Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-05-03
FRIDAY, MAY 3. 1861.

defence scattered far and wide; OF the 10y
atty Of citizens and soldiery assiduously cor
rupted of forts. and arsenals, and mints
and national vcssrls seized OF sys.emati,
attempts to seducs State after State frou
tho Confedcracy; Of insult and injury Il
the national functiouarie, OF the allegiance
Of moro than two millions Of ires white cit
irens to tho general government formal,
dissolved /; Of armed occupancy OF the ns
'ional property. and finally. Of battle open
ed with cannon and mortar against q na
tional fortress and It's commissioned defend
ers under tho flag Of their country. II tina,
look feeble and childish--,here may seen
to be little Of dignity and authority. wber
tho governments waits and rises up TO say
' thou does. wrong 10 war against mo -
but II i' not undisnided IN Gods sight; u
is the grandeur Of receiving wrong patient
ly; IL is the invincible strength Of right
When that pro,os. can DO truly offered. ,bet
God tho righteous Judge is on our side
and with arms IN our hands Ws may appeal
TO the God OF battles.
And now what have wc to do' We have
first OF all, to let it be known where w
stand-io come out every man from his 81
lence anu MS scc'u''on' ana express h''
sympathy Tor the government ana "A'
SIDES u no "a fauio'' win 'he Union aho
the laws OF the land. And hero. thank
God. tho response OF twenty millions o'
hearts outruns oil eIhor'a'ions. Least o'
all isl, needed IN thc'c street. and homes
that any prophet urge his fellow men "a
show which cause they spouse. There VA
with tie patriotic maJori'ics OF our north
ern cities and States long and om'nou'
silence between tho incoming OF The present.
Administration and th'' hour OF AMAZING
lt seemed dull and strange apathy u
was MYSTERIOUS ana unin'elIisioie' Noman
could h'hom u. what lay beneath th''
calm What did this utter blank oi c1
preston por'end Some thought u meant
distru., Of the government. and i's policy
Soms supposed 't to be wide popular ~
action from the views that had won pop
ular victory. Some aw in 1t d'sapPoint'
men'. ehaerin ani di'con'en'' some and
they are not lew. interpreted u q" SYN
pa'hy win the southern uprising ha'
"ou'u 'h .ae '"' ''A0 y" o''''' '''"'
ana 'n'usufa'' P'-"'' measures" wa
rs the '''n'' OF nature :" '"' 'o'P'a "'"'''
Ill was T" 'he hu'h OF '''e 10 'hc aHA"es'
OF h'gh'-" was ~ '"e s''''ne-' ~ ea''"
anu say '"'' P'''V''' WV "'O'''"h W Wv
tempest bu' 10 SGT cou'i s'y ""a' '"'
~ou'a %. i"e ''e"0' W" !e'
deep anu impche"ao'e'
Ana 'no" oesa" 70 ''s' '.A' '"' >'"""'"'
o' ioya"y "s wanting W H"e'''"" h'''''
that ours w"a''!'eo OF governments '"''
could not INSPIRE 'ha' eh''hs"'-"a' W.
are sensitive 'o' s'''e ''Sn"-"' "' 'o''
AMI "o''n'P our S0'"'" '"o'-o'' '""' w
'p"' VI e""''''' ''' 'o'" '''O''O" "
our ""''hA"'''' 'e"'''' "' 'P
government naa n' hOne 'n 'VPuo'''''
breasts we sn0" o'''e' ''aH' '"0 ;"
'ehee - o'o>e" A"' '""'P's''. "0 up
ressed hre names OUT nc '"'''"y 'e''e'
10 sounded ior'h' in 'ha' '"enc' Tue 's'e''
oi patriotism we're nursing ihemss'res-'h'
glow wac becosi'ns hotter and wh'ier-'h'
pens forces ~'fc moving and aeeumn'a''ns
like the meeting and eommun'ng elements
OF 'ab'errane"n h'e' before 'he mountain
summit opens OF tho earthquake roc"
continent. And there " no symoo' 10 ha'
'nrs that Is 'h'' hour a ~ 'ypec' Tue oa'n
ing and enthusiastic 'oya''y VI 'ns ""o''
American people u deeper ana oroade'
than the father OF wa'er'-'' more Tear
ial and impetuous than the gushing lie o
.prine-ii Is more annihiia''ns anu 'a'a' u
opposition than the lava stream OF Tue '"'
vo'cAno-''" l'ses 70 .ha' "near'"'y TEN
pest, that rushing mighty ~'na' !" ~h'e'
was the sounding oea' o' ee'e'''ai pIn'oh'
which h''ed Jerusalem on ien'0''''' crow"
ing each mute disciple Win Glove" 'onsue'
o' IRE
The signal vi" the pulse 'ha' ~ose a
Charleston haroor. The hrs"pped rod ina
discharged the hr'' cannon o" "o "a"' .
Mou'r'e' was '"e 'oa OF MOSES !" '"s 'Oos
IKE cain OF INC 'o''"e'" "'A'' "'
e''"''"0' anu '! ing ',"' a' !"
Sam'e', "''e's' anu '"'u " W. ''N'
o' "As"e, o'' "o' ',"O"O
'n'os" '"'' ''s""' "A' "
hs gone ." e'''y "'.oP "" ""' ~