Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-11-08
Abou, Political Parties.


Amid the ever changing. exciting scenes
ola great war. il - well occasionally to stop
a momen, and take a survey OF other things
M, directly connected with it. And what
Of politics and political p,rties' Accord.
ing % the anii.adnni.trau,n organs. the
Democrats party " s,ill lives" hut how or
where one may be puzzled To tell. Breck
inrii:s democracy South, has gone neck and
heels over TO secession; while rccen, Hc-
counts from pixie " tell how BrcckIn'
ridge himself ha. run away llse culpr,, in
the sane direction. The rebellion IN the 80
cc.sion States Ia. entirely obliterAt,d all
oil party line. anil party distinctions. Not
=, 10 the loyal States. The Republican
party !. living. acting. political orsan'-
sation. II neither dead nor asleep.
That the pre.en, war will work changes
in political Organizations cI.s'ins a, the
rrcs~nt time OF IL commencement, we 90
Dot doubt. yet we m,ina,n thA, nothing
has Vet turned up which either calls ior the
di,intecraiion or overthrow Of the Repuhli.
can party. It. principle. law at the foun.
d,tio, OF the government, and 'herc - not
q sin,l. sentence or word ia 10 platform re-
pu.nant 10 the letter or sr'ri, Of the Amer
lean Constitution. l, has been called by IL
.nrmic. sectional party but the allsch.
ton never "a been and never can be proved.
Nil;hsr do, the republican party demands
reconstruction 81 the government. IL ha.
alsays expressed ~ willingness % stand by
the Cnnstl., ton q, % -. faithfully carving
out all %. provision. and fulfilling all is
obligations l,i.nn, arrVolu party
II ba. In nl manner attempted O. d'-turb the
domestic tranquility It the nation. l,ney
- has .,u:ht % remedy existing wrongs,
only IN III. legitimate mode marked out IN
tie Consultation and the Aw.--ihs ill0i
tor ltrstse great uNioN purity u the gov.
eminent, pledged against secession. rehel-
lion and treason The present national al.
miuis,raiiou i. republican. and 1t rebellion
0, ever pa, down 4, will have to - through
tie agency Of this party. aided by Union
men from other political organizations. Cir.
euu.ianccs, arbitrary ia their nature aud
OPERATIONS, have 50 dccreei It.
Reasoning iron these prem Uses how should
the arrogant demand. Of the rr,.eu, demo.
cratic party IN III. North he met? TIL.
party stand. up AMI demand. the overthrow
ani colnp'et, i,.1rsan,i,,,on of the Ispuh-
lean Tttiy-aud why? Their very hrs, ar
cument j. based on i,l,shoOd and OF nsce--
.ity i. unsouni. Democrats tell Us the Re.
publican party la. caused the pt,s-nt
trouhl,.. and when narrowed down 10 spec.
ltcAlions. they are Obliged D. admit il did
nothing ssain., law or the Constitution.
bat simply exercised 4 constitutional right
m constitutional w.y. Another arsu.
msni us,i by them i equally hllneiou.-
that restoration OF the democrats party
70 power would aPpsase Southern wrath
and lead 10 peace and reconstruction Of
the government. Underneath all such sOph.
is,ry, treason Turks concealed. Every man
Of sense know. Toll we'll that any Kind Of
reconstruction oi this goyernmen, which
woll! suit southern rebels, would be a TO.
tai abandonment, Of every constitutional
risut which i-ecmen OF the North hold Of
any value. But il Is further said tina, there
should be but two Iarlio-, one Tor the gov
eminent aud the other asalns, At; tina,
Union men should all act together IN one
grand political organization. There is
some force 10 this argument, AMI it ha. al
voca,o. in the Republican party. The Re-
publican party, tor the time beng, leaves
minor consideration. out OF the questions,
and strikes cor the one great leading Ilea-
ayigoroa' prosecution % The war until re-
tsllion - pat down, and the dignity aud
authority Of the government Nniiciied.
TIL. is il, pre'en, platform, and 1t cordially
invites all, whatever say have been their
past political pro,'iv',ics, u STAND upon 1t,
a, equals, ,.Ie by side, until the oh!ret, had
in ,leN shall be accomplished.
Then what j. to begainei BY breaking up
the Republican party =! aud wba, do our
Republican friend. who advocate this idea
expect 70 gam 10 the country or themselves
by il? Our democratic trend. who demand
Of Us our party dag. are very careful TO lie
clare TIA, ih'y Atste not one D., or little OF
tie democratic crerd. The eom9romi,s they
ask Is 10 Do all upon one .idc-republiesns
must throw overheard their cherished prin-
eiples, break up their Organizations. and all
turn democrats and that is the whole If
Is Ia til. State an effort was made to &c,
up grea, Union party. before the last cleo
ton, which meant Just this-to di.plaee
Gov. washbgrn FOR democrat. The re-
publelns were very politely invited to
abandon all their old, well.tried friends, and
nut in their places dsmocrats-,ome, at