Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-12-26
OBJ Oxfora qemotrat
PARIS. MAINE. DEC. &c. 1862.
Position Of the Democratic Party.

When men &c, on the I" livery OF Heaven
20 serve the devil IN" It is veil enough,
now and then. to d,splaee the covering that
hides the eloVn foot. All kind. Of deep /
ton and hypocrisy are mean and dete.,abe.
whether connected with matters Of moral VI
political interest. The confederate pirates
upon the high seas, oi,entimes have sailed I
under the stars and stripes, TO enable them
moro esectually to plumber our commerce
and destroy our ships. The deception adds
to the Nervousness Of the offence. The reo. 7
els in the Seth Congress oil the while pro-
f,ssd loyalty to the government. ~ the very
time they we're secretly plotting its de'trae-
ton. We now come to the proposition We
propose briefly 10 discuss. The d'mOe'H's
party IN The north pr,irHds 10 \ loyal, YET II
nfuR Of treason. Ia order that We may be
rightly understood, We here say. that in our
op,nion, a rrra. many men who It'll hold
their political connections with the demo-
cratic party, are loyal and true TO their
country. Soms of their leaders are equally
patriotic. We wish the facts IN the case
would warrant us in saying as much OF all
10. members. ami chiefs. bot We cannoI do
itwithout being guilty OF the very sins OF
which We are complaining. fraud and by
pOcrisy. AZ a political Organization. the
80 called democratic party l. now eIer,ine
an influence ags,n., the government, and 10
favor Of rebellion lie, u. for 'ew mo-
menis look a, the evidence - sustain the al
legation. l. lti. found IN the declaration.
Of large number Of the rank and Gle Of tie
party. We are frequently told by come OF
these men. that this is an abolition war.
others call IL "Lineoln's War" while still
another class, IN their usual ehas,c and
classic style. denomina,e 4, "nicser war"
The idea intended TO Re conveyed. Is simply
this. iha, the republican party eaused the
war. Some Of their number are - stupidity
ignorant, that they really believe the lie.
others know better, but wiliully lie. for the
express purpose OF deceirips the more lsno
rant. Whenever you hear a man spread
inc himself " in thi. style. set him down .
traitor. for whether you believe !; or no,
he IL one at heart. "Out OF the abundance
OF the heart. the mouth speaketh." lie
who End. fault with the var, as waged 10
put down rebellion. and restore the author
i;y of the government, - traitor himself
TIE verie., school hoy well knows, that ihe
rebels commenced Thu. VAR without provo
cation. nv firing INTO our Gag homh,tdIns
our forts AMI -rttinc - ofcn d'hAHcr tie
constitution AMI the lsw. An cuuv.rsa.
uln 81 AXE character With that just ram
81 ihdrnhiy stamps treason upon the fore
heads Vt u, authors.
. Another evidence i. the great disprO
portion IN the numb,r of volunteers iron .
the republican and democratic parties. We
find thi- proposition denied in the dcmo
cratic pApeEs. and hy nembrrs of that par
iy VIII some OF our democratic Trend.
answer u ihi. question: II there are a,
many democrats as republicans IN the ar
my, how doe. /, happen. thai in al those
regiment. that are by the laws OF the State.
from which they come allowed TO vote.
there Gre, on an average, about ar,s rcrub
lican votes, TO one democratic The re
turns from these States proves this result.
Now one Of two things must be true: either
that three republicans To one democrat vol.
unicerei. or that democrat, turned republi.
cans after entering the army. !, is the 10y
al. the patriotic, tina, respond to the call
Tor volunteers. 10 is true, that democrats
have often volunteered. and it is equally
true, that they have almos, as often figured
for the Offices IN the army. And still an.
other thing - true, thai Doth the National
and State Executives. as a matter Of policy.
and to keep the democratic party from go-
ing over TO JED Dayij. have given the dem.
ocrats the lions share Of all the best otices
throughout the federal army Although
this policy ha. operated very unJu.,ly to.
wards the republicans, Yet for the ,ake OF
the cause, they have quietly acquie.eed IN
10.
8. The democratic leader. in their public
speeches, instead OF attacking the rebels, At.
tack the administration aud the govern
ment. The -pseehc. OF John Van Buren,
and Fernando Wood, are specimens of near
ly all the speeehe. made by democrats in
the late fall campaigns. II u is commended
otherwise. then We call attention 20 the
speeches OF Seymour oil New York and East
man Of New Hampshire. democratic eaudi.
dates for Governor in their several States.
They abound with thru-,s at the admins
tratiou and our own government, but no,
word or a syllable assins, rebellion. In
the y. IL. democratic State Convention, re- .
Gently man Who hal been confined ia
Fort Warren. Tor di.couragins enlistments.
and disloyaliy 10 hts gOvernwen,. made a
speech, in which ho declared slavery was
right, and roundly abused the federal GOV.
eminent. and he was loudly Gpplauded BV t.e
CoareaiiOn. A speech made by one Of the
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