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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-12-13

CnnrKR Hoes. Col. A. ID. White, OF
Buckfsld. passed through this village. last
week, with u boar. Of the White Chester
blood, which he had purchased for the I'M
provsment Of the stock 10 hi, to~n. Thi.
animal 70 about Iour,,en months old, and is
a promising descendant OF tho pair Of Ches'
tsrs. owned BY Samuel Warm. E-q. OF
Waterford. Thi, stock has been introduces
bot recently. yet i' proving the must profit.
able ,ha, has ever been KEEP, in the County.
They attain good size, growing rapidly. and
lay on tat with the most ordinary food.
lnde-d. il 10 almost On objection To the
stock, ~ breeders, that 10 il 20 difficult 10
keep them in suiheisatly low condition.
The farmers within reach OF Col. White
will hai il 70 their advantage to Improve
the opportunity here offered. and the owner
should alec be rrmuperstsd for his outlay in
introducing the blood.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-12-13

A serics Of ScuooL and FAniLY llxlpESs. By
MARcirs WILSON. au,hor Of primary
history. &c. Published by liarrer 4
Tsrothers, n Y.
This ssriss Of readers consists OIL. The
Primer .. The Frs, Reader; ), Tho Sec
oud Reader: 4. The Third Reader; S. The
Fourth Reader: G. The F,hh Reader and
:. The Accidental Reader. The grea, pur.
pose Of the author. in the plan OF these read.
dsr.. !. to adapt the lessons to the capacity
Of pupils. and to make them interesting. in
sruc,ive and progressive"
Among the great number Of authors who,
during the past ten year. have given their at.
,en,ion to THE branch OF primary literature.
and PLACID he'or- the public their series Of
Common School Readers. non, have cue.
seeded in th. plan and sIscuiipn Of such =
work 90 well .. thu author Of this IL
!. what 70 promises to be-insnuctite. en-.
pertaining. and progressive. IL de,o.ss
sr.a, attention to Natural History and the
Natural Soreness. and relates facts and an
ecdo,es which cannc, fail TO inier.., the old
a. we'll q. the younr. And the Bible .'orics.
and Others. are told In simple and concise
language. always conveying aample moral.
easiiy Understood. The whole series must
e-coms hvori,cs among teachers, scholars,
and committees.
Harper 4 Brothers, the Publishers. have
brought ou, these book. 10 admirable style.
with good paper and typo The il'a''rs'
lions are numerous. pe., and excellent.
Tbe,o book. must e'iden,ly make their
way into the schools Of Maine. How soon.
der-pd. upon the action Of the COMMITTEES
aud Supervisors. Who have this matter in
charge. The Publishers, I, 10 understood.
otsrr them 'his winter. At half price. in or.
der to introduce tbrm. TIE err, Eve books.
=, that price. will co., ~ cents.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-12-13

Cot. SsiSr ~ COSrsAHAxDs. Col Smart,
m a letter published la., week 10 the Maine
Free Pre-s, de6ne- bi. position 90 the COO.
raba1d question. iis say' cOnrrahand'
should no; only be eOnhoes.sd. but armed;
aud tina, colorei persons now free should b
received into the military service Of the
eodbuy. HIS plan u Ne follow;
Congress should gran, all saeh slaves,
Who may enlist. their irsedJm after thres
year, service IN the army II. eigh, dol
lar, per mouth while in service, ID, iOrty
acr,s Of land in Texas or some other Sla,s
or Territory Of suitable eliuais-nO, to b
alienatsd - as to diveS them Of their prem.
i.e- during their natural lives.
An vacant and uusocupied lands held
in States which have entered into an uneon'
.iituu.nal confederation, Tor the purpose Of
making war upon the Union. should by act
OF congress be Immediately eon6.csted 70
the United States. 70 Be appropriated &C
eording TO the discretion Of Congress. for
the bsne6, % slave soldiers aud others oI
African descent, Who should be protected
wherever Land. are .s, apart for them by q
system Of governments appropriate TO their
cooditiOn."
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-12-13

Tue frrlIsa N RicnnosD. Lieutenant
Seldsn. Of the U. =. Navy. lately confined
in Richmond a. . prisoner OF vac. has ju',
been exchanged. aud has arrived IN Wash.
ipg,on. Ils says the feeling Of Ansrr. ~
dignaiion aud ehasrin. q, tbs arrest OF Sill
dell ADD M..un. wAs beyond al Inscription.
They had previously boon eIuliing in The
success Of tho rebel .ovoy' in reaching Cuba,
and they w,r. certain tha, they would reach
Esrops ~ithoo, difficulty. IL, state that
IL Is tie ..,erst blow which the rebel Gov
eminent has yet received.
boston Transcript
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-12-13
The Message.

