Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-05-03

iel In his vision saw rising out Of the great
ses, Z" dreadful and terrible. and strong sI.
oeedingly; apd Il had srea, iron teeth. II
devoured and brake In pieces. and stamped
the residue with the feet OF It," Woe TO
those that invoke IL out Of tho tossing sea
Of human dis.ensions. and send IL forth on
its wasting errand woe TO the land over
which passes tho tread Of its terrible hoof..
Beneath the all. seeing heaven to-day wo can
say it !. no, Of our invoking. But must IL
be, Can any human interest impcrilIed
here be worth this dreadful cost! IL there
no way to hold ourselves back from this
gulf1
There isa way. Yield all which rebellion
asks; upon which rebellion. with arms IN
iis hands. insists. Yield the national for.
tre..es on southern soil yield tho National
Territories below the line; yield the nation
al capital; yield these cities and village. Of
ours TO tho transition marches OF Southern
masters. with their retinue Of slaves, lin.
gering as they will on the way yield the
right to elect TO the eh'e' mas'''raey oy
popular suffrage The man oi tho popular
choice yield the Righteousness Of that IN.
.urrec,ion that assumes the di unity Of revo-
luton; yield the principle ,ha, government
10 no government. when any portion OF us
subjects disallow It's supremacy, and that an
empire or kingdom or rcpublic may 80
TO pieces and blot itself out IRON existence
when men here and there shake oil iu au-
thority and for-wear allegiance burn tho
old constitution aud. o~n iealiy to tho new;
tear down ten thousand banners that hoat
to-day on the sabbath air. the 'enera'od
stars and stripes, and run up that traltorons
rag that di'honors Sumiers battered and
blaskcned walls. DO this ADD we may aver,
WARRIOR time. DO you doub, whether
We must bld 80 high for peaco' These have
been and are the unfalicring demands. Will
armed NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. In bat,le-to
our simid application reinee ~ dematd'
Bu, can we no, pause and treaSshd settle Il
by negotiation and diplomacy We can "
We viii acknowledge principle that forever
u'-'n'egraies our on'on' makes The psr'na'
nen' existence o' government Impossible anu
'o'na'S 'na"sura'e' an element OF anarchy
ana oi'rupnon I" the Jaw OF our nauonh
lfs '-aha O." no eheaper terms, Now 'h'
oe'ns '"o 'sue' a'eaa'u' as " 'uc nec','y'
u must come Look distinctly al this issue
u I" not an an"'''a'ery war we wage-no'
a'eeeoha' "ar-no'a war OF cohqoe" ana
'uoJnea"o" ""s''np'y and 'o'e'y war
JOr iH' ''a'"''"aH'' @ me "o'e'H'''M an"
the CoH'hfm'oH. Oiher matters nni inter.
e-is may have their settlement 10 the pro.
grc.s OF the strife Gods providence will
order concerning 'ha'-ou' 'he question OF
'o'uay w. 'n''' 'he'e ~ ""e'hmen' W
this land according 10 the organic law OF
the Iand anu 'ho oa'h' o. 'ea'y 20 m"""'
VIZ sha" 'eT''on' "neh " VIII and "pere
WILL pull and tear down. and 'ramp'e anu
destroy at It' own .iw'e'' o'dd'ns'
And on this issue the Government calls.
lrho i' On our sal, who will rally TO the
national aag' Thank God again, there IL
no need Of urgency on this point. hear
tho tread OF gathering 'hon'and'-i see the
deep enthusiasm OF souls on IRE with love
and duty toward the common county. !
.ee mothers di'mi''ing their sons with ten
der benedie''on'' and young wives ouckl'ns
the sword belt around the forms they leaned
upon-and sisters and (.impls and homely,
bot honest and touching word.) -wee'hear's
bidding adieu, to the young and brave who
may return no more. The ''rcss echo TO
the soldiers tread. and Tho strains OF mar
tial music-snd with &c God De" you -
streaming over them Ike oannercd 'n'cr'p-
tons our hro'ho'' anu our 'g' 'o''"
to war. Not here only " TINS response
The uFrl''"' IS universal, Among w" mus
Of New England-thronsn quiet old towns
and peaceful villase.-alonS the water
courses and the sea shore. in every little
hamle,-~h"'e tho fisherman tended his
net. and the s'auneh yeo"an ''''o"'d ''o
early Pio~-eo"e' the mastering cry A'u
every heart answers. mere a" y 'enu NV
Dainty you'h' WIN '''' nan'' a"' '"'
ehceSs' 'ui" ''oH ''. "'' '','' \" E"P
the c'ean,"s ''ee,' '''ue"s '',o '"s"
elo'''ered ha.'' anu '"' 'u'''aS "m = ~,
tue camp ana 'a' ''ou''' Wv" '
ministers o. 'n' "o'P' o"e' '"e" "'"'' "
nsn'' 'o.' "p' " pS -, s -, -
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