Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-04-15
Zone Apos,a,e iswor,c than ten Turks.

In our last numb'r we published brief
review OF recent speech in Congress by tie
Hon. Owen Lovejoy Of Illinois. and gave
some extracts from the same to our readers.
II was noble effort. AMI one credttb'e both
To the head and heart of it, author. Itmsy
perhaps be known that Mr.. Lovepy is a
brother TO the lament,i Lovepy who WIS
some twenty years 'ince shot ny pro.
slavery mob in Alton, Illinois, while de-
Tending hi. property from, IL. iauaiicai fury.
Illinois certainly deserves well Tor scpding
10 Congress the brave brother Of the man
some Of her Migrate citizens once 10 cruelty
murdered. By this she shows a disposition
to wipe out - Tar as in her power. the eter-
nal disgrace and iniamy attached e. the di.
abolical act Of numbering one Of her own
citizens merely Sor defending opinions and
principles now embraced and acted upon by
majority Of her hest men.
9u, there y another brothcr-anothsr
Lovejcy tina, should he noticed IN this con-
ncction. We refer the Rec. Mr.. Lorcjoy Of
Ma,sachussii,. now in the Boston Custom
House. receiving from the black democracy
bis bread and butter. foe hi. shameful aban-
donment OF the noble principles rrofes'cd
by his two brothers above mentioned.
This Mr.. Mass Lcvejpy. as many Of our
readers will doubtless remember. was Tor.
m,rly IN Aholi,icni,, Of the old school, and
lectarei extensively in Maine. Massachusetts,
and other New England States, upon ,hi.
.uhicc,. he also stood up maniully and
ha,tled for the cause of temperance. But
how has the =" fine gold become dim" This
Reverend gentleman hrs within lew past
years allied himself to The old pro-slavery.
run democracy. and become ono Of the
chiei fugler. of this party. lie has travel
lci and lecturcd against prohibition and
asains, freedom. But This Is not all. Since
the publication Of tho s>cech Of his brother,
Mr.. Mass. Lo,ejov has Sr,ten long letter
directed TO hi. " Dear Brother" and pub
li.hed the same in tho Washington Union,
in which he comments at length upon th"
speech and the doctrines enunciated in tho
same. This letter Isa rrhash OF some Of
the mos, obnoxious political herc'ies that
ran ~ found in democrats newspapers
south of " Ma.on's and DiSon's line I,
shows the truth Of the rro,erb a, the head
Of this artlcle-that &" enc apostnte Is worse
than ten Turks" II shows how POLITICAL
" depraVed even n minister OF the Gospel
can b,come by merely Joining the democrat.
l. party. The torres of l77G were the worst
enemies that the patriots Of that day had To
contend with; and Il YOU wan, TO end n
man who i, politically "two.iold more
child ~ he'll " than any body else, YOU have
only To look mp an old ashiencd abolition
it who has gone into the embraces Of Bu.
chauan democracy. This Mr.. Mas. Love
py in hi. letter argues squarcly m farcr Of
rr.op,HiEg ne fornen Aars trade and his
reason for returning to this system Of bar
larisrn, denomina,cd By the constitution and
law. OF our common cot n,ry, PIRACY. u.
that he would steal the negroes from the
Coast Of Africa and sell them into southern
rice and cotton fields to oArishdriss them.
Only think Of il. What a position for a
m,aisir ofihs Go'pd to occupy in enlighi-
ened New England MInyo the democrat.
q newspapers in Maine have published thi.
letter and endorsed il, and recommended it
for is sound democracy and ardent piety.
IL i. enough 10 make New England man
blush to think there i. 1no in her midst,
who has been a profcssd minister OF the
Gospel. and will under his own hand send
out such miserable stuff 10 the public; and
it is equally mlrti(ying to find the pres sn-
dorsins it, mons,Tous. il famous doctrines.