Our reader, hsy, d,ah,ly-~ rad the mes
M.e before thu. and already have their own
opinion. iorrueJ a. 90 IL. contents. IL "a
,iriisht-iCT~ari, s,aIe.manlks document,
written in plain, uusatui.h~i style, With
no attempt. on the part Of the Presitsn,. q,
o-ssni,t,On or display. Tic Trrats 'he reoel'
lin a. coolly as 10 !, .srS an every day az
TAR. and talk, abolt our ~ariike Pr,p.ra-
TIN. to pat !; down. ju.s Ikea common
bs,,ooss matter The President, We should
Judge from The tone aud style o. bis Nee
s4sv, never set. excited. TIL, is great
All rare virtue in these stirring times.
Tie message, although very plain doSu'
ncn,. Ia, evidently heen prepared with
great care 4, u doubtless the work Of
Abraham Lincoln hiu-eli. although We
hncy We can scs the hand o! seward IN
,oue u the Psr.o! 'eliLns to the " con-
r.bani " question The Prr.iaen, stands
-quary by tbe opinions siprO-ssd IN b..
n,l surL a1I 10 IN. Gre, messy 10 Con.
gee, M,ny oi - people wcu 4 have hem
p'-asei o, have scsn hlm taken the ground
,,.umrd ~ tie Secretary Of War; bntpsf-
=. D., may Ira,s 40 Tor The bns'. that he
I.l r,'. r,-v nothing On the docuneni
sl.l commits @, President against d, aud
w. are ,uy..1si 60 lhe oP,niJa TIA, hl' sym-
yatiI,. arr ru that direction.
Tax the % sage 49, whole. Wc like
it. % i,au.,.er evidence that ABRAHAM
L.hc,ln !. tie nan Tor TIE umes-Aho,hgr
pro1l that -, have At The helm /. COL. Tar
.ss,p.. lI0ngs, statesman, IN whom the An.
u,e4n people eau safely trust.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-12-13
lethal ltama.

John M'Kssn;, E~a., o. Bssnsvict. aIed
suddenly o. Moadsv fshis week, sgd II.
We had . plsarsu, interview with hin hot
too weeks since. when we iound deeply en-
gagged In the early history Of this State.
lie Was one Of the founders and best cup
por,sp Of the Maine Historical Society.
There hAvv been several cars Of dip,hc'
ria, at Wet Bethel, and three deaths.
Col. Cs,ier Grover, u. s. A. ro.aroed to
Bsthel. on nsday. from New Mexico. IL
s,aies that ihs, tsrri.ory 10 ior che Union
lie lett neg, day Zoe Washington. where he
!. TO take command Of Dsrdan's regiment oI
Sharp.hoo'er.. In couwr.s'ion with him
We wcrs struck With one remark which be
uaae--,ha, be expected to find every on'
under h. command . sober man, ~ no In.
temperate man could make . good shot. liz
iesIs perfectly s.sred Of the ansl success oil
our arms.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-12-13
Oxford County volsnsssrs.'

