Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-03-23

BY the pro slavery democracy TO break him
down on account Of hls vote for Speaker
Pennington. Bot 10 this his enemies will
iAll mos, ingloriOusly. Every opposition
paper in bis State su.iAins him with sin
gle exception, and bic immediate eousiiiu-
snis in Baltimore will rally around him
with an enthusiasm whieh will completely
crush out all opposition. SIR. Davis oceu-
pies an en'iahls position. lie Ia. ialep,
and pluck. aud will do what he believes to
Be right. independent Of consequence. No
public man in the country, rrc.pse,ively.
has more brilliant future than Henry Win
ter Davis
Hon. thomas A. r Nelson Of Tennessee,
is'cVirs bi. fr', term in Congress. lie {.
apparently about City year. Of age. !. Law.
yer by profession. although has white era.
vat. neat dress and retiring habit. might
lead one to suspect he belonged to the cler.
zeal profession. lls.. too, belongs TO the
southern opposition. Ills speech At the
early par, % tho session in answer TO the
threats of violence aud disuuion from the
fre-ea,srs. placed hiu in the iron, ranks OF
dsbaisrs in the iiou'e. Pryor OF Virginia
undertook to reply with severity, but 10 Mr..
Nelson be found more than he spoke FOR
IL camc out OF the contest worstsd ut every
! int Upon the slavery question. like
Eihercdge and Winter Davis, Mr.. Nelson
maintains strong conservative sentiments
lle isa true patriot. friend to the Union.
and an aricn, orPoser o. tho hsresie' Of
moisrn democracy.
Another prominent nan in the ranks Of
the southern opposition il the Hon. John
\. Glmer of North C.rolini Mr. q. is
on the shady side OF fifty. about 'iI ier, in
height. stout built, dark complexion. keen
eve. and = count nance indicative Of no.
bic, gsperous heart. Mr. Gilmcr was at
one time acting Governor Of hls STATE. scrr.
81 many wears in the North Carol,ns Legs.
aiure. and Va. ,ucu,hsr oi the last Con.
rrc.-. IL j. PRACTICAL, rather than a
br,l.ian, nan. In sp'akin: he makes no
siirupis At display. bet NJ. speeches are
characterised by sound logic and good sense.
he s,rsnuou'ly opposed The Icccmp,on b,ll
IN tle last Coucrc,s. and was reelected AZ.
Ter spirited canvass ~ about 500 major.
i,y. iic is also large stakeholder. bu, IA.
never shown any disposition t. r'oriiy the
institution. OF ei,s. {, anon: 10 pillar, ~
80 republic. OH. party friend. generally
voted for li,n Tor SPEAKER. during ,he nine
ws,k'' contest that preceded the organira-
ton Of tho llou.c. and upon two occasions
he received about dozen Republican vote.
m addition. Gov. G.lmcr Las no sympathy
with he Buchanan democracy. lie /,
gentleman in tie tru- sense Of the word,
sni ur'n .-.i-s-. ~ber. he slavery que.-
ton b. not directly involved. he act. With
the Republicans.
hN'N''F NNlN"tF Nfh - IAuAeu Win the
southern opposition, and gentleman Of
.omc note. i. Hon. Ilorace MAYNARD of Ten.
nessrc. Ils comes from the Knoxville pi..
tri,i. and was a member - the as' Con.
gre Mr.. Maynard w. originally whis
sn' acted with ia, party 50 long To. It lad
n distinctive vi':snc- H. j. native 81
Mh~aehu'-'', Of, emi.ra,ei 20 nj. adopt.
81 state several years .incs. In person hs
q. nll. sisnl. straight a. m Indian arrow.
Pa. Ion: hair. ~ black. which he c,rnh.
hsck behind hi. sars-hn.a prominent nose.
exactly o., reverse ot the Roman. with a
dark rmT'lIi-7. n .rs,kir- he enun.
ci''s' .'v, bot very di''inr, ard emphatic.
Uron tie Great issue Of the day be 6. strong.
~ pr'-s'a'crv. Uran one occasion ns-rly
tvr-y lvuocrat in - II,1'r gave him their
votes icr Speaker. lie ll,ra views uron
,h- ''sv--y question lead bin % symra,hIro
strongly with The sham democracy. and ma.
ny who have Watched nj. course IN Con-r-..
would no, h. surprised to end him Al no
v'ry distant d,y in fall fellowship with ,hA,
political organization.