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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-05-14

=" diamonds sparkling IN the ocean," and
they can see nothing else. Since these won
ieriul discoveries have been made, every
thing, in their opinion, is and ought to be
Z" subject to them.
With what reverence do these " latter
day saints " look upon the great truths en-
bodied In the fundamental law Of the land
Liberty! what humbug. How bcautiiol
the Constitution reads since that hateful.
mischievOus word has been eonstructively
expunged! Yes, all our great political
rights are now "sUhjcct to tho Consti'u-
ton" and that Constitution protects 'idrry
odyrAers IL cprdio. This instrument
make. everything" subject" to the demands
Of the slave Oligarchy, and the Buchanan
democracy are all over the country eIpound.
ing its contents " according 10 Its true in.
ten, and meaning" ,
Slavery is the juggernaut we are oil
commanded to fall down and aud worship.
Every natural right, every interest. however
dear. Is made subject" 10 It's inordina,c
demands. Liberty i dead and buried ;
freedom has been s,rangled by the National
democracy. llurrah for the golden era OF
oppression under the auspices Of Pierce,
Buchanan, fancy and S,ringiellow.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-05-14

The AroOstook Pioneer publishes the ar.
ticle u our esteemed friend a, South Paris,
in relation to a singular lish, seen on the
evening OF Jan'y lOth, at about 10 o'clock
7. NJ. and add, the following editorial re-
marks
"On the same evening. and n, abou, the
same time. some Of our young people were
returning from slcigh.nd., aud saw a
ligh, very much like the one above describ-
ed. Ii was " instantaneous, intense, with.
out noise, resembling two flashes Of light
ming. with scarcely any pause between aud
those in the foremost sleigh fancicd they felt
warmth proceeding from it. We merely
give the facts, without trying 20 account for
the phenomenon, leaving that part 10 those
better yer.ed 10 science.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-05-14

A GALLANT 0uIcTR. A late New York
Evening Pos, speak. Of the death Of gal
Ian, British Officer
The universal regret which followed the
death Of General Ilavelock will DO renewed
a, the death OF the gallant MAJOR llodson,
who was killed in the attack on Lucknow.
MAJOR Hodson has been from the very tegin-
ing Of the Indian war, sighting every where
and against any odds, with all the 'piri, Of
Paladin Of old. lIc ha. given his name
to an in'ineible and almost Ubiquitous bo.
dy Of cavalry. Iii. mos, remarkable eI-
plot, the capture Of the King Of Delhi and
his two sons Astoni.hed every one by it,
courage and GOODNESS lie was n man who
from his romantic daring aud his knowledge
Of the Asiatic character, was able TO beat
the natives a, their own weapons. Eng.
land could better have spared better OIL
Ger. Her success in the war has been dear
ly purchased by the death Of her best and
bravcsi officers.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-05-14

UNioN OF FoRcTs N wErERN INV YoRE,
The Republican,, and Americans Of Erie
county. y. Y, have commenced the noble
work Of uniting aud consolidating their
forces. A circular letter, signed by some
o, the mos, prominent members Of each
wing. has been issued, calling mass meet
ins. to he held in Buffalo on the 9th inst.
The sIgner. say:
Satisfied themselves tina, all personal
aud party considerations should, at this
time. he made .uLseryient to the pubic well
fare, the undersigned have no hesitation in
asking their friends in each Of the wards and
towns in the county TO unite with them In
utter iorgc,iulness Of the past, and in har-
monious preparation for the future, to the
end tina, the Government, OF the country
may be wre-,ed from the hands Of those who
now control it,"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-05-14
Pans, May IL 1858.

ErRoPE. The steamer Persia, from Law
erpool, arrived at New York on the llIh,
bringing three days later news. In the Eng.
li.h Parliamen, petition had been pre.en,-
cd for the restoration Of the King Of Oude.
An amenlment u resolution in relation
to the government, OF India. declaring il in.
eSpedien, to annex to the crown, was los,
~ to 81. The experiments in paying ou;
the Atlantic cable were perfectly successful.
India mails bring intelligence that Sir
Hugh Ro.e laid scigc to Jhausi on the 9th
Of March. On the first Of April, 5000
rebel, with Is guns, called the army Of Pc
shaweo, endeayorcd to raise the seigc, but
were defeated with the slaughter OF 1900
men. The town Qualifications were captur-
ed. On the 5th, the garrison escaped IN the
night, were pursued, and 5000 cut up. Six
British officers were killed. Gen. Roberts
had occupied the town OF Kotah.
II Is stated that relaxation Of the pres.
ent system Of government in France, will
soon take place. The Prince Napoleon II,
to be Governor Of Algiers under the title Of
lieutenant Of the Emperor.
In China, Sigh, advance in tea is noted
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-05-14

