Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1864-10-28
PARIS, ME-, FRIDAY,

o. suit the preIudice q your cmployers~
The intiulation h-rcin contained 10 entirely
fAlse- The Congrcgaiionalist did not IN
the slightest degrcc. or m any shap-. inti-
matt. or cause me 10 think. that the Ne.
Ciellani-m'' q my letters uas dr.tAstefsl
Ia gave me the fu'icst and freest liberty %
write any thing / vishe,l. ard repeatedly
my vie~s we're directly opposed % Its o-n
editorials After expressing A. historical
fact. The sie~s Of The soldiers a. th, renov-
al Of MCCLELLAN. I ccased 10 dwell upon n
both os-aGse. under new general. the oe.
casfon bad passed by. and 4 vas nv datv
% give cordial support % our command
-. and hscau~e NJ common sense toa ne
that. a. an officer sworn - obev The rule,
% the service and tbe iawfal Orders of .s-
pertors. bad M right 90 make nv letter..
(~h.ch circulated quite extensively IN ,hs
arny) the vehicle u attacks upon the GOV
ernnent- ] say this not for my own Do
fcnse. bot because IL Is due % the FAR ana
courteous course of the Conrrcraiion,liss.
even 80 latel, as -hen. last month. 4 wrote
as heartily and s,rongly in regard 70 the
loyalty and ability Of our oh commander.
a. ever in i-62
Bot let ca corne out into matters % I'M
portancc. It - q no consequence ~hethsr
man j. consistent. nor DO care % sreci-
y The false statements or rmi-rcp-esentafion.
% hat article The unatt-r- nov a, ..ake
arc vial And IL becomes every % ak
himself shat undcrlics this uLole question.
remember that m tbe wear i-f. 15ef8re
~as a voter) the Dcmocrafic Legislature
Of Ne~ Hampshire passed thi.
Essoirof. That ~ regard the institution
of slavery a. a moral. social. and political
evil. ard a. such ~ deeply rerr-t - ,ri.-
tence. and ~ are ~i'ling % concur ia 81
reasonable and constitutional measures that
may tend 20 its removal
renemher. too. that IN the year 1851.
A. Dcrnocrat.c state Convention ia New
Hampshire. a committee ofvhich q leading
Dcmocrat. Mr.. Harry Hibbard. vas chair
man. reported resolution ~hieh va uuaa-
i-lotaf'y adopted. (and. II I sn rot mis;ak-
en. Frankln Pierrr adIrcsscd the couven-
uonl a. follow.
Eefal-~ri. That The holding - human be-
ings In a state a. bondage isa curse O. anv
country. thar 80 are opposed o. slavery.
blark or white. in al if, forms. and unter
shat-vcr circams,ancc.
This Va D~moc-ati- doctrine IN that
Dcmnerafic state. Il strikes re it ought
o. b. D~nocratic doctrine nov.
Nov turn o The Baltimore platform.
and fni thi, thli o. slavery must D., aiuav.
and everywhere hostile 90 ihe principle of
Republican government 81 and further that
'' We Are in favor of such an amendment o.
thc Cons,ii1tion % be mad- 81 The people.
in conformity With its provisions. n. shall
terminate. and forever probibt the eHi.-
trnce of slavery within the lim.;. Of tbe jur-
i-dictiou OF the Jni'cl Stafcs~
See the similarity The Baltimore plat
form thinks slavery " hostile to thc prince
PIES ofEepabl'can government. The De-
mocs=ey asNcz Hsmf-hi-r take iie hi-hr-.
nob.cr. manter ground. that ii "a " crrse
O. ary county
Tie ". m pemocrarv was in favor of
hli rcasonable and constitutional amend
meris that may tend to o. rsmoeai-' Ihe
Baltimore platform ofers tbe orp0rt8nity
'' amendment. in conformity vith it. pro-
visions. A. shall iermnate' slavery Pre-
ei'riy The ihins the NeE liamp-hire. The
pure uhadlI'eTaied Democrary' wanted.
Ifthe Republican party had not already
aoIuircd iLe buis ~ the be.t men oi thc
uemocratic party. While that organization