Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-08-09
Which Party has been True and which
False 20 the Constitution and uEioni

1aAsC " s3t SStssAtAs.SH 800 ~..Ss
Asa general rule we are no, disposed At
the prescn, time TO lay much about poli,i'
cal organizations as connected wth the past,
fcr if man Is al right nsE. IL really mat
tiers bat lstlo 10 what political organization
be hs. belonged in bye gone Gays. Bat a.
Ter all the frsni ought net TO be los, sight
VI. and we feel tha, cummon la.ucc 20 our
political friends requires its vindlcaiion
against the assaults that have been mad /
uron them during the last SIX years.
Ia RTubhoaE parts irs' O'saHi:odio ssr'
az Us,oa asS tss GarcrHzssf. AZ the tim,
!, .pruns into bsins the United S,a,e- Gov.
srnmcni VA. IN thc hands Of .ece..iOnlsp
and rebels. Southern traitors. under the
Lad OF Calhoun. had succeeded in gaining
the eOotsOl Of the democratic party. and
that MS IN power. Pranklin Pierce va.
President. and Il he Was Unioa man him.
ssll. he wa. under the csn;rel and DICTATOR
ship Of traitn--. They held him an their
hand. and be- wss a. plant tool as ever
eroaescd the knse to dcspO,i-u. JeG Da
Wis. the pir.iical dictator Of the Southern
COnieirracy. va. selected and retained in
the CAbIne; the whole four year. OF his Ad.
m,ni.gailsn. Aud Davi. -ulsl As CAN'T.
aud Was jus; as nueh a, the head of Pisrce'-
Administration Is be i. now at the head OF
the RrhDOod.MOn,somery Coniedsracy.
lie is an arch traitor now, and he was then
be j. plotling osr overtbrs~ pow, and he
WAS then. lie had eonvOl n the army. an
who dos not remember the atrOcious U.s.
be made Of IL IN crushing out freedom H.
Kansas. Thi. DAVIS vas al avowed traito'
~ long sso a. 1919 and so. when be run
for Governor in Mississippi, on the disuniOn
ticket, and was beaten. Pierce krew oil
this, and We, be selected him for an Impor.
tant Cabinet position, and then suffered him
10 control both himself aud Cabinet. The
very men who had the special ear OF Frank.
lin Pierce, during b., four years admini.,ra
ton, are the leader. VI the present rebel.
lisn.
The repeal Of the Missouri ComprOmise
Was assc'si by the To,e. VI traitors. This,
With l,ok series Of aggressive act. on their
part, anterior To that time. deeply impress
ed the UniOn loving tneu ia ihis country.
Sna< the government vas 10 be ssbserted 10
the slave poser. controlled by the traitors.
or. 10 the alternative, destroyed. As we have
before remarked, they held cOmplsts control
in the democratic party. Tue old whig
party VA. completely demoraliled by the
passage Of the Kansas Nebrasks bill. and II
soon drsE 10 last breath. But two alterna
nves xre here presented TO the American
people. either 10 peraii the General Gov
.srnnent to be controlled by an aristOcraiic
slave olisarehy, through the agency VI the
Democratic party. Or rai,e up political or
ganlLation 10 overthrow IL. A party 10
poser, labOring FOR the destruction Of th,
Government. could only BE- met and over
thrown by IN opposing party hence q, ihi,
point the RKrrBLIe,N rAKrrsprung into liie
A. political necessity. And il nec,s-aril,
became party for the preservation and
aaintainAnce Of the Unipn. Uaisa men.
patriots. and lover. Of the Constitution
Abandoned their old party organizations anc
joinsd the Republican ranks. The .eces
.sioni.ts aad traitor. az remained in the OLD
democratic party. where they bad full sway.
and with tasn remained large number Of
onion ueu Who hoped (bus hoped in vain)
" bring tina, party back to iis loyalty Il
sse Government.
The presidential campaign Of 1850 va.
fought, and the principal contestants were
shess rEO parties; aud there can be no
toub, bot the traitors had ias: plans par
tally matured for the overthrow OF the GOV.
srnnen', had Col. Fremont been elected to
abe Presidency. In the election Of Buchan-