1us ANNivTRs,Ers. The anniversarie.
Of the various missionary societies are c-le-
brated in New York ,hi. week. The one
which attracts the greatest share Of a,ten-
ton is the American Trae, Society, from
the fact that the question OF excluding the
'uhjec, OF slavery from the publications is
to be discussed. The northern members
wish the question to be discussed, rs are
other Acknowledged evils in the tracts
while the southern members say that II the
subject Of slavery is touched on by the pub
LEGATIONS, they will seccde. A resolution to
the efce, that works treating slavery as a
sin should no, be Published, wa. passed las,
year. bu, was disregarded by the Secre,a-
rles.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-05-14
For the Oxford Democrat.
Rear CAUGHT

Some time during the las, week, Messrs.
Henry 5. Harrington and Vim. c. Walker,
Of STOW, set a trap just over the line in New
Hampshire, for the purpose Of taking a
bear. The trap was visited once, and they
found the bait had been removed by somo
animal, without springing the trap.
On Saturday las, they went again ard
not thinking Of ending bear, they lelt
their gun at soIno distance, and carried
nothing but an axe when, however, they
arrived at tho trap. they discovered bear
caught by one fore leg lie. Of course, va,
to be approached with great caution. Far.
rinston cautiously approached and killed
the " yarmint " with a well.directed blow
Of the axe, while Mr.. Walker stood a, \
respectful distance.
His bcar.hip measured six fee, in length
and weighed three hundred pounds. lls
and his brethren nave Tor the las, year com.
mi,tcd great depredations upon the sheep m
that vicinity and it j, hoped that moro Of
them may DO trapped In the sane manner.
Il. ". BRYENT.
PARIS, May IL 1858.
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eidding., cri,,enden. and Marshall.

No man in Congress possesses q better
heart, a higher sense Of personal honor, a
more exalted patriotism, than the venera-
bic Joshua Il. Giddings. Rallied at and
abused as he has been in times past, by
southern propasandis,s and northern dough.
faces. he stand. higher to-day in the afec-
ton. OF the American people, than any Of
his tradueers: and while most Of them will
sink into an iguouInious grave, aud be re-
membercd only to be hated, bis name will
20 down to posterily as the leading ehampi'
on Of freedom in the country.
Mr. Gliding. has been called an imprae-
ucable man but the charge has no founda.
ton In fact. No man can be found more
willing to cooperate with Others TO bring
about right results, than Mr.. Giddnes.
True. he will not sacrifice principle TO pol''
ey-bu, this only show. him to DO an arden,
man. The hearty and sincere manner in
which he went in with the friend. OF Tree
dom again., the Lccomp,on outrage. 10
proof Of the integrity Of the man to the
srea, principles he. has 'Pen, life in main
tanning. IL u well known that Mr.. Cid
dings never had any great love for the
American party, yet be was willing to
follow in the lead Of Mr.. Cn,ienden in
sr,rt. IN defeat tho hill
The following extract from rccen, Wash
ing,5n letter. shadows forth lhO.e high
and noble quali,le. OF heart which combine
70 make Mr.. Gldding. one Of the leading
statesmen now upon the public stage.
"On saturday last, while the discussion
upon the Kansas question was ia prugrvss.
and while all parties In a House were more
intent upon arrangements for the final sirug.
gle than upon the arguments VI SPEAKERS.
and while all were In doubt as % what
might b. the ultimate course Of Mr.. Gid.
ding, and his coniryrcs. the Hon. Mr.. Crit
tcnden came into the hall, and. near the
door. was olned by the Hon H. Marshall.
hut moment was permitted them Tor com
uNiltitlnus NNNN shIs hlAAlNkH NNhh W.
ward. and, taking Mr.. Cri,tenden warmly
by the hand, with a recognition OF Mr.. Mar.
shall at the same time, he said who could
have believed ihi. OF me, tha, should be
found with YOU, following YOU But. while
have spent long life IN fighting against
enemies, and am ready s,ill 20 fsh, them
have never fought, aud canno, now fight,
against my friends. remember we'll the
occasion when the ban Of exclusion having
been passed upon the in this House, | had
taken NV bat aud was shout leaving. me,
you. Mr.. Criiienden. with Henry Clay, a,
the door. and that you each gave me. IN
that moment of trial, the warm hand Of
sympathy and friendship. | do not forget
f,r the great ends sake, strange NJ Il may
-ceui a. some, aud ensured a. may be by
many. in mcruory ct the past, ! AIN with
you, | 20 with you. 4 gush of warm
tears or "a true patriotism here came forth
from the three - united, and the fate OF
lcc1mp,on In the House was - sealed past
redemption
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-05-14

