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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-10-07
LOCAL AGENTS.
Free Labor and Slave Labor.

The right and wrong Of African slavery
!, no, the only question involved in the CON-
te., now raging between rePublieanism and
dopoii.m. The slave system doss not stop
when Il converts human beng into a
eh.tisl-su!kcs down the image Of God 90
TO level fellow the brute creation. l; isa
direct war upon the iaAlienablo rights Of
Ottbe white man, especially upon the rights
Of the free white laborsr. The Republican
party is often accused Of being " negro
party. when an investigation Of the subject
will satisfy any unprrjui'ccd m'nd. that 1t
10 the only reliable ,shiis mans party in the
country. The vast territories belonging to
our government, in the future are 6. b. set
tied and cultivated either by slave labor or
frre labor. Pas, experience has taught the
important lesson, tbA, the two systeIus can.
not exist together. Slave labor where q y
planted d,grAdes and excludes free white
labor; hence It has become plain, pricii.
cal question. whether slavery by iOrcs Of
judicial construction or otherwise, shall take
sole Po-sc.s,on OF our vast public domain,
or whether thosc fertile regions shall b. re-
servcd Tor the FREE whites. The only capi-
IA Of A majority Of the tree whites Is their
labor hence, 10 strike down the price Of
labor, BY slave labor eIioried irom the ne
gro, without an equivalent, Is 10 take -
much capital stock from the free men aud
women OF ths county To test the mat
ter. We have only to look a, The a.is d the
two great political Organizations in this
country. The sham democracy are pledged
90 The d5crine that the constitution carries
slavery into every territory, and that a. a
eonscquence the people thereof 60 use the
word. Of the President in bic official orsan.l
must endure 1t during their whole ierri-
,orial organization" The practical opera
lion OF this doctrine, ir allowed u become
. part Of the settled policy Of the country,
will be, TO allow Shareholders TO establish
s4sNt AaNAE AZ NftE NAN INAtie A"AiAiA ANi'
Soce done and It Is PRACTICAL exclusion Of
free white labor. This is iav0riie dogma
Of the slave oligarchy, and they have forced
The black democracy 10 adopt it as party
measure. Ga the other hand the Republi-
can party ,,anI. by the old landmarks, that
the constitution carries slavery nowhere
tha, the territories are free, and that there
10 no poser which can legaliss slavery in
them. This leaves the territories 10 - peo-
pied BY free lsborsr.. The proposition here
Submitted. and the positions OF the two
parties as here stated, is too plain 10 require
argument. The plain, logical conclusion
growing out Of the premises Is simply this,
that the sham democracy are engaged m a
war against the free white labOrrrs Of this
country, which i. resisted by tie Repubi'-
cans ana every man whose capital - his la
Dor, and who works with hs hands, who
by his vote or influence hvOrs the so-calIci
democracy. is at war with bis own best per-
soaal interest.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-10-07
Religious Anniversaries.


The annual session Of the Oxford Baptist
Association was holden with the Baptist
church in Buekheld, on Wednesday and
thursday, the 2l.t and 22i ult.
Unfortunately the eqGinOc,ial storm 'e'
in about the time Of the commencement. oil
the meeting. and continued to its close,
rendering It very unpleasant 70 be outside,
and doubtless greatly limiting the number
in attendance.
Nevertheless there was a good number
present, and che churches within the limits
Of tho Association were fairly represented.
Reports IRON the churches showed the
usual increase in numbers by baptism, bot
the record Of mortality was greater this
year than il has been in any previous year.
Sermons were preached during the meet
ing bv Rev. Messrs. Parker Of Hebron, Bcy.
in. OF Bethel, aud by Rev. II. \. Sawtelle,
who has been st apart by the American
Board, Tor missionary labor in IlOrs Kong,
China.
The Oxford Association Of UniyersAlists,
convened a, the same place, on the 2s'b
and 9th ul,.
In the Council. Philo Clark, OF Turner,
was chosen Moderator, and W. Il. LApham.
Of Woodstock, Clerk.
The constitution Was amended, 80 as to
make il harmonic with that Of the State
Association.
The Grs, amendment, was to the Pream-
bic. changing It oas to make u include
within il. limits Oxford and Franklin ooun.
ties. and 50 much Of Audroscogsin county
a. lies west Of Andro.coggin river. Anosh.
er amendment provides for the appointment
OF an appreciation committee, whose duty
shall be To gran; certificates Of appreciation
to such person. a. they may deem qualified
to preach. Another dispense. with sending
delegates from thi, association to the State
association, as that body a, It's late session
in Bangor directed that delegates should
hereafter be received directly from the
churches.
Rev Mc-sr'. French, Tlitchins., and
Bates, were appointed a committee Of aP-
probation. Rev. J. C. Snow, of Norway,
was chosen standing Clerk Tor the ensuing
year.
Sermons were preached by Me.srs Snow
Of Norway, lli,eainss OF Auburn. aud
Thompson and Gaines Of Bethel.
TIE weather was Gn, aud the attendance
large
The society voiel to hold its mex; annual
session a, We, Minot. co commence on the
fourth Wednesday " SEPTEMBER. lsCO. and
continue two days Preacher Of the oeca-
,ioual sermon. Rev. o. II. johnson, Of
jaw.
Provision was made for holding confer
encs meetings at various places within the
limits Of the association, during the year.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-10-07

