Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-02-22
Editorial Correspondence.
WILMINGTON, Feb. IS. 1901.

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House. and IN the presence Of both Houses
Of Corgr~.. ,he votes fr Pr,.idcu, and Wee
Pre.iden, were counted. and Abraham Linz
coin and Hannibal Ilamlin were decl rel
dIly elected Prc-idsn, and Vice Prc.iden,
OF the United States. for four years from
the fourth Of March nett.
Cousid.rBs Ihe threats that have been
made. il Was deemed prudent. on the part
Of Gen. Scott, 90 have military force -
stationed n. 10 &c; effectively on a moment.
notice. in defending Congre-. from any
outbreak FROM pro-.l.'ery. disanion mob.
Policemen were stationed all round and in
the Capitol. A grra, crowd attended m
the gallrriy. % witness the ceremony but
the whole Proceeding sA' one OF the mos,
quiet and orderly that we ever witnessed.
Tee Wee President, attended by the veneer
able Ashley Dickens. who Ia. been Sccre-
tary Of tie Synaie cor over thirty years,
came into the llou-s, leading ihe Senators,
who followed two by two and took seats IN
front Of The Clerks desk, the Vice President
taking the Speaker, chair on the ri;h, Of
that ohccr. The ,ellcr-. consisting Of Judge
Trumbull. o. Illinois, on the part u the
Senate. and Messr.. Wa.hburu. Of Illinois,
and Phe'r-, Of Missouri, On the part VI the
House. were STATED at the Clerks d-s.
The Vice Pre.iieut then orercd the rcturns.
one by one. beginning with the State o,
Maine, and HANDED them to the tellcrs, who
examined sul declared them. and record
W, made ,, the SECRETARY Of 'he senate.
\ report o., he aggregate vote wa. then
made BY judge Irumhull TO the Vice rrc,i.
d,ni. who then declared Lincoln and Ham.
I'm duly cls,t,i TIE SanA,e then retired,
and the cer,uoay va. over We observed
a large number Of the Dig'omaiic corp.
who Watched gh.se pra seeding. With evident
eurn.tv
Mr. Howard. irou 'hc c1mn,I;es Of Eve,
% whom vas referred resolution u 10.
curry. whether any conspiracy existed
against a, Capitol Of TIE United State,
made report in which they declare there
va, no sv.Isuer before them that any such
Combination ro,r EXISTED Attn -arpc time
one Of the c0mmittec-Mr D.Se--s,aici
that in h., opinion, anl in the opinion Of
majority Of the committee, there ,sa' a con
.riraey and Plo, 70 take the capitol, ani
,ha, the men engaged in this bushes. were
only deferred from con.dmmAiins their
treason hy the sfhc,sn, operation Of General
Scott in placing force in the city ~ de.
fsni IT,
The State Of Tennessee has IN the reecn,
election gone for the Union by an over.
vbelmins majority. There !. no, single
sorier state, where. II the vote Of secession
or Union cOuld be submitted directly TO the
people, they would not vote COZ the Union
a. 1t aud Yet, from the politicians IN
these State. comes constant, demand uron
the people o; the FREE States fJr concessions
and compromise
The Peace Convention q. still m session.
Saturday no business va. done in conse-
quenoe Of the sudden death Of Mr.. Wright.
OF Ohio, who ~. 10 temporary chairman.
A maj riiy u IL. members ATTENDED the
fuueral exercises. Ii. fact pretty we'll
uniyrs,3ol 'hU al. committee TO repor, a
plan Of ailu,,nsn; has reported. and Their
report i naS uairr Discussion Whether
any good siil srlw out II this convention
ia matter which remain. 70 h. tested.
The ~ill i-prui Srry much on the character
OF the proposition, the Congress may adopt
add recommend to the American people.
IL = said the delegates from Vagina
will insist GA the - Cri,tenden plan % a. an
ulimatum, and II the Convention refuse 10
adopt u. will retire n TIA, i. -, there II.
but little good tina; can arise fron ,hi.
meeting. II nothing bat direct recosni-
ton Of slavery in the Constitution. IN the
territories Of the United States, vail satisfy
Virginia and the border States, II they IN
.i,t on this 0r secession. then they must g
for al my vote. The whole question ought
g. b. more generally understood. The de-
mant now made On the free States is 30
o0H''rucia0H q the gOe,rEnsai qes guar.
antics Tor slavery IN the organic Law, a new
constitution, and nsS government. More
than all th'-, IhSse new demand, are made
under meHao> Rebel, and traitor, stand
with arms in their L-nd.-arms aud ANU.
niti5n they have stolen rom the government
aud IN III. attitude Of war aud rebellion.
dsnagd tie North To- give oP, TO eonesde
% submit. or they Will destroy the govern
nsn,. Humi!i4uns AZ it -, We End msu
In the ire States sh.kln, in their SHOES
frightened, covering, ready 20 rlll 10 Ib,
dirt to appss-e the wrath Oi thieves anC
traitors. And because Republican member
in Congress stand by the Union aud a.,
Constitution as our laihe-s mate Il; h.
cause they will not yield To the elamor. 0
secession mobOerai., they are denounced a
fanatics. extreme men, not DC u - uus,e
with northern interests.
Ia the border States. secession ne,e
would have grown Irto its present, dimen
sion'. bad no, noisy dsm,gosues and cot
ruPt POLITICIANS IN the democraue part
fired up the public nind by their abuse an