Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-09-24

Of trifling importance substituted. Thus
!, was tina, a, every gathering Of the lie.
comp,oni,cs, you would hear any guam.
l,i,y Of harangue about the "woodpcckcr
law" the "liquor law" the "nuisancc
act" &c. This was the burden Of their
song,-,heir whole argument, appeals to
the passions and appciiics Of dcbascd
men. For these among other reasons,
the Lecompton meetings in almos, every
instance made more or less Republican
votes. Blu, the system Of electionccring
mos, resorted to by the slave democracy
was energetic personal effort. Party
men, for weeks prior TO the election,
pemmbula,ed every nook and corner
where they supposed they had the least
hope Of getting votes. A general sys.
TEN Of wholesale lying, fraud and deccp.
ton was resored TO. Blu, this was no,
all. Direct bribery was rcsor,ed to, and
whenever man could be influenced by
money he was bough, up. Efforts like
these were pu, forth in all localities
where !, was supposed there was any
hope for success. More especially was
this the case in those Counties, Senate.
rial aud Representative Districts, which
gave, las, year, small majori,ies for the
Republican candidates. All this was in
tended to be done secretly, in the hope
tina, the Republicans, relying upon the
Justice Of their cause, would fancy them.
selves secure, and only discover their
error when il was too late 10 recover their
los, ground.
Blu, tho game did no, work. The
Republicans did no, relax their vigilance.
They searched on, the enemy lurking in
ambush, and no sooner was his hiding
place discovered than the soldiers Of
freedom were on his track. These Sc.
crci operations were checked in almos,
all parts Of the State, by the Republicans.
The result, NAV be seen by reference TO
the returns in this paper. Though en-.
,ircly successful, the late campaign has
laugh, the Republicans an imporian, les.
son, never 10 rely upon the justice Of
their cause, for success, withou, work.
The third Congressional dis,ric, was well
nigh lost, in consequence Of the inactiy.
~ Of our friends. Col. French was
elected only by small majority, in n
district which should have been carried
by a, lcus, fifteen hundred majority. II
our friends do not profit by these lessons,
they deserve defeat.
Notwithstanding our enemies have
been routed from one end OF the State 10
the other, they boas, tina, they can bcs,
Us mex, year Can they dol ,' We an.
swer, NO. The small gains they have
made upon us, in certain localities, over
the vote Of las, year, is no indication tina,
the people are going over to Lccompion.
ism: no, at at all.
DC thing is certain. Our opponents
hare done their best Their whole force
was out. They never before have Ia.
bored so hard or expended so much mo.
ncy 10 carry State election. On the
other hand, IN some quarters, Republi.
cans have been criminally negligent, in
the discharge Of their duty. Everything
was left to take its own course, and the
only wonder about the matter, TO our
mind is, tina, the slave democracy nc.
complished so lirlc. In some parts Of
the State the Republican vote was no;
brough, ou, and in others scarcely any
organization existed. Now We should
like 10 know what the pro-slayery parry
IN Maine has 10 encourage IT. Do the
leaders Of tina, organization fancy lha,
the people Of Maine are abou, TO endorse
the atrocities Of the Buchanan dynasty
to sell themselves and their principles
for gold plundered from the National
treasury lfsO, these hopes and cxpcc.
ta,ions will prove delusivc. The day is
dis,an, when, upon any Of the great
questions now before the people, the
slave democracy can triumph, in the Di.
rigo State. Tha, party is n doomed
party. The curse OF God will follow j,
so long as i, clings TO the Molock Of sla.
very. ], may flourish in a land Of whips
and chains but il can never breathe
the free air Of Maine.