Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-04-19
Thrice Armed Il he who has His Omar.
rel Just.

this eonfederAcy, -wagcd BY men who have
for more than eighty years Recognised each
other a. brethren. or oil war;, domestic
var, are mos, to be deprecated. Tho fret
question which presents itself 10 connection
~i,h the present hostile attitude Of the two
sections, 10 this Who l. to be blamed. and
where rests the responsibility! This ques.
ton 10 important. because public opinion
will se,,le down one way or the other. just
a. IL shall he solved.
The real primary cause Of the civil war
now raging in South Carolins. Was the
election OF . Republican President. For Il
!. admitted on oil sides. that bad Brectiu.
ridge. Douglas. or Bell been elected. there
would have been no secession or any at
tempts at secession. The man who takcs
sides with the South In this contest. must
bring him.slf to thi. conclusion that the
hare election Of Mr. Lincoln, under the
forms Of Law and in strict conformity with
the provision. Of the Constitution. was .
oa,n, b,n.-an &c, which justified an APPEAL
to arm. and the Inauguration Of civil war.
And here we nigh, conclude tho inquiry
aud pronounce the same fully answered /.
Tor everything connected With the Perilous
condition Of the country. dates directly
back TO this one fact. Lest We may be mis-.
understood. We will trace the progress OF
event. from tho origin Of the trouble TO the
present.
10 soon as II was a'ccrtaincd that Mr..
Lincoln had been elected. the rebellion be-
gan TO show itself in So. Carolina. Threats
Of secession were very soon followed by at,
in the same direction. This outbreak in
south Carolina found hoary.headed ,rsi'
tor in the Presidential chair. with n Cabi'
net. . majority OF which vi. composed OF
men who. when compared With BENEDICT
Arnold. elevate the old revolutionary tra'.
tor 10 the highest pinnacle OF patriotism.
These traitors p-rjure their souls beiorc
ui,h Heaven. and at Gre, enter into neco.
ua,ions to ruin the country they were sworn
TO .uppor, and protect. They cit down
With southern rebel. and asr's that the
forts in Charleston llarbor shall b lei,
without arms. without men. and without
supplies. until the traitors can take po-'"'-
sion Of them, and thus enable the rebels to
turn the gun. OF the United States against
American CITIZENS. And here u should b
borne in mind. that at this time Buchanan
had 4, in hi. power 20 have eru'hei out the
whole movement against the government.
Every single forrisca,ion in the harbor could
have bcrn reinforced wi,hou, firing single
gun. aud BY blockadins the pr, through
the agency Of two OF three war steamers,
thi. South Carolina rebellion would have
been crushed out. ard never extended in,o
. SINGLE other State. !, might then have
been stopped with oil the ease that General
Jackson crushed out nullihcaiion in lsJ?
Bu, instead Of 'eiiins upon the favorable
Opportunity, the old traitor Of the White
House went TO work in a,d Of rebels. One
secretary robbed the Treasury. another stole
the arms and sent them 10 the ,raitors. an.
other sen, OF the Navy beyond reach in
case OF domestic violence. while another
,elesraphed the secret procceiing' OF CAbi'
ne, council, 20 torres. and ADVISED them 10
Gre upon the American DAG. Thus thc.c
perjurcd scoandr,l, went 90 work delibsr'
a,ely {, destroy the country and govern
men, they had sworn to support.
Had no, the gallan, Anderson acted with
on, orders in removing from Moul'rie 70
sumter. every Tor, IN the harbor would have
been in the hand. Of the traitors before the
expiration o, Buehsnan'' administration.
BY the action oi MAJOR Anderson. Fort sam
ter va. saved. much to the ehasrin OF Bu'
ehapan and hi. Cabinet Of traitors. What
wa. true OF Charleston. vas true Of every
other seeding State. The ufieial traitors
al Washington nigh; have retained oil the
forts which passed into tho hands Of the
rebels. by attending to the thing IN sea'on
bu, BY agreemen, p" they p..-ed one after
another into the hand. Of JET Davis & 70.
Bot, to return. 1, should he remembered
that the attitude Of South Carolina and
the other seeding S,ates. wa. one OF ho',il'
i,y and menace towards the general gov
eminent. They vent 10 work erecting for
ti6cAtion. and other works Of military de-
fence. with the openly avowed purpose oil
making war upon the general government
The Buchanan government looked on com
placcn,ly. and quietly witnessed oil ibesc
demonstrations against the Union. There
va, not day up to the IRE, or middle OF
February when Fort Sumter could not have
been re iniorced without the least danger.
Yet the traitor. would not do It.. although
urged by Gen. Scot, to seize the opporiuni'
" aud save the eountry from civil war.
Thu. |, Was that treason gained strength
through the cowardice and imbeciliiy Of the
Buchanan dynasty.
by the time tha, Mr.. Lincoln entered the
White Houss. the seeding States had nc
quired position Of military standing that
enabled them even to dictate terms TO our
government. The Buchanan dynasty went
oa, in actual fear Of the rebels. To add TO
the embarrassment, Of President Lincoln.
the Senate in tho las, Congress refused To
pass tho volunteer bill Of Mr.. Stanton, and
the force bill Of Mr. Bingham. To oil this
should be added the fact that the border