Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-08-05
POLITICAL NOTES.


Tho Democracy of Kentucky is likely
10 stand for some time. The Louisville
Courier Journal SAYS that 'One-third OF
the voting population of Kentucky cannot
read the ticket they vote and 10000 chill
drcn i'm the State are growing up IN lSnoI-
ance of the mere elements OF the EhSush
language
The exodus movement nom North
Carolina 10 me West has begun. Several
colorcd men passed through Washington,
saturday. aud say that they are but
pioneers i'm the movement, which has Just
started. They represent that they nave
been enduring an oppression worse than
slavery. that they have been robbed OF the
fruitS of their labOrS. and that their con
tracts for crops have been broken aiter
their labor has been performed. one OF
the refugees SAYS that colored man Is
starved. threatened and hribcd into voting
the democratic ticket
An examination of the nativity of Con-
errts>mcn recently made 10y washington
corre>pondeut. shows that a majority OF
the REPRESENTATIVES of the states nm the
two branches of government at Washing
ton were not born i'm the state from Wh'ch
they now claim citizenship This l. true
not only OF the Western states. which was
10 Dee expected. hut 10 is also true oi the
older States. or course, the main tendency
is from the East 20 the West, out tlV
changes i'm the opposite direction nave
been much more frequent, apparently IMAM
amovcmeut In either way North or south
Connecticut has one Congressman, ten.
HaWlcy. who was born i'm North Oaf'nu'''
and Louisiana has % Senator, Kellogg, VINO
first saw the light iu Vermont, nul WIN
these exceptions. the division hut ai tle
border states has not been oNer>tepped
Virginia can fairly claim the uSht To- ne
called the mother OF Congressman as wen
IS of Presidents; for while she mas ou'N
eleven representatives amt senators VINO
sara. entitled to vote for the State, there are
TWENTY-FIVE who can claim 90 act Tor her -
"a Mrti-rIeht The Massachusetts dc.cSd-
tou Is made mp of nine natives anu l'ut
imported citizens, and this Is about tuc
average iu The Older commandments. 'U'
of s-- persons who are loo Congress only
seventeen were born out OF the United
States. showing that native talent - apprv-
cistcJ .u This land OF the free.
"A correspondent OF the New York
Tu.y has been looking over the poauCa.
prD>ugct> boz Georgia. aud states that me
bourbon Democrats are likely 90 hc OPP
posed by au independent ticket supported
iv senator IIill and Alexander II. stephens,
In am interview Jonathan Norcro>>, OF At
lauta. the last republican candidate for Gov
eruor I'm Georgia, and man of wealth and
influence. said that he thought that pc tHe
iutcpeuiert> adopted q suitable platform.
the republicans would support 1t ana de
feat he ring democrats In ease the re-
pubGcan> 10 not unite iu support oi the
INDEPENDENTS. thew viii organize and poll
as large a vote SIS they can Tor President lu
l~~0 Mr. Norcro>> added; ''N0 power ON
earth. not even "a rcdoublcd reign OF hu-
kluAi~m. White Leagues, and shotgun
hri-aJ,> could keep the cuiored people
from taking an active interest i'm the Tres
ilcutial contest However dark the pros
pect of success NAV Poe, they VIII Keep
striking for their constitutional privileges
and rights. A. On q candidate have u'
doubt that Cen. Grant is the tayorite OF
u.ue-tcuths of them, and next 90 him would
stand Secretary sherman, who would %
De- should Dee The candidate. command dA
the republican votes that Che democrats
would allow Co bc po.lcd. The negroes Us
"a rule. are uuquC>uouahly faithful, 90 tIy
republican party they viii bc ior this anu
for the next generation. In my opinion. t
they could hc allowed 90 organize. and Doe
lcr Co their own coiorcd leaders Tor guild
aucc. g9 out OF every 100 would other cir-
cum>tauCes being favorable, vote the re-
publican ticket. For the past few years
th, sa-aciy with which they voted for
their friends and the best men boo local
offices LAS aStoui>heJ and disappointed
many q democrat who has attempted Co
purchase them with tobacco and mean
Hh.>key. DO believe that tDc political
sentiments aud doctrines OF the republican
party will and must prevail before many
wears ia the Southern States, or the dee
mocracy will as Mr.. ToOmh> Indicates lu
some OF his late Uttcrauce>, gctUp another
rebellion"