No other su,s,y 10 shs sus> bas given =
ners scssrvss rspooss to We eAll for vol
su..srs than Old Osisrd. Sho has now
rSissA ior tbs var u scupsaiss-priDe,
pslly taken hon within hse borders. Ba,
thee companies Do no, include oil the o.
lori bsys in The fs'd. Many Of them en-
lis,ea in the Portland and Lewiston com
psoies; while thsrs 10 sc-rcely company
rsised m amy portion Of the State that doa'
no, contain come Of her brsvs and hardy
sons. And ihw l. not all. The Masssrhu'
sstss regiments have on their rolls hundred,
Of oaiord County boys. Tho best Sighting
company IN the Massachusetts, Sth, At ihr
hattie Of Ball Ran. contained .'x boys ifom
. angle towa ~ osiord Cosnty. aud vas
commanded by the brave Cspt. ID. X.
wsrdwsll, from the town OF Oxford. uho,
altar the r,S,men,Al staif othsr. were woand
ed and otherwise disabled. led his company
IN one Of the most gallan, bayoust charges
made In that OF any other 6ehs. The Or.
ford boys are no, only iound In the Mssa.
chusetts regiments. but in regiments from
the Wet. and almost every State In the
Union. We have taken some pains TO get
81 the facts. and No believe ws arc safe In
saying that at least irsirs hundred men have
gone directly out Of Old Oxford ~ this var;
and ~ least eight hundred more. natives
and recently irom chi. County, have snli',
Ell from other places. We can cay another
thing IN all confidence The Oxford Sys are
s,acsg the ruy trarta dsd hsa soldiers in
fhs srmy In true courage. energy. phys'-
cal endurance. and moral worth. they stand
second TO none. We ssy this Of both Off
eers aud soldiers.
Bat Old oI.Ord has no, yet done. Her
sons at. s,,li snlis,iug. aud enrolling them.
selves Ia brave the dangers Of the camp and
the battlefield. All honor 10 tho gsllap,
usu fron the Z" Highland. "ot Maine. who
have lalt the endeArmsnu o, home. and sopc
from their pativ. halls. " deiepd their
county and their coantrs's DAG. Godbbs'
erery one Of than. 10 the Ere, response that
leap. up from every patriotic heart OF those
lsii behind. Brave Old Oxford. most gal.
lan,ly have her heroic sous responded to the
call OF the Go,srnnsnt i0r uso to crush Out
this unho!y rebellion.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-12-13

Asrnn wAkp. Charles =. Brown. OF
New YORK. n native Of Waterford, in this
County. is travelling nj present. in The
Eastern States. Tor the purPo~e OF fulfilling
. number Of engagements To lecture befors
Iyceums. visiting at the same time his ma.
tive town. Mr.. Brown left Name. 'iI or
ss,en year. since, Tor Western city. Hi.
Humorous letters, purpor,inc to ,menste
from Z" ARENAS Ward" q travelling show.
man. gave him ~id. celebrity, snd led to
an engagement with Vanity Fair. OF which
he 10 now the editor. lilo 's saii to pcsse-'.
bs,ites keen ~it and abounding humor, .
sound. discriminating mind. and 10 an able
lecturer. lie Vas formerly employed as .
com positor in the of6os Of the Norway Ad'
vcr,i.er. which was then published by his
brother.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-12-13
To the Citizen, Of Paris.

The undersis ned would respectfully 'us.
r.., 10 the parent. Of scholars. iha, he
dem, IL Of vital in,eres, TO the welfare Of
their children. that q change h made in
the reading books now in u.c. From car
iul examination. hsius entirely free from
any selfish interest, ihav. become convinced
that Wilson's New Serie. have GOOD reasons
Tor claiming our consideration. q. forminea
complete series. and treating on the natural
.c,.nco.. 81 tina, while the pupil !. gaining
the art OF reading. he !. nj the same time
storing the mind with vas, amount OF 'e'.
.n,sc knowlcJe. attn aware the public
have been co~rced into ehangr- OF ieri books
until they have become ssn.it,,e, bot the op
rp-its extreme may b. an err not less fatal
70 the interest OF education. While ! have
no wish 10 u.s. arbitrarily, any power con-
hdcd in me as Supervisor. DO desire 10 call
the attention Of parru'. and guardians to
ihis matter and Tor this purpo.c propose
10 place in the po---slon OF the several
teachers Of this 'o~na copy OF tho a'o'.
named works. with the reqa-., ,ha, they be
laid before the parents and scholars for
their examination; aud should any or oil
districts deslre the books, ] can fnrni'b
thru a, the remarkably low prices ANNEXED /:
The Primer. - pages. 6c,s.
Wilson's Prs, Reader. ~ do, ="
Wilson's Second Reader. $50 do, IL"
Wilson's Third Reader. 2G@ do. ~ 2"
wil.On's Foarth Reader. 800 do, =.
Wilson's f'ilih Reader. $40 DO. 10
Giving. In the aggregate. iiSe page,
neatly and darably bound. for the SUN Of
si,l3, teine four ten,h' Of the retail price,
or NJ di.eoun, OF co FER cent,
GEO. ". HAMMOND. Supervisor.
Paris, Dec. 81. 1861.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-12-13

