Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-08-20
Treasurer. Henry Upton. Norway,

Mr.. Walker, of Peru, moved to pro-
coed to ballot on the above. This made
q little sensation, when that old stager,
and manager of boiling Caucuses. DR..
Bradbury. came to the rescue, and moved
that the Report be adopted, as u whole.
The President unfortunately, called for
rising vote, when just Seventeen arose.
and the vote was declared carried.
Washington Long, Esq. formerly Cot
leotor of Passamaquaddy District, being
present, was called upon to address the
Convention. 1t was suggested. that the
Convention go TO the Court House and
unite with the othor first. MIR. Long
proposed 10 speak here. The President
suggested that delegation, with the
Band, would DO sont from the other
meeting, when they were ready--so MIR.
Long was allowed to 20 long.
Mr.. Long was formerly from Buckficld,
aud is reputed to DO one OF the smartest
down.East wire pullers that old Oxford
ever sent them. He believes in F. A..
Pike. who got him appointed Collector,
and don't believe in Eugene Hale, who
recommended u successor, after MIR. Long
had held the office nine years Sore,
you see.
Mr. Long said the last time he Was
here was 90 years ago, when he helped
break up the cid democratic party. and
now he wanted another job. He said
u. S. Grant has not single quality lifting
him Tor President. The appointment OF
his Cabinet WAS a proof OF This. Then
his course in relation to San Domingo
was another proof. He had no fault to
find with him "a a soldier. The trouble
with Mr.. Long seemed TO DO that Mr..
Hamlin and Mr.. liiaine controlled sll tho
offices in the Slate-and that's the whole
Long and short OF il.
Mr. Long /, more of button'hole
politician than speaker, and did not Gre
ate much enthusiasm. He soon closed,
and the Convention WAS requested TO fall
in. in platoons of four, and follow the
Band. Just thirteen platoons or ranks
were formed. one only containing three
matchmaking fifty .one-whsn they
marche into the Court House and were
soon swallowed up by the unte,riticd do
mocracy-the Chairman, however, Col.
White. going into the desk and taking a
seat by the democratic Chairman. Mr..
Black.
WHITE AND BLACK
Misunderstanding and dissolving, ana
blending into one harmonious WHOLE
but still White and Black the same.
White was embarrassed, apparently
and colorcd up. while Black was so over
loyod. his smile was "childlike and
bland" aud they SHOOK hands lover the
bloody chasm" with great earnes,noss.
The locker on
"Hinds, with Keen discriminating sight
Blacks not SO black nor White 80 rery white. :
NEW NoRALIII, NSXsI.
Mr.. Black then stated that the two
Conventions were united. A. L. AM
drews, OF West Paris, moved that the lis.
OF nominees DO adopted by acclamation.
Carried in silence. both parties evidently
abashed at the farce.
At this stage. though the Convention
was blessed with two presiding officers,
). c. Andrews. Esq, of Bucklield, enter.
ed the desk, aud with some flourish in
troduced 10 the audience the Hon,
Leonard SWEET. oil Illinois. concluding III
pathetic language. that the distinguished
individual Was the lifelong and warm
hearted bosom friend OF the late lamentcd
Abraham Lincoln. We glanced around
over the faces OF the men who SO recent
IN denounced this same Abraham Lincoln
as despOi and tyrarH. aud what mol.
to see how lan,ented he MAS, and came to
the conclusion that this was wasted-like
the casting OF pearls before swine.
MR.. SWEETS SPEECH.
The speaker stated that he was sn Ok.
ford County boy. and not politician
and that he was not in bis native State 70
make speeches. lie was an original Re-
publican. and knew Gen. Grant persons
ally. He spoke over two hours in al
able manner. discussing principally
abuses in the Southern States by Carpet
bsggers, and urging these as reason foi
overtime wing the administration. lie
talk ed like sn able criminal lawyer. as
he is. and he evidently felt that he had q
pretty big job on his hands to defend the
democratic party. His premises were
often iallacious. rs for instance that the
whites of the South were all disfranchis.
ed. and were denied amnesty. while the
policy Of the administration has been to
extend amnesty till only about 2(O are
now out. His comparisons of the in
debtedness of the Southern States At the
close of the war and now. showing q
large increase, all owing TO tho robbery
and theft OF republicans. is monstrous.
The abuses of Carpet baggers are do.
nounced by republicans, rs he knows,
but failed to state, and the great debts OF
the States can he attributed 10 other
causes than theft.
He told the democrats some whole.
some truths, viz that the rebellion, got
up by the Southern democracy, and