Bic PorAroIs. The crop Of potatoes this
year Is not only larger than 1t has been Tor
several year. past, but individual specimens
have obtained n monstrous growth. Mr..
Kimball has presented u with tour varie-
ti,,.-LApland, California English Orange,
and Pink Eye, weighing | 10. ors., ID.
s or,., l ID. and Is II ols., respectively
They are all fair and smooth potatoes.
Mr.. j. W. Demins sends us Lapland
potato. We ishins / TO- 6 ounces.
Mr.. Perhan presents, also, a IAplani 20.
tato weighing | 10. 3 ounces. There are
two pietcs cut from this, which reduces the
weight SOMEWHAT.
Mr.. Charles T. Mellen has prs.sn,cd 81
ant beet. i, is the common red variety
and weigh. nine pounds. There were no
specimens a. the Fair tha, tquAlled any Of
the above IN slrs.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-10-07

A SPuNEr TowN. There I. little
town up in oxford County. which has run
neck and neck in voting, we believe, ever
since its incorporation. A, tho first vote
after it, Incorporation the vote stood 10 to
IL, and although it has more than doubled
its population, siill itruns the same neck to
neck. The vote stood IN the late election,
% for Morrill, and - for Smith. Las,
year It stood 81 TO -. We understand
they often have contes, Of several days to
elect board Of .elccimcu, and then succeed
only by one or she other party eontriyins
TO get some one Of the opposite party 'ieI 50
he cannot 90 out to vote---and thus u ma
jorl,y is secured sometimes to one party
and sometimes to the other. This is wha,
wo call decidedly spunky.
An exchange publishes the foregoing item
in relation to the town Of Hanover, which
Is nearly correct, as we understand, except
the imputatiOn Of getting voters siek. This
year the Republicans made a strong pull
aud the vote stands so Republican to %
Democratic.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-10-07
psath Of William Chamberlain.

The Hennebec Journal announces the
death Of William Chamberlain. Of Casiine,
Hancock county. lie was a native Of Port
land, but had long resided in Cas,ine, be-
loved and respected by all who knew him,
1A pure minded, benevolent and honest
man.
when the call for the first Republican
Convention. a, Portland, in ls53, was
made. Mr.. Chamberlain was one Of the frs,
in the eastern par, Of the State to respond ;
and many and warm were the words OF en-
enlargement which he gave. lie had al
say. been a Democrat, but was willing to
break all party lines. a, once, in Vindiea-
ton OF the right. Since that time be has
been AN active and Efficient member of the
Republican organization. The Journal
well says, he emiuen,Iy Persouated the idea
Of the poet An honest man is the mo-
blsst work OF God"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-10-07

BRIcur skis N NV YoRk. The Alba
nv Evening Journal, always - we'll posted
in regard to the politics OF the Empire State,
speak. thu. ehcerfully Of the result, Of the
coming election:
"our information from all parts Of the
State !. OF the mos, cheering character.
American. are regulating the Hybrid
programme everywhere. They refuse to be
arbitrarily pCn.ioucd or, half and half,
for no better reason than that Brooks 4 Co.
desire thu. to dishand their party and dis.
pose Of their votes. They had no voice or
part in making such ticket, and they val
Ne their .uIragcs too highly to cast their
vote. only ,ha, Mr.. Brook. may enjoy the
fan o! smashing up the Republican party.
Thousands Of our old whie friends,
temporarily ali,natcd. now free, will return
to a common political family and faith,
where cordial welcome await. them.
Hereafter, Wing Americans will be found
working with Republicans for common
triumph, to share with US the glory and the
reward, ofvietOry."
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-10-07
TRANSFORMATIONS.
GAEpEN NIGIrAnLEs.

