Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1857-05-08
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The Saco Democrat, which has assumed
tho olical marking Of Mr. Buehanan's ap-
Iointccs to Office m this state, FROM which
We quoted at some length last week, has lost
much Of it, spirit AMI point IN the brici
space which has elapsed since that time.
THIS marking iron Is evidently becoming
oblltcrated by U.s., probably from the cool
raspins. 1t has received from the colonies
and captains OF the " board Of trade. 1t
has. however, few extracts worthy Of
quotation, a. exhibiting good specimens OF
irony and rcbdkc- Of Democratic leaders.
Asa good piece Of irony, We take the fol-
loving lrom ~ remarks on the TlS,L settle
men, Of the slavery question by the often
quoted principle Of slua,ter sovereignty,
winch has been utterly rcpudia,ei by Bu.
chanan aud the South, which controls both
Buchanan and the Democratic party The
T,rritoris. have not the right 10 choose one
OF it, executive oiIiccr--nO, not onc-and
Vet the Saeo Democrat praises the President
Tor hi. Efforts to secure popular sovereignty,
rs follows
Bat as vet no great d,mocrdiic priGdpls
had been applied 20 the settlement Ut these
ycNaiious slavery questions they might ~
any time break forth again with rcduuhcd
fury aud dcsolatc the cuuntry-yrn, more,
Il was certain that aspiring party lea Ter
would not iorcgo the advantage Of questions
upon which the masses Uf the people could
b. ., readily divided and so deeply excited.
Such wa, the condition of the country when
the administration OF President Pierce was
called upon 20 Organize territorial govern
ments for kansa, and Nebraska. There
was neci oi an adjustment Of these slavery
questions upon puHdpS-upon basis that
should prevent their recurrence. Then u
was that the democratic administration
the democratic party-thc democratic prln-
ciple-prUycd. a. ia times past, equal 10
the emergency IN which the country was
found Then was embodied and applied 10
the settlement Of these slavery questions,
the great principle OF popular 'or'ragHiy 80
naturally deducthIe from our Constitution
and ~ cunsouant 10 democratic principles.
THIS marks ~ EPoCn in the history Of the
democracy and of the country Every year
has since more clearly demonstrated the
wisdom OF that policy and when time shall
have cleared away what remains Of mere
personal aud transient prejudice, the act
will stand forth a. an enduring monument
10 President Pierce, ana u bright page in
the history o! the country.
. 81 it seems, now, that Franklin Pierce,
as well as the Omnibus Bill, has again set
tied the slavery question forever. II is now
a fnall,y past all " recurrence"
The following paragraphs, in the point Of
tameness, present great contras, with the
counterblAs, Of last week The assertions
about democratic principles, and the idea
that democracy, as now practiccd, has
anything to do with popular rights, is a
mere hallucination. The probable truths
here alleged Of the leaders, in the first para.
graph, prove this fact beyond question. The
saco paper says
The persons from this State, whose con-
duet, while in Washington, we have char
acterized as anti-dcmocratic and dshonora-
bic TO our State, appear to have mIsapprc-
hended, or to have been willingly ignorant
of the intimate relations between the present
and the past Administrations, and not TO
have taken into account the peculiar posi-.
ton Of their own section Of country. They
could indeed show that they were loud in
professions Of friendship for the incoming
administration, aud that they had been but
indifferent supporters Of the outgoing one
lis is very natural for some who are out
Of Office and wish TO get in.
! The true, and only vital bond OF union