyocal posi-.
ton upon the great question Of slavery cN-
tension took thc best course then presented
n break them down. " hmcricinism,
like young giant, vigorous and strong,
was Jus, then gaining position in our
Mother State. Men Of liberal IDEAS, who
were tired Of following round the old iogic',
that had for years controlled political AZ.
far, in that State, bad the sagaci'y to see
in tha: new organization, an engine Of po-
litical power by which new policy could
he inaueura,cl. They rushed into il, and
in the cours, or q few week, &" Sun" had
hi. council Grcs burning IN almost every
town and village in the commonwealth.
The result OF that election was astounding
Gardiner was elected Governor by marri,igs
that lad bccn received hy their tens Of thou
sands. Every member Of Congress upon
that ticket vas chosen and almost every
member or thc House and senate were Of
the new party. Al tie Old parties were
left no WHERE, being perfectly demolished.
In lsjj, the men who believed In the Jet.
rr.ouian doctrine Of the uon.cytsusi0n OF
slavery. all over the country began IA good
earnest ., discus. the policy OF uniting this
great element into one party organization.
The ohrci was 60 bring together men who
though, alike upon this great paramount
question aud place them ia a pa.i'Iouw WHORE
they could make their action f'f at the
POLLS. The thing was attempted 10 mass.
4 convention wa, holden, aud Mr Rock.
VOL nominated lus Governor. 1 rivalry
bsra .rruu: up between The Republican AMI
American parties. Upon thc question Of
slavery, thor, was substantially hut Little,
,gary Difference between them. The Amer
lean. cam, ou, og tie campaign again Veto
rirus. and Gardner wasrrg'rytcl Governor.
lat year, with thc exception Ola i,w hum
kcr know nothing. who went in for Fill
more, both of those parties supported frc-
mont Gardner was again pat In uamiua.
tom Tor Governor, and the Republicans Ir1-
rgr. ia order O. c1uri,at, and produce har-
mgu,ous action upon o.. Presidential qu,--
ton went INTO Do. supper, in "a body OF
o1urso Doe was .ure.-sul by "a large maur-
u.s. Manufacturing ,a.s conc luu on tho
part of die Republicans, the Am.uaus.i.il
kept ~ their separate organization. In
order q, l,ep ahead aud lead ul, tu,y made
their nominations iu an ,Ic Congressional
District. lu advance of ,hc Republican Con.
yguti.n, called lur that TuIoso, placing on
ih,ir ticket tlc entire State Delegation then
BOO Can.rc,s Tm. Do, 90 ,he Republican,
Oh. alternative o. p.,lraIap,ius their nom.
inauau, or putting in the Geld new men
FIR tae .ake 90 ihn cause, they nominated
$40 Doe Ola members, with the exception Of
COL DE wife, 900 the Worcester District.
and Rev Marx ImGan, OF We,ag.l. 10
tho-s two district. they Iut upon tLe Re-
yhilu ticket u.a men, and elected them
by large u4jlr,tie. AULeothrru1m.uors
originally lsrasl, forward by ,ae Amsri.
cans wcra reelected ly Ar.a ma. rrtss.
The present yar doe same sr.r,, seemed
o. ac'aats ,Hr kuaw.not.us,. they called
il,,r state Convention iu aIuurr. aud nom.
mated Speaker Banks. The Republican
Convention subsequently, holden after q pro.
tnJt.i session adopted him a. their canii.
dat, Tor Governor. Notwithstanding this
union Of the great bulk Of the Two parties
upon Mr.. Bank, o small, faction Of the r.
publican. stood oui against bis nomination
aud -ull oppose i', go agrouu, % hi. iuli.
r.yt connection with tha Americans.
lu thg meantime large body of Toe
American. strike OUT lgr "a new nomination.
They me, ia Boston aud again nominated
Gardner. The Slave democracy have r.
nominated Mr. Beach, OF Springfield. IN
effort is now on foot to bring in an ,ho di.-
c1rlau, elements, the odd, and yuIs Of all
rar,io, to he.upport Of Gardner
ABORTION Of the public Tra,' ha, already
been suh,iIissl into Li, support. The great
Gsht &, to De- between Bank. aud Gardner.
The friend. Of ,hc latter rally around him
as the child % far,unc-,hc man who by
accident OF some other cause always sue
cs5ls Banks undoubtedly represents the
Republican sgntlmcnt Of tia, State, and #
be is elected. as we trust be will be, it will
make a permanent party organization which
will hereafter control the State Government.
II he &. defeated, 1t will De- no evidence that
Massachusetts. i, not right upon toe great
question Of human frccl0m-idr the lray.
ellor, and nearly every other paper that sup
ports Gardner, contend that he is the moro
Anti-Slavcry candidate Of the two. STILL It
&. matter Of consequence 10 the Republi.
can PARTY o! the nation that Banks should
De- elected. The American organization in
that State has done much good in times Tast,
but in attempting TO distract the friends u
freedom and prevent the consolidation Of
the free labor, free soil element into one
great PARTY, it shows anything but the right
spirit.
In Pike county, Alabama, q family OF
thirty-sc'cn persons were lately poisoned by
the colorci cook, who mixed arsenic in