ONE OF THr Paws. Our friend Bryent,
who describes in another column the capture
OF one Of the 4" Oxford Bears" that had
wandered from TIE fold, has exhibited TO u.
one OF the fee, Of the animal. We should
judge that II would make track, no, far
from six inches in length, by three and half
in breadth. 1, indicates the former
capacity Of the owner to give a hug which
would be US aaee,iOnatc as a person would
wish. In the presence Of such u fellow, un-
lees pretty well armed, We would no, blame
a man who should consider F" discretion the
better part OF valor," and &c, out Of the
way,-ii be could.
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"spbieet Only 70 the Constitution.

From the time the above phrase was in-
c1rpln,sd into the e" stump speech Of the
H,n0..N-'n.sa bill, rp,aline the Missou'
ri restriction. O. the present, alnos, every
m,uth.riccc OF the rro..lavery democracy,
o.: o. little. wind oT their political pro-
tuc,inns as being only "slhjcci 10 the con-
su,udon." Probably no: one in ten among
the number who vs., these words ever rad
the constitution. and L they aave many Of
them understand as much about iiasa mule
dos about theology. "Subjec, only 10 the
Constitution :" Why. our Peter Funk
democrats in the North are continually
alarmed for tear they shall, in consequence
OF original sin or some other inherent cause,
violate thi. Sacred instrument All their
conventional resolves relating % the subject
Of slavery are formed and passed " subject
only TO the Constitution Of the United
States" All their stump orators dOve-ail
in ,hi, pr1viso into their harangues.
The eho., or the Constitution seem. to
haunt the whole party. Il Is no, 50 muen
any reverence they have FOR the instrument
a'a fear tina, in some way or other they
may ct tangled up in Its beautiful net
work aud thereby either s,ransle themselves,
or tear the whole thing into pieces.
Whenever speaking OF "populor -over-
eighty, squat,er sovereignty, or popular
rights, as applied to tie people Of the ter
r,orios, they are specially careful to rrsiric,
the whole as bring "subre; onl , TO the
Constitution Of the United States" Like
the client who was Instructed by hi. counsel.
when required 70 plead to an indictment IN
court, to cry " BsaHs, Beans, Bsdli, $50
they, manife,iing a. little sense OF honesty,
cry out " subject only To the Constitution.
This constitution" abou, which the sham.
Ocraey talk - beautifully. is by ITS party
leaders transformed into a strange instru'
ment. AL they scs IN il is chains and
whiPPing'pOs,s, rice swamPs and cotton
plantations. 1t protects only one class, and
thai class is made up Of those who trafhc in
human aesh aud nes,-thOse who, with
bruta! feroei,y, tear away mothers irOu
their children, husbands FROM their wives, -
those who would make the atmosphere abour
Us vocal with the lamentations Of the op
pressed and down-,rOdden. They SEQ in il
protection only Cor one single interest, ant
that is the interest which aecumulates irOu
unrequitted toll, days aud nights OF labO
under the Lash, seOrehsd by day under tn
burnipgs Of a tropical sun. and shivering a
night FROM the poisOnOu. miasma Of swamp
aud everglades. PrO-slayery democrats Sc
all these things in the Consultation. lik
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-05-14

