Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-08-24
From the ,ew York Post.
The Great National Dispute SimpliIied

From the ,ew York Post.
The Great National Dispute Simplifed.
II i-a grca, thing TO have gcniu. Tor
simpliGealion, whether in politics or ma.
chincry. This talen, !. Possessed in high
degree by the Charleston Mercury. which
has happily applied !, to the conte., now
going on between the democrats and the
Republicans. The Mercury reduces the
strategy Of the democratic party in the
prescn, quarrel for the Presidency To a sin .
sic mabGu1rc. Exert all your powers.
says the Mercury, to brighten the North /;
your whole hopo Of victory lies IN that.
it, words are these
"TnE PRESIDENTIAL ELEcTioS AND USroN.
S,yrRs. The Presidential election turn.
upon u singl. fact. II the northern people
believe that the southern people will dissolve
their connection with them should the
Black Republican party succeed in eleciing
Lincoln 10 the Prr.idency-I.incOln will bc
defeated. Should they. on the contrary.
believe that the southern people will submit
io Black Repu blican domination by tue
election Of Lincoln 10 the Presideney-lin-
coin will Do elected"
Here we bav, the whole controversy bro't
within narrow compass. No trouble is to
h. taken in arguing principles which arn
disputed, or in pcrsaading the people Of the
proprietY Of any particular measure. All
this il superluous the northern people
have made up their mind. in regard. both to
principles and measures. You will gain
nothing by appealing to their understand.
ing their understanding i' already con.
WINGED the other way you mus, work upon
their fear. You argue. you rei'on. You
put your ingenuity upon the rack for topics
ol psrsua'ion-but thi, - . foolish cours,.
when all YOU have 20 do !. 10 threaten.
Threaten Justify. perseverinely stop a, no
declaration Of hostile intentions. however
e1,ruyagant spare no menace OF in.ubor.
dnation. violence. insurreetion, revolution,
which may be necessary 10 make the north.
ern people believe iha, you are IN earnest,
and II once you can fairly convirc, them
that you mean 10 90 OF by yourselves II
Lincoln be elected. they will allow you TO
have your own way. There are 50 many
persons a, the North who are interested in
keeping the Union together, that, rather
than so separation Of the states. they
will consent to give up the right oi suffrage.
They area cowardiy, mcan-.pirited sct-
these people Of the North-.laves To their
love Of money they are ready to surrender
the rights Of an American citizen any day
20 save a dollar.
This the plain English Of the advice Of
tho Mercuay to the politicians Of the South.
Tho Mercury i, an able paper it takes the
lead among certain elias. Of jDJrnals in
that quarter; its opinions are shared and
its counsel. received with respect by large
numbers in ths southern states. twill not
.drprse u, to soc II. advice followed, and
is only sure and certain method Of defeat
ing Lincoln put in practice. Some begin.
ming. have already been made, though IL
mus, he confessed that in point of energy
and persistency they fall considerably below
the importance Of the occasion.
Meantime, IL the northern people hear
any more threat, Of di.union from the
South, they have the advantage Of knowing
exactly wha, they mean. They are mean,
only to operate on the presumed hint.hear,.
edne.s and pusillanin'i,y Of the northern
people. They are an elvetioneerins trick.
intended. a. the Mercury says. "to defeat
Lincoln :" jus, as IN the late eontes, for
the SpeAkership Of the House Of Rcpresen-
,ailves they were used to defeat Mr.. Sher.
man. The policy Of the slave party is to
scare northern men from tho polls by such
mean. as the Chinese employed in the late
war with Great Britain, when they hung
out upon their wall. frigh,ful masks and
Of grim monster. to strike terror into the
outside barbarians
We shall soon seo who is 10 b, frightened
by threat, which are now Acknowledged to
be used as au elee,ioncering device. We
shall see who among u. are willing to sub
scribe to the compliment paid them by the
Charleston Mercury. and to admit that they
are ready to give up the right OF freemsn
to say what candidate they prefer for Pres
iden,, because political party a, the South
threaten. that IL we exercise this right IL
will violently put an end to government
which 1. more important, to the slave states
than to the free.
Unless the northern people can be thoro'.
ly scared, the Mercury admits that Lincoln
will no elected. There 10 majority In bis
favor-,he people are for him; II the se'-
f.h and feeble minded and oyer.timid can.
no, bO wrought upon to abandon him and
allow the Shareholders Of the South to have
their way as they have had 1t hitherto,