Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-06-29
The Presidential Contest.

and one that would have settled something.
The country. in It's present condition, in tho
opinion OF such men. really needed con-
tyst Of such character. in order to settle
the great question Of Freedom and slavery,
in accordance with justice aud constitutions
al right, and tranquilire the extreme Of
Northern and Southern political sentiment.
The people Of America. always right in
their perceptions Of grand facts and prinei.
plc., desired nothing ~ much rs to vote IN.
lcr,,andinely on the great question at issue.
" formerly, on the question Of Liberty Of
Speech, and sustaining the decision Of the
supreme Cour, OF the United State. on the
Alien and Sclition laws; as formerly, on
the question OF an overwhelming in.ti,u.
tion-a bank OF the United States also
sustained nv the Supreme Cour, OF tho Ma
ton they desired to record their testimony
against such laws and institutions rs they
did triumphantly in tho election Of JefIcr.
son and Jackson. 81 at the present time,
when slavery Ia. become tbs chief corner
stone Of the Republic, through the insiru.
mentally Of party, and the decision Of ITS
coadjuior, the supreme Court Of the United
States, they desired above all things, to bear
their testimony in favor Of Freedom, by
elsc,inc 10 the Offices oG President and Vice
President, tho Republican s'audard.bcarcrs,
Lincoln and IIamlln
/ bot the people canno, b. gra,ihci in this
heartfelt desire. Tho rLr,i,ian. have de-.
f,atei such a desirable anticipation, by the
presentation Of various candidates. The
dclunct organizations Of nriou. party in
forests, uniiin. in one party, four years ago,
known a. Know Nothing, and Sil,er.Grcy
wm--, las put forward candidates for the
Presidency and Vice Presidency, D'll and
Everett. Tho so.callcl Democracy,
true Ar,.tocracy Of the Nation, has called
and organized four Conventions, to nomi.
nate a ticket f6r tie Presidency md Vice
Presidency. After meeting In four dilTeren,
bodies. and three d..T rem, place. in two
Of which. quarrcllins, no, discussions, was
the chief business performed. tho rr'ul, i
that ibi. -rca, SLAVE party il divided INTO
Nv, hostile factions, cac'., lNmisn q 10 reg.
u'sr. firm. true. consistent. and "souuj On
,h. goose " The southern faction, supports
Breckenridge AMI Lane; he Northern,
D1usla. and johnson. Tho Republicans.
last though not lca't, support ,h, trnc
.,aulari.bsarcrs Of constitutional liberty,
in the names II Lincoln and llamlu. Thus
W. have four PARTIES.
. lstus glance a, thc', candidates. and
their platforms. And l.t, l., W. observe
Bell and Everett Thr' i properly dJnomi.
mated, In ,hi- quaipnsular contest, the m.
,clleciual ticket. The name. Of the cauii-
date. are a guaranty OF intellect The men
til, politicians who 50, up the ticket, are
possessed Of a high degree Of intellect. They
scanned the political horizon, with iha, old
Silver Grey and Know NOTHING telescope.
Thoy pointed q, toward. the comics, OF four
year, ago,-,hcy Jaw how Buchanan was
elected by a minority OF the PEOPLE, h,w
Fremont wa. defeated. how Know Nothing.
ism, popped up Slave Democracy. Then
,hcse same ,elescopi.ts, turned their ins,ru.
mrnt in The direction OF J o. and the "lit.
t.c Giant. " aud -av the formation Of ire
concilable faction. They then looked at
tho great Republican party, and ,aw !, a
unit. They feared lie triumph, and with
the intellectual hope. the desire and c1rec.
ia,ion. that they could "wcar tho boil. -
rli.oi and runs by a medley House of Rep.
rcssnutvr., they pa, their ttckc, in nomi.
nation They have done it not 70 catch
vote',-no, 10 charm the p'or'e,-butio Sc
cure power and Office. and sustain tho wan.
ins fortunes Of tot,crins democracy. The
,icke; is intellectual in is names. in ~
formation and oh~c,s,-in everything but
Is platform. In that it i al thing. 10 all
men. i, Is very much ike piani.simo
ras'ar, in music. terminated in long d..
miuusndo, which To express i, In language,
would 30 the little end Of nothing sharpen.
ed out
A. We have brsun with the tickc, least
likely 70 have any popular sympathy, W.
will observe next the one which will occupy
tie second position in thi, respective refer
to the D1uslas-Johns1u ticket. Thi, NAV
BE- known As the " Little Giant" ticket, the
do,ju't-as.you.plen.e ticket,-a compromise
or no compromise ticket,-or the Northern
African, or the no African ticket. II is
really and substantially the ticket Of that
elias Of men Who have been multiplying
rapidly. Tor the last eight years, whom John
Randolph justly designated a. " Doughfa.
Cos" They are set Of men who dare not
own what they are-what they hope to DO
or what they ought to be. They tremble
on the verge Of an honest idea, as weak
head ON the brink Of precipiec and fear
a catastrophe, whether they 90 ahead or
back out. The leader is very properly de.
scrlbcl by writer in the Sciota (Ohio) Ga.
1o,tc, who says Of his ubiquiiy in political
sentiments
q" Bat that stephen A. Douglas should
object 10 Juggling dodge because OF Us du.
plici,y j. truly refreshing Ii has been his
study day and night Tor the last six years
TO conceal hi- real position (if he has any.
as no man can proye) by ambiguous phra.
49,, capable Of two or more interpretations.
We have have often thought II It became
necessary for the Little Giant. in public
speech or n political resolution 10 refer to a
COW, he would never write OF speak the word
as other men, Ow--cOw but would put
il in this style; The female quadruped