Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-11-04

ne... His private life Is without a STAN, OF
Flemish. Beyond this, he is practical
ehn.,inn-eIempliiyins in peculiar de
gree, tie consistency Of christian wall
with a christian character. Recognizing
the lawful authority and benign goodness
Of the Sovereign Ruler Of the Universe, hi'
whole life. public and private. has been on'
Of great purity. marked ny unhending in
tecriiy AMI honesty. Amid all the prOai
racy and moral corruption incident Il
Washington iife,-that faint and even ruiz
40 many 81 our public men Gov. Chase
I Ike Calhoun. Benton, and MeTane. during
his six years service in the Uni,el States
senate, was no, only unsupported but above
suspicion. We believe the moral estimates
~ men has much 10 DO with their public
uets--and that the American people e'nno'
~ too careful in selecting their rulers from
men not only free iron public but privA,,
viccs. ~ forensic debatsr. Mr. Chas'
IA. shown himself equal 10 any emergency.
His earlv education and trimming were thor
oush. and TO this he has added practical
experience. aided nv constant study and OK.
,ensye reading. which has placed him up
on level with The fr,t legal minds not on
" IN Ohio. hu, the Union. At the Bar, he
stands in the very front ranks Of eminent
T. 'ii,ioners. equal TO any and second to
none. In thoso elements Of character
which. when combined, 60 20 make states
mon. We believe he has no superior in the
Un,on. In this rcspec; he isa model man.
I..ak over his record and speeches, during
tte TX year. be- represented Ohio. in tie
ruiird States Sena's. and find bio, u YOU
csn. ne may have there committed errors,
hut they are - few they can easily he for
given A-sin torn 20 the account, Of his
ofirial administration n Governor Of Ohio.
Rood III. messages and other documents
which have proceeded from hrs hand, and
then nv Il YOU can, that they are not the
mn.t rerfec, models Of Executive ability
and craftsmanship, tha, have ever come to
your notice. We have often read III.
speeches uron the stump with admiration.
They ARE Away, brief. comprehensive. and
the r-ry er,t,aimeri Of rTubboa5 iSsa' aad
des,tgs. And while he always clothes hi.
ideas in ter-e and eloquent Language, therc
!. nothing pedan,ic and ambiguous IN any
% h,s productions. The mos; ordinary
reader can with u,e comprehend his fuli
meaning.
In politics, Gov. Ch,.r was originally a
dsmocr,,. ~ the Jefferson school With
tn, organization he acted >, long as they
stuck ~ the JcFrr'on platform, on the
slavery question. bus whenever they ahan-
d5n,i ihi. he abandoned them. In this hc
WIS singular Neither tho gaudy trarrinr'
Of Office. or the rromp,ings Of ambition,
could induce him o. 90 operate with his
party single day after IL abandoned the
oli rrco-rired policy u the county, upon
tie slavery question. With salmon 4.
Glaze. p-,a1p', md honesty was above par.
~. and that i. the history " hi. whole life.
AMI vet there u nothing like rad,caiW
about him. This j. no element in his char.
a-,er.-n.ither . there anything .bou; him
like r,shnss.. He j. bold A. a lion. vet
discreet. prudent. and cautious. While he
/, neither radical, rash OF ludiscsee,, he i.
frm and inde1ible. in whatever h. believe,
to o. right
ln thi. particular hr more nearly rcsen.
blss cen. jackson, than auy other 'Troni.
men, statesman in the country. lie forms
biz opinions with grca, care. and then
sticks 20 them. But will any Of these slc-
ment' IT character affect his availability in
case he shall De- nominated? We relieve
not. lie j. popular everywhere he 8.
known. The masses rally with enthusiasm
about men Of hi' stamp IIi' home i In
The Leading State - the great ve.i,---while
o., native State i. found in our own bcauti-
M New England Iic has hen charged
with h'tnc IRE trader. vet the charge i,
uusu.Iainel hy a .incl, vote or recommend.
All IN hy him ever gwen. II Ne would re-
form the fNGsn1i abuses ~ the general gov.
eminent. where i. the man whoss record
will compare with that % GOV Chase?
Aush ypiic economy va, AWAY. the
motto upon which, a. public man be ha.
acted. arl whil' IN the Senai, you will End
hi. vote. uniformly r.c,r'cd against every
thing TIA, look. ike sN,ra,a stncc. plupder-
ins the national treasury. or swindliue the
gNrrnm-nt Should Gov. Chase succeed
o. the Presidential chair, his administra.
tom could not fail 70 he a popular ono. He
wculi draw around him tie grcat and good
men from all parts Of the country. IIC
would bring hack the government to the
principles Of it, early founders. while the
patriotic masses from every State in the
Onion would rally around him, and give
his administration such a supper, as would
defy the assaults Of fanatics, or the rAnting-
vl lre-eating democrats, and traitors.
GEHEirr SvITu. Since the disclosures
which seem to implicate this gentleman As
apurticipant IN the llarper's Ferry affair,
be Ia, bsen act down as Republican. II,