Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-02-12
Tof the Democrat.
THE IEFFERSONIAN.

nm HIaN
WASHINGTON. Jan. 10, issi.
GNO. n. WATKINs, Esq Editor of ONlOEi
DrNocRar- Dur Nir.
A friend has sent me copy Of ~
Porilaad Adrsrfis,r Of the iO,h Inst con
taiulng Mr.. W. n LApham's Interesting
article. giving a historical account Of ih'
OxTonD DKNocE.T. with references. also
10 some other newspapers, Including The
JsfsroEiiH. with which my name was A.
sOcisted more than any year. ago.
presume that article ar-, made lts appear
anoe 10 your paper, bot whether 90 OF no,
I thought would write you 10 make one
or two, no, very material, corrections
Mt Iapham states tha, "The J,fsrsoHia'
wr started At Paris In 1895. by Hoo. Han
ulhAl Hamllu and Hon. IIorailo King Mr
Hsmlln VS. then minor, bot he remslnet
In the Office year. working q PortloS o
,he time Al the case" This i not qult'
correct The nrst number of the Pap,r, ncn'
before me. In which the names % Hau
riN KrNd" sppear a. publishcr. Of ih'
Jsssrsoaifa. bears date May ., is3oi and
a. this l. No 5 Of Volume ", Il shows
that the paper Was started 10 the spring o.
1877. think 10 March OF that year, ho'
long aftsr The removal Of the offori o.
ssresr 20 Norway Il wAs undertaken bJ
apumber Of prominent Democrats on fari.
mn. among whom were Rafus X. Cool
enossh. Aisnson Meiien and Mose. Ham
mond. snd I think. also. stephen Emery
Thomss Webster. Allied Anifcws, and
rhoma. crockcr A, any rate. several, Il
not al orthcse gentlemen. advanced money
70 get The paper going, aud u appeared
according 10 my recollection, a. Pub
Ilshed for 60 or "by the Propfletofs" Mr
Charles Dlnglsy WAS fOremsn of the Office
for some time. and he may not have been
The only one bsforc Nr. Thomas VIII
stiu living. or was last summer. In Wa
terforil toob that position. holding 10 two
weeks aner Hamln . King bought The 60
,abllshmcni The fanny thing here was
hat Mr. witt gave this fortninght's work
In consideration OF being le, OF nom pur'
chasing The establishment A. Mr liamiin's
sole partner. according 10 the original
agreement This afrAngemen, being thus
cancelled, Mr. HAmlin asked me q become
bis partner. In this Important enterprise,
In leo of Mr.. witt--ihus. In one sense.
going from the foreman Of the once =" 10
the devil albeit be broughl up all righ,
In the end. wr the younger, " no, the
only apprentices. Ioanno, At this moment
remember whether there was another boy
besides myself Al the time bot NV I'M
preston l. tha, the work OF tho ofloe was
then all done BY Mr.. witt. foreman, Mr..
" Bcn. Walton, joarneymau, and myself,
printers devil" I well rccollcct that
Mr.. Will MAS considerably put out p
from being pot Into position where bis
receipts Tor Two weeks were thus uner-
pectedly blocked. bat At this long distance.
think he will agree with me that, when
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