Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-11-16
The Election.

United State Tor Tour years irom TIE Rth ~
March. lS6l Several thing. connected
with ,hc late contcs, are worthy 90 Dsiicc.
Isl Il vasa eight ,5nllc,yl, GA the part
OF the Republicans, upon a'qgarc, unc
qunocal platform Of rrincirle. The Chi
ego Convention sent oct % che country
AMI o., world is principle, aui dls>ius'
m language too plain o. o. m,suudsr.'1ad
TIL. platform ,mhod.,i ~ rrpuhl,cau idea,
and sagncpisJ tie principles upon which
the government l.tl o. alu.uis,rrrd by
Mr. Lincoln There was on ihc part OF thc
Republican. no a,icnp, a, couc,almeu'-n,
at,smp, 70 cheat ibo people, OF 90 dssi',
any one ast5 thsir true position a. a party.
With ,hcir true d,c,rinss cmhias1neI upon
every banner. The Republican party entered
tbs s.ll. f5ashi I'll battle, aul won the
victory
~. The Republicans have conducted :bs
campaign urJn high aud honorable grounds.
N1as boz A.r aud honorable means have
bo,u ros5yteI 10. 10 has ts.n 9, the judy
meat, conscience, and understanding ct ncu
that appeals have tesa made, AMI not their
rry.gilcc. passions, g- Ignorance.
Sd 10 ba, b,sn a vigorous camr.isn
The E,rutJcan.. At ,hs commencement oi
a., canvass. Ike VIE and prudent men,
looked o,.r the whole ground. They slr.
,cyeI o., VII, Geld 90 h' occupied - che
graf la,t', .rsl0I. and then ml!, their
preparation. accordingly. In u9 pryv.ng'
Presidential campaign El. 50 ulcl truth
and li-.t h,rn .fu, a.r1li o. ,ae pork.
u h.s BEEN -.un lr.aIglsi aIi over thr
country. In t.s press, ils greatest gu,.-
ti.u. l. che Cay have bean jlsruss,i with q
v.or and power newer before v,,u,''-i
Fr,l tte stamp Republican doctrine. haze
b,cn dispensed. ise shower. Of rain. uV'u
tie rl,i and th, unjust Nlil. truth and
r:btos.ars. have hsea he'.ap o. thsvisw.
error AND political viesrla-- haze h,.u
attacked ,l an ta,.r .grou-ba.i. Greater
number. have beea bslasl. v.,a,n ,h, ia.
Ausu,c %, ,hs mean, used, than in any rriar
campaign.
i;b. % b4, h,cn fight in which The
god OLD doctrine. Of the Father. have h,gn
presented net a. they were handed down 90
their pl,i,ri,y. Thc.c have t,rn met AMI
eomhartsd bv the modern Lsfy.is. ot ths
slave oli.archv. On the one hand, Rsrua-
lieans hav, stood PCS; ,rl.'y where Wash
iustlu. and Franklin. and Jed.rs1n, and
Madison. AMI an ;hc early statesmen stood ;
On the other, the c1mbincl elements Of De-,
rlii.m have wasei a var ou AL these time
honorci principles, with a view 90 their hual
and complete overthrow 1Li. has bcgu
the real ...ae,-a question shelter ~ ATE
% stand by thc vision 90 the past. ~ o.
pudi,ts il forever. ior ihs Wild and tr .,yn.
Atl' yaslrie. Of a great monopoly. In ,ls
,inew. ana bones, s1ul, and b'li-. uf men
ar women made in ths image o' God.
Ssh. Tie samrli-r ha. hs.u distinguish.
81 f5r 'he rl.alit.s that llvs c.al,,ers. g
The Opposing 1re.. orr pas..sauau. TIE
Republican party la, not only tai % cone
tend a.,iu,, t., sham moclcy. but tv1
powerful organizations claiming that name.
with a ,hirI claiming tur Unln and ihr
Constitution a. their special property L.
has not only bal 90 meet Ia.,. powerful
rarii-, in abe Geld. but aIl these rnrur.
comi.ueI-iu--l into one organization.
With these opponent. al r,iagIT.e hls been
publicly aba1i]rsi. ihrlvn O. ilc v.al..
Firc-eat.r- and Jnion-saysr-, Know Moth
Ing. aaI orei-nsr. .pll f,icrnits,. and youu.
f,ibus;srs. -llaiier sovereignty blowers
ana slave cole advocates have an ignored
cvs-y principle they have heretofore pro-
f'sssl, and some into combinations AMI
trade. 90 br1i the Republicans. AZ these
antagonists element. have b.cu thrown Boz.
70 Common stock. O. De- traded "a jl.t o., 10
wou,i b-t .ur-grvc ths interests ola so OF
political back.e-s ANY thing 90 Lsat
lincoln, has been tlecry. Saei a system
OF bargaining among stock j,hsins roliu-
clan. never before dissnee1 a Pr,-asu,iAl
campaign.
9Th Tie camraign hls presented the
Hngmoly of a 7.'r party, not bali a doIsu
yer ga. entering 81. G..I AID whipping
out al other rou,ic,l orcap1rti5n, in the
country. The recent victory is The death
aud burial Of both ,hy Oh political parties.
Tie old whis party Is uj more thoroughly
dead than is ;he old d.nlcrat'c party
B1sh have gone down. jlVu. down into the
very depth. ofthc "a Of oblivion, never
NOR O. rise.
7,h. TIE election Of Lincoln show, the
independence, courage and patriotism OF the
Peop.e. The hs: that q maprity amous
ibe nassss so ,his grea, natioa have broken
away from oll party ties ani Oh party a..
soeia,s-, and come together. into a new
party. Tor the maintenance Of the Consti.
tuition and the Union, j. the be.t evidence
in the world tha, the people are honest, aud
love their country better than they love
party. Amids; the taunts and jeers, threats
and dcnaneiauons Of traitors. disunioni.,s
and political scoundrels, the people have
acted squarsly up 70 their convictions Of
duty and With an Independents wo-,hy Of