Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-12-21
Editorial Correspondence.
WASHINGTON. Dec. l., 1900.

" .H.N'N' A.'a 49,
TIE great ah.orbiu. question. a; present.,
i secession and di.uuion. But little olse is
thought % OF talked about. S,uce our las,
letter. Howell Cobb. that mot bunsIrns Of
al financial men, has resigned and started
for Gcors.a 10 preach secession AMI rebel.
lion. No man. who has ever BEN az the
head % that Department, has 6Ilcl &c -
poorly. or lel, IL with - LITTLE crclit. either
70 h,m.c,t or The country When be took
ehar., Of ,be Treasury Department. he found
within 10. vault twcnty.iJur millions %
dollars. Ouc % hrs fr.; acts was O. an,ici.
Pate thc publ, deb, aud buy up our gov
erumtat securities no; then due, hy paying a
premium % stockholders 70 receive their
money. lie expended large sun in ,hi'
vay. Since be cane into Office the whole
revenues q the government have been *
pended the tweniy-lour millions De found
in The treasury e1rsuiei, sixty millions
borrowed on direct loans AMI Treasury Note.
c1rcudcd and now, vhen be bad run The
Treasury Department clear into the ground. .
o. much :, that there aye twenty millions
Of debt. now due, an! n5ta dollar % pay.
b. quit. a., department., under ,bs smoke
and dust II secession. AMI takes a b,c i.nr
for Georgia, % tax, the stump ia favor Of
rebellion asains, the general s5vyrnn.ai.
On Friday, Gen. Ca>., secretary Of STATE,
rvsi--ci h.., place ia the Cabinet, Weuavs
not vet seen b.. lsi;ss % r.slsLatoo but
under,,ard be slss ogt oa ac-ouut OF abe
disagreement between ,he President and
himself on the question o.! secession. 10 b.
now well known TIA, tao three forts iu
South Carolina are, 80 Iar a. troops % DE-
fsnd them are concerned, In dsien.e..-'
conI.riol-wc mean comparatively SD. Gen.
Ca. I,uaaieIs, ;hc President O. send them
troop, enough 90 protect them 10 case south
Carolina should undertake o capture them /,
but tbs Oh laneti1nary az iac White ll1u-c
has hitherto refused % DO 10. lii. nov
generally believed that Buchanan h,' given
pledges g. south Carolina s-gss.,lu.sis, t..t
he will not rc-iui1r-s tbs., military forts.
II this Is true. J.ne, buchanan ought O. ..
tried a. traitor O. Dds country and why y
Because Slaih Carolina las 1g weeks bccn
Threatening O. attack the.s lrt., aul ths-s
Threats lay, bcyn made iu the face 90 the
President. anl yc; hs look, on aai show. a
disposition O. ls.ys the gallant men IN the
works % be butct,rcl NJ wonder Con
Cas-, who's instincts are PATRIOTS, lei' .bo
Cabinet.
It.a'I the wife Of one Of the otEcsrs %
command a, one o. the.s forts, has bIsu 90
Ierslu O. tas President, and impi1rei h.m
u rs-ini0rce his commaud-at the sane
time a.suriu: Lim The brave men under BIZ,
command would an DE bel1rs they would
surrender. TIE c1ll hearted Oh Junction
ary turned deaf ear o her cnsrcaties.
She then went to Gen. Cas-, who rem0n-
,,rated with the President, but be would
no. lis,cn % bin. and be loit the sinking
concern IN DISCUS, and sorrow. Gen. scott,
i. now IN the si,y, and We understand fully
Ggrsa. With General CAS-, that thoso forts
should Be reinforced.
just compare the course Of conduct on
the paFt Of ,ho Pre.iisn, with what be d.l
upon another occasion. when he sent out
troop % hatcher the &c, State men o.
Kansas. IfJamc, Buchlnln had any desire
e. preserve this Union, why has b. i5r
month. krp, rank nuilidsr, aai dI'uuionisi'
in his Cabinet as his constitutional adviser,
Just look AZ hi. cringins, cowarily conduct
toward. elas- Of men who have been and
now are trying their best 70 destroy the best
government that the world ever knew. In
stead o., lrJvnins them down, aud setting
his iace like a aini assins, these attempts
20 overthrow a government be has sworn u
support, be has bsen 10 foil union aud con-
munion with them. Oh, Cor The coat Of
Old Hickory o hang Up In the White
House Who that loves the Union. or has
any regard fJr hs country. OF the well be.
iLg OF the present generation or coming
posterity. can look on and witness the move.
msnts Of Buchanan. without feelings ois0r.
row mingled with 3 patriotic contempt
james Buchanan could have niPpci ihi'
whole ih,n: IN the bud long ago. had b
been 30 disposed; anybody who kn3ws any
thing about public affair. in this country
knows IL. But 80 il i be j. just wher,
he has been from the day be took the oail
Of Office until now-dOvn on bis knees D.
fore the frs-eaters. Thank Heaven, BIZ
oihe'al race will soon Sc run. aud II be doe
not leave his country in Oscillation an,
smoking ruins, IL will not be bis fault.
Today South Carolina meets in eouven
ton, aud will undoubse,!ly formally pass Al
ordinance declaring herself cot 9th Union
LIS 'aid her leaders hayo promised tie