Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1865-09-08


sue . a. yet distinctly male. a very crave
issue soon vii be. that Of reorganizaiion-
and be mus; look TO the an,eccdents and
c0mPosition Of parties to infer whAi their
probable action vii be.
The Onion party comprises the great
body Of enlightened American citirens uho
have always faishfs,ly strissn for greater
Justice. fOr universal liberty regulated b.
as. and for frvcdora Of speeab and the
press every where in the eosnty. They
have uniAlteriagly asserted the rights 81
the ~hole people against prisilcyc and aris-
tocracy IN every form. and have claimed
far play for AL men. rich or poor. foreigner
or native. whatever their complexIon and
condition. and 10 that end have bern con
stanily IealO1s for popular cdscasiou and
every method Of enlightenment. They
bold that The Constituiioa - not a compact
bc;~con sovereign governments. bst Il b.
fundamental national lau established b. the
people Of thc United States; and that tbe
Uni0n Is not a confedcracy bui nation.
They believe that this National Government
i suPrem that The States ar properly
subordinated 10 Il. an that STATE Iishts arr
purely local and secondary. Therefore
they have been steadily iaiihfai IN the great
and s1ocosslsl Struggle. They have never
tempered nth rebellion. They have never
jgsiised treason nor excused traitor; and
in the deAih-grspPio viii rebeilion they
have wisely us-d every power % the Gov
ernnlcnt. conscious that al exiraor,,inarv
powers we're exercised by magistrates IN
der TIE immediate supersision ofihe people.
and ~hose acts merely recorded the popular
vii. a. The election Of ls6f iriumphsntlv
proved.
This i the faish. and these are the men
~ho oOmPose the great union party. Have
thew forfeited The conscience % The ooun-
trys
On the other band. the Democraiic party
Is composed Of Hose wbo have .ivays ex-
cuscd The most appalling crime arains, hu-
man na;uIe. and 'he most fatal treason TO
the American principle u equal rights. IN
der the prviense q STATE rights. Mo per-
sistently connivcd a. AZ exfension and per
pe;uify q that injustice which has soaked
tbe land IN blood and necessitafed the deb,
Tsey cave been the Assailants Of frye
speech and free press. sa1 have iusfised
The uluTdcr and malfrcatnent % cifi1~ns
~ho claim 90 vNerrise those rights in tn
southern States. Tier Influence has been
adverse % general education AM wise PRO
gress and reform and their prrdoruinance
has been and Is always most marked among
the mott deceased part q he populaiion.
and IN The least intel gent portions q the
country. Even noe their Conventions.
vaguely a. Ia Maine. distinctly ard openly
as IN Ohio. re-afirn The principlcs % the
Virginia ard kenfuckv rrsolai .ons q -.
~hiea AZ and ai-ays have bcc, pleaded ~
the rrbels O. fAsir lasf f..atio-. a. iisy ~ere
by Ssh Ca-o,lna Tor ull.lfcaf.oa bel lass
and uhieh 49, alsags afo-l a. aul51sh for
trrason untl thev ar utterly aid expressly
overthrow or. a. in Pclnsr ipanis. thrir
Coaventions Deliberately declare tia; the
practical rccognifioa Of the truihs q TIE
Dcciaraiiou q Inder-ndence - q hi-h crime
against the Consultation a fhc United
States. They are those from ~hoso ranks
came The chief. a the rebellion. vho d.
nounce the people 81 THE loyal States o.
really responsible for the var Who ircess-
aniiy ih~arted thc Govr-r-,crf in i,s sIarts
90 subd1c if vho melted riots ard directed
mobs for sho-e saccrss a. tbc polls fhe
rebel chiefs 81 editor openly praf 81 lu
The m.isf ~ de ~ar. Who soi.ritel thrsaeh
foreign Miuister foreign interference On
or contest vho year AGO. in their Va
tonal Couvention. declared tbe soldier.
conquered and The uar a failure. ard utr
sneer,d % Pnesident LISooL~ a. heiples.iy
veak. or denounced him a. q murderer. o..
raat. ani harlequin.
These are those uho compose tbe Demo.
cratic party They ar rou lusllv encar
% in praising the soldiers. uho iss, yea,
tbev s.an3ered. sni ls Celebrating The ~
estabiishmcni Of tbe Union. Th.ta-e ever
engaged .n tLe pleasing process af eating
Gle Chicago plai'orm. Bat sbaf las ell,
party. in whose Ohio Conrcnton ystt.x.
nioHsu 80 q chief orator. in ubo,, Penn
syissnia Conrcniion Jsdre Erscs uas sr
app'aalrl teacher. vho saii. as Brcuax
sS's Attorney General. fhai thc var uoaL
leraIze secession sni dissolve tte Jnion-
that has this party done fo bc intrure.
9TH poser by che American people Oh.
condemned t % oserwheining.y lat 40
vember2 We speak e q party. not q in
divriaais We Do not forget With rhaf 90