Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-08-22
Democratic state Convention.

Steto lonvenuou-c1iieu py W mcm
bers " democratic, ITO nominate caudi
date for Governor, was holden In Portland
last week. u MAS composed Of such men
outside the repu blican party. ~ will po'sop
port General jameson for Governor. Un'
dosbtedly there were loyal mso In that con-
veu,iou, and while THE may b true, IL II
equally certain there were great many
traitors In H. In looking over the liss oil
delegates You vill End an extensive 'print'
ling Of ipeorrisibls huuksr, who have in
times past ,een FED and clothed by govern
meu,.-uen who have always had their
arm. In the public ehess up to their elbows.
Many Of these old spawned demasoeue'
have scarcely ever earned dollar in their
li,es. beyond the amount they have received
from the public treasury. Some Of their
number. in byesone days. have managed to
&c, Office a, the hands Of the people, and
when repudia,ed for their political dis
honesty. and kicked out by an outraged
constituency. they have cOntrived by rolling
in southcrn dirt 10 get favor at the hands OF
the Executive.
The administrations Of Pierce and Bu.
ehanan were notorious fcr picking up men
whom the people cas-, od, and rewardine
their treason to their constituents with OF.
Zee. These men think il exceedingly hard
to be obliged to earn their bread by the
sweat OF their brow. To hear them rant
and talk. YOU would think thy imagined
themselves " born to rule" and ,ba, when
they disi all wisdom would die With them.
lodging from the published proceeding.
this class Of dsiunc, politician. controlled
the convention. They came together 10
grovl and End fault. and denounce the gov
eminent. ard. 30 far as they dare, send
word. Of cheer TO JET Davi. aud his pratt
cal Confederaey. Thi. convention was a
ne-, Of scec-sionl,,s, whose .ympaihies are
with the rehcl.,-a class OF men who all the
way along have repieet at our defeat. and
mournei over our victories. We shall Pro-
baby he denounced for telling the truth
about them bu, We choose TO call things by
their rich, names. Ia voting for eanti.
date. bon Bradbury bad e1S votes, and
James White l33. Several members o!
the Convention stated automatically that
Bradbury would accrpt. .,and,pg upon the
platform Of resolutions passed by IL. II he
ioe., one Of the two conclusions are inesiia'
ble-he either was consummate political
hypOc-i,s one year ago. or be !. oLe now.
TisE he proies.cd to support the admins
traiion and the war. and 50 earnes, vas he
in rhc-c pretenslOns thu, the republicans Of
Ea.,port gave him their entire vote for Rep
rc-enttivc TO the legislature. Notr whore
will he b.. II he accepts nomination made
BY men Who, in the language Of samuel J.
Anderson. " denounce the Administration
a. i,l-e 10 IT. oath from the beginning 7
The REASONABLE speech OF Gen. Anderson
wa. (.ays the rerort.) heartily encorci
by the whole eon-ention;" and that Con-
vsntion showed its hypocrisy BY nominating
Uloa man. l., Bon Bradbury pull OF
the mask, and accept the nomination II be
darvs. n he doe IL. We shall then see Bon
as he is, and no, as he prof,us, TO b.. More
than this. tins very same B,cn Bradbury
suffered his name ~ be u.ed in the Con,en.
ton which nominated Gen. Jameson. and in
dOin. this be was either politically honest.
or he was not. by permitting his name to
60 into this Convention, he taeitly acknow-
leJgcd hlm.elt as standing upon the same
platform with Jameson, and had he succeed.
ed he would have accepted the nomination
on the platform Of the Convention. The
Portland Convention vas made up OF pro-
fssei democrats, who cay they repu1ia,e
Jameson aud hi. platform. Now how can
Bradbury, as an honorable man, after try
Ing his chances in the Bangor Convention
90 in as q candidate TO the Portland Con.
yen,ion. called ,rpr,,siy TO r,yudiaf, n, Bda.
cor Contention aEd ns candidate. and acc p,
a nomination thus obtainei1 Let him an.
swer. and thereby show hi. hand Mr.
Bon Bradbury will find that l, Is 90 time
for man to sail under two aas-. lie will
be judged by the company be keeps. and not
~ any oily. hypocri,ical ,waddlins. that
may iill Up a letter of acceptance.
These chimney corner patriots seem 70
have been - seized with f,." giving them
terrible love for the Consultation 80 they
20 TO work and incorporate into their second
resolution LIBERAL extracts from a.. Well,
this Is all well enough. They made one
very impor,an, omission, however, in lesv
ipg on, the article defining TREASON. They
were very much like the man who said h
could prove there was no G,d, because II
was in the Bible. IL is very easy 70 per
ceiye what wa. N thar MINDS when they
passed ,he-e resolutions They eviten,l,
had thar ,y,, upon Fort Warren. Freedom
Of speech and Of the press, that Is, freedom
20 abuse the Government, that has protected
and fed and clothed them. and thereby civ,
aid and comfor, to its worst enemies, wa,
the sentiment that they intended to expires.
They were thinking about the case OF Bot
Elliott, the democratic martyr Of free speech
II thsse suekler. for constitutional rights
expect the pro'ection which the constitution
throws around it. citizens, they must aban
don their treason, and become loyal to ,h'
government. Traitors have no rish, Il
claim the protection Of the government
,bsv mr., secretIy Noting 10 Destroy Tn,