Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-08-16
Mr. I.in,oin's Eicction.

whole.
Mr. Lia,oln's Election.
The couspirators OF the South read In the
election OF Lincoln declaration tha, the
democratic party had seen pro',raicd. II
no, finally destroyed, by the selfish in,rigues
and eorruptions Of its leaders they read,
too. that the vicious, emacia,ed, and spawn.
cd hobby Of the slavery agitation, on which
they had 50 often rode into power. could no
longer carry them beyond aeiven scopraph-
ieal hne Of our territory. and that in truth
this factiou. and reasonable agitation, on
which 80 many Of them bad grown great by
debauchins and dsna,ionaliiipg the mind OF
people naturally generous and patriotic. had
run its course. and hence, that from the ma
tiopal disgust for this demagosueing, aud
from the inolorsble law Of population. the
time had come when all those who had no
other political capital than this. would have
to prepare for retircmen, to private life. 80
tar. at least. as the hIghe-, Offices Of the
country we're concerned. Under the inlu.
enee OF ,he-e grim discOurasemen,s they re.
solved to eonsummate ut onee-whai our
political history shows to have been long
cherished purpOse-ihe dlsmemberment OF
the government. They saii to themselves,
-" Since We can no longer monopoliie the
great ohcts oil the Republic as We have been
accustomed to do. we will destroy il and
build upon Its ruins an empire that shall be
all our own, and whose spoil' neither the
North. nor the East. nor the West. shall
share with U.s." Deplorable and humiliai
ipg as this certainly is, i, n bu, sad re-
hearsal Of the sad. sAd story Of the past.
We had. indeed, supposed ,ha, under our
Christian civilization we had reached point
in human progress, when republic could
eIis, wi,hou, having its life sought by is
own offspring; bu, the Ca,iline. Of the
South have proved ,ha. We were mistaken.
Let no man imagine that because Ibis rebel
lion has been made by men renowned in
our civil aud military history. tha, IL Is.
therefore. the lees guilty or the les courage
ously 20 70 ro-i.ted. IL is this elass OF men
xho haze sub,ertsd the bcst. governments
that have ever eIhied. The pures, spirits
that hare liyel in the tide OF times, the no.
ble., institution, that have arisen TO bless
ous rAos, have found among those in whom
they had moe, eOnfded, and whom they had
mos, honorei. men wicked enough. either
secretly TO bstray them unto death. or open
ly to seek their overthrow by lawle.s vio'
lenes. The Republic Of Eusland bad its
Monk the Repablic Of France had its Bon
aparte the Repablic Of Rome had It's Crsar
aud Its CA,ilipe, and the Saviour Of the
world had hi, Judas l.cario,. l, cannot DO
necessary that I should declare TO you, for
YOU know them well, who they are whose
parriciial sword. are now ursheathed
agalns, the Republic o, the United States.
Their names are inscribed upon scroll Of
iniauy that can never perish. The most
distinguished OF them were educated by the
bounty Of the government on which they
are now making war. For long years they
were fed from its table, and clothed from
iu wardrobe. and had their brOws garland.
cd by i,s les, honOr.. They are the un'
grateful sons Of fond mother. who dandlet
them upon her knee, who lavi'hed upon
them the gushing love Of her noble and de-
voted nature. and who nur,ured them from
the very bosom OF her life; and now, in the
irenried excuses Of q licen,ious and bsi,lei
ambition, they are .taoSius u, that bosom
with the tGrociiy with which the tiger
spring. upon hi. prey. The Pre'iden, Of
the United States i. herOicalIy and patriotic
slly struggling to battle the Vaccinations
Ct these most wicked men. have unbound
cd Qualification in knowing ,ha, he has the
courage TO look traitor. in the face, and
that, in discharsing the duties Of his srea,
o@ce, he takes no counsel Of his fears. lie
is entitled to the realous suppor, OF the
whole country, and, may no, add without
offence. that be will receive the support o!
ell who justly appreciate the bOundless bless.
Inc. Of our free institutions!
Finai Result.
lf thi. rebellion succeeds, i. will involve
necessarily :he destruction Of our rationale
ty, the division Of our territory. the perma
nsni disruption Of the Republic. IL must
rapidly dry up :hO source. Of our material
prosperity, and year by year we shall groH
more and more impoverished, more and
more evolutionary, enfecbled, and debaset
Each returning election will bring with il
grounds for new civil connections, and ,rai.
tors, prepared to strike at the country thai
has rejected their claims to power, will
spring up on every side. Disunion oncc
begun will 20 on and on indefinitely. and
under the influence Of the fatal doctrine ol
SECESSION. no, only will states ssosde from
states, bot counties will saceis from state:
also. and towns and ci,ies from counties,
until universal anarchy will bs conson'
nsted in each individual who can make
good bi. position BY force OF arms, claiming
the righ, to defy the power Ss the govern
nent. Thu. No should have brought back
TO US the days Of the rObber barons. With
;hsir mOaiei castles and usrauding retain
ere. This doctrine when analyreS is simply
. dsslaration tha, no physical force shall
10 employed in executing the lavs OF up
holding the goSernnsnt--a gorernuent IN.
to whose practical sd,pinistra,ion such Z
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