Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-03-15
For Tn, Oxford Democrat.
What 10 Patriotismi

tho United States. Whether one IL q far.
mer. n mechanic. or lawyer, or minis
ter, 10 not Of the leas, possible concern.
Things, not persou'. claim the attention Of
every lover OF his country. II . man IL -
man. and ha, a patriotic heart. know not
why he ought no, to be respected. u In any
walk Of life.
There are. undoubtedly. two opinion. a,
thi. time. about what is Republican. as
well q. what Is patriotism. There IL An
ultra.Iribune view OF tho matters now In
agitation. Tn. view l. scarcely le-s OBJ
noyicu. and unpatrio,ic than that OF Wen.
dell Phillips. who considers the Con''i'u.
ton " covenant with death and q league
with hell" This view considers the Union
q humbug and slories in separation OF the
United States II elaps its hands over &C.
cc,.ion. and shouts peans at the prospect OF
n civil war. Il is willing TO sec murder
commenced on . magnificent scale if u.
idea. cannot BE- realized. Its great meas.
uIc. are mo moro slave States: no moro
more slave territory: no communion with
the shareholders /; no adjustment incon''sient
with the foregoing" Thi. view i' deemed.
in certain quarters, the height OF patriot
ism aud every other which does no, come
fnlly'up TO IL. !. secuted as a yielding OF the
Republican Platform a, promoting the OBJ
jecis Of Shareholders, As abandoning liberty
hr slavery. Those who -ymra,hirs with
this view are greatly disturbed at tho pos
siblO prospect tha, an adjustment may bo
ELECTED by 10 establishing tho old Missouri
Compromlsc line, or by allowing New Mex.
leu and tho territory South OF the Missouri
line to form q State with or without slave.
~: or what 10 about the sane thing to
prohibit slavery north Of 30 deg. 30 mln..
with the understanding or guaranty that
the territory south Of ,ha, line shall 30
admitted with or withou, slavery, when
having a requisite population.
There .. another ella. OF men who find
Republicanism a. we'll as patriotism in an.
other view. Thi. class are willing - look
a, .hc history Of this nation a we'll n TO
.b-,rsc, opinions in settling the line OF pol
icy TO b, pursued. In view o. the fact tina,
Washington signed the bills FOR the aimi.-
zion Of two slave State. In view Of thu fac,
that jefferson signed the Adm'sio OF .
slave State in view ~ the fact that Maii'
.on. Monroe. and Jackson did the sane
thing. ,hi. elias. Of Republican. believe thai,
Republican can DO the same thing and
,,ill ~ a patriot. Those who take this view
believe l, RICH, and ju', that Shareholders in
ihi. country should have the peacesble
mean. Of expansion. Thc-c Republicans
believe farther. ,ha, unle.. ,hi. rgh, i con.
ecdcl. n. IL AWAY. has hecn. there mus, b
= diagram, violation II the Republican Plat
form. which promise, tina, the Government
shall. when in Republican hands. b. nd.
mlni.,crcd +" according 10 G Jdihcr,. y
While I believe iha, .la,eholdios commu.
mite, are responsible TO Tod for their con.
duet in government, and civilization: while
know tha, the Constitution support Il.
one Of freedom. except the two compro.
misc Of iu.iti,cs and Representatives.
(which di no, make) while | know II
va. tho practice OF the bc-, Republican
fathers to purchase and incorporate slave
territory and admit slave States. still 10.
heVc man may b. pa'rio; Who thinks
and ae's As they did. TIL. may no, be
fashionable or lucrative RrrnblIcanisrn I;
but i, j. the Repabl'eanism and the patriot
Ism which has been voted for and will DO
voted Tor again.
To compounds with slavery or freedom.
!. now deemed = grea, sin. To admit a
slave State !. considered a moral wrong
10 make any a,,cmp; 10 adju., and settle
the diheul,ic. now being suffered, accord.
Ing to the Judgment OF ialr and con.cr,a.
tive men .. looked upon q. uuwi.e. II mo-,
eIccrable. To admit ten slave State in
the course OF the next century, when thirty
free States arc admitted in the sane tune.
IL thought 20 be such an cncroachmeni on
the right. OF freedom rs cannot be tolerated
A. Sufficient answer 90 oil this IL !. only
necessary to cay, that II the Union is per-
petus,ed its future patriotism mus, bs guild.
Ell by the past. To ignore the rights. the
principles, and the practices Of q large Sec
ton Is neither wise or polite. Such q
course will be followed by digraee and dis.
a.,er. A Wendell PHILIPPE Is no better
than a Davis Philippe.
The Republican party has found an exist.
ence and come To power by the breaking up
OF compromise. Tha, fracture stove up
up the democratic party. Bu, for tina, the
Democratic party would have been in power
to day. unlc-s perchancc its extravaganza
and corruption nigh, have displaced it.
u. principles. prior to 1923, would have
hOnorsd any party or any country. and
would have stood the test Of time. But in
an evil hour l,s principle. were violated and
.hamefally abandoned by q President and
q Presidential asplrant. wha, now ought.
to be done' Restore the country to ITS for.
mer habi,.-i,s former condition, and the
practices Of the fathers. Give the two sec
ton. OF the Countrywide two civilizations.
the rights they once enjoyed. and let them
90 on their way rejoicing. Thi. i'. or ought
to be the Office Of the Republican party.
Such o course would show patriotic de-