Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-06-28
The Proposed Union Party in Maine.

In wha, We haze saii. a.i in shst ~e
may be called upon 20 cay hereafter With
regard 10 political ar,ie- and Combinations
in Maine. ne desire 20 te distinctly under.
stood. THAI We speak only ior ourselves.
With tb;. Qualification, we intend To -rsAs
plainly. Just ~hs, We think, holding 70
man accountable who doe not agree vita
u.. Very recently Ne briefly reIerrcd 70
the state Of parties in our own State, and 70
certain PROPOSITIONS coming isen Repaei''
eau. % to the poliey to oe Parsucd in the
future. The opinion. eIp-es-ei ia tina, ar
nele are confirmed BY every days eErar'ssce
II, proposed hy certain Republicans TO l,,
the oil Repasliesn party so--,o s.y moth.
ing sboat old Issues, aud insusuta;c nee
Unioo party, 10 he made Sp OF all Who sus'
tain the Administration and favor the pros.
c.u,,,a OF the war. We ~ill not call this
proposition siori. because that terra ~O.h
hardly b, re-pe,iol 70 our Republicans
friend. ~ho diasr With q. on tn. question
bs, 49, DO say IL would ~ rmPol'tie. uuwi.e.
and unjs.t. Thi. theory carved into prae-
uec, DESTROYS the Rsrablie.h organisation
ct q sneie blow, and the sub-,ita,'cn con.
tended fOs ~osll be = nOsgrel oonecsR.
made IN Of old run down party backs,
good portion of whom would enlns from tie
csfuae; democracy. IL would sirds the
Rspubiicsn party, portion Of whom ~osH
never Do led by party drill ~ any other ,.r-
tics into sdeh camp. This Is the real Oh
We, thGi les underneath. Il Is the -" ca; N
the meal, put there &y run down demo
crate politicians, with the ''erd purpose OF
Destroying the Republican Srgan'sat'ce, and
then riding ,oto power themselves IA some
new combination u the political Semeais.
What do the democratic papers say a.
readys Why. tha, Gov. washblrn shall
b. thru., ASIDE. to make way Zoe .o~e dee
pom lent democrat who has bSeo ro~ed clear
up % the bead waters Of salt River BY
the people themselves. But what s the Oh
lection % Gov. Washburnf Oh! they -ay.
be i. Wits4--h,lyncs t. the extreme win: OF
the party. and can acyer p, acceptable 70
the conservative, uni,n.loung democrats.
Remarkable, What DID the people thick
about that - than year $50. when they
gave him ab.ui twenty thousand majority
over Smart. and chat, too, aItes the two
men h.A .,enTed the state al over.
We believe our paper was the hr.i to
hos, the washbgrn dag las, year. before
the State CouyentioO. We then believed
him "a, man among all other. to take the
rem. VI government, AMI subsequent events
La,s eon6rmed tbi. opinion. Since the
commencenens 0. the presen, national d'ih-
eultirs, Gov. wa.hburn la, met every con.
Isgency with promp,nes-, eaersy, and
tact. BE has shown himself competent for
the iimss and the occasion. lie stands
squarely up aud supports the sdminis,r1.
ton 10 its efforts 70 ISeserte the Union and
pu; down rebellion.
For the Republican party to abandon
Gov. washbgrn. would be unjust to lin.
aud mi.erabl, policy both Tor the State aud
s.iiou. The only way for the Republican
part, 10 sustain itself !. to ~ RICH, square
u along neither turn on, To the right or
the lett, e.saer 10 run after rundown, siesly
democrats. or savsrins, time. serving poll
iieians in the RepUb!isan party.