Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-10-31
Au.ae.ous ASSUMPTION

Auiac.ors Assumption
one Of the most braEen.faccj assumptions
that ever smana,od FROM rmrudruco itself,
i the Trei,nse .ct up BY certain Democratic
load,r-. tia; the se'i s'ylei democratic par.
" mus, be restored 10 power TO make a sue.
cSs.ful end Of thi. war They have ISSUED
aIcw edition Of tie Old stale story that tie
republicans are AZ; compei,n' 10 govern the
country, and that the Only remedy Is rs-
turn % buuEcri.m 20 power The a-samP-
ten comes With c1ceeilng bad grace from a
class OF politician. wh1 we'e mainly insiru.
mental in i1lusuraiins III. rebellion. Those
d,masosues ,eem % have fIrr,,tcn that their
vote. and ibclr iuaucnce made buchanan
President. AMI put that old traitor aud
tibet, I1hn Il lloyd, with those other ,rai.
tors. COBB, Thompson and Toucey. into the
Cabinet, 10 he and steal, AM pb; TREASON
and rebellion ia The White House. They
soem 10 have forgotten that ,hsir party or-
gan'sluon Tor years has been ea,iryly under
The cJn,r,l Of abe mos, black hearted ~ OF
traitor that ever dissraevl the earth.
Toe democrats Of M.ino. who talk - Zip.
ran,ly aboai Iho superiority Of democrats
70 rule, seem 10 have f.rsotten the fac, that
only a very few ysars a:o. they brought The
j-,ul,icsl traitor. Judah Il. Benjamin, al
the way lFom Louisiana 70 Maine. % m
,trues tie PEOPLE Of thi. State how 70 vote,
RnI hos they cnc,rtd him m Portland. am
pronounced b,n SIR oracle, bow they went
AWAY 70 Georgia to hsut % that tory,
Howell COB, % ASSIST Ihc Jewish ,hiei 10
cSPlun!lus democracy % the people o,
Name. We WOn!,r 1t they remember their
iul,Ome laalaiilus u one JED DAVIS. -how
they " trJtiei h.m out, a wonderful spec
nen u genuine democracy. aud brought
him away up into Oxford County. % IN
s;Tlei the " bear, " IN their political dut,e,.
Ia What sind Of condition are thee demo.
cratic leaders "a Maine q talk ab5u, tie
iup.Esance Vt restoring The country 10 dem
ocF.u, rule, with their garment. ,,il! COW
ere! With the lepr5u. spot. OF treason. hy
their associations with juc yililiu0us rebel,
Ct Louisiana. Mississippi. and GcJrsA?
just at III. particular Iimc. the Den
Woods. John Van Bareu'. jim Brooks. AMI
ErasIu. Curuius.. are iry,ne TO psr,aadtthe
people Oi Nav York % eject Seymour. GOV.
sroOr. What Is their aTsoment2 Jdithe
reasoning everywhere rgsJricl t. ~ sscc.h
'!epas 1sac,,-i't That u tie democrats can
0uy again hold the re.ns Of government.
ibey wall bring thi. war to an end And
hos sill they Do Il! By sOmpromi,e.'
eIclaim tie fool. and traitors. And wha,
KIND Ola eJmpFOnIse, pray tell us?-ani
here the WIslsi amons tie democratic sach-
ems are compelled % siop tor tie want Of
something o. lay. II talk seriously about
.etilemeot Of The issues involved IN thu,
vas by compromise. Is rank treason. and
tie man who proposes u 1--we. ia DAVIS
and h,. internal rebellion better than be
de- his country. Every nan possessed Of
'himbi-ful o., common sybse know, tia,
tbs government ha- but one alternative lc!t
-, nEH o1nf,er Or D. conquered. There is
not asinsIe leader IN the whole rebel army
that would not laugh to scorn a proposition
for " comprOmiss - settlement Of ,hl, war.
Tie South are terribly ia earnest. Hard
blows only can sublac then.
There is one Of the most weichiy rcaions
in tie world why the republican party
.hosl4 be kept in power, % VT: the whole
TIRE % traitor. and ssessh sympaihi1er. are
a. ne ranks y a. daH0cruiir pcrfy. and
democratic triumph /, everywhere m rebel.
dom hailed as victory Tor JsT Davis. The
recen; elections 10 Ohio and Indiana are
claimed in oil tie rebel plrsrs a, secession
victories. Every single vote tha, i. cast Tor
the democracy Is AID and confur, O. the
rebels, encourages them in their work Of
carnage AMI blood. and r-olons, the tay
of their submission to federal rule. The
whole thing j. narrowed down 10 this-a
vote FOR the republican party i. a square
vote Ggaa0 the rebellion a vote for the
democratic party. in il, influence aud oper.
H,i0s-, Is a vote fer IL. The inference is IN
inevitable.
The restoration Of the democratic party
90 possr a, this critical Junction Of our pub.
hc aa.irs would produce one Of two result.
lit would lead " a rcnding Of this govern
ment asundsr. by the direct recognition Of 4
Southern Confederaey; or. di-graeeful.
Infamous eompFomi'e between RICH, and
wrong. which would end in blotsin: gu, our
nationality. and placing the neck OF every
northern freeman under the CALLING yoke OF
q nssrO driving ari,iOcrasy.