Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-08-10

Maine, which subsequently, appeared. signe'
by himself and the other members Of n,
committee. This addrcs. contained thu
mos, ultra slavery restriction doctrines, no
only acknowledging the constitutional rieh
Of COpgrvss 10 prohibi, slavery In the terri
tories. bot the absolute necessity Of It's ap
plieaiion in all cases.
! Smar, wss again elected to the 5ai Con
eress. having remained on, one term. A
its err, session. he made a speech enti,le,
"a tense Of the y rth against the ehArgt
Of aggression on the south" In thi. spercl
be was 80 rampan, Tor Northern rights iha
be refused TO aequicsco in the Compromis,
measures Of 1850, and went in Tor agitation
all over. 80 much TO- Smari's anti slavery
professions up to 1850. l, will here hc 90
served tha, up to this period he had been
the open, ayowcd advocate OF the doctrines
Of tie wilmot Proyi.o.
We now turn over leaf in the hist)ry
o:thi. political Jemasosue. Smart wanted
an oiicc under Pierce, and alter Douglas
and Pierce had 'a'd their .acrilegi1us hands
upon the Missouri Compromise, he turned
a complete somerset, and wen, in with them
Cor the repeal Of the Missouri restriction
lie established the " Fror Press" and thro'
the whole Of Picrccs administration SUE,
tanned him and the South in all their Ran.
SIS outragss. There was not an Outrage
committed by the border ruihins. from the
b,einuiu: TO the end Of the Kansas trouble,
under the administration Of Pierre, but wha,
wa' sustained by this paper under the cii'
torial lead % smart. The settlers OF Kan.
sas were denounced as "f'i,b oHd Ouildirs.
heir sutIricr. were Knocked at Smart. It
will BE- remembered, wa. a portion Of III
timc Collector OF Belfast under Pierce.
About the time he Wa appointed be wrote
and Published a ssrr,ls letter directed 10
Picryc % show with what alacriiy be could
LEX southern dire. During the time De-
held the Belfast eol',c,orhip. bis paper
ah5uuIcd "a the mo-, disgusting. nau.ca,ius
a4iicry Of President Plcrcr. and when the
question began 20 D. discussed who should
b. the democratic nominee in 1850. Smart
b,.nn hi' swacsrr Tor Pirrcc's reelection.
and an the way up 70 the nomination OF
Buchanan bis paper was iileI with TIE mos;
sick-ning r'auiit. Of the man who appoint
Cd him 90 ,iEce.
And now another chapter open. in the
political career OF thi. political trimmer.
Buchanan was elected. AMI Smar, began to
fear hs rival. Dickcr-on. would get him
ous'gl from hi. place and e, In himself, ~
be heshd culosI,ns Buchanan. THIS sp.
rsir' fr.t IN a iu's1me puG of Ola Beck
Inaugural Son after the "Drcl Sclii''
decision came out. A. VA, anticipated. from
the reference. % 10 IN the inaugural. Smart
then turned corner aud went m Tor this DE-
cision. 10 long ariicl, in he d" Pres. %
Alter ibe letter % Professor Silliman aud
and other. 90 the President. he (Buchanar)
came out with reply under date o, Aug
l'i7, aui among other things be AID "S.a-
very existed at that time lISjI) and .tll
exist. ia Hsr,a, ual,r iis Corui'u'o4 ~
De lu'ai Nal1." Smart Published thu.
lst,s. IN thr Free Pres. under date OF sept
Is. l,j7, and endorsed h.rios oft, there.
by r,PlIaiins IA tho strongest terms the
doctrine Of popular sovereignty. Smar,
was no, satisfied with ih,,; be bal rrcpar.
ci 90 t,ke another leap in the down ball
road o. southern tssplii.m. when Bu-
chanau and b.. party undertook to force
The airoc.ous lscoml,on Constitution thru
Congress. De- came out and gave ihi. infa-
nous .winile hi' direct approval. 4, ear.
~ as Nov. 1857, ia an article in his paper
b. 'ail, referring to tie Lscompton Cons,i.
tutiJs, among other things, "WE BEARD
TuE PROPOSITION ruus SUBMITTED ruR AID
Jpsr.' Subsequently, Smart followed mp
this idea, puSns and blowing for Lecomp.
ton like steam engine under full pressure.
H. published Buchanan, first Lecompion
message and endorsed q, in iull Al ,h5o'
The month Of January BE- was writing one
article after another, lauiing Lgcompton,
abusing the Free State men OF Kansas. puG.
ins Buchanan, and urging the adoption Of
toe lec1mpi1n atir'city by Congress. And
during all thi. time be was retaining hi. OF.
Gce with the hope tia, be could succeed IN
oh.ainins re.appoin,ment Bot his ser
Witty could not ave hlm this time. OLD
Book .aw through hrs political hypocrisy,
and appointed he Oh rival, Jonathan &.
Di,ksr.5n, to b.. place, on tue 18th Of jan
uary.
And now comes still another chapter in
tie history Of Smart, lie at once dropped
Lec5mrtoni'm ami began blowing in another
direction. Since thai time he has been rid.
ins the squa,tsr sovereignty hobby The
rcople Of Camden were silly enough to elect
;hi' disgusting political Wriegler to the Ne
legislature IN ISIS, supposins, as i, j. said,
he could &c; up new county, making Can
den ihe shire town. bat hi' very presence IN
the House, defeated the project. Last year
be mlnWgygrci for tue nomination Of Gov.
eruor, bat the party having little respect
lei, l0r itself, turned out aud defeated him
AMI nominated the Hon. Manas.eh II.
Smith, a gentleman Of talents, one every
way worthy the place, sIoTnac has politics,
This year after the nomination Of the gallant
Washburn, the sham democracy gave uT
the last hope q succeeding in the guberna-