Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-08-03
Fpm The Maehias Ilspubli,,n.
Peck, Peck, Peek :"

When Prof Webster. man Of scisn,is,
and literary celebrity, occupying the ton
round Of social position, committed an afro.
cious murder OF hi. creditor and friend. n.
whole country fclt that IL wa. a STAN upon
the civilization Of Massachusetts,. b.,
when that same Massachusetts, without m,
least regard Cor the rank or learning Or
wealthy connection, Of the eon'plcio1, cul.
pri,, proceeded step after step, 10 arrest, to
try. to convict and 70 punish him wiih5a,
s1ueamishne-'. hesitation or DELAY. ~ they
would have done, hal he be'o a negro All.
or. the whole world ioIt that the Oh Pun.
tan Commonwealth had yindicltei h. ehl-.
ae,er. and that there was one community
where tho life was held s,crel. aui Wien,
equal laws would BE- equally aud lmrlr.
tally executed. And ever since the is..in,
has been decpenei that Massachusetts 8, a
civilized State. where justice and law pre-.
dominate. while Kentucky wher, wealthy
and well connected Ma, War1' escap, c1a.
viciiou Tor numbering Yankee School ma.
tiers. Is only bali civilized State, where an
unjus, public ,cutimcn, oyerawc, law and
order.
The publication Of tho details Of Mr.
Pcck's di.hone., management Of tho Trsa,.
ury was a serious rcproa,h to ,hc State ol
Maine, to it, Administration AMI to tho
political party with which no va, connsc.
ted. But the rc.oln,c. prompt and eject.
ual remedies. which the State divsrnment
Immediately applied, the univcr,ality AMI
heariincs. with which the Republican party
r.pudlaicd the act and tho men connected
with IL, and the completeness Of The inicm.
nifty and security which was Elected, have
reflected honor upon the party, AMI i,' o..
mini.tration, - that aside from partisan
feeling. We DO no, believe but that the con.
6d,nee Of the people in the fidelity q
the State administration has been greatly
enhanced by the misforiune' Of the h',
year.
1t /, impossible to overlook tho different
manner in which the two parties treat their
dishonest servants. Peck was removed.
imprs mel. di.sraecd. Weston was re-
moved and made political enemy. Whore
il Teavett the confederate OF Weston and
Peck? lie may have been removed. II %
we have never heard II IL. The lato Troa'-
urrr Of this County, in arrears toa larger
percentage than Peek, was bon1r,I with a
nomination Tor Governor. Tho dehu,ins
Post Master az New York is KEEP, 10 Office,
and hi. dishonesty bid orer ham for months
q, control las political aoioH' Nearer homo
Post Master, convey their property to their
bondsmen and the announcement comes out
with all due courtesy such a man "app0i1i.
81 r,os" ,omebody ,i's 4" rsHgHoi." whilo
delaul,ins collectors, against whom not
rcproach !, whispered by tho iorbeArins,
good.na,ured people whose money they have
,quandercd. canno, sleep nights thinking Of
the awful yiainy OF Elder Peck. And Why
should these men have any computations,
when OLD Mr. Buchanan strokes bis s.ork
face, and piou.ly bIesses the good Prou-
dencl that ha. guided hi, administration,
while he own letter. disclosing political kna-
very and Official corruption worthy Of i'm
parchment are read in the House Of Repre-
sentative, amid The derision and contempt
Of the nation.