Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-01-14
To our Patrons.
sreoNn ARrIcLE.

sEooND ARTICLE.
We ven,urcd in our last issue. TO OF or
certain reasons why every citizen who b AL
tho means. would be benefited and b,nc fi
the community by supporting tho los al
press. Tho great reason there offered was
derived FROM reading and recording tho bu-
.incs. events Of the day-a reason not ''n-
worthy Of the readers attention, let him
belong to whatever political orsaniIl ton he
may.
.. Let ,bi, be a' 1t may, Repu blcans
should support ibc local pres Tao fouu.i-
alton Of republicans faith is such as to
render support OF the local press duty. \
true republican maintains the idea Of rep
rc.cniatiyc or delegated government This
i. the Fundamental idea Of the American
government. both state and national. Such
a government, depends for it. prosperity an
pcrpeiuiiy entirely on the virtue and intel
ligrnee Of the people The voters make or
alter the government, Tor they select the
Presidents, Governors. Senator. and Repre-
,cnta,ivcs, who &C, as their agents 20 make.
define. and execute the laws, IL Is need.
les TO say, in this connection, that every
voter should possess education, intelligence,
independence aud discretion. \ man who
goes to the polls without knowing tho name
Of the candidate written or printed on his
balloi-without knowing the principles ho
Neutrality-suspicious. knowing what meas.
urcs no will advocate or wha. policy he will
pursue, has not single attribute Of a To-
publican. II such man supports rcpubli-
can principles, he cannO, do It from any
profound scnso OF their value.
A knowledge Of the measures and objects
Of sta,esmsn, renders the political press In.
di,pcnsable. \ monarchy would not toler.
ate II bu, republic fosters and i, itself
fos,ercd by It. IL oduca,es and informs the
common mind. II circulate. statistics. and
facts innumcrable. Conserving commerce.
agriculture and manufactures. IL conveys
to each family what they could not sct in
any other manner. 1t distributes the gi't
Of the letters aud speeches Of the wisesi and
bcst men.
The necessity for a republican party in
America never was greater or moro impcrA.
tive than a, the present moment. The par.
tic. under the name Of whis and democrat
&c, about ten year. ago bad virtually con-
vergcd TO one point, To one principle aud
one platform, viz the platform Of section
alism, cen,ralism aud territorial expansion,
for the sake Of extending and rroPigatins
human slavery. This is denied by somo OF
the northern members OF the merged and
dominant, party, but the denial does no. al
ter the fact. Can anybody say why We DO
no, have northern Gllibusior enterprises
northern territorial Ipansion-northern
purchases Of territory from Russia, Grca,
Britain or Portugal? The answer is obyi.
Gus. 1: simply because the people Of tho
northern part OF the United States are in
the full enjoyment Of liberty and equality ,
have land enough at present to cultivate
and emigra,e to, aud therefore have verge
enough. They therefore institute no policy
OF Roman aggrandIemen,-of conquest
Of apaei,y-Of purchase or Of intrigue to
favor class legsla,ion--to increase terrific
ry-or to subjugate (Or IN party phrase to
eirisiidHiss) the inhabitants OF other con,i-
nents. But on the other hand dominant
party now exists. controlled by a section
for sectional interest, with purpose for.
sign to liberty bent on unlimited aequisi-
ton Of territory by purchase, conquest or
Observation-Disclosures to have a splendid
government, splendid estates, splendid cot
ton crops, splendid ship, with their holds
slowed wish live ebony, and crowned with
n splendid system Of oppression. This pol.
icy is already instituted. IL is called DEM
ocratic. fit was called by lis rIgh, name,
de,po,ic, it could DO easily sublued. But
it j. difficult for many sensible people to
learn that these terms are now identical.
I, is the mission Of the republican party to
impress the people with this truth. This
splendid policy Of the despouc party now in
power. originated and is now kept in mo-
ton by about 100000 Shareholders located
in few southern states aided and COM
for,sd by few splendid statesmen from the
north, who have the obscquiousness Of eour-
tiers and the noB-resistanco Of Sisters of
Charity. When 2O,OOO,OOO Of frecmen,
with the aid Of republican principles com.
prebcnd fully ,h,ir power, this state Of
things will have an end and the govern
ment will again return to the principle, OF
liberty, justice aud humanity, on which II
started.
Does any republican doubt that the pres
ent despotic party must have the sceptrc Of