Benz. Bird, Paris, enters an assortment
OF garden vegetables, all good specimens,
and embracing many rare kinds. lie has
some good heads Of cauliaower, and nice
tomatoes.
W. $. Ripley, Paris, ha. also a good as
sortment.
A. T. Holt, Norway, has the greatest va.
rieiy, we ever saw from garden. lilo en-
ter. IL kind. peas % kinds dry beans, and
3 do. green, as well as samples Of green
peas. from seed matured this year. There
are also several kinds OF squashes. mangold
wurtlsls, French turnip.. bee,', carrots,
potatoes, sweet corn, common and pop
corn, grapes, crab apples, strawberry ioma.
toes, cabbages, cucumbers, &c. In the
center, he ha. also q tine bouquet Of fall
flowers.
Clarence NJ. Smith, Norway, has also a
good collection Of garden vegetables.
Elliott Smith, Norway, Boston marrow
squashes.
W. A. Rust, South Paris, tomatoes.
W. NJ. Green, Norway, fine samples Of
Bermuda potatOcs-prOduced 90 bushels,
from lilo Of an acre.
j. &. Marble, Paris, basket Of Nova SEQ
tia potatoes-2li bushels from l.2 AN acre
and 6 rods.
l.. Record, Buckfeld, turnips.
J. A. Dceripg, South Paris, water mel
ons.
II. @. Reed, Norway, tomatoes.
r. II. Reed, Norway, water melons.
A. f. jackson, Norway, beets and car
rots.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-10-07

ALEXANDER ArrLEs. The Basket OF Al
eInnder apples. exhibited by Mr.. T.. W.
Clark, Of this village, a, the fair, attracted
u large share Of attention. The tree Is y,,
young, and bore the present season four
bushels. Every apple in the basket was
larger in circumference, than the tree that
bore them. Twenty apples filled hall
bushel basket, aud weighed 10 pounds. 1,
is pleasant sub.aeid fall apple. Makes a
good de.er, apple, and Is excellent for cook
ing. Itsa new variety in thi.rsiOn.
Iii. collection contained also some fne
Poriers.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-10-07

THE CHNEE TEorBLs. BY later ad.
vices, we learn the full details Of the battle
Of the Peiho. which resulted - disasirously
70 the English forces. Ii appears that
when the American Minister arrived, be
va. waited upon by an Oficer. who INFORM
cd him that an escort bad been detailed to
receive him at the northern mouth OF tho
river. and conduct him 20 the capital. The
Misistsr Immediately proceeded thence and
Arrived without detention a. Pskin. On
she arrival Of the British Minister, the same
nsssase VAS forwarded TO him. This be
paid no regard to, bat demanded the right
% co up the Priho.--a river which had not
bern Opeued. by the terms Of tie treaty
The John Bull ob.iinaey Of the gentleman
allowed Of no change 4 resolve, and an e!.
ios. Was made TO remove the fOE'iheauon''
With the result already announced. The
transaction seems 10 Us 70 be one OF The
most unnittigAtOd P.eees Of reekless ~illull'
ness, We have ever heard Of, and the Eng
lish richly deserved the defeat they suasr-
cd.
An alliance between England and France
10 diseased. To avsnge the iancisd wrong.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-10-07

