Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-11-01
M.ruituds Of the Contest.

portions, war which involves ieariu' &c
suits. . war which. before its close. wil
shake the world.
One year AGO this whole rebellion might
have been successfully crushed out with but
few men and small naval force bat the
Government was In tho hands OF tra''ors'
Treason va, eOncoc'ed IN the White HOUSE
at Washington. and rebels were plunderins
u. OF money and arms, and stealing every
thing Of value and sending IL away to he
appropriated Tor the destruction OF the Gov
eminent
A.it Ia. turned out. the election Of james
Buchanan was just what many friends OF
the Union rrorhesied At the ,ime-ihe ''n
,4sa,a,s csH,s OF the rebellion. Had Fremont
been elected Pre.idest in 1856. the rebels
nigh, have raised a bray ag,ins, the Gov.
eminent. hut IL could at tina, time have been
easily suppressed. Bichanan filed bis Cab
ine, with traitors, AMI allowed hi. Admin.
istra,ion TO BE- under their control hence
they had the whole machinery Of Govern
rusnt TO a'i them for four years N their d.
abolical attempts TO destroy the Union and
our free institutions. How well they i'm
proved 1t. has become u matter OF history.
Strange I. IL may sound, vet developments
prove tha, during the las, year OF Buchan'
ans administration, the leaders in this re
bellioa held their main counscls in the Pres
ilen,iai mansion with lmpunity. JED Da'
vie. TOombs, Mason, Slidell, Hunter, and
scnr,s Of Others Of the same trai,orous stamp,
u-rd to 20 into the White House. and Sen.
ave Rooms. and other Government buildings,
and there hold their consultations, which
laid the foundation Of this rebellion. 1, is
now pretty well confirmed tina, DNi. yir'
tuallv appointed h. generals when be held
a lat in the Senate CHAMBER and was talk
INC about the cloric. Of the Union 20 lul'
northern men into false security. Every
detail ~as arranged before the fourth Of Last
March. Rebellion IN embryo hccams u tI'd
fac, long hciorr Lincoln's administration
W.. inauguraied. How President Lincoln
va. crippled at every point where be as
sumsd the rs,ns OF Government by the action
nf Buchauan'- reasonable administration.
the people we'll know.
But we are running away from the start.
ing point. For reasons just alluded 10. the
rebel. had the start Of the North in almo.,
everything. Many Oi our naval and army
othccr. had been holding on only like Ar.
mold. to betray everything a,ihciE command
into the hand. Of the ,rai,or-; our arms
bad nearly all been stolen by that atirp-
ciou. thief. John d. Floyd, all debt. doe
The North we're At once rspudAt't. which
made our northern merchants minus mil
lion. upon millions property Of northern
men in secession States MAS Immediately
stolen and con6seaisd pirate were seG.
cut % seine our merchantmen. and they
have been too successful ia this Infamous
business. Ia the rebel State reign Of
terror vas inaoeuraied, AMI every man CO
fah'- ~ haarinr arms w.s draitoi 1"i fore. i
into service. The banks in all the secession
States were alike force! e. discount all their
available fund. for a spurious currency,
known a. The Confederate Bonds. Thy
Union men in all the rctSl s,a,s- have hcvr
treated Nv n most horrible rnannsr-vhip.
psd, mobhed. their property stolen and
many Of their number hutchercd m cold
blood And in this way things have been
progressing. until eleven S,a,e- arr in open
rebellion. with Maryland. Kentucky and
Missouri held away from the traitors only
by the .rors arm o. the f-ieral Govern
nent. aided nv the Union men. who ~,
tnAniully cooperating 10 ave their State
from going entirely over to secession and
treason.
Among the oficer in the Confederate
army there j. large array Of talent; Som'
o. the best oficer. We bad in the army Join
ei The rebels. and that. tor, alter they bad
received their elrca,ion =, the public et
psn-c In their ranks ;hry have much cood
sighting material. They have a great army
spread over va, amoun, Of territory. rhe'
are engaged in a contest upon their ovr
.Oh. They have great facilities for defensive
Il not offensive operations. This they show
in their nuneroGsiy constructed fortified
tions aud batteries upon almost every hill
ani beside every river, and around every
city in ak secc..iondom. They have De
stroyed ,aillioos worth Of property, ia blow
M Up railroad bridges, tearing up rai!roa.
tracks. burning houses. public baildinc.
and villages. EVERYTHING zoe. to show ,ha
the rebels ar, Sighting IN terrible earnest
They bond their croi~ 10 the government, ~
soon ss raised; these troops are poorly
clothed and ici. and more poorly paid: ye
they keep together an immense army, an
noyins u. AZ all pola,s, and threatening no
only to drive vs. from their o~u 'oil. but in
wade our northern cities with their hal
.aryin: vandal hories.
To meet ;hc-s hostile demonstrations, u,
Government will soon have IN the field 4
halt million Of men 10 arm, elothe. feed anC
pay. Besides, We are -oon to have Oh,
larges; navy the world ever saw. We hay,
sn extended -ea cOas, to p.o;cc. and defend
Our blockade, alter all. .. FAR from being
perfect. Puvatecrs. sent out Ly the rssel.
MANAGE 10 &c, 90, aud in.
Thu. far, when NJ have bad any eight