Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-07-13
Treason Punished.--.Douglas Going TO
his Own Place.

A little morc than six years ago Stephen
Arnold Douglas, for the purpose Of advane-
ing III. own interest, lard bi. sacrilssious
hard upon the Missouri Compromise and
led the demorallred force. which brok. down
the line which had stood as wall OF IRE
against the inrOad. Of slavery into the
brad and spacious. Geld. Of Kansas aud Ne
braska.
The old vhl, party rrsling under the rude
shock. wen, down into the dark sea Of OBJ
Iivion to r,se no more forever. The demo-
cratic rsrty N th, North was rent in frng.
ments. and at every succeeding election be.
rame les powerful. more corrup, and more
demoralirrd. The syr,n song OF popular
sovereignty" uron the lips Of demacccue'
AMI douehfacr-, for season deceived and
sewilder.d portion Of she masses. Bot
the delu,iou. like every other humbag has
had IL. dav. and Il can no longer b sung to
ehsa, the unwary. The mask !. og. Both
the Brccssnridee and Douglas wings OF the
rar,,. eharr. that the Kansas Nehra'ta
bin was cheat. a fraud. Bath the North
and the South declare they were sv'ndled
by Il. and 80 they were. i, was case
where political knaves on each side OF Ma
,on and DiK0n's line attempted to defraud
and sntrap each other; and IL was in at.
tempting TO reconcile the dishonesty that
characterized the whole proceeding. that the
organization went 20 pieccs At Charleston
and Baltimore. Bot 10 the meritsd fate
Of the traitor that planned ,he treason, and
that We are row tracing out-wc mean Oh.
traitor Douglas.
The South having used him just as the
British u,-d hi. namssake-Ben.dic' Ar
nold-to b.,ray hi. friend. into ,hs hands Of
HI. enemies. now turn round and heap upon
him their loaibinc and cursinc and to-day
hs q. ds.ri.si and abhorred hy both sections
o.. a., Union. Like al other corrup; dem
ar,-rcs, Do ha. at li'; found the length Of
hi- chain. and he stan1. before I e American
T.'plc. a condemned political nalsiaeior.
those Who pretend to .hou, for him, do il
rot oct of an, r-r~ct for him, bu; from
purely l6,h motives, to save few cor
rr,-siou.l District. and ,hem.rlvs. from %.
litcal annihilation. Deserted and d-.plsed
Nv the South AMI the bone., men North. he
j. now At fall speed on ihc high road to m
oblivion. political death.
Arsr the Pre''dcniial election .hnll have
passed away, but little will ever be heard
Of stephen Arnold Douglas. Like Judas
be will 60 70 hi. own place" lie will
cone out ~ the contest without a single
electoral vote. and that will ~ the end Of
The author Of the rcPsal Of the Missouri
Compromi.c.
Although he IA. been great political sim
nsr against hi, country and hi, God, yet
~. punishment will BE- Commensurate with
hi. hsinous oFences T. D. branded hy the
people. as a traitor 70 their bs., interests.
and to 20 down to hi. gave followed by
their excavations, will he runishnsn,
more terrible than even death itself.
Aaron Burr. once in hi. lie. came ALMOST
O. the Pre-. Iisntid char lie wasa brilliant,
talented man and at one time in his hi.,o.
r, received the rlaudii' Of millions. yet his
memory !. cmhAlmcd in the universal hatred
Of the American people. Such is the terri.
be Destiny tia, will follow the memory Of
stephen Arnold Douglas.