Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-10-15
NUMBER 80.


he gave expression TO rs editor OF the
Tribune, we would not have had coun-
try to-day for Horace Greeley to seek the
Presidency of. (Asplause) If we had
any country it would have been broken,
discovered. with no strength or power
to take care OF itself, or to enforce any
kind of respect abroad. You know that
Horace Greeley, at the beginning OF the
var chimed in with Southern rebels in tho
idea that secession was a constitutional
right that il the Southern States desired
10 20 out of the Union il would be wrong
TO keep them in by bayonsts, and that
il any of them voted 10 80 out, 40
would be wiling TO all them In dom. 30.
explain that matter away = low days
since. claiming that the public mind "as
"clouded' in respect to their meaning.
But ask.yo il he made tho thing any
better: If he did not declare positively
that he held, il majority OF these men
would vote to 60 out, lie would be IN
favor oil letting them, bat che knew It
majority would not vote to GO out p Cap.
plause) want 10 know 1t that IS not
conceding that if = majority did want 70
70 out they had a right to do so
(Cheors.) take issue with any vie" OF
This kind entertained by any man. do
not believe our fathers, who laid the
foundation OF this country, intended II
should be q mere confederation OF States,
mere agreement, by which certain
States formed 4 compact, with the under
standing that any State which desired
should have = light to break the contract
At pleasure. (Crics of mo" and cheers
believe that their idea was that they
wero making country 10 live-a country
which no State and no ten States cOuid
sever. if they ever undertook 10 do 1t. (Ap-
plause) Now, Horace Greeley tells us
these southern rebsls are terribly abused
that they hayo had indignities heapcd up
on them. and are being crushed down..
lie has gone so far rs TO say that not only
ia tho south unreconciled, but he himself
is unroconcisd and the presumption is
that il We elect him President he cannot
only reconcile the others, but he would
be entirely reconcied himself. (Laughter)
Entertaining ,he views he does, suppose
be should bs clected-sdpposc that God
i'm His wrath should fnd 10 necessary 10
punish the psople TO that extent and
that The southern people, believing that
they were shockingiy abused, should be-
gin another rebellion. how could Horace
Greeley object TO their secession! They
would meet him with their own dsclari-
tions. (AppIause) You remember that he
began 70 broach those ideas just about the
time the southern people began to bs ear
nest in discussing the question whether
lhey would ssccde or not. Frank Pierce
and other democrats in the north had Civ
en- utterance that il all @rmy were raiscd
here TO march TO The south to force those
States to remain IN the Union, they would
first have to tight = battle on our own
soil. tho result Of wh..h would oc doubt
iul. We held ,uch ut.cluncos to pe trai-
torous; bat Horace Greeley, editor oi
one oi the leadlu. itpubIlcan p1pcrs'
gave in his adherence To u doctrine i4ly
similar; and when in Georgia Mr.. St-N'
ens had made that magnificent speech
which thrilled this whole cOunsry,aGh I'll
many TO hope that secession would De
failure alter all, The Ouly answer Slr.
Toombs had 10 make 10 that speech N's
the production OF copi.. of the 2,16~'t,
where Mr. Greeley declared secession
Was right on the part OF these States
Npplause)
know it is said by Liberal Republic
ans that the Democratic Party OF this
country has all been converted. While
not wishing TO do that party any injustice,
| confess myself somewhat doubtful OF
tho truth Of this wholesale conversion.
Uaughier) Anow the good book tells
us OF the conversion of three thousand in
a single day; but it is added, They
were all added TO tho Church" Now, a,
n test Of the conversion Of our Demo
cratic Icien Is, | would ike to sec u.em
come over heartily to the Republican
Party, "conles-iEg THAR faults
-hould be glad to have The same trs, -.
piled by which the NetAodlsts De"tVc
lhsv can discover whetEer convicted
sinner Is trlly rCpeutant cr not. would
Ike TO ascertain whether their conversion
is real. lasting. abiding; and to have
them answer in ali honesty and candoT
if ihcy really feel, down IN tho bottom Ut
their hearts that they "hRNe been taken
out Of the horrible pit and miry clay "f
Dep0cratic darkness, sin, and wicked.
ncss, and placed upon tie firm ros% of
Republican principles daughter and
applause II they feel so, sIl right.
Just come in We have room Tor a lie"
of the best. But If they do not isel so,
have some reason to distrust their pIeten.
ded conversion as genuine, notwIthstand'
ing that Senator Summer. in his letters
which Gen. Butler charactsrzes as Sum
nor's First Epistle to the Etheopians.
(aughter) states that the democrats are
now Just rs good a, the republicans and
rs good friends TO the Negroes as those
republicans who sustained the admins.
trations of Lincoln aud Of Grant. (Cheers)
Gov. Pciham asked if half of what Hor
ace Greeley had said OF the democratic
psrty was true, should that party be trust
ed with powerP If onc.half the demo.
cratic party said OF Greeley was true WAS
E, Il, g.. D,aa,Iapf ng