Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-02-01
Editorial Correspondence.

" ANuAMfHNNNt HAhs - a'NAH
The hill Which ra.-cl tie House a; The
last session, admitting Ktrsa' INTO the
Union has been amended. establishing the
new State into Jaicial District. and ~
amended passed The IIou-a will concur
rather than run the risk Of losing the bill.
This will end long, violent, and bloody
struggle between Freedom and slavery Cor
the possession OF this territory. Practically
the sane result has been reached which
would have been hal the Missouri Comprc-
mise remained. with this great difference,
iha, the settling Of the territory has been
Lasie-.3 % many vears, an the whole
country ha. been kcr, in a State OF excite
men, m consequence q the controversies
CROWN: out Of the repeal Of the compact.
hi. gives u. two new Senators. which, u
the senator. u The cotton States keep cut,
make, M Republican nai'rItv.
Saith Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi. A'a-
bama. and Florida delegates have all lcfi
the House. Mr.. I'LL. Of Gso-sn, tid nos
fo'lo~ IN the footsteps oc hi. colleagues. hy
annoupcin. himself out. ~ virtue % ,hc
session Of hi, STATE nat r. .uel hi. .cnt.
This was manly and honorable on DO. part.
Mr.. IlIlisa Tgi5v man-a gentleman Of
fue abilities. an excellent heart, ani a true
patriot rs ever lad down hi. lie or hi-
country. With Alexander II >tesens, H.
V. johnson. and Others. he ha. done his
b., q stem the mad tide Of pro slavery
hnaticism Which has swept over Georgia,
bot u. fury has carried HIN down Tor the
time rcing. To-day there - a large mAj'r-
i,y Of the people Of Georgia opposed TO lcav.
ins the Union. AMI - popular vote vas
again; IL. but the ir.'ric,ins, which reru-
lated the choice u delegates, gave the -.
os..ioni.,s manrity in the Convsnti1n.
Georgia, IN going oa, of the Union, has
adopted certain measure. which Show.
shrcwdncss on the part of be- Managers.
They framed an ordinance dryctiu: thg
dutie- O. DO paid % a." General Govern
meat. also coutiuuin: "a, rrc.sp; ro.ial
sys;em. This continues al their CONNER.
cal systems with ihe world, an keeps -.
annah an or-n port. This shows the
w0.dom 90 Georgia, compared with the
wors, than folly o. south Carolina. hi,
latter state hAs rot only gutsri ,ssn 70 M
tericrc with the COLLECTOR 10 'he duiie. az
Ch1rIe,i5n. but sunk several sip. "a her
harhor O. keep out -uIpt', irpu Fort
sumter. 1hi, turns all their commer,c
down 70 Saytunlh. Th', movement, Of
G.or.a i.a'., significant IL show. thu,
that S'ats b,. l,i,'.. "tar. tosn in
the ro.i which may lcai them back int,
tie Union.
The Governor Of Mississippi Err, placed
battery On The banks Of Mississippi. 10
overhaul boats passiu. up and down that
river. bat til, raisei such s'1rm o, indi:.
in the North West, that he has ablrjUnrd
the treason. Had he MT done il. twenty
thousand ireensu would have volunteered
{, have sank u, p.rl'icil concern in tn,
bottom o. he Mississippi. Louisiana will
follow the other Eve States out Of the Union.
aud there the matter will stand Tor -ornc
day, % cons.
The States already on, are even now suc.
fsring all the horror, % military dsspoi
i'u. Every man TIA, has property in ne
grOes, lands, or any thing else, i doomed
with an enormous tax. which i hut the
entering wedge % what is coming IN the
future. u any refuse TO comply with thcs~
sxlciinn., they are marked mer-their
property conf,c1tei and their lives ,hreI,
ened. Al kind, Of bushes. j. destroyed.
Property has run down 10 alf price or un.
der. Ab'''ni' terror reign. throughout the
land Of rebellion. Al ~. Is only fore.
taste % What - 20 cpme. iths /. done in
the green tree. whA, all IS he In the dry {,
Fools and madmen must sometime. .ufF,r
the consequences Of their own folly before
they will learn wisdom.
One thing is certain. lei the SIX cotton
States go-Only co'lec! the revenue and
protee, the United Stat, property and II
will no, be one year before revolution and
rvbslllOn in their miis, will force them back
into the Union. The thing had bett h
uri,d out now. The people in these seeed.
inc States submit now. on accoun, OF fer
bu, the time will come when they will not
be deferred by any such Consideration,
Another thing. these uAAsaiiiy excitement,
always react, and - i, will De with III,
madness which has imrellei this Who'll,
movement. Secession will in the end, j
persisted in. make these States barrier
waste Men who have anything to los
are leaving them now. in as much haste ii
Lot went out Of SOdom. The position
o. MAJOR Anderson annoy. the seceders NOR,
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