Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-04-02

u Nov IN the name of all the God. at orce,
Upon What inca, does this our Cesar feed,


Upon What meat does this our Cesar feed,
That be 10 grown 90 great"
Mr.. Vinion reviewed the course OF the
Republican party Tor the last two elections,
and declared that the friend. Of Temperance
had y right to expect prohibi,ory law that
would close up the grog-shops. He ami
madvcrted upon the course inaugurated by
the Committee. and hence the unpleasant
position in which they found themselves I;
one Senator recently reinarking that the B'Il
had been - amended that 10 did not know
where be was. Those politicians wno viii
discard the cause of Temperance, will also,
for cHpcdiency. discard the caaso OF free
doul-joi,p N unum. tai,us IN omHid.
Temperance Journal.
Tho above Is the briei report which the
Journal aud Inquirer Of this week gives OF
the speech delivered at tho Frecpor, TEN.
perance Convention ON the 18th inst, by
". II. vin,on. Esq., Of Gray, who oficia-
ted at the same time and place as Chairman
Of tie Committee on Resolutions. It is ox.
cecdingly disiastciul to US TO animad'cri
upon the course Of any member Of she Re
publican party, but We think justice to 9th.
eIs requires that some Allusiou to Mr.. Vim
tons position at this time, when he assumes
the tone Of critic and censor upon the POI
liiical course OF men, whose fidelity 10 the
cause Of freedom and the cause Of temper
aucc both could have been initiated to adj.
vantage by himself within comparatively
recent period. When Mr.. Vinton proceeds
TO arraign tho conduct and the consistency
Of such men ne W. W. Thomas. Seth scam.
mon, EbOch ". Woodbury., Nathaniel j..
Miller, Henry II. Booty. Hiram Chapman,
and numerous others Of like exalted charac-
ter, now holding seats in tie legislature.
we think il Is asking too much Of the l'c-
publican press to expect them to remain
quie, and passive under such prcsumptuous
attacks. Mr.. Vin,on thinks /" those politi.
clans " who discard the Gauss OF Temper
Ancc will discard the cause Of Freedom also
for c1pcdicney." Now IN the abstract, we
heartily agree with Mr.. Vnton in the truth
Of thi. declaration. but we differ widely from
him in the justice OF it, application to the
members Of the Temperance Committee, or
the legislature generally. And We would
suggest To Mr.. ylnton that he nigh, find a
practical illustra,ion Of the truth OF his
Aphori.m, without travelling very far from
the fret person singular
Whore, we ask, was Mr.. virton found
during the important and critical canvas Of
1854. when the FIRST Congressional election
took place after the repeal Of the Missouri
COMPROMISED Was be not enlisted under
the banner Of the gentleman Who ran rs the
supporter of the Pierce administration, and
who now hold. the Office Of L. ) Marshal
Of Maine? And was not this position as
sumcd in the very face Of tho fact, that for
years previous To that, Mr.. Ninton had been
an earnest and energetic member Of the Free
Soil par,y' And where again, We ask. was
Mr. vinion found during che canvass OF
1855. when the Maine Law was the admit.
tel AMI only issue, and when every true
friend Of prohibition was doing battle under
ihe banner that was 30 calamity, 80 proud
ly and 20 honorably upheld by tha, Crtr-
de- Lion OF the Republican party-Anson y,
Morrill,? Was not Mr.. Vinion ut that eI'
IRENE crisis Of the Temperance cause. in fast
alliance with the Wells and Reed " coali.
ton. doing battle for Ere, Rum, weeping
with those who wept" over the fate Of John
Robbins, and denouncins the whole admin.
l,tration Of the Maine Law rs Neal Dow
tyranny Well may vin,on say that those
who discard the cause Of Temperance, will
for cIpediency discard the cause Of Freedom
also. The proposition is true directly and
reciprocally, a, Mr.. vinton', own political
history fully a,tesis.
Far h. IL from W. 10 intimate that Mr..
vinton j. not sincere in his professions Of
attachment, to the principles Of the R,pub'
llcan party at this time. We do not assume
to ourselves tho province Of deciding on any
mans personal mOfirsI, and we should new
er have been disposed To make these allu'
sions to Mr.. vinton's overt political acts ia
the past. but Tor the prcsump,uou' and an
warrantable tone in which he judges the &C.
,ions and reflects on the motives OF those
who have been steadfast and true Iron the
beginning unto tho end" and who were
fighting yaliantly for the "good cause,
when Mr. Vin,ol WIS in league with the
enemy. And we submit IL il would not be
in far better taste for Mr.. Vinton TO occupy
for season at least, a somewhat more mod
est position among the Temperance men,
and not arrogate TO himself the position
the attributes and the authoritative voice OF
a leader' For our own part. We reject his
prctensions, and challenge his right 10 a
high commission in the army Of "prohibi-
tionists." Promotion there must come from
long service and well at,ested fidelity. and
therefore. for ourselves, as a member Of the
ranks. no, aspiring to a position ofcOmn'dHd,
we ayow our determination to follow the
lead Of those who have been tried and prov
ed true in the political eras OF the past.
Toward, Mr.. vintou personally, we feel no
unkindness, but we advise him in all sober
ness and earnestness to tarry at Jericho
until his beard DO grown"
Az ERRoR. Tho statement in our last