Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-08-03
The Reward Of Treason.

When Stephen Arnold Douglas and hi.
mad followers plotted treason against their
country by a repeal Of the Missouri Com
promise. they little though, Of the eonse-
quences that would follow. One outrage
after another had been perps,rlted; one
ensrOachmsn, after another had hecn made
upon Northern rights. and ye, the guilty
party had 50 managed a. ., retain its power
and keep in place the men who had proved
reercant to the high trust committed 70
them.
Men had been sent to Congress from the
Tree Snies. year after year. by the demo
cratic party. and instead " standing M
like men and defending the interests Of frcJ
labor, had become the servile tools Of N,
slave olicarchy. ard sold thsmselyr. Cor a
mess Of po,,agc," Notwithstanding all
this. the people were willing again to trust
the party that hal cheated ani deceived
them. AMI a-tin cleo, 10 Congress men who
were rraiv % turn loarhhcrs az the first
on.r ~ h,r-a,n and ale. The people had
lccn told that the encroachments upon their
right, ari lihrruss would stop that an
end would he pot to Southern acgr,'sions
apI thew f1r YEAR, trustee the drmar,cucs
who bah made and broken their fair prom.
,.s.. p,usl,. and hi- camp followers, IN
1854. when they commenced their wicked
crusade against freedom. were all the while
draining that ~ things hal h,cn, - they
would D. again. that he North would 'ri.
ri'. ust as thew always hal done; that tie
d,mo,r,iic party could <, on with impuni-
" m thsir acts o. wickclnc.. and TIE Tso.
ne would wink At their treason Bot Cor
once tho ar,l drm,cocuc was mistaken.
Douglas. when he eoolly calculated that
a.gui,s1rr- ia the rereal Of TIE Missouri
restriction would follow the infamous act.
r,,k1uei without hi. host. In the Cors-cs-
that broke down he great barrier Of Ere.
dom on ths line Of 80, 80. the democratic
party lad IN the llous, from the ircc States
vi7.'gr7s members; NV they have hut
tr,B,y-or. ". a single member 81 that
party remains IN either branch % C5rcr,s,
from che N,v England States. They have
40 gone down before tho bot breath OF an
iu.ultrj people In the grr't Northwest
and in th, middle States only few remain
% tr'l or, al tai, Of the sudden departure
from ths Hall. of Congress q a whole tribe
% Jog.hhc-.. Verify The rltc,. tha, once
knew them will know them n, more ior,v.
sr ana all tie people vii! sny Amen The
point W. da,ir' % make i,thi- the helnou'
ana attraction. .in. % the democratic PARTY
have been ,...'.l ur1n them ~ ths people
with a perfect v.n-~,0c'. blow aosr blow,
urIa,m.I. vs'l1.rrr,rl. hls come DOWN
rr.r o.. ~ guilty hrad.. until now they are
Iat.r very dust, tho mere fragment. 81 a
uucc r'srrlul Organization. 10 Oh" cls' we
are now considering. th' o'i maxim that
q. revelation. never 80 BACKWARD" has
rr.,rl true. From l>ji up O. The present.
OIL, friend, OF 'rrelom have been uarchIr:
Ha. shoulder 90 shoulder. with stout heart.
sut steady stop, meeting the TO- upon every
t1,,l-c.l DO, where thy have planted tlsir
standard. ava iri,n. them hles. routing
them h1--s. foot and Dragon. wherever they
c'u'I t-.1c them into battle. Aud tho
friend. RI freedom are hereafter 90 tax, no
backward steps Onward they arc march.
i0c, ant onward they will march, until The
'lst barrier b, T,ss'l. ;ds il,; hi,'cment
l.y-'si vlth 80 ground until o., a.: Of
freedom .hall D. seen f,nun. over the
White llau,,, ana every department. Of GOV.
,-urrrt restored 90 o.. ,.uaI doctrine. %
tre Fathers. ana the wisdom or Washing.
CON. rrtrsl.r. ! s.rsau aaI ,h,ir ,l!u.,ri-
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