Several sums OF money have been stolen
from the mail, at Ma,tawamEeag. by a
couple Of lads. aged 10 years. One Of them
Acknowledged the robbery.
A new transatlantic project Is on foot.
II is proposed To extend from Boston to the
Azores, and thence to Lisbon, In Spain.
Such a route will unite all the advantage.
Of the enterprise now in progress, and will
be formidable competitor.
Tho Washington corrs,ponden, Of the
y. Y. Courier and Inquirer says Gov.
Walker think. the general breach in the
ranks Of the Democracy cannot he healed,
and ,ha, an an,i.Leeomp,on Democrat will
be elected President in 1850.
The family Of Mr.. Xix, warden, and many
Of the prisoners in the Maine States Prison,
were badly poisoned by eating hulled corn
which had been Improperly prepared. Some
Of the citizens Of Roekland who ate some Of
the same corn were similarly Affected The
poisoning was not severe, aud no lives were
lost.
The Aroo.took Pioneer mentions cedar
shingle - l.2 inches wide, TO be seen a,
Presque lslc, and considers it worthy Of mo-
ticc in country that, according the Rich.
mond Dispatch. has no hmbcr.
The Cotton factories a, Augusta and
Ilallowell, which run bu, eight hours per
day during the winter. are now working on
full time.
The lrasburg va Standard boasts Of
employing man whose wife is second cousin
to the prcsen, King Of Prussia.
Tho Portland State Of Maine is now pub
lished by an incorporated company. ltnow
CONTAINS afternoon ,elegraphic dispatches.
1; is deyotedly attached TO the interests Of
our own State, and IL for no other reason
should be literally pa,ronred.
The Argus says that the work OF laying
sleepers on the Androscoggin Railroad truck
between Bar,le,t's Corner and Pennington,
commenced on Monday last. The directors
OF the road express confident opinion that
the road will be speedily completed to Far.
mington.
The Springfield Republican says 1t I,
stated tina. Gov. Denver and his Secretary
have made n new count OF tho votes for
State officers under Lecompton, and they
now elect pro-slayery majority to the leg.
stature. rs we'll as the whole list Of pro-
slavery State officers. II is expected tha,
Calhoun will revise his decision accordingly.
The Kennebec Journal learns that the
Committee on Claims, in Congress, have
agreed to bring in bill Identifying Maine
for the discount upon her stocks negotiated
in 1889 and 1910. to raise money for the
Aroostook war. The bill provides for the
repayment, not only Of the discount, but Of
the interest upon it. 1t ssupposcd that
the allowance under the bill, will be about
forty Eve thousand dollars.
The Louisville Journal says: "The
course Of Senator Green, OF Missouri, is I'M
quesiionably disapproved by large major
iiy OF the people Of tina, State. lie will dis
appear from the public service as soon as
his constituents can &c, him out. Thence
forth he will be " Iurinbt Green"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-05-14

CAS,p, Flour. The Secretary Of the
Treasury has decided that -four manuiactur-
ed in the British North American Provinces
out OF wheat, the product Of the United
States, cannot be imported into the United
States free Of duty; it no, being imported in
the same condition rs when IL was exported.
Neither can such -four be imported into the
United States free Of duty under the ReciP-
roci,y treaty, as il is not an article OF the
growth or product Of said Provinces, oeine
manufactured Of wheat, the product OF the
United States.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-05-14

portion Of the temperance men Of Maine be-
lieyo will be the most eirec,ual IN aecomp.
fishing tho object for which it i' intended.
| think I am warranted in believing. II
places the unlawful traihc m intoxicating
liquors upon the same footing as other con.
lraband articles, and treats tho person 80
selling rs other criminals. While the pro.
visions Of the bill are generally wise and
judieious, | think It may be enforced a,
easily and efficiently as any other criminal
law upon the statute books. In my next |
will refer to tho manner Of submission aud
the duties Of the citizens in relation 10 the
whole matter. Z. W. WOODBURY..
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-05-14

CELEBRATING rHE FATAL VIcToEr. Tho
Washington Correspondent OF the y. Y.
Evening Post. writes as follows
"what the democrats lost in the battle Of
Friday they have since been trying to make
up by burning powder and hallooing. 49,
Bang. bang bang went the original
Kansas Nebraska bill cannon on Pcn.yva-
MIA avenue about an hour after Congress adj
burned on Friday. What are those guns
for?" asked stranger who had Just arrived
&" A Republican victory, and the democrats
pay for the powder" replied a byc''andcr.
Another Interpretation Of the firing was
given by a Maine senator, who aid hc never
knew Of bu, one instance Of the kind before
and that was where man insisted upon
paying for salute over his own grave 3"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-05-14

Tue MoRHoSs. Tho Mormons claim %
have IsO. 900 members Of their church scat
tered over the world. They have IS mis-
siooaries in Europe, and an equal number
in Africa. Asia, and the Pacific islands
They have one newspaper in Salt Lake City
issuing 1900 copies weekly one in swan
sea, South Wales one in Copenhagen, in
the Danish language. one in Austria; ono
in India one in Switzerland. IN the French
language. The a." Book OF Mormon " has
been translated and published in the weleh
Danish, French, German and Italian Ian.
guages.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-05-14

