Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-08-13
LOT NJ. MORRILL,,
or AUGUSTA.
A So % our "Old Oxford" Friend.


O,'rrl County has hen frequently called
toe Ssitrrrlanl - america. This compA-
ris10 may have been drawn from the fact
shat our territory abounds in lofty noun
ta.us placid lk-s. maj-,ic ryer.. and CUR.
Cling streams. and that every where the
m.,t Sublime and majestic natural scenery
mo.ts the cyc-tbat urOn every eide nature
her...t appears in unsurpassed beauty and
grandeur. hot the analogy doe. rot stop
hrr". Oxford County j. rgopIci by a brave.
energetic, hardy population. II i among
these towering hills and beautiful valleys
thatwe raise mn end ,-ons7. many Of whom
have gone oct into every quarter Of the
globe, the true representatives Of noble
ancestry. But We proved step further.
ln u,l.n timos, when ar'1oorarv meant some.
thrns hs.id,s whips aui chains, sectional
hHaucism and notification. that party was
dominant. and At every returning election
rolled up it, maiorities by thousands. Time
rolled 1u anl dishonesty and fraud crcrt in
o. tt.t time-honor~d political organization.
Irl. lpo-rrry was repudiatsd demasocue.
assumed to take the helm and control the
testIniss Of the party. RI, or rna became
the wa;chwori Of hi, unprincipled clique
Of Ciice-sceksr-, Honest mon ia the party
h.sr 90 i0r a time bot finally became dis.
Eu''ri with this kind o. kuavyry, and len
tn' 90 0rsluiation 90 take care OF itselr.
From ga, momcr; the party hscan to die.
lra "PHp',' C7lr -f1H 40 Norway in
l,'2. VS. ON, dea's.kus,l of The Oh demo.
cratic Ilrty iu oxford County. Tbi, was
O.. -.r'.n- a'outwi.,h sui, qlcutly Gath.
'-.i or, Republican party Of Maine. The
.ir.rs.r.a1 democrats. i1 their fr,: move.
mr-'. Boz ,H.. County were .ue,ryd at and
-l"a.rl by their Oh bunker as,,cist,.
ift Ir.' sane s',fasslmsl patriot. soon
h,I uar. cause or grief than mcrrmeut.
I..n.'' democrats, homes; whls., ari hon.
'.t 're~iila's, soon found upon examination,
trlt there was no real Jif-reucc Of opinion
h.'Wrr them upon tie Lrs issues then t.enl.
ing. and Ike sensible. honest men. they
ch'srilily sacrificed their Oh party prelilec.
lions. aud ral'yins uudgF one aae. inaugu.
ra.-i new party TIL. party Immediately
went 90 work TO purify the political a,rno.-
T'.rs boz O'l Oxford. From the time these
different party elements bscIne cemented
into one organization up 90 the present.
they have steadily marched forward, going
.r'm couqueriHs % conquer. Two years
az che gallant republicans drove the enc
Hy from the Geld ard planted the standard
ct victory upon every hin top in oh Oxford.
i; was a complete rout Of the enemy. one
year a-1 they again met the cohorts og slave
~, and ssaiu achieved glorious victory.
While other counties suffered their maori.
t..- O. run down. tn brave republican. OF
oli Oxford promptly bore their standard
u'o'' -ft5w i5'erri7c q a single iGcI. OK.
ilrl VS. ,he hammer County in 1857. And
r'~ BROTHER republicans, We are again
c1l'ri upun % take the FIELD. and duty re-
g1.r.. as % taco the enemy once more at the
ensuing september election. h - noe tune
@ on. LIT every soldier grid on hi. armOr,
and prepare Tor hattie. The clarion notes
q freedoms busle are now sumnoning Us
70 The battle Geld. Pick your eints. "Tru,,
az Cod and keep your powder dry :" and
when duty 20 our common country requires
u % charge the enemy, even q; the cannon :
mouih, lee each respond in the Language Of
the gallant Miller, al Lundy's Lane, a" III
TRV."