Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-05-13
Never be Afraid to Do Right.

Never be Afraid to Do Right.
CONFIRMATION ToR DoiNGs OF 1850. We
notice IN the proceedings Of the late Legs
latare. that bill was passed to pay the
Portland police for guarding the pil during
what ha. been called the " crowoar war
OF Gov. Wells. in 1856. We have N" doubt
that this /. rigAf and jsa. But We notice
that proposition 20 pay Judge Davis his
salary Tor the time be wa. excluded from
the bench, failed Of passage by two or
three votes. and were surprised that the
Cumberland Senators, Anderson, Hanna
ford. aud Skolfeld voted a,ainst IL.
We do no, know but this may be good
party politics" bat Il Is not Jusiios nor
righteousness. and we are not inclined IN
encourage IL and We judge IRON remarks
we have heard, that good many Others are
Of the same mind.
fCumbsrland, in Ne Evangelist.
We happen to DO one, among a good
many others, ,ha, are Of the "samc mind"
with our friend Of the Evangelist. We don't
believe in the party policy OF being AFRAID
to Do right. The removal Of Judge Davis
by the Wells dynasty was an unparalleled
Outrage. I, was piece Of wickeinsss and
party desPoti,m tina, ought Of itself to damn
any political organization to obllylon. That
now defunet administration followed Judge
Davis with periec, bloodhound ieroeity,
and without any jus,idablS cause or reason
whatever drove him from the bench. Ia
order to defend himself against the rclcnI-
les assaults Of the political desperadoes Who
plotted his disgrace and ruin, the Judge
was pu, 10 the expense OF employing able
eounssl, which. when added to bis other IN
eidsntal expenses well nigh robbed him Of
ell hi. peyuniary means. The people took
the matter into their own hands, and a, the
very next succeeding election hurled the
Well. "crowbar" dynasty into political ob.
scurily. and placed Judge DAVIS back to the
honorable position from which he had been
driven. And never dad the people Of any
State DO an act more honorable TO them.
selves. more righteous in all its relations
and hearings. But all this, right in and OF
itself, did not repair the full injury done TO
Jadse DAVIS. The STATE, through its RIP.
re-enia,iycs bad indirectly robbed hIm Of
nearly all the htile property be had by his
toll and industry acquired. The people
elected a legislature not only To place Judge
Davis hack upon the bench, bu, they eI.
rectci their servants 10 rrmunsrAie ham for
the pscunisry loss consequent upon has re-
moyal. Thi, Las not yet been done. In
thus iai',us q d. justice to an injured man.
the republican party has not in our Juds-
mcnt done it, duty. lfany Of our political
friends have though; that an apprropria-
ton ola .uficisu, sum OF money lrOm the
State treasury To pay Judge DAVIS back the
actual amount taken from his private purse
nv the madness Of the pro-slavsry democra.
cy. would operate against the interest OF the
republican party, We believe them alioscih-
er mistaken. In our view of the matter.
the party should have marched boldly up TO
the work and done hi. very thing; and
then IL the black democracy had ut up a
howl. let them howl. II they had carried
the matter into the elections, We would
have met them in an open field Sight upon
this issue. When party perpe,n'te such
an atrocious wrong as was the removal OF
Judge Davis. We hold TO visiting their gull.
" head. with summary justice and then II
they are braIen.iaeed enough to carry the
issue to the people. We will meet them a,
Philirpi." We would always have our
republican friends prudent and judicious
in ell their acts and movements, bot never
at the eIPsnsc OF doing right. LET JUS
iice be dORc. though the heavens fall"