Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-03-02
n,mncrn,In pi,,ric, Convention.

Z Convention and the domination OF an e'-
ecior wa. held a, Paris. on wednesday.
An organization va. effected a. follows
President. Silas Jones. Jay.
Vice Presidents, Silas Barnard, james e.
Harper, John {. Humphrey. Ai'lon Dill
bingham.
I Secretaries. S. c. Andrews, Buckh,ld (;
Walter H,ggir', Fycburr' Henry rar'
ner. Turner l.. u r,llshury. Ring6rld.
I 4 COMMITTEES on resolutions was chosen as
follows:
\ David, II. Hastings. Lowell T.. +. Pills.
: bury. Pennington; +. T. Luce. Auburn (;
A. n. Bradley. fryebure; j. +. Anderson,
/ Cumberland, Hon. Mr.. Holden, John
Reed. Mexico.
Alex Il. bradley. (id niulsir.,ionl nd.
dressed the Convention IN the morning. hut
We lil MT hesrs,s re,sark,.
/ Mr. c Record, tDougla''l late editor OF
the Democratic Advocate. made heavy
speech Of considerable length, depicting
with erea, force uf Imagination the evils Of
Iepublicani.m. They we're at war with
the State and National Constitutions as well
as with those of sister States. and did not
even vencra,s tho Sage Of whcailand, nor
make obciance to the L $. Courts. They
sought not only to obtain control Of the
government bu, to change it. policy. or
course Peek came in Tor a hearing, and
Ralloch wa. remotely alluded to; after
which be- deyou,ly thanked Heaven. that
though % many ministers have ruined
themselves, they had no, injured the sicrel
cause.
I Ne very smoothly stated the little dl'i'.
ion. between the two sections Of tho den'c.
ncv would not amount to much They
Mould all come together. saving TO each
other. with Naomi Of Old. e" Enircat the
20, TO leave thee" etc. The ncsrn quc..
ton wa, to be taken out II the rrrsen, can.
vn.. and tho nominee ut Charleston would
hav. such a vote ~ was never before heard
Of. while it w.. seriously proposed for the
Chicbro Convention 10 adhuru aHs 6',
wi,hou, making nomination lie made
tho broad assertion that ,h- Republican
party had declared the constitution ~ OBJ"
United State, 20 b. "a covenant With
hell. and endorsed Ia foil the John Brown
nid.-aud that nearly he whole pre-. oi
,h, north sustained him. Some Of the PEG.
PIE were with him. and aid The man acted
IN accordance with his belief, and MOS, be
backed up
Mr. Black. (ilmini,,ra,ion) wanted 10
explain low facts. GOV Morrill, had told
the people. a, the beginning Of the session,
tina, there was in the Treasury. Slli,O0O.
and rrs.snici estimates showing tina, ut
the cad Of the year, there should b. So.
eco 10 IN. Treasury. but !, VS. found
that the divine IN charge Of the Treasury
lad ,tcpped out with tie treasure. II" -
iteratsd hi. statement made in thr l@ei.la.
ture. that by borrowing Sjl.ooO TO pay
Sil.OOo the people would have to LAY
100000 setting a.id. tn, lac, that It wa'
simply renewal Of ,h, public drht. lie
did not. however, eIrrc.a willingness to
lc, tie State notes 60 Ia protest.
The COMMITTEES on credentials here came
in. ard reported iol delegate. rr.ent.
Cumberland delegation hll Franklin, -
-caudsd to -. oxford, Gj-entlIled t.
81.
Mr. Pill,bury, Of Pennington, doug.
la.) spoke Of previous arrangement, by
which Cumberland would now have tho
delegate. and Oxford the elcctor. lie said
that Fanklin bad neither delegate Or elect
OF. neither had 80. Tublic oTca, a- wa
he ,4,e With Oxford, nor was .he rrrc-
,eutsd IN Washington hya cl,rkship, ~
VS. O1!ugi. aul pers s.,rsr d.l,-4ts or
,lcc,or rendered Der, she would Accrp, il.
Bat oxford and Cumberland thought 1,
b,', 10 ke,P al. they had.
l; va, arranged that the delegation.
from the Coun,ie. should pre'en, their can
diiaiss in the afternoon.
Adjourned.