Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-08-13
=" Eternal Vigilance !. the Price Of Lib
erty,"


There can he no doubt about the fact that
in Maine the Republican party J. largely IN
the asccndancy, aud could every legal voter
20 to the polls, rcpublicanism would 'ri'
umph BY majority Of thousands upon
thousands. The Dirigo State Is all
rsh upon the great issues now before the
peopie. Bu, We fear thi. confidence on the
mar, Of the Republicans Of Maine, may cause
a lack Of energy on their par, in prosecuting
the coming canvass. Admitting waat We
sincerely believe TO be true, that We can
elect our Governor by thousands, carry e'.
cry Congressional District in the State. a
large majority Of both branches CT the State
legislature, and County officers in nearly ev.
cry County, by proper eIcrtion. Ii does
not follow that this can be done without
rorl. We have wiley, INSCRIPTIONS Zoe
10 contend with an enemy which is Hacked
mp BY long list Of pad othee-holders, and
is furnished with money out Of the Nation
al Treasury for elcctioneerins purposes. In
addition to all this, our political opponents
advocate any doctrine tina, they imagine will
give them success. They are LccOmpton or
an,i.Lscompton; high tariff or free trade /;
Congressional sovereignty or squat,er SOW
ereiruty, fishing bounty or anti.dshiSg
bounty liberty or slavery; JHH aHy thiag,
TO cheat the people and build up black de-
mocracy. 10 proof Of this. JUS, look a; the
sixth Congressional District, where Bon
Bradbury is the administration candidate
for Congress. There he IS running, pre-
fcafiHg that he Is anii-Lecompton, and in
favor Of sustaining the fishing bOuntiSs and
.qua,ter sovereignty. sc &c. Now every
man who understands this business knows
,hi. Is JaW fraud from beginning to end.
Fuller played the same game in lsji. by
pretending to be an,i.Nebraska. was elected
by division among his opponents, wen, to
Washington and yoiel Tor about every pro-
slavery measure introduced into the Gth
Congress. Bradbury supports this rilidiaOE'
.NanasL Adn,rrS,dii0n, and yet pre.,nd.
to Ihe people Of the sixth district he is OF
posed 10 IL. It's all humbug.
What We would impress upon the minds
ot our Republican friends is ihis.-;o over
come our political opponents in the coming
contest. and CIV, them such logging as
they richly deserve We mus, labor and
work, and use all fair and honorable means
70 give lhem a signal defeat. II we sit down
supinely. and fold orr hands, and conclude
all &. well, and - remAin until AFTER cleo
ton. We may wake up 70 hpd ourselves de-
i,atsI. when we little expected such a NOR
tilyins result We LAY, therefore, To our
friends, Organize, everywhere. Spread light
and truth before the people. Furnish them
with good, wholesome political doctrine-
SETTER the documents broadois, over the
land. Watch the enemy with an eagle eye.
Labor in every legitimate way until alter
election There i no safety in any other
course. The republican strength o' Maine
mus, b. brought To the polls. We ought
not 70 be satisfied with merely achieving a
bare victory. Oar majori,ies should b,
rolled ~ no; only BY thousands bu, tens Of
thousands. Maine is now the leading Re.
publican State in tie Union. She ought
not to yield this high vantage ground. Then
lei every republican b. wide awake IN the
cau-c.-buckle on biz whole armor.-with
Grm stop and courage that knows no
ALTERING. march on in freedoms valiant
columns T. certain victory.