Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1855-02-16

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to religion and the song Of the drunkard.
There may be a vas, deal Of courage and
maruauimiIy in selecting a rufIiian-a giani
in size and bodily strength. with savage
fsrocity (as the arrrcssor is ds,ctibed) and,
pushing him forward, with weapon in his
hand, to attack a Young and feeble clergyman
whose religious principles ,itwas well known,
would prevent any combat on his part, and
there, iu the public street, finding no resist.
anee. and being backed by a ,hrong Of his
comrades, aPPlaudinr his courage, TO con,in.
uc beating him, with brutal violence, iil the
slender youth was ready to sink under rr.
pcalrd blows Bat ho'd, the deacon dislillsr
was wealthy. lis ancestors and family con
neE,ons d, is iniima,sd in the Salem Grfciie.
we're respectable lie vas connected with
the late Pickering Dodge very rich man.
Al indeed WY, this sheds neN light on
lhe subject and chanrr,ihs a'Fce, materially
This furnishes ihe Deacon with fnll license,
M doubt, ,o,n,kc. sell and drink The nlminr
r,san in any qu,rii,v Probably Mr, Chez.
yer va, uo, aware Of an tbs, and ,hn, i, was
ucN, TO slcrilsec 10 tell rho truth Of, and con.
ccrn.ng rich nm'y I, Is ,e'y possible
the deacon may have descended 10 a direct,
line from tine very authors Of v,ckcaN, and
inherited many fthsir virtues. From pres
sui sppslrlnces too, ,h, golden ace II his
a1cr',ors nav soon return. II It should not,
We are persuaded 1t vii not he owing to any
wait Of labor to ,h,, end on his part.
We have spoken with warmth, bccau,s wo
consider mob., riots, anl personal ournro',
the mos, alarming signs ofihc ,im's-a grow.
IN, evil which every editor should Sc, his
'lcr arainu which, II no, f'ovnci upon, will
,,an destroy oar government We consider
editors Who would encourage these outrase',
a, fe0l', as demons, ara.r'' whom 90 Ian
rr'rc ran he ton severe"
Early the ucNi morning, onr oi rhc news
r7r,rs found %, Way iu'o the hands Of Nj
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nm OUT. Who informed them, "rha, ,bt. /, ,hc
editor u 'hc Lynn Record ." on which ihc'
departed. ,1y-r, "wcll call scalu."
The truth is, ,lry had procured com.
l.fr, and uar.la, arrir,rrr., editor. flun
,1, D,tr.c, Attorney. whose Office vas .a the
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NJ, Merrill advised them ru, 10 serve ,r.
,,,,,r,.,rs,. b.ttov,r, Will. and see how
,pbl., .,rr,m,r, would irrn. ard b, turned %
suddenly rsa, ,bey never served Itan. A
P,puu minister Of salem. who had been
roolsr.on. ,l.i he never saw ;, sudden a
,s,,re IN the public mind
Such was the cal for tho Lynn Record
tia, Ion, before nigh, they were an gone.
and . quarter Of dollar was offered Gor sin.
-le number.
In few d7y. newspapers from di,,ln,
p',ccs began i1 come IN. with comments upon
the Salem outrage, accompanied With PIC.
,s,s, .orr,. rrd clrica'"rss OF Deacon
g.. ,,3 M, continued for weeks ia sue.
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