THr GuSno,r KAr,pN. The Journal
Gays. this gunboa,. built ut Bath. ~. by
Messr. Larrah-e 4 Allen. !. expected st
Charleston Navy Ynd forthwith. u receive
machinery and armament. The length Of
the boat 10 la let. width &c feet over oil !.
Snd $50 tons burihsn with her armament
on board che will draw eleven Ieet. she
hiss two mss's. hot. IN addition 70 canvas.
she will be propelled by steam applied TO
On eight foo, tcrew. Il IL calculated that
,bi. screw alone. making one hundred
revolutions Per minute. will give the Ks.
tadin . speed Of eleven knots per hour.
Tho Ra,.din viii carry l2 gun. and 10
men. OF course her guns will he IN the
open rir, - she has but one deck. For
the accom- modaton OF her Grew. munitions.
&c.. every cubic inch below deck has been
made available. Not . particle OF space
has been lost. Accommodations Tor ofbcer-
are not very extensive. The men will sleep
In hammocks, hung eloss together under
the deck and above the magazine. Whom
ready Cor sca. tho Ka,adin vii. be sompae,
magazine Of Destruction.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-12-13

The Portland Courier state. that on tho
18th ul,.. on the ,hrsssh train from Island
Pond. was woman With four small chill.
dren. ~hosa husband MAS killed IN T-In.
BY the s~co..ionI'u. who escaped destitute
o, everything. With Der liI,ls family. and
had progressed thu. far on her way 90 home
and friends in Bath. She r,si,sd her sal
history IN a simple aud straightforward
manner 70 the kind hearted and Gentleman
ly conductor, Mr.. Cn,sRE.tAiS, Who no,
only provided her ~',b = pas. over the road.
but collected purse OF money !or her, irOn
The ps,~neyr. IN the tram. aud sent her
With leh, hear, aui fearful eyes on her
way reO'eing.
II !. but . shor, time since Mr.. GrHKlsn,
another conductor Oh the rad. Performed
similar kindness. Ayosns lady WAS rob-
bid, in Portland. 0, her pare, Containing
all the money she bad saved IN .yc.r' BARD
work 10 Massachusetts, ~ she Was gu her
way home 10 Ti.i her parents Sir. Ger.
rich kludly passed ber over the road. and
collected from tie pi..eneer' on the ualn
handsome sarn. ~ make up, IN part. her
lose.
These are among the polite act. Which
aid to the p1palar,sy oi ihe-s conductors.
whom the public are always plra-od to meet
on entering the train for a journsy.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-12-13
20, tn O,iod D,macr,i.

The ci,i,.ns Of Canton and vicinity, har'
ing purchased an .lss.n, sword mud sasb
to d. presenis % our town'nsn, MAJOR ID
r. Sis~ell. Of tho Fret Regiment Maine
Cavalry. appointed Saturday evening last
fOr the Presentation to he made. Bot Maj
Sto~s,l. on aceoun, Il urgent business mat.
i.r.. so, bang adj. 10 reach home. the
meeting was postponed TO Sunday evening
and although stormy night, very large
and enthusiastic audience assembled. ct MI
early hour. At the Baptist Church. to par.
,'eips,s in tho interesting ceremony. The
meeting Was called 10 order by And,ew
Barro~s. Eel, and organized by the selee'
tion Of John NJ. Dsshon, E.q As Precedent
Prayer VA offered by Rev. N. White.
more, Whose heart Keats with u strong de
votion. and p,ou. love Of hi, country.
The presentation was made BY Mr.
NAth Leonard. accompanied by very able
and patriotic speech. which deeply express
ed the feeling. Of the assembled multitods.
Msir Stowrii. wbo.s feelings were very
ssn.,bly moved by this mark Of esteem oI
he fellow tounsmsn, responded 1t length
in his usual brilliant style; and all present
could but feel tha, bic heart and hand wer'
10 the cause. and tina, Old Oxford vas molly
represented in our Maine Cavalry, in tbs
per.on Of MsiOr Siowell.
Patriotic and .stirr,ns speeches ~srs mad.
By the President. Hon. L. q. Harlow. Rev
Nathaniel whi,,emore. Mis- ii. NJ. Glioss
Lieut.. s, B. Packard. aud Others.
The music from the choir elected wan
eneomiums from the audience, and par''ea
larry from M.jOr S'ossll.
The meeting closed ta late hour will
three rousing cheers for the Mssr.
y, HAYFoRD. JR.. Sse'J.
Canton Mis-, Dec. 3. 1851.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-12-13