rhe u,Iea az. ~ nerald lurnI.he. Pen

Tho Utica (N. W Herald furnishes pen
portraits OF some Of the Democratic celebri.
ties at the Syracuse Contention. Here is
one Of "fernandy wud," as his Irish COM
patriots call HIM:
Fernando Wood is the siCphi',ophele-
Of politicians. lie IL the IN ildes, manner
ed man that ever packed caucas or got
up row. lie is what boarding school
misses would call "a love Of man. His
form I. slender, bat faul,lessly proportion
ed, his tread elastic to air,ness, and his
carriage graceful to the last degree. His
forehead is broad without hcing massive,
and hrs features regular. ye, strongly mark
cd. The general expression OF his face Is
that Of eternal plaeidiiy. lie might have
sat for the portrait Of oily Cannon In
Ten Thousand Year and were 1t not
Zoe that pi,iless eye and ,hos" closely CON-
pressed lip.. you might mistake him tor n
moral reformer or Home Missionary Soci.
atys scent. The face Of Louis Napoleon !.
M, moro sphynx-iiEe in it, expression.
Without the apparcn, dallness Of tho lat
ter. Il has oil its inscruhbll',y. We
watched ii narrowly during that terrible
row at Syracuse. and eicep, tina, |, was a
shade pAler you could not have known that
human passion had ever stirred II. lie
has. in an eminent degree, the elements Of
successful modern politician. lie is cool,
intrepid, shrewd. INSCRIPTIONS; man
who, IL his character were equal to his
brains. would stand head and shoulders
above bis Democratic rivals IN the State. ="
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-10-07

We lear tha, the friends Of Mr. Creasey,
Of BuekGeld. whose death was reported two
weeks since. do no, think that he intended
10 commit suicide. We have no eIplana.
ton Of the facts o, the case, but presume
that he may have taken an over dose, to al
leyiate hi. pain, unconscious Of, or without
thinking Of its power.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-10-07

UNioN AcRrcrLTURAL SOCIETY. The Show
and Fair Of ,hi. Society occurs at EAsisu
ner on Wednesday and Thursday Of next
week. The Address will be delivered on
Thursday, at . O'Clock p. NJ, by l.. G.
Whitman VI Carihsgs.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-10-07

TuE BEruEL FARMERS CLuR, will hold ITS
Annual Fair at Bethel Hill. next wednos-
day. The Bethel farmers understand the
ar, OF producing good crops, and are not
slow in bringing forward their choice arii-
elcs. Their fairs have been very successful
heretofore.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-10-07

The Bethel Courier records the death oil
Prof. Talleyrand Grover, son OF DR.. John
Grover Of that town, who died in Stock.
holm, Sweden, June 4th, aged about 81
years. lie was Professor Of Modern Lam
guages and Rhetoric in Delaware College,
Newark, Del.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-10-07

A NV BREED OF SHEEF. Thomas Chase
Of Buckfeld, received from New Brunswick
last week, pair Of sheep Of the Derley
breed. THIS stock is hardy, grows large,
and produces wool Of long hbre, but rather
eoarssr than our mrrino sheep. They will
be valuable as ero.s, tor which purpose,
We understand they were procured.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-10-07

The Ksnnebec Journal states that City
year. ago las, Tuesday, the isee'ins house
nov occupied by the South Parish was ded
ie.,sd to the worship Of Jehovah. The
bali esntary was suitably pOueed IN the
sss,i. . Of the church on the sabbath BY the
pastor. B.v. NJ Webb.
Tas sI,sOr Of the Piscaiaquis Observer
says that he assisted az the raising. ADD
GAS present at The dedication Of the house
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-10-07
O. O. Cole, Norway, I year. Old maro.

@. q. Cole, Norway, 4 years old mare.
J. @. Marble, Pari,, matched colts,
pair Of yearlmg colts, raised by Benz. Da,i.
,f Woodstock. They were raised IRON marc,
that are sisters, aud sired by same hor,
and are marked 50 nearly alike a, to b.
hardly di'iingui'hable. They will make
splendid span.
Ira l.. Delano. trotting colt.
NJ. r. Smith. Norway, years old colt.
j G. Rowe. Oxford. do. do
OH. True, Norway. troitins hor.c, four
years old.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-10-07
JOHN J. FERRY. Editor.

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ssthoFiisd agents &C. procuring subscriptions and
lor~aFding advertisements.
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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-10-07

Its common said Titus, to esteem most
what is most unknown.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-10-07
Snors, &C..

