Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-07-29
"a house divided against itself, cannO,
stand"

stand"
One Of the causes which has operated to
bring the so-called democratic party in Maine
10 it, present miserable condition. has been
the feuds and quarrel, in its ranks. Those
who have ever had arr connection with that
party. we'll know that ior many yeas 1t has
been divided into two wings. designated by
the =. Free Soil " aud "wild Cat" wings.
The former held 20 tho old doctrines az ex.
pounded by Jefferson and jackson the lat
ter to the tenei' Of the slave Propaganda
whatever they have happened to he. The
former were the honest men in the party
the latter the trading politicians. Between
these two wings there has existed Tor years
deadly hatred. Thu. has led them into
continued warfare with each 9TH for the
supremacy. This warfare has hecn vaced
in town caucuses, in State and County Con.
venticn.. and in every place where party
strength was to he tested. The "wIld cats"
were a set Of lank. hungry spoils men. in
ten, on monopolIing every Office in the gilt
Of the executive or the people. In all their
movements they manifested q reckles'ncs.,
want Of principle totally at variance with
all FAIR dealing. This wing Of the party
Ia. always been lei by a -, Of demacoeues
who were on the scent for public plumber;
and as unscrupulou. as the hrshwaymau,
as to the means Of obtaining It.
Every Office. high or low. has h'"n carved
out years in advance by these political gam.
blers. and divided OF among themselves.
Just IS the crew OF rrlvaieersmen would
divide the spills after hattie. The other
wing has tried to stick TO principle, and
have "hir deal" with the wild eats hut
as general thins have been ovrrpowerrd
and cheated For years. every man in the.
party has been obliged to court the friend
ship and succumh to The de'potism OF the
Wild cats. or b. abused vors, than arick.
rocket: and tho abuse hcaped upon some
orihc mos, intelligent and hGhcs, men in the
organization has exceeded IN rancnr, hitter.
mes, and malice anything that has ever pass.
ed between two d,.unc, political rartie', in
No way connected with each other.
In proof OF this. we have only to refer TO
the venom tina, was for years srit Oh, upon
Apson +. Morrill,, Hannibal Ilamlin, and
Others. long before they In the party. Tho
Republican organization has taken oG a
large number of the very hest mon in the
democratic party They have lrf, the sink
ing .hip. wha, Il honest men there are
now remaining in. at party are to he pit.
tied. Len to the ted der mcrcies Of iuri'
Gus set Of uus,facsh democracy, they have
the poor alternative II either keeping step
% the gong Of the STAKEHOLDER, or leaving
for better quarters. Although in fearful
minority. these men pluck mp their courage
and now and then show fight. Bu, It is OF
no use. The slave democracy Of Maine are
at ,hi. moment in state Of distracted in.
suhordina,ion. There j. war raging be.
tween members proiessedly belonging to the
sane political family There is no more
union existing between the two wings OF
the black democracy, than there Is between
the French and Aus,rians. And more than
thu. there never will b.. The =" cats" are
determined to purge out every element Of
honesty. every principle of ,ru" democracy,
every idea vital to the best interests e tho
whole country, from the democratic organ
iiation. They. like the hunkers Of Massa.
cbu.e,.. desire - keep the party con'e
n,eu,lv small" in order that few can en-.
j,y an the Offices in the gilt Of the general
government.
Although the black democracy are in a
minority which has TO b. counted by thou.
s,pd.. still the Wild cat leader. arr in TOLL
chase after certain mcn in their party who
Oppose ,hcu. with full determination TO
drive them out Of their ranks. There Is
hut little ror tie Republicans to do in Maine
To keep such party IN subsection. There
/. no union Of feeling. sentiment or action
among them. They ATE every day verifying
tho truth Of the old maxim at the head Of
,hi, article. ga house divided against itself
cannot stand"