Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1863-08-28
A little plain talk about Democracy.

The time was when Il ~as an honor 60
belong 70 thc democratic party IL was
once Patriotic party organization standing
By our common country through veal or
woe. bravc,y defending the Oh TAG against
internal. - vel a. forvign foes Il was
the AR party u l-l2. Which var secured
% us oar national rights. AMI guaranty
that our hardy AM heroic sailors. shoulI
be frce from arrests and impris5uracni into
thc British service. Afcr the her-sv q
secession entered the bead Of John 4. Cal
houn and be- determined O. seize upon the
slavery Question IN order o. unite the South
against the North. he and his followers
very sell kne~ that Il they elected their
trcssonable designs. Il would have 20
Be done through the agency q some party
organIzaiiou- The oil dcmocracy was
then sirong IN is might and power. and IL
~as then determined. by the scccss ionists
II that day. Co operate through that medium.
conccaling their rial designs a. far a. r-o.-
slole. from tbc public eve. Col. Benton
sa-acIiy detected the plot. and more tLan
thirty years ago be- warned his couuir, men
Of tie dangerou. intention. Of the Caiboun
consPirators. Bot tbe people wcrc .lo- %
believe ihai. statesmen protesting % much
patriotism could have concealed beneath
such deadly treason. Time passed on
The Catiiincs ~ thc Soath Watched nth
intense interest every movement having
political bearing. secession. and q .srur-
ton q the mon. "a in thsir eve coutin-
ualy. Misunderstanding al this tlle people
~crc htilc awsrr 20 this afrociols plotting
against thc goscrnulois and the Union. 10
va bot slori time. before the secession
headers boz the south oltaiu-I controlling
Influence in Co. drmacratic party They
began cautiously and by degrees O. dc
tate BE- policy. They knew scrs eel. that
81 au their obnoxious measures ~ere 90 D.
frcoi uToa the North 60 once. che people
~oold rebel against them and Gee parry
would b. overthrow. hcacc. stealiLiif ti.s.1
opened th,ir plans ard from year Cd year
sire nEtlencd their oufp1sis. fortified 'isir
positions and prepared The way f1r tLe Boz
auguration ri fnai and comp- o. rule or
open armed rebellion. Ire defeat a. 'be
Wi.aot frosi.o. the rcp-ai 20 fhr Mi..euri
compromise. tbc iatroilct.on of the L.
compton s~iali- ard fhe bred Soot d-ri.-
ipn Were at leaiing mra=1rcs az fi.c demo-
cratic party. dletafed by ssufhcru leal.
ers ard aeIglescei 10 hy thc nortbera o.
mocracy. faisag o. obtain al usy DE-
nlanded 81 a. 4 .lEricsfou Coufeution. ths
secessioaisis spiit t. deu.oeratie parts i-
twain. 70 pcrr.f IT, ei.cfi.a If Lincoln
anl thcn Turned rolnI anJ ua1e this AL
excuse or insugurating rcheihoa. When
Sumter and the oii Gag vas fred into o., 4
thc rcheis. tbe deHocraiic party. through .
ma 'riiy az Be- leaders. rendered tLe admin /
i'iriii'n iieir Support AMI cooperafion in /
crushlng to- rebellion AMI restoring a.. /
ln''o. Many o. them IKE Haileek and /
b.es'nsan All E4iisr AMI Bsn..le AL.
nti''e.. have proved their profession. hon.
esi- Where are che leaders Of tt. so-~,t I
led democraiic party to-daya Earages 81
gfrf1g el a. ed asd COMFORT - fls,, &c.,
% ~ 'e's.'. Tbs - The plain. un,arpi.b.
ed truth and % Is tirac it shoa!d b boi.r,
prociaimcd The so-calied drmoe-,rv =
Aaine. stands upou tbs platform. A vo,.
ior bon Bradbury j. a sOte g. JeH Dayi. |