Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-05-18
The Chicago Convention.

usual interest attaching 10 The iahors OF sueh
a body. this Convention will be closely
watched. from the conviction which 10 daily
growing. that the mex. President OF the
United States will DO decided by its voice.
The old.lins democracy !. divided and die.
rae,cd. The result OF previous discussions
on hi. veIed question Of Southern assump-
ton Of power. show tha, tina hope Of uni
ting the factions canno, bc entertained. They
will fsh, the battle TO the bitter end. The
efforts to gAlanize the old whis party into
spasmOdic life. by the action Of the Union
Convention nj Baltimore. cannot be attend.
Cd with success. Sam Houston running a.
an independent candidate will only edec,
Texas. 90 that the Republican organization
represents greater number Of States than
any other. and !. the only party having vi
tali,y enough to carry il successfully thro'
a campaign. and ciFeciually and vigorously
administer the government when IL shall fall
into IL, hands. The corruption Of the pres.
en-, administration Is - notorious that IL
could not obtain hearing in the House Of
It's friends. -and there are mo- element. with
in the demo- IA ic ranks. giving promise Of
better things. This has been seen by the
Tejple.-,he source OF I'll power,-and they
seom now determined to rescue the govern.
men, frlm the base hand, into which il has
now fallen.
The attendance at Chicago !. enormous.
Tuesday night the number OF strangers in
tie city wa. estimated a, 30, 600. with con.
iinual arrivals to swell the numbers. The
candidates presented, are all men in whom
the people have the utmo,. confidence, aud
while the claim, OF each are pressed with
carnc,ncs.. 1t ). IN an entirely friendly spir.
il, and determination To unite candIdly VI
On the man who shall be nominated.
We gather the following item. Of in,srcs,
irom the correspondence Of our exchanges:
The fr., OF the week the Committee ae-
ting Tor Edward Ra,e-. have issued an al.
dre.. giving the r,a'on. why tina; gentle
man should he nominated fcr the Pre-. iden.
cy They say Judge Bates, though both
theoretical and practical smancipa,ionis,, is
a native and lifelong resident OF a slave.
holding section Of our common country.
III, nomination would b. , signal reluu.
ton of .ec,,onali.m, 50 unfairly. ye, sGec.
lively urged sss,n.t the Republican party,
and would render tie frc.eatirs threats Of
ii'uuion in case o. republican triumph
ridiculous. lie !. tho avor,c candidate u
tho entire opposition party Of Missouri,
and will h. ,urp5rtel by them wish conf.
deuce and success.
The nomination Of Judge bate. will dis.
solve The organization which ha, presented
Bell and Everett Tor the hishe., ofhees IN
the Nation. and indues nins.tenths Of those
known as Am Iican.. old.linc whig., Tn
ion men. &c, 10 cooperate heartily with
Us Ia r,seuins the country from the hand.
into which il has been permitted TO fall.
Pennsylvania and New Jsrsey can DO kept
united ~ the nomination OF Edward Bate.
and Illinois. Indiana, and Oregon carried,
and triumph in November is ih.' placed
beyond a contingency.
TIE address i. signed by +. =, Blair, lIo-
race Greeley. John u. Dslrccs. John {. Voc
~. james u Fad. and Dr. 4. wanemer.
Later accounts state that ihi, letter had
detrimental cdcc, upon Bates.
Some Of The reliable aud sterling RsPub-
liean. s,prc., doubt. as to the policy Of
nominating seward. bat the main body Of
delegate. and outsiders are decidedly in his
favor. and tie chance. favor bis nomination
after brief struggle.
Tuesday nigh, !, was estimated tia, TO-.
COO strangers were in the city.
The Americans aud Radical Democratic
Republican. Of New York, who are present.
a. a general ihlas, warmly favor Seward.
In case Seward succeeds, Trunbull Of II.
linois will be pressed for Wee President,
Lincoln and Wade seem 10 b. the most
prominent candidates after Seward.
The German Republican Convention met
aieP. ". Tuesday. and was largely attend.
eI. WIN. Cape, Of New York, was chair
man. Resolutions were adopted. requesting
the National Convention to condemn all
measure. against the rights Of adopted ciii.
zsns, such a. the Massachusetts, amcndmsn.
to declare in favor Of thc Homestead bill 4.
as passed by the House. and give the anti.
slavery plank in the platform mos, positive
Interpretation.
The Philadelphia platform Of 1850 will
undoubtedly be re-afHrmed. Pennsylvania
will try to get a strong tariff plank in to
help them a, home, AMI i, is rather ?rOba-
lie that thu. will be accorded to them.
Tux Cn,Ncrs OF y. +. Banks. The nom
nation Of Bell and Fycret, ]. being quietly
use1 against Seward by the friends OF Gov.
Banks Of Massachusetts,. who assert that il
{. necessary to Placs a man on the track like
Banks. who la. been identified with Amer.
cani,m. IN order to carry Pennsylvania, New
Jersey. and even New York. they poin,
to the fact that par, Of the Republican
ticket was defeated in New York by the
American, last fall as an evidence that IL
Seward, or any other man who has been or.
posed to that party is nominated, the whole
American vote will be thrown against him,
and the Empire State :hus be lost to the
Republicans.
CHICAGO. May l6, The Republican Ma
tional Convention assembled to-day at tho