Clark & Greeley, have on exhibition some
children's shoes, worn ~ q. to show the Pc
culiar advantage Of copper tips in saving
the toe, Of shoes.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-10-07

In this department, We find su, three en-.
tries.
II. W. Mille,t, Norway. has two boars,
IL suffolk, OF / and 10 months, respect
lively. They are fne looking animals.
Mr.. e. II Clifford, Paris, entered sow
with pigs.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-10-07

Wednesday, A ". the fr't 'ri'l "''
currcd. The only horse brought forward
was q" slippery SAL" driven by Ira l. De-
lano. OF Norway. She tro,ted two hcai',
king time , 10 ID and3 - 10.
At2I.2P.M. four horses were brought
forward. The Kiddcr mare driven by W
Woodbury.. Mexico horse. driven by Mr..
Lnikin. Governor, owned by Otis True OF
Norway, driven by Mr.. Delano. Weber
mare, Oxford. driven by her owner.
The Committee decided that they should
trot two at time. for bes. two IN three
the best horses making third heat to DC
eide the match.
The KiIder mare and Mexico horse, made
the fret trial with the following time
Kidder Mare. Mexico or'e'
second " 3.Ol $40
The Governor and Weber mare then
made their trial, which resulted as follows :
Governor. Webbcr Mare
First heat 800 90
Second :. 3.l3 800
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1859-06-30
Something New.

1t is an old adage that there is netting
new under the sgu. II there is nothing
new under the sun, will any person tell
Us of something new above that bojgI-
Bat we say there is something new under
the sun. We state it positively and We
viii giye our facts. The good and en-
terprising citizens Of tie beautiful town
Of B-lsidere are about building Steam
boat to run between that place aud Port
Jervis GU the Delaware, Distance of =
bout ffty miles. This is DO fable nor
hoax. 1t is a fixed fact. The engine is
to be built at the excellent machine shop
of L. u. Wells, of South Easton, while
our equally enterprising citizen aud me-
cbanie, Thouas Bishop, has the contract
10 build the boat This is as it should
be. Easton snd its vicinity should be a
manufacturing place Of all kinds Of ar
tcIes, because we have the material aud
genius in our midst Bat We wander
from our subject Belridiere is to have
steamboat navigation. The citizens had
an examination made of the chsnuel ol
the river aud the project is found to be a
practicable one. Ia the Delaware Cap
IT will be necessary to have few rocks
removed, and that is said to be the ouly
difficulty in tue way. We wish our neigh
bors all the pleasure. enjoyment aud sue
cess they can desire. We almost envy
them the privilege aud advantage they
will thus have oser Easton, still we sub
nit to the decree. Go on. finish your
work, and if it succeeds perhaps We NAV
yet have completed what was attem pied
some years ago between Easton aud Phil
adelphia. Steam navigation on the Del.
aware above Belyidere will be something
new aud worthy of more than a passing
notice-EastoD Free Press.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1859-06-30
A Mod 7rn Herod.

The Florence correspondent of the
Boston C0urter, says that during the last
illness OF the King of Naples, his bod y
was covered with vermin. If this be
true. he died of the meofbus 2oeclicularauS
or phtbirlasis, the result of a horribly i'm
pure state of the blood. This loatbsome
complaint, which is happily very rare, is
generally the punishment Of excessive
debaucbery. History records few in.
stances of its rayages. In the book OF
Acts We are told that Herod was eaten
up by worms. The Roman Sylla, after
life of Infamous profigacy, was cover.
ed, in bis last hours, with most disgust
ing vermin. That gloomy tyrant, Philip
H., of Spain, in his seventy first year,
was tormented by sores on bis breast and
knees-the consequences of the vices Of
bis youth, from which issued countless
myriads of lice, which it was impossible
for his attendants to destroy.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1859-06-30
Must be Trained Somewhere.

Professor MaJbew says children musl
be trained somewhere. This is true; and
people who have been blessed with what
is sometimes called pledges of affection,
should ponder upon what he says in the
following paragraph:
let it be borne 10 mind. that all The
children 10 every community will be edu-
Gated s0Hlescitere and sonzeltOsc; aud that
it desolyes upon citizens and parants to
determine whether the children of the
present generation shall receive the train
iUg 10 the school houSe or on use streets; and
if IN the former, whether iD good or poor
schools"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1859-06-30
Killed by Lightning.

Tie Neao Albany (Ind- Ledger says
"At o'clock on Wednesday morning
young lady named Miss Matilda Coop.
er, living in Clark County, Ind, about
ten miles from that cfty, to the right Of
the New Albany and Salem Railroad
was struck by lightning and instaDtly ,
killed. At the time of the fatal stroke
Miss Cooper was in a field about 100
yards from her mothers house. The
lightning struck ber forehead, and fol.
lowed the left side into the ground. Her
bonnet and clothing we're torn into shreds,
and handkerchief around her neck was
set on fire. Death followed ins.anta.
neously."