Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-01-29

intended to say upon this subject to another
time.
Can they do 1T
The question is often propounded, can
the tyrants in power at Washington force
through both Houses OF Congress the Le-
compton iraudf They threaten to do it
but can they do it, The intelligent Wash.
ington correspondent Of the New York
kycning Post, in a recent letter TO that
paper thus calculates the chances. lie says;
~ have thus FAR avoided oil speculation
rs 10 the strength OF the opposition TO the
Lecomptou Constitution In the House. But
inasmuch as the time for action is drawing
near, indeed has already arrived, will ven-
ture the following canvass Of the Housc,
which have made up with great care from
the combined opinions Of different response
Die gentlemen. who are sevcrally competent
TO judge OF existing sentiment on the subject (;
Repulieans %
MSryland-'Dayis. 'IIarris and 'Rieaud J
KcHiuoiy-Jewe,t. Clay and Stevenson j
nnsyiranio-llickman and Montgomery .
archaeological, Davis, Nib!aek aud
Feley 4
HiHois-Morris, Harris, Shaw, Smith and
Marshall b
OIio-Cox. Groeshaek. Pcndleton,
Cockerill. Hall. Miller, Burns and
awrencc
Noe Yorl-Sickle-, McClay, Ha'kins and
Corning !
N1e Jrscy-Adrian i
Total l22
'SOuth Americans.
The ninety. two Republicans embrace Blair
Of Missouri. Morris Of Pennsylvania, and
Campbell OF Ohio. Mr.. Caruihers Of Ms
souri, j. absent IRON the country, which re-
duccd the number OF members 90 236, max
ing llg vote. necessary to choice in foil
House. By the above calculation, the OPP
position would have three majority. am
irce to say that believe the Administration,
with its powerful patronage already Mt
work. can remove that majority. Gentle
men in whose judgment have great conf
drnec think otherwise. Whether It can OF
cannot. there j. also list OF members whose
course i. not vet determined. Some Of them
are already bought. or are on the fence
waiting Tor bids. They may be put down
under
pouHTTuL.
South Americans 10
New York Democrats 6
Connecticut do. 2
California do.
20
From this li.t OF twenty {, j. believed that
enough votes can bc procured against Le-
compton 20 deica, the swindle. The Doug.
las men are very sanGulne; 80 ]. the Adj
minis,ration."
Judging from the history of the past.
what are We to eIpcc, in ,hl. ma,icr' Has
there ever been time when the slave power,
through the agency Of the National Aj-
miuis,raton. could no, force through Con
rrcs. a measure. when the South were
equally united. however obnoxious and oh
ycc,iouable /, might be- Pierre aud his
bough, up doughiaccs " like
cattle in the market " 10 vote Tor the repeal
ofihc Missouri rr.triction-and, a. John
Randolph once said upon similar occasion,
b. could had more IL he bad needed them.
Doughfaccs arc a. cheap now as they were
then. and why have We not every rrason to
expect that this villAinous Administration
wall buy up enough 10 cln'um,t, the ,rea
SOM Buchanan may have enough from the
ranks in the black democracy, already spot.
tel, to give him majority in the housc.
Who darcs presume on tho honesty or
integrity Of a servile Northern doughlacc3
They are a cheap commodity and always in
the market. Thi. correspondent, says,
- s1me OF inem are already bought, while
other. are on tho fence waiting fora bid"
We hope Douglas can hold enough men IN
the House, 10 save the country from the in.
fanny that will be entailed upon il by the
passage of the Lecomp,on swindle, and save
our land from the bloody civil war that
must follow this act OF despo,ism bu, we
fear he will have hard work TO Do il. against
the money and patronage Of The Admins.
tratlon.
wc shall rcjoicc in the end IL our fear.
in ,hi. matter shall prove uniounded. II
the people Of the North think tia good idea
to be odd out, thy have only to send enough
doushiaces into Congress To make up a ma.
joriiy, when added TO the members Of the
southern S,atcs, and the thing can almos,
Away, be done.
Had the people in the three great States
Of Pennsylvania, New York, and Ohio sent
Republicans to the House, instead Of set
OF doughfaccd dcmagosues, alias black dem
ocra,s, none Of these pOr,entious evils would
now be hanging over our political horizon,
the Leeompton Constitution would have
been a still born monster. How much long
or the people Of the free States are to be
fooled and cheated by u &c, Of political quacks
and fanatics, calling themselves Z" national
democrats" no man can tell. The con.
stituents Of Northern doughfaces can with
much truth address the men who have be-
trsyed them in the language Of another:
" Hast thou not spoke Ike thunler on our side.
Besn sworn ouf .oldisri bidding -. depend
l.. Al. A al.