Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-03-23
From the Dssgor Jsdsnonisn.
The New York Tribune and the Re-
publican Party.

Tho ". Y. Tribune appears to be bent on
the rule or ruin OF the Republican Party.
10 rule I, for i,s own selfish purposes. or
else 90 ruin ID for the benefit Of the Pro-
slavery Democracy or their allies tho 60.
between American Party. Such neisriou'
attempt. Of protested Republican paper
Ough, to 10 exposed that they may he
promptly and efrec,nally guarded against.
The Republican Party is now one OF the
Gxed Institutions OF the country, based
firmly upon the great principles OF the
Fathers OF the Repablic, and opposed III.
city to another. peculiar institution"
which !. founded on n forelblc violation Of
natural and civil rights, and embodied In
tho Modern Democratic Party. Rernhl''
canism !. synonymous with the inalienahle
rights Of man; Mo lern Democracy and
de.po,i.m and ds'po,i'm are convertible"
terms. The former a. embodied IN the M.
ilsnal Republican Party, sIm' at power In
the general government that II may ere
store the government TO the Republican
track !" the latter !. now in tie possession
OF the government snd unscrurulou.ly use.
all i,s power and patronage to retain it,
prc.en, power and p"rpe,ua,c and multiply
the mons,rou. wrongs which Il has .oneh,
for the pas, uI years to infie, uron the
people.
The Republican Party in the hr., year
Of II. national orsinarn,inn. Tor rather In
the e., year OF the restoration Of the an
ciept Republican Pariy.) advanced alm'.,
to success. in a national contest. !, came
very near planting it, glorious standard
upon the walls Of the national Capitol
when IL. prcsen, organization was les. than
Eve month. old The scale wa. turned in
favor OF the Slave Democracy by tho eIer'
ton. Of tie go.betwcen Fillmore South
American Party. But no defeated party
ever came nut Ola con,e., in better c'ndi.
,ivn than the Republican Party, in 1856.
I, wv. based upou good principles. II. mem
bcr.. Tough, mo.t calamity under - leader
whose honor va. unsiaincd; u deserved
and has done nothing since then =.
,riy that would tend 10 indicate that i,'
Of the general government
would 10, have answered the highest hope
Of every true patriot in the Union. The
PARTY wen, through AMI came out Of that
memorable contest with no faint Of fraud,
or rsproaeh upon IL. honor. no dimlnu,ion
Of confidence IN it, loader. no abatement OF
faith in 1t. platform Of principle. no eli
r-proach,s. II suffered defeat. bat IL va.
no, bca,sn by tho Buchanan Party alone,
but by ,ic Fillmore party which e''o the
rlo.,ly contested States to the enemies Of
RepubIicani'm.
Ever zines tho termination Of that CON.
to-, the Republican party has coIuportei
It.clf u, becomes a crca, national. patriotic
party. Pre- smincnily deserving Of success in
The next national contest. I, ha, adhered
10 il. rlorion' principles. /, has maintain.
a u. honor. 4, has increased m strength
=, much nv the attractive iorcs Of it, rim.
'iple. a. by The aiIhle'.ncs., the PREACHER.
e.. the corruption and the rni'ieed' n IL
.nsmie.. I, has since is ds'ca, in 1886
,arriel all Of thoss frey State. which ,o,cl
Ior buchanan, With bu, a SINGLE nr,puun
mi i's power IN those State. - Increasing
steadily d. u j. In those other FREE ;, O.,
nher, u bars undi'putsd sway |, ba,
IN the L. ;. House OF Rsrrr'cn.
ia,irr. over tho corru?iins influences and
Of the Administration. and
Iani,h from the L. :. Senate nearly
score Of Doughiacss II ha. composed the
-utHin strife In Kanu'. converted II. gory
plain. into rrcc .oi flr free men in spite oi
IN das,arily officials and the gold OF the
national administration. and has or will
,oon, in spite Of the .nmc power. make tia
ire, sovereign Republican State Of the
Uuion. l, ha. brought within II. fold the
new State Of Mlnne.otA. anil almo., RS.
,ucd tie new State Of Oregon from the
grasp Of the African Democracy.
The organization of the Republican Par
Is u pcrfec, aud 1t, usage. arr deemed 70.
'en,ial to the ass,i.,apee OF The party and
tho carrying out Of II. principles. Tho
party enunciltss its principles, and n,mi.
nate. its candidate. for Office through dele
;a,e Conventions, -na,ional. state, county,
lpi town. I; ha. regularly constituted
Quantities, and temporary COMMITTEES,
with prescribed duties. all deriving their
power directly from h.pir,y.
The Republican Party thu. organized
ipon the immutable principle. Of justice
md truth, and perfectly united, Is now
rrrr1riur for the grca, Presidential con.
e,,. Of 1850. Its hes, energies and the
prudent council. OF II. wi.cst statesmen
ire in rcqul.itiou, and the Republican
masses Of tho people are inspired with /
Ugh hope. Of glorious Republican VIE
ory.
Under these au.pieious circumstances
What folly. how almost criminal. IL is in
my professed organ Of the Republican par .
y. TO call in question the wisdom and
i,ness OF our national organization to pro.
,ose an en,irely new and untried mode OF
our candidate for President,
specially after the National Convention !.
allied; and to propose taking as our can
lidate for President man outside Of the
republican organization, one who never
IDENTIFIED himself with IL, never - FAR a-
inown voted with It, upon the express plea