THE seurSiEs A sketch 0f the warm
debate Boz tl- senate. ou Monday. i. given
in the t'rgr. .,iuual summary. The able
speech yi senator ll,m,in, In rp'y to Mr..
Clay. sa' a complete answer Perley, in
the B...pu Journal, -ays OF IL.
"Scuat,r Hlmlin's speech Ia. undoub,-
,d'y turned th- tide un the Fishing Bounty
quusgiau 900 tEc mate. aud knON OF two
sOuti,ru >sua.lrs "a hD have hacked Out iTOm
tie sIIIHrt 90 Senator clay IN hi crusade
ssainst i..i' important branch Of New Eng.
laEd m!us:y.
Several a ministration members Of the
House desire the matter postponed till tle
short session, intimatins that they will then
vote for IL. They are not willing to faey
their constituents with the measure upon
their shoulders.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-05-14

NEWSPAPER CHANGE. The last number
Of the Republican Journal contains the val.
edictory OF Geo. ID. Moore, who has for sew
cral years been the editor OF that paper.
Mr.. Vim. II. Simpson, formerly publlsher
Of the Kennebec Journal, succeeds him as
proprietor. Mr.. Simpson is a gentleman Of
enterprise and worth, and his name Is sui.
feient assurance tina, the journal will lose
nothing by the change.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-05-14

Or Saturday, the 9th ul,., the largest
raft Of timber that ever loated on the Ms
si.sippi. LEI, the mouth Of Black river. near
Lacrosse. bound for ST. Louis. II was man
ned by ,weny.iour "rei shirts" Tho raft
was about five hundred and sixty feet long,
two hundred feet wide, and contained iu.l
million feet Of lumber. The deck load was
two hundred and fifty thousand feet Of lath
and two hundred aud City thousand shin
giles.
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m, 4, On fram the old Key stons

III. ..y.r P.f4d.lrta tta, gave the
h.,p. ZENITH. ,l.s,l IN q, Buchanan. Ia.
.,,t.- BIZ. ,a.,.,.r i.,.. ir "a. inflammation Of
II .,..- .r.rf... pl.rhts N.pIr.
,.-. Pill. ,....i.,r.t.,r r,rr,. vsr,
..,..r.... -...r,,...- ..r,, insult.
,t,.... ...,.- ..,r,-.,,,t.. stand.
t.. ..rr...-.,t. ,-rr...rr,.r ,.-s.
-. 4 ,,.,.- r.r,,,.'.,rJ ma.
80.
g.. -...-.,;.... ,..,i.- 10. So, ,i,v
-. -., t.l rroo ,r,I,i,,
- ... a.. g., anil r.rgt,i,,n
r,rlf.-.-,,v tl.v an, i1 a borrlc.,
minority Til, election in .,p.l, CITY has
NOR. r,-,,r-s than every or,ata glance
v.olr -...-. I, STOW, how the people
t.lat.ttt. I..,mr,., .virIr.: and a.
,b-,i..s nm, ,h, r.-fi.,r. fraud. ia Phil.
Al.ie....,.tlsy,..u If, an oy.r tie c1un.
,rv r.. ,,vr.i-o r.,r,e or thee State.
am, -., ,,rr1r., ana rrr,l enough Q, en-.
dr.. ...l ,r.,,r.rv ana tr.,,5n: and ,hev
wilr..t,n t.. d,s.bh,y, from the
r., s..t.. wb, yotsI ur u, arr doomed
men. T.ay ar, politically dead. and ought
10 b, S,r, OF th,., traitor. mas =, the
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john. PERRY. Editor.

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Advertisements inserted on reasonable terms /;
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receive Ivsrtisrmeut, GO tbs payer, Al The sane
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~ t.lar.pri-siioas sh.uid a. tirecled o.
"1hs ONilfd n,mscfst." lltis, Ne.
Hook aud Job Printing
ppONp.TIY NND NEATLY TNECITTn.
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NAME MANUFACTURES ABRoAD.-The s..
Johnsbury va Caledonian Of last week
says: We print the Californian this week
on a superior article Of paper, manulactur-
cd by Messrs. 4. G. DennisOn 4 Co., Me-
chanic Falls, Maine. 1t gives u, the more
pleasure to speak Of this as the above named
gentlemen were formerly from Caledonia
County. Their handiwork will now DO
'ccn and fen by many old friends and neigh
bors.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-05-14

YERr Coop. The staid old national In.
telligencer, review ing Gen. llouston's scheme
for a mexican Protectorate, quietly remarks
that " doubt may. perhaps, rest on the
minds Of some as to the fact whether our
own government has shown any such excess
Of political wisdom in the management Of
its domestic affairs that il may becoming
ly appropriate to itself the benevolent task
OF keeping Mexico in order"
Boston Journal.