Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-12-03
The next Presideucy---Who will be the
Democratic Nominee.

Inc next FftslucuCy-- w no Will DC lue
Democratic Nominee.
! srgat deal Of speculation is now rife in
the political world, A. 20 the next presiien.
cy. The Gr.t question which naturally
.ussy.ts it-elf. &. this. which PATTY will
succced IN lSoO' Will the republicans or
the slnvcosrts! One thing squite evident,
that ii tie rcpuhicaus cannot bcar or the
palm IN the next Presidential contest. twill
not o. tlc fault of Jane, Buchanan. From
che hour be Gr.t seated himself in the Pres
id,niial chair 20 the present., be has step by
step plunged bis party int ineStrIe'blc dc.
6culti,.. IIi, whole Administration las
bccn ,,Jis. Of party blundcr,. Instead Of
drawing his Own friends around hun. and
concilmuug his cuemies. be has BY his base
ingrutude driven away hi. most s,cadhs,,
reliable aud eJcirnt friends, and pursued
such course toward hl.polrtcal Opponents,
Us 10 make them de,e-i III. very name. -
TAR as Boo. party ha. sustained him in hi
plumbers. mistakes aul ra,,llI,irs, 1, has 90.
,ulycI ,,sall ia the sane unpleasant diem.
ina. with b.. nominal chiei. III. Admins
trltiln has bcyn a Development Of the Mid
ianateism and muus,rous hcr,sies Of the
fr,-c.,.rs wing OF ,Lc party. Their policy
has BEEN bis policy 1, J.. now clearly % De
seen TIA; a large MAJORITY OF tue American
people arr deadly opposed 10 thc creed %
the slave olisarcby. I, need. only a uEioH
Of fs.,. sppouHg ou,-ris to ovcrW helm the
slave democracy .n $50. Buchanan was
not elected "a lS56 because bis opponents
vyr, In min,rity. bot simply becaue they
failed % unite uTon ono man against him.
On calculating ths probable chance for the
slave democracy iu l,Go, % &, important 20
keep On view their prospective, platform.
Ever .incc l,44 the slave democracy have
a, every successive national convention gone
further aud further s,uth,-iaksn stronger
and stronger ground 10 strengthen the ''pc-
cu'nr institution, and make IL the CON.
trolling element IN oar national government.
10 suppose they viii tread back At the
Charl .,on convention is an ahsuriiiy. No
man who !. acquainted with the wire.work.
crs iu that o,g,niAuob will Tor nnsl,
momeu, believe any such thing. The
Charleston platform will be Pro.''arory to
an extent 20 me,, the wishes 0G ghe fre-ca,.
er.. Ia our Judgment the Douglass doctrine
OF .4ua,icr sovereignty will b, completely
eypunrcl, aud unle,, thi. - done. the Ere
eaters 20 cut Of the convention aud make a
general bolt. But the two.thirds rale will
enable them % dictate terms, and the old
farce Of ogrIHg ~, on the par, Of the north.
crn d1ushiace,. will again be gOn, through
with Another thing. tina, convention will
eni.r,s the bred Scott decision, --,Habish-
igr Starry a. az iis irrrii0ri,', By Jorce Of
a. Consultation Tie convention will 60
another step. twill lay down the doctrine
that STAKEHOLDER. have a rish, TO hold their
property in slaves while passing through the
tree States, in spite Of any law or regulation
10 the contrary in such free States. This
wall be the yir,ual establishment OF slavery
N az iss fres States. for II a STAKEHOLDER
can hold his slave while on a short visit in
FREE State. be eau under the same rule hold
him during a long visit. Let tins doctrine
once be established, there will 10; be foot
Of lrcc territory in the whole Union. Now
1t the Charleston platform il TO be loaded
down with these aud other wicked, danger
Gus and unconstitutional doctrines, can the
party standing upon IL - through the fight
and come out victorious! But there may
BE- It'll smother question involved which will
alect the party, aud contribute 10 It's sue
cess or defeat. and that is the question OF a
candidate. Who will be the nominee Of the
Charleston convention Many Say Doug
las, since his illinois triumph. We have
IN previous number given our reasons Why
We do not concur in this opinion. We siill
bold 10 the views therein expressed, that
Judge Douglass will not he nominated.
Who Will Dc? That Is the question. As
at present advised. we do not believe any
northern man will be nominated. Doug
lass may have his friends. Dickinson OF New
York may have bis friends. Caleb Cushing
may get up a .iEzle tor himself among the
othee-holdvrs Of Massachusetts, aud there
may b. sOme half dozen other northern men
having friends 10 that convention. but they
will all be thrown overheard. a southern
man wall DO taken. Howell Cobb had a
good look for the place two years ago but
his hnaheial blaDdors have already killed
him. Speaker Orr OF South Carolina, Is