Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-05-04
Who Shall DO PRESIDENT

TOT the Ohl0fd beuocfai'
Who Shall DO Presidenti
The Republican Delegates iron the second
Congressional District, to the Chicago Con.
,en,ion aro TO DO elected on the 18th Of May
at Auburn. The Convention which elects
them will 10 made up Of d. lesatc, from the
towns aud Plantation. Of Oxford, Franklin
and part OF Cumberland Counties. have
no reason TO believe tia. thi, convention
will not select two Of the best men. 10 send
to Chicago, to reprssn, this district. On
the contrary, have c'Vry reason to believe
the most judieiogs aud best men wall be so.
lce,cd
The question Of who shall DO tho Re.
publican Candidate for President" has be-
come oae Of oil absorbing in,ers., no, only
to tho Republican Party, bu, also TO tho
whole country. IL is not unlikely ,ha, the
Republican nominee II judieiously selected
will be the nett Chief Magistrate. In fact
il is very certain as things now appear iha,
such will be the result. Should Dousa. or
Hunter, Breckenridge or Lane, or Guthrie
be the Democratic nominee. lhs Republican.
may lind it necessary to DO vgiIanI and nc
tive during the coming campaign bat there
canno, be doubt that they will triumph.
Everything indicates tha, these trimmer.
sIoiIs seekers Ari slavery propigandiss will
b rejected by tho people. They have no
bold ON the masses. Douglas. long ago
abandoned the free labor principle a. we'll
n, state rights Even within the last two
month. he has introduced . Bill into Con.
grcs,, which II 10 become a law will nullify
state authority, and enable the President
aud the Central Governments TO send the ar.
my aud navy into any State or Territory
whenever be deems best, without consulting
the Governor or State Authority. This
would sub,cri the State Government. and
render them simply the sport and suborti.
mates Of Central DespotI'm. His rivals
are IN no respect. more worthy Of confidence.
Under these circumstances We hope 10 see
the Maine Delegation at Chicago a unit,
aud prepared TO select the man who can dis.
arm the prcjudIco' and suspicious OF those
States which border on Mason aud DiIon's
line. These state. by the influence OF Doug.
lasism have been made 10 believe that the
Republican party was sort Of Abolition
party, OF party which wa, dc.irous OF lib
Grating the Africans. and setting them adriII
in the free states, and that they would, when
liberated. inundate and oIeuun the states
ofllliuois, Indiana aud Pennsylvania. This
scntimen, ins,niously wrought upon by
Douglass aud hi, eager and desperate follow.
.r. falsely stated and falsely applied, has
alarmed tho.e border free states. The peo-
pie OF these states have been deceived abu..
ed and humbugged by this impotence.
Douglass rs well as bis followers all know
that the Republican party !. not an Adolf
ZIONIST Party. They know that ii !. no
part OF the Republican Platform to NEEDLE
with Slavery IN the states WHERE it exists. or
to emaneipale the blacks aud compel them
to dec IRON their masters 10 the free sta,e..
To make such an assertion is fabricated false.
hood. And ye, by making these assertions
backed by his clan. Douglass has succeeded
in alarming the fears. aud playing upon the
passions and prcudiees Of these border free
states.
hope our Delegates from Maine, and es.
peeially from this District will look this
matter fully in the face. and meet i, like
faithful servant. Of their constituents and
like wise aud patriotic statesmen. IL 10 the
the desire OF every Republican tina, in the
selection Of candidate for the Presidency,
u man should be pa, in nomination in whom
the country can have the fullest confidence
one who will not only, IL elected. faith.
fully administer the Government. bot also
yeneratc and sustain the Constitution and
preserve tue Union.
Blessings innumeraJlc, unbOunied, meal.
ealable must be rue resuls OF wise nomi.
nation at Chicago. A pure Democrat can.
not now hear a MN preach the Gospel, IL
he is no, silen, upon lager beer and African
slavery, or else openly declares they arc the
great Outstanding ins,rumenialilies ofthe
day. Say to one Of tbesc Democrats. North
or South. Slavery is not bible institution
IA good state OF thing. and ought to DO
spread everywhere !" and ho calls IL /" poll.
ties :" his passions are Immediately excited
and he goes to work, Ia O'COnner. to
prove 1t jus, and good or fall. into the more
natural channel Of party politics and EN-.
ploys himself in eursing aud swearing bout
the 4" damned" Abolitioni.ts.
Now the people want good Republican
for President who will by his candor and
ta,esniau.hip, dlsabu'e the public mind on