Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-05-24
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Suhjugation.

The New York World has . timely and
jadieious article upon Ithis subject. which
We commend 70 the attention Of our readers
1.-THE border States have great deal 70
ssy about suaJuoArIoS. Tho North shall
no, march trvops over tbeir spil TO subju.
gate their brethren Of the Confederate States.
nor will they themselves b. subjugased.
Now there 10 great deal In name. and no
people on the wide earth understand better
than southern dsmagogues the poor little
ar. Of exciting hate. BY giving nsms car.
rying odious associations. Volumes would
no, suffice TO detail the deiamatory uscs to
which they have put the single word Of
= Abolitionist, they carry IL % lar even
that tho obnoxious term is applied to every
body who does not believe that slavery -
the mos, blessed Of institutions. human or
divine. But since this 10 the Southern hu.
NOR. wo will not quarrel abou, the word.
II reducing revolving States to an obed'snce
TO the Federal Government makes subjugs.
,iop. then subjugstion 1t 10.
We don't suppose that as'erner, moro in'
asIibls purpose ever sIi,ted in tho human
breast, than now possesses tho northern poo
pls TO subdus the southern people into rc-
turn to their duty. Tho purpo.s 10 a' fncd
- f.to-as fixed ss your purpose 70 sabdas
the man who is scus.ins tho ship on which
you float, or is putting the torch 70 the
house in which you live. I, 10 As rc.i'iless
As the impulse Of self.prc'ervatiou; and tho
South cannot too soon understand its exact
nature. The enemy to our existence may
call it subjussiion IL he likes; hs may pot
on the incredible ,mpudenes Of pretending
that it 10 tyrannicai to o,ermaster him, but
the compulsion will none the less come.
Since reason has not availed 20 make him
J abandon bis destructive work, the stron.
hand shall. The North has found u hard
70 believe that it would come to ,his. IL has
forborns to the last possibility. twill now
try lorce-.hecr. brute force. since the South
will have 1t 90. We know that We are the
strongest. and we intend to uss our siren :th
in the very way IN which IL can he made
most etIec i'e-aetive, aggressive var. Short
OF that there i. no obedience ON tie one part,
nor safety on the other.
Whatever lace the Soa,h may choose TO
give this struggle. the civilized world cannot
be deceived. IL 10 not nh issue concerning
slavery. nor concerning any particular man
or policy. Party questions do not at all
enter into il. Msn Of all partie- here at tho
North 20 into this war with equal deter
mination Tho thing that Is resisted 10
single and distinct. Nobody can mistake il.
I, 10 the fatal doctrine Of scce..ion-a doc.
trine which substitutes local seli will Tor
constitutional authority. and makes secure
and stable government an imPossib'l'sy-a
doctrine which the founders OF this Republic
never % much 40 dreamed Of. and which,
IN the-e latter days, has been generated only
in . pre-. determination to break down the
government. Bstween the internal dsyics
and the institution Of our fathers, there can
be no living relations. One or the Other
mus, 10 crushed. As the North intends to
keep itsinherited institutions. so IL prepares
20 crush out secession: and those who stake
their fortunes upon this dosms. may rs vel
make up their minds t once 70 abide mos
deadly war. We are resolved to subjuga,'
since that Is the word-to subjugats %
ce..ionists; TO bring them again under th'
government. they have reb,lled against; Il
compel them 20 submit 10 the 'ame Const'
tuition that thsir father. were faithful To
and that We ourselves acknowledge To b. oul
supreme law. They may be 80 mad as Il
imagine that Constitution grieSous yo"
The world knows o,herwise-it knows ths
II IL does not suit them, IL !. becar. 80 the
character |. bad and their scheme. aasi,iou,
When we wage this war. We light no. onl
for what We consider tho vital principal
=, every government. for t,e solemn earncs
ness that gave our Rspublis bir.a d. =
exceed the sacred ardor tha. IL, now =,
: IL. The South cannot mr. =. , uo,. =,
mistake than to suppo' !. ,ha, N, Ma,
' means anything else . nan . eossr.., Of
rebellion. 1t will be done. 4, canno,
otherwise lot We have The right and Il
nsh' aoa .e will. and the strength to {
l" Inc sooner the South understand. ID
'Ae'' and governs itself accordingly, the b
ser II will 10 ior iA pride. the better for .
It's moral obligations aud material inte
= ests."