Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-08-03

A few DAYS since. a CtroIs e~hibiiion
cone Of in An adjoining town. psironiEed
BY a great many respectable people and
some perhaps not entitled 90 that name
AL anHiOas 70 part wiih tl.eir money. A. an
equivalent for looking in upon the foolery
Of the clown. tie grOgnd and loiiing turul-
Ing Of the actor. and the feats Of eques-
TRANS in riding to hOrse- Al the same
heat Bot circus riding in these DAYS i
not confined TO advertised exhibitious
Certain politicians. wbo have male them-
selves conspicuous as Oficioes actors IN the
republican ranks. and been foremost IN
claiming the loaves and fishes are nov try-
ing their hand in the sane direction and
exercising their skil m the same wav.
They are nov trying 70 ride the republican
steed and The Johnsoa donkey. a. tie same
ti@e. The . nth Is. the thing can't be done.
AL saeh attempts -lh end IN thrO~ing the
rider and breaking has mex. That man.
Who for the sake Of = paltry oficc. endors-
Is the crude and reasonable policy Of An
drew johnson and arrays himself against
Congress. Is no longer a republican. and
sbould not be recognized as soch. either BY
the republican party or any o. "a members.
They that are not FOR Is. are against us.
The great republican party Of the country
owes Il 70 ITSELF 20 exclude from is ranks
al apostates. tinci8red With Johnsonisus.
Let the eoPPerhesds take them. Tor there
Is where thew belong. and ~here tbsv al
60 IN The end Too many Of the men ap-
pointed 10 places Of trust ard profit. under
Dir. Lincolns Administration were mere
political Adventures Who come INTO the ~
Pablican camp. a. The eleventh hour. rot
from principle. bat for What they couid get.
These same men, IKE Harvey. our minister
70 Portugal. can laud the President and
praise IN the most eNiravagani terms 81. NY
policy. Just ss easy as thsy fed from The
old democratic party When they saw ii had
no more iavors 20 dispense add a. q re-
ward for their double apostacy they vii
undoubtedly be retained in ih~ir present
places. Bot let them nos think. obey can
retain their staading IN the republican par
~, for there j. no room in the repsblican
church ior any such hypocritss.
Weeks ago, The republican mcu.bcrs q
the United States senate ceased 20 reoor.
niEe Messrs. Doolilsis. Morton and Co.an
a. republicans. They neither iovited them
20 their party eascuses. or admitted hen
into any Of tbeIr party consultations. bui
treated then a. tie apostles treated Jsda.
AFTER be betrayed his master Jim Lane
20 long a. be was true 90 the people O,
Kansas n0twithstandirg al his cccentricities.
vas tie idol and recognized leader a ths
republican party IN that young and gov
ing State bot after BE- became iincfurct
Nth the heresics % Andres johnson thel
gave bin tbe cold shoulder. no longer CAV,
BIN The wrrm grasp Of the patriots hand
and hke Judas 40 sent avsy ard destroyed
his Own iie. Lane vas a man Of yioicu,
temper and hboanded in Oddities peculiar
% himself. Jet a. heart Be sasa much bet
Ter nan than great majority 81 fi.e follow
en Of johnson. Or b. r,peufef Of De folly.
Ehiie they in too many cases ar haricned
rcprooafes. ard vin I've ard de I'D tier
SINS. The example 81 tbe republican q. =.
senators IN ihis matter. sbouid De copied -
the rePobi.can party al over ths country.
IL sbouh b distinctly unlersiood and pro
claimed everywhere. that tie essorser, ard
defenders Of the Johnson PoHey are no
longer recognized members of ~ bog-e-
bid q faith. Let then g. The party !. q
bsndred ioid better a sithout then. Tb.
truth -. there has been such q rusb ..to
ths rePsblioan church Tor fe- years past.
thai q needs porifJ NC. A liftle shoiesou.s
discipline 10 tbs direction rosd proasc,
sHcslient rsssits