Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1864-01-22
The ruling passion strong In Death.

The ruling passion strong In Death. %
Those who rad Democr.fie? speeche,
and ne~sPaper- and Esicn 20 de@Ocraiis
harrangues. vii be ,sruck With The peril.
nsci,y With ~hi,b ths lcadSrs q thai polis.
ca orgAnirsissn held on % slavery. Tbs
idea Of p.rtiag 9TH il ss an in.situtioa 90
sysfe- throws tbes into sgonies. The,
ssii keep NJ their old bowl % - Abolition
80 - fana;ics-- Tnss 70 The instinct.
ths; have guided dat party for YEAR. ts~,
sooa a; God. rSvlle the idea q higher
la-. While asa party they arr 60 siecPcd
"a tae drs-. o. Inal.liiy. thai thsy
cannot see the hand Of The Almighty in anv
thing connected 18th the w,r TLis sane
party holds conventions and pas. resola-
tious. sgAins; the cmHneipation Prociaua-
ton Of The Presideai ju.t A. thoash h. had
committed a great 80 against Go1 and hu-
m.ni,y IN striking of the @hains q ser,i-
t1de from millohs held By rvbels. and
Used By them 10 sirsrg,hen the rebeliion
and -eak~a -. With then the idca Is ard
sl-ays has been Pcrish country. perish
government. perish ever thing that free
rasn bold dear ard % good repute. onlv
sare darcy. They have abused without
stunt ever san that has from the corunence.
ment Of this ~4r favored emancipation. si-
tier a. an at 81 humanity or military ne
oessiiy. TAese unPrinciPiea leadsr, arc
nov down upon every plan Of recon.truc-
uoa Which does not practically bring b.cs
slavery ''as @ aoas." They seen q fear
the cure uiii be- rruoved With th-sn "a
Vers - the alba and On~gs. 9TH tbcm
- 7roniHeut 4n1 above Couutrv. GOV
ernrneni or the UHion. The ulsr, inssel
doctrlnes Of Caihoun and rs t-casonablc
followers. that Saver = the =" chief cor
ner stone q the rvPs5iic 10 seems 20 have
taken Possession q n. leasler. % that no.
htlcAl oiganiEaii0a. uenee their indecent
rant Agaiu-f Prrsilcng fla-oiu aaf tis a. H.
hons Who favor his emancipation idea.
The qscsiioE herr Aris.s nv a. the 80 csl-
led csmocEsisc party - muoL In love ~ilh
isis chicf % al sboz.inaiions. African ia
very. that q looks wish perfect horror ur-oa
a rroonarlciion of the unioa -itbou, ~
The answer - sound IN tie history q that
party ior lie last fifteen or twenty ,ear.
Its iouadaiion and Top s;onc Ia. besa tho
Institution itseA slavery rulsd the So
called democratic party N the soath. and
the les1ers o. tat political organization
ruled thoss acting 18th tLrm IN The north
For series o. years. the black slaves
themselves sere not more subssryirst.
more under the perfect control ard rale OF.
Their Southern masters. than has Teen ~
- cs!isl deEH0cTzcy q tie North. A 80.
gie erack Of the slave drivers ~kip -cald
tring into line the baiialior. q tie north.
ern democra-y a. a single leap ard ther,
they you'd stand crineiag before tbcir ma.
iers. meskly Inqair.ng for "farthcr o..
csrs- Tie comPcns2iion received h.
these northern services a. the bands o.
their slave driving masters. has been ofEc-.
P.ander aaa o.irial poser. No- that the
masters II these N0rthern creaiurr.. ha..
gone into rebcilon. -ar and bloodsb,d
sgaius' th- an IN the C0us;ilutiou and a..
government. their toois feel that th.ir On
ly prop 81 power and patronage has gone
OF tron Under them A recon.tr.ction "A
che 90 Jaioa a. g vas. nigbt brias lac.
Jef- DAVIS. Mason. " gall a Co. inis
lbc Waste House. The senate anI ths
House oi kePrcscutauscs. ard ihoir ale,
in The North could AGAIN strike hsads AID
divide the sPo.s. Wben slavery re.
down southern retc,s & down -itbi,. b-r.
Cad a. possilil.ty II rcsurrerf.oa. an
sith g Pcrisi.es The Jas, bopes u nartb.r-
'oPPcrheaelslu. Tie aagic tat u.t q.
large ssd inf8eni.ai parry a. the sc-esi
I'D dcnocraiic party 80. should icons
80 totally dcprated anI 1enorallf-I " A,
southern iastiiui.on BE- enourh O. damn IL
institution nssA forevsr. To frif fsr ta.
Prescrsai'5n oi slavery as. f.tare s.emeat
in thc eorernH.rnf 81 to f-ht agaia.t Cod
humanity I'D fie lhr.s,ial c.s.Axaasa o.
% sse lfss nation ani people - d,
% We shall sl.csei j.si 81 sci asd,I Pa
rsoh ia l.' -rkcd attempts o. meet Oh,
s.arE.as off-avery upon che is-as lifss o. taa
Cod bad determined o. 90 FREE.
'on''deratioas ~ party policy defasI,
reared sgaiast tbe Car - tie Aia.eif,
al 9Th che wicEed oousPirstor. .ho BOZ
seHt them ~ over-hs.n-i snd DESTROYED
in sor.s thar Red Sca. col e Mt o..
ceivcd. col - noe mo,ssd. for ~ba,soste,
man Cor nsiiou) so.etb. tbst sLal d,
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