SAP AcciDENT ~ OIroRD. On Thurs
d.y Il li.' seek, rh,u,a. r Small E-9 /. Of
oGhri. vh'I- ergt,-i IN eu,tirg 49, tin.
Der '-ii TIRE. .ash .,r,sio. dry maple
standing near it TIE ,,p % The latter broke
OF, AMI bounding back, fcll aud struck Mr..
suan directly ou the back Of 'be bad. kali.
ing him Instantly
Mr.. Snail "a. one of 'hs nost rcspecta.
bic eitiTsns % The town: aud was at the
time Of his death chairman Of It. board Of
selectmsn. which placc he had held tor sew.
srai years. III. funeral was attended by a
very large audience from all part. " The
tosu. II. Leaves widow ana three small
children. Who are receiving the deep 'ympa
Thy Of large circle Of friends.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-12-13

yERr CHiRrrABLE A fe~weets ago. the
Jes Diri. government eonsen,si to allow US
to Ind clothing to our prisoners q, Rich
mOnd. Accordingly 600 snit. were for
~arded. Tor their comfort. This week, IN
,kirml.h near the Potomsc. the prisoners
and dead were found TO have nsw, warm
clothing. which our solii,rs are ready 20
swear Is tn. zane forwarts. South for the
federal prisoners. and stolen n coon as
serOss the lins.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-12-13

Congress. AZ usual in tho early portion OF
the -c.s.on. ha. been busy IN referring bust
mes. to appropriate eo@ui,,ecs, and placing
matter. IN train Tor drpo-,ns OF Pshlis ba'
sines. A eOmmsniabIe euersy - displayed
b, members who. coming directly from the
people. ar. earnestly engaged IN examining
into public Affairs With the view 10 remove
abus.s, and promote the pnblie welfare.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-12-13

Our visions Of cheap ligh, se.m to have
been bull, upon slight foundations. The
Portland O,l Company put the pr'cs 81 u
cents bat shortly u rose % so cents. i.a.'
week the Price Current states that they
neither .old, or announced a price. but Il
va, expected another five cents would he
added when sales commenced. But \, !.
the bee, aud chApe., light, 10 be had a, any
price a, which IL has been lately held
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-12-13
nIrnRr o. .tclr1AEr cu,,E.

We give below the ,elegraphis sbs,rac,
Of the RepOr, Of tho Treasury; which ~a'
presented Monday.
The Secretary OF the Treasury's report.
liter referring to the recommendation. COZ.
tanned in h. July report, gives the manner
IN which be obtains loans Tor ,srions par.
poses Of the Government Tho Immediate
eIigepeie. were provided for by i.su,pg
Sll,CO9 - in sii rcr cent. two year treas
ury notes, and sl2.977,75O in thu ZANE
notes, payable 10 siI,v days. Iii, nsI, care
WAS TO provide Tor disbursements tor the
war. and he adopted tie pan - engage The
banking Institution. OF the three commercial
cities Of the Sabosrd. 10 advances the
amounts neeled in lOaps for J. Z and 30
years bonds To be reimbursed from proceeds
OF similar bonds subscribed for by the LEO.
pie. hoping thus TO combine the capital OF
the banks and the people with the crdit Of
the government. ~ a. 10 give efficiency 10
administrative action, and oompetsnt cup
port to public credit. and the result hes
fulfilled the hope. lie then released the
agreement entered into between the banks
aud h'nsc!i. by whiea the FIRST Two loans
have been made public. Tho third loan was
negotiated with The banks on tho 10th Of
November. by which he agreed to issue 10
them 6liy millions IN .iI Per cent. bonds d,
par Tor the bond, bearing pc. cent. inter.
s.t. This agreement vac coupled ui,h no
arrangement for rein bursernsni. and sutailsd
-Ipeo,e. s,eeps the preparing and issuing
Of bonds. This was ALEC coupled with an
option to the hanks. that on or after the
fret oi January a further advance Of fifty
millions should b made on the sane term.
I" 6rt and second IL required. In addition
to ,hese loans s2l. les, go up to Nov. 18th,
were issuet in treasury notes Of fses. tens
snd iwsnt'ss, payable on demand, and So
3s5. l0j remsined in ths treasury. This
amount may b regarded Nc loan from the
peopls. The aggregate realized fem the
loans In various form, is sl97 .2i2 5ss.
The revenue receipts have not fulfilled bis
IIe says the set modifying
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-12-13

