Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-01-11

10 dgfUnsnf, rloyr retireu.
Thompson still hold, on. although he 10
an out and out seccssionist. and " the Prcs-
ident was anybody he would instantly re-
move him. But thank Heaven there has
been an improvement since No last wrote.
Col. Holt has been taken from the Post.
0fice Department, and 10 now acting See.
Rotary Of War; while Mr. King keeps the
Post fiee machinery in motion. Holt is .
gentleman Of fine talents. q Kcntuck,ao,
and IL 10 said has 90, the true grit about
him. A majority Of the Cabinet have the
President now. compared to what he was =
lev weeks ago. on the right track. lie sue.
tains MAor Anderson, aud 10 70 make m
effort to collect the revenues. and keep the
United State. property out Of the hands cf
tho rebels. Ba. .fgha.s will have to be
done TO accomplish this. Georgia and Ala
bama have seized the forts aud arsensls on
their coasts and territory. The four cotton
States. with Florida. will all be out OF che
Union IN lee. than forty days They per.
-is,en,ly refuse all compromises; OF IL they
should Offer ,erms. they would BE- OF such
a character tina, they would be instantly re-
!j~ctcd W the free States. They are ra.hly
bound to try the experiment. let them u,
1t, with thi. qualification. tina, al the forts
on their borders shalt remain in the posses
sion OF the general government Iffsh,ins
has 20 10 done--in other words, IL they
commence a civil war. give them enough Of
il, Now Il is an absolute fact. that .tarva- /
ton n already showing its CHASTITY face in
South Carolina. The whole Kingdom "
is enpyinsa gloriou. rncn Ofiaro,. Every
body Is ruined. or being ruined. that had
anything to loose. Il i. nov slitts. mic.
cradle. contemplate dcsro,i.m. n Bu.
ehanan will only blockade her por, she
will be starved out In les than sixty d.y.
She has .eirei For, Moultrie. and Castle
P,nskuey. aud th. United States snenai..
and - ae,uslIy making war" on the
United States. but she Ia. no Navy. and
nothing to provide one With; che hs. moth.
ING hut cotton and ringers to cs,, and /,
would he an easy task 20 bring the rebels
TO terms. IL the Prcsiisn, would bu, use
the means in hi. power to do t.
The South Csro,ins Com missioner. have
len Washington. The Pre.ideu, ~a' deri.
l,-, in hi. du,y, or he would have arrested
them fu< treason. instead of allowing them
to depart in peace.
Louisiana and Texas. and sOme o. the
other slave States, are threatening 60 follow
tho State already mentioned cut Of the
Union. They may try the experiment; .ui
never. - long a, ~e have gun 90 a soldier
TO taan 1t, will thi. government ALLOW the
n,,.is-irri River to 80 90; e her jar'.i'c-
uon. The free navigation 81 ,hi. river To
It's very mouth IS vital to u. asa people.
Il va. ,hs consideration mainly that ia
duecI Mr.. jefferson to approve the Treaty
purchasing Louisiana, with NJ express pro-
vision in the Constitution allowing Il "a DO
done.
Judge Dough-. mad, loas speech in tho
senate. on Friday last. which will cum
ple,ely kill whA; li,,lerrpuiation he has left
as public man. Instead Of coming az ~
the mark a. man Of pluck, he arsuei
hlm.clf into fair position. and then CON-
pletely backed down. III couieoded With
Buchanan, that secession 10 rebellion aud
revolution; that the governmental should en-
force the laws. and then. like Buchanan.
argued that the thing could not BE- done.
Aud then he gave dissertation On -,ua,ter
sovereignty and compromise. winding Oh
~i,h a proposition fora restoration Of tho
Missouri comprOmise line Of 80 dee. 30
min. This is a pretty proposition u come
from Douglas-,he man who Outraged his
country aud we'll nigh ruined /, by repeal
Of the old compact, and now, when be
500 hi. country rent aud di.,raetsi. and on
:he eve VI a eisil war, he proposes TO eom-
promise eaes the Old ine 'ha' he win The
South. broke down. Al 'uch speeches as
,ho-e made by Push and Douglas are only
giving a'd AID comfor, to the rebels and
traitors.
Itlsnov just as evident as anything can
be. tina, no patchwork, by way o! compro'
mise, will save the Union. TIE South have
no RICH, 10 demand Of the North auy con-
ees''ons, aud the North hs'e done nothing