Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-07-30

patriotic men in the South, who will act
with US. have too much good sense 10 A'k
any such thing. They know IS well AS we
DO, the folly Of doing any thing that will
weaken US At the North. And then, again,
there are thousand. upon thousands OF
southern men. shareholders, who do not de-
sire the spread Of slavery into free territory.
Look at Missouri. There some Of the lars-
90, shareholders are to-day labOring with
the CREATES, zeal to make their own common
wealth a free State. The same feeling eI-
i.ts extensively In other slave States, altho'
not developed as in Missouri but the for
nation OF great party for freedom at the
South, TO cooperate with the friends Of civil
liberty IN the North 'riH briHg II out. The
great battle for free speech is now being
fought m the slave States. 4 victory upon
th, issue give, Us the ground. Frank Blair
is now siumpins has district, standing
.luarely upon the Rspublisan platform,
right in the mid., Of a slavehOlding commu-
nifty, and he himself ,lANeholicr. Aud
upon this platform he will he irrumPbantly
elected. In Kentucky, Cassius NJ. Clay,
Mct;re and otalr.. have been fighting this
hattie. Frec speech and free labor travel
hand IN hand The dcspotism Of slavery
cannot much longer keep down tho free
spirit in the South.
In addition 90 southern aid to the repub-
lean army, the great conservative element
Of which We have spoken, is now heart and
band in the republican movement. This
class Of men only wan, an opportunity TO
show their faith by their works. In Penn
syl,ania. the very n.I, election will prove
What NJ say Tha, State will 50 anu.Le.
COMPTON BY thousands and tens Of thousands
s. in Indiana, and 50 in New Jersey. aud
- in every free STATE 4 great public sen.
,imeu, Is being formed that will carry the
next Presidential election with a rush.
The party now in Pawerwill just as sure
" h. over,hrown a. lSCO zones The die
i. cast. 1t i. the decree Of :" NANTES, dee
tiny"
And now word IS to a republican stan
dari bearer in the next Presidential 6sh,
who shall Il be This is question Ire.
ouently asked, but IN our Judgment not
easily answered Will it he Fremont, Sew.
arI, Cr,,enIen, Banks, CLasr, Wilmo,, or
rrumbullI Orwill 1t he some Of the other
prominent men already mentioned for the
place. In our opinion all specula,ions rs
% the ma7. at thi. early da,, ara fruitless.
Slue good republican. s-em 10 imagine
ruh.ic sentiment Is settling down upon Sen.
ator seward Il may be -; and yet the
iricad. of that distinguished statesman can.
Mt q, him 50 positive an injury as TO agi-
tate hi. name az thi. early day. Other.
think the e,llan, Crt,endgn. 4 Kentucky,
on a ticket with our own Pc-scndsn. or some
other northern man for vi,e President.
would he an excellent selection. 50 would.
Bot no man can a, this time SO exactly the
position Of thing. in ls6o. Circumstances
sometime. have controlling influence, and
these circumstances cannot always be anti
cipN,ed.
TIE gallant Frcmor, Tel rs through the
contest Of l,5G most eloriously. Every
where Dc bore our standard proudly al1ft,
and mo- man who fought under hi' lead,
could BE- otherwise than proud % his chief
tain. And Vet the arbitrary force OF cir
cumsiance NAV not point him out rs the
nominee or lsfn one thin: i certain.
whenever a great cr.i. comes, Providence
rni.-- M leader fjr the occasion. - IL
always Ia. been, - it will hc hereafter
Luther was RAISED up to make u successful
war urou the harlot, Popery; Wesley TO
overthrow the dead frmali;ies OF the estab.
li.hei church, Washington TO command
the armies Of the revolution, and 80 We
might 60 on citing instances 10 proof u this
sound position.
The thing will, under the wise guidance
Of an overriding Providence, take care Of
it.slf The man who will lead the rcrubli-
can forces Of 1850 on 10 certain victory, now
lives but no one at this day can with any
sort q certainty point out ne man.
TIE duty Of the great republican ra-ty Of
,hi. country il too pain to he mi'undcr.
stood. II i.to hing bark "a, coroHmsHi 10
n, poi,y Of ne oarly founders. and drive
into perpetual ob.curi,y the lavles., iana,-
zeal. sectional traitors. who are subverting
ovr liberties, u'Irping powers not granted
IN the constitution, and planting IN every
way in their power the iron heel OF tyran.
ny and desPoii'm upon the neck, Of IN out.
ragged people