Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-08-16
VOLUME %, NO. 80.
From the Keaseb~c Journal.
John W. Dana's attempted Importa.
ton Of South American Politics into
Maine.

To those In any degree eonvessnt With
the politics Of our Stats doisn vssrs sC'.
the record OF John W. Dana need not b.
recalled. His palpabls and pi.iisl soosra.
dic,ious. his double dssliug', he sv.sions
and ,srs,versa,ion' on the slavery question.
are matters Of history. painful as sbs time
to his friends. and long sioce sealed with
tho eon,smptuous di.approba,iou Of ts
people Of Maine. SO completely was b,
thrown under the shad,w OF popular di'ia.
vor, that relinqui'hins oil hopes oi the Sen.
atorial seat TO which his vaulting ambi.
ton " had a'pired, he was glad TO hide bic
diminished head and "pu, money 10 bis
purse" by accepting from President Pierce
. mission to one Of the inferior. snarchicrl
aud di.organlred Republic. Of South Amer.
lea. Ia the ht and cop.oling ob.curiiy "f
that position be has passed the las, eight
years. and has bot rcceotly ret.rned to bic
native State TO take part in its domestic con.
Germs. lmpatien, OF restraint. sore In tie
memory Of past discontinue, and aspirin (
with blinded eagernes. To future leadership.
Mr.. Dana seeks now to place himself at IT,
head Of that band Of traitor. who, under o.,
cry Of Z" opposing coercion" as they term
/ IL, would do all 10 their power 70 eItefi
+" aid aud comfort TO the eon'pirators VII
are endeavorins to destroy the great r.
public" lie fpt essay 10 this direction.
h,. experimental touch Of the public pul'r.
was made in Democratic caucus at Fry
burg last week, where. n Chairman Of IL
Committee on Resolutions, be reported 49,
ris. which would be read with lively sati..
faction in tho Camp OF Beauregari. and c..
pied with approval by the Richmond Tn.
quirv-. ws fnd the entire series published
in the Portland Argu, and We accept 1t ~
a conclusive proof Of the healthy public 's''
timent Of Maine. that paper even 30 Poi''
onei q, IL !. against the Federal ad'uinissra
iIon. does not dare to express any approval
or lend any countenancs TO the Dana sehsui
Of pol,roonsry and ,rsaehery.
In peru.ing the entire lie, OF resolutions
Il, is quite eViden, that Mr. Dana has be'n
passing the later year. OF his life in one ''
those Republics, where It 10 considered e.
tircly legitimate for tho faction defeated ~
popular election To resort TO 4 eonspirsrf
I or a revolution % overthrow the successful
party. lle does 10, even intimate . eensor'
/ of the Jed. DAVIS Rebellion. bu, tacitly re-
osniIc.. or in fact openly advocates. ~ con'
elusive q rish, on their part to ~ forwari
\ in their treason, -. he finds IN the Federal
/ Government TO vindicats It's constitutional
and ri:h,ful authority. lie reduce, at oni
step our whole system OF Republican co.
ernment 10 the BJllvian AMI ParasuAysn
level. and seeks to impress on the people OF
Maine tho force and beauty OF that theory
OF Govcrnmebt which has made the spsni'!'
Republic, IN South America tho scod o,
civilization everywhere. We do no, deem
IL necessary 10 quote bis entire display "i
weak and w,les, treason. bu, only 90 muc
a. will show tho p'tiful extent to which h'-
ideas Of Republican Government, have bstr
corrupted By his eigh, year.' rcsidsnr'
among the Revolutionary Governments a.
the south Of u, The following specimen,
will sufics;
R,soirsg. That our Father. framed III
Union of the States IN the spirit OF compr.'-
miss. conc sion AMI coucilii'ion, upon thi
great ba.i. of justice. equality and fra,srni.
ty; and resting their only hors Of its pr
prtuiiy upon the continuance of these fr,
/ tsrnsl sentiment, and the toll recognition ''f
thrs, funi,m-ntal principles. they refrain I
: from proridiag for hs d,s'oiEi'On By ,,e,ssioH.
or for as prc,errai'oH by force.
Re,oir,d. Tha, the only hope of,hs Unio
- in ~ prompt re,uru ~ the same irAtsrna'
ieelln. which originated IL y: and the adoI.
| ton Of such measures as will cun1ince q .
people OF the discontented States that the
can remain in the Union as equal. and ~
brethren, and that oil their right. will 10
.aersdly regarded and faithfully enforced.
R,,olr,d, That the only erd that can -
reached by the pre.cn, coerc''e policy -
the entire prostrltion oi all our industrial
aud material intere-ts-a permanent sepai
alton, aud an unconqufabls bitterness b.
tween the separated sIates-and. sorss tha
all. the entire sub,ersion Of our own Go'
ernmert
or the fret resolution u 10 Sufficient g
observe that It's concluding clauss. ~ ~
have already asserted. recosnites " mue''
right on the par. OF the conspirators 70 p
bel, as of the constituted authorities TO sul
pre., rebellion. and that its theory leaves "
without any shadow Of u government TOR
protection or defence. ln the second res
luton quoted, the silly chatter about +" frs.
,ernal feeling" is mou.hed over 10 the fsci
Of the fact that tho Federal authority b.,
everywhere dehantly uampled on BY tie
rebels. and that our national capital h.'
only been saved from saeking and buruin |:
BY the display. eta force superior " 'has
which the traitors hare been able TO musssr
Ia the third resolution the ridiculous uhih
ing about a" coercive policy isssen in Is
proper light BY Q reference to tho h'sso'J Z"
the past eight nths-darine the frst four
u which. secesaiou wM rampant, ridins
over all interests and running The natio !
without any a,,eup. at coercion In rs'ar".
or even % much ~ protest from Psdsn'I