A discovery made the other day. that
some seventy negroes were confined IN WISH.
ins,on j,il. accused Of no crime. has called
the attention OF Congress 10 the subject OF
slavery in the District. A ball has ALREADY
BEEN introduced. TO make the District ires.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-12-13

Oxford Quarterly Meeting will 10 held a,
Parh. on Tuesday, January 9Th. a, o..
clock.
Tho North Quarterly Meeting will 30 held
q, Weld, on the las, Wednesday and Thurs
day 10 December.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-12-13

SMITHSONIAN iS,rrIrrE. The Vice Pre'i-
den, has appointed senators fe''endsn OF
Maine. and TrumbulI OF Illinois. Regents
cf,he Su,i,h,oni,n Ins,iiste. at Washington.
Th,.e appointments are to OIL vacancies
caur-d BY the death Of Douglas, aud the
secession oil Mason.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-12-13

Lrwn' GrsSisrIe MosruLr. The first
No. Of volume .. hes been rvc',ved. The
work i. filled with articles upon various
gypuAstie exercises. many Of which arc
illustrated. The work IL published by DR..
bio Lewis. Boston. at 81 90 per year Per
son. interested In those exercises. as promo
tive Of health, will and many valuable hints
In u. pages.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-12-13

The London Time. publishes an article to
show that the cotton crisis hes saved the
Lancashire manufacturers from great die
l.,,r. For two years they have bseu max.
ing excessive shipments to all iOreisa mar
kst.. and ,hsss goods bot for the pressn,
rice 10 the staple must at length have been
sacrificed on the most ruinous terms.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-12-13
nsrtorxrsT or rrGIrNs.

Tn. secretar, Of tho Navy says: In
the bloesading du,ics OF the navy IL has
been no, unfrcquen, tina. iugi,i'ss from In.
.urrcctionay place. have sOueh, our ships
Tor refuge and protection. and our naval
conmsod-r. have applied 20 me for instruc-
ton a. TO the proper disposition which should
bs made Of such refugees. Ny answer has
been that, u insurgents. they should be
handed over 10 the custody Of the govern.
men, bu, II, on the contrary. they wsre
free from any voluntary participation IN the
rebellion and sought the shelter and rro,ec.
ton II our hag. then they should be- card
Tor and employed ia some useful manner.
and nigh, 10 enlisted IN scrvc on our public
,e..el. or in any Of our navy yards. r-ceiv.
ing wage. fpr their labor. II such employ
mrn, could not b. furnished 20 all by the
navy. they might he referred to the army.
and II no employment could tc found icr
them in the public service. they should he
allowed to proceed freely and peaeeabIy
without restraint 10 seek q livelihood in any
loyal portion Of the country. This lave
considered TO Be the whole required duty.
In the premises. Of our naval officers.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-12-13

The lewiston Herald cay. that an order
was actually received at Augusta for the
dsbandmsn, Of the cavalry. provided the
men had not been mustered into service
bu, they he'd been sworn in . few day. pro-
vious.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-12-13

long way from home We sometimes go
0sfori County manufactures advertised
Al present.. in ah Aroo.,oot paper. 1" Per-
rys AIes." are offered to the public; and
In Psca'aqai'. 40 entsrprisins dealer eall'
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