Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-10-25
Secession Horrors Described by Andrew
Johnson.

Of secession In tennessee:
While yet boseOching them to act upon
their own doctrine. and let U. alone. the
hoof. OF their cavalry were indentipg our
plans. and the tramp Of their troops ~asby
our homes! And yet there are those who
g. up tho pulling cry. Let there be no CO.
ercion.' What, q secessiop.t declaring
asains, coercion! Why. God bless VOC,
friends, they never got anything eteep, by
coercion. They eoerced rennessee, Georgia.
Alabama and Virginia out o: the Union.
They attempted il in Marylnnd--she COVERT
msnt stopped IL; they are now attempting
IL in Kentucky, aud there the Peop, will
stop i,! Their whole career ha. been one
Of coercion, Of outrage. insult. bla'phemy.
and crime. Detaehments Of their myrmi-
dons. who were sent, as they said. to pro-
,ect US from the de,poti.m Of Abo Lincoln
~ would pass through our county, IN Ten
ne-scc. on the railroad.
As they went they saw the aag OF our
country, the glorious old Stripes and stan'.
hoa'ns from Tue gao'' OF a' "s"o'O 80"
house, where the little boys had placed is's
an emblem Of their pure and dawnins love
Tor tue oh'on' "n'' a'' '"' -.
do' They stopped their train, and with
hoO,iDgs and ribaldry, with meniees andeI'
ecraiions and bla'pheny. they tore Is from
AL. .L,IJ,o, ard ,,amplsd N in the miro
tho eh''areh ana "a"P'a " ~ '"' "
They would enter p''A'' "o''''' '"' '"'
pre'en'e oi seeking am'nuu'"'", "'s1
rammase drawers a"' u''"' ''''r ~
family o' the money! anu '"o ""a'''
'he'r r"e' anu "e,''.''"' '
'ti" '"''' meas "". "'" -, r...
OF ih'o''heo ana !" ''"' W '"
would ie"l 'htlr horses WIN "'"''''
and scatter 'ha '"o' r''A'',''' y" WV
Ana A''' ''''"s W '''' w. -
aPr""'e'' an' ''"'''s '"' ''"'"
womb mount a"'' "''' ~,
W. ~ou'' 's" '"' ,A"''' y" Gas
Jea' DAVIS A"a '"'' ny ""
ees'lon
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called a. my n'u'.' '''"S 49, r',.
eamo '''""' ""' - ,i,i
""ou''' was - "
W" WcJ n'd o''''' " ''N' 49,
Pleasant intelligence 'n'' 'o' s''"""" '!
TO eom@uh'ea'' T" ""' ""'
Ba' my uAusn'o'' '"''S"'"' - 'u'' N'
uue'' ''''' 'O Wy '"'"N' -,,t'
~ "'''"' :" s"0 .,t-I
maH"S "" wv Wv
p'e'""' So' A"e"' " !Oa' ..,
"ou'a h'' nave '''V4 ~ WV" '". '''''' -.
'n' hou'e' i"'! WV"
rs they pas-ea o" '"'o'S' WV ""sC'
hooa' '"'y '','"' "Py' ''s 80. - g.,
'am'y '"' "''O."' WIS wv
hl' Sle' a s'"a' n'A'''' "'a''"' "', '''
. On''" H'S ~ WV So i'N '..,,
. 'o'n"''''' wv " ''"'''
; "''' 4", ""''"P''' ~ -. - " - " So -.
.e'fAi ~ 'hey '''"ss'' 'O' - "u' '"'
her h';' 'Hey Wen went INV" '"' "o''''
cut hickory WINE a"a 's'''"'"s' '''''s
ell her person win IT,
This. my friends - sece-'Ion' ana 'ho'o
are the men you are 10 eo'np'''n'''
, with. Some o' these same demons h'e o'
, 'he'H' be"'' !" h""'n ..'p' ''pP'' - WV
house VI man nanei M'fNh''' VINO 'ss-
; Ing thon approach Anu Tearing lh'n'' anu
outrage 10 himself u ne rena'htu' anu '''n''
( ins that 'hoy would not bc 80 hsely 70 pro-
'okea quarrel win t'e "'h'y " w "e''
not present. TOOK MS rue 'o"n "' 'e''"s
place. and retire unoh-eryei by them INTO
a little thicset hard " the house, In order
.,b,,, :, c,.. ,h.v oss,aI anv abu.o
IL, a.,
10 hs fanny ''e ""'' y" ''' 's's Wv
. two daughters. the youngest grl oI spous
twelve years. and the other jus, blo--oming
in,o xomanbood. abou. sixteen, as bcauti.
d., J,v.
! W. - '"~ ~, "''"' '' " ,.I i.,
, dfop' Inc seees'lon's'' e"'''V' ''' '"''
|, lsntly demanded dinner Tor themselves ana
f..l for their horses. The wife told them
,b.,s wa. The crib and the fodder. and thsy
: .Ii -, H., ,h.i, J,,,., Th.v ,ool
, ""u'' s'V '1 Wv"
the hay and the corn anu sea''erei u ao'u'
, the ground, and ordered the ladies TO hasten
their dinner.
=, d ,i.,h. ,.o, ,,.r.,sd and
.,',...
soon greedhy de'our'i. A''er "'''!"t
their app-,i.Os At the table they began to ad"
J,s.. ,,Is remark. 10 the wifi. and daueh.
/, n.,,.,,,,.,o ~ u,Lo lo,.to ,b,.
, 'e'' o"' ''~"I''" " - 49,. 49, -. .
yonn; lady, ~heh he' young ''"'' wing
the tan horn or trumpet, which IL kept IN
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