Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-12-06
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
F,llO,s C,h:,ns Of tie SsnSis and Iicrsssf
Rfurtsnfdiirss

Oud ior enusual good oesa" s"N "N''
abundant LANest.. 400 viI not be sur
rri.ed to learn that. IN the peculiar esieen
Ct. u the tine. Vor 'rtefeoorss With Tor
,,n ration. lave hen attended with Tro.
found .ol,ei,Ods. chiefly turning upon our
oup domestic Affairs. A d,loyal posuon Of
Nh. Ausricsn people have, d0rif'S The whole
yer, ben engaged in an attempt 70 divide
ans destroy the Union. \ nsi,on which
,,,lures factions and domestic divisions, 10
.1pO.sd - disrsspect abruad, and one party,
Al not both are suro SCORER VI later. "a in-
,uke foreign intercn,ion. Nations thus
tculutct % interi,-r are nc, al~ays able 10
r.,is, the eounsels Of seeming sxped'ency
sld uugenerOus ambition, although meas
sres adopted under such lnausnccj seldom
tail TO by unfortunate and injurious to tho-.
seurtins them.
The di.loyal citizen. OF the United States
shO have Ot,red the rain VI OoT conntTy iof
tho aid and comfort whieh they have m
vvkyd AbrOad. have received Ices patronage
and encouragement than they probably ~
c,c,ed. II IL we're iust 10 saTVose. As the
,nsurrrpt. have SEEMED To assume. that tor
.,sn rati.us 10 Ihs case, dlscsrilrg all NOR
al. social and treaty obligation, would act
solely and selGshly or tie most 'r~eiy ~
torstion ~ commerce, INCLUDING especially
th- acquisition Ut coitcn. taose nations ar-
PER a. Vet not O. Lave SEN their way o.
Ihtr obs q more directly 90 clearly through
IT, destruction than through TIE rrr-yr'A-
tn cf the linton. | We could dare ~ be
lirvo that foreign ~ .t'r. arr aciuaiyd ~ no
Ai.l.r Ir,nciplss q. an thu, an, quI,e.ur-
as.,.ra at r,ur CIu.d n" made o. show
q IN that thry can rIsCh their ann more
rv,tIv and cn.,ly Nv siiins - crush this
r,Hshirn. than ~ giving sne'ur'gesne"' TO
a.
T.eIrg al lever relied upon hy the in.
80. .ri- i.r sIci,ir. iurcicu nations ~ ho.
,...y arair.; 90. 49, already intima'~d, isthe
css barra-.leut ui clmwvrce Thee ia
'..u., hu~s,vt. 10 o., not ,mTra'ah'c. 'sN
mltc Grst that .f uss The Union Which
rait. - well our irrei-n. A. uur domestic
-rmr.cfce Thy can -carc~ly lave Jailed
20 rsrcs,e that the ,Glrt tot '.,'auI"h pro
duc,s Ihs c1st.u. difficulty. a'd that ore
.itaus na.iJn pr1mi.s- Jlufr durable peace,
ariauUre extensive and reliable summerce
than can tho same nation hrOken into lo-.
u.o fragments.
a i-my y4rposc 10 review cur i,-cGssior-
~i.a tlTtisn state, because whatever might
=. their Wl.hcs ~ dispositions. The iuiesrI'
" ~ our country ard the stability ot our
government dspculs nJt Opon them. bot uT
on TIE lyslty. y.iu,, patriotism ani ~
tc'uscnce 10 tie Aasticau people The
fre.tund-ncr l'.~'i with ;le usual rcser'
v.'i.r. j. lcrsuiih transmitted venture
q uors u ui.l ayrsar tlat We have prac'
utI pruleucc a.! ,lo,Esiiiy tuNarls Or.
en- p5wtrs. aysrtir: cau-.s q irritation,
al ~ith frunr-. maintaining cor Own
r-ht. and honor.
since. however. a arparsut that here,
- in ry,ry 0sasr state. iurrisu lauc't- ne
cssssr,iy att'u4 domestic difficulties, | re-
commend that az. 4ut'" ard awI'e m'a.-
~ bal p'sl ir rsinpI0'tc thc pubic
jrier ~. on ,y-rv siJr Vr'le nndeT ttr c'n-
CrlI rscrmmcud.ti1u provision i'r defending
our eat line TrlIi.y ,ccuts q iar mind.
.i.l. .u tfr same connection, ak tie ~
tartiHa ~ 4 rgf.ts POO .ur great lake, ard
riyrr. u . BELIEVED that somr isriihca-
tow. Nth baTh,r sud usv'satI IN improve
n uj-. NsIiI - 1T great lnr0rtArcy o. tie
u.ii41s t-..urr sri Ir--.rss'IHn. az
L't.tf..n @. tNr V.,ss uf TIE >r'f''ary ~
W. 81 r..s 3 iu 'rs r.Iarts GROW ths same
4 usra' suh-ci. dtsm u - inyJrtsnce
'iat Zoe loyal rrs,,p, 80 E,,, !,-u~---~ aui
Nt-Ifrn SrrtI Carolina, should D. con.
u.c'.i w.,i Kentucky and o''r faithful
r.r', % ihr union ~ Railroad |. there
iI-r. rvr0nmJrd a. 4 military measure ItaI
Congress pr.,Il- l.r tic construction %
Zach TC,4 ~ - -,,y a. possible. Zen.
tucky WI,l o. doubt e. %, crate, and through
L U a. - Il lien
lection 0i lane. Tie Northern business
u.a,I yonBecI With sgi.s eH.stirs Railroad.
Aua whether The rJatg shSll D. from Lex.
ir.Isu " Nicloi,Vl'r O. the Cumberland
G.u. or 'rrm Lebanon o th. Ter nsssee line,
~ 'hc tirru',yn %: Knoxville. % ia .cme
-. t,uI ,,us can - q iyt'4.p,i. Ken
tlcsy. .nt ,l' Genera. G.y.Iumgui CO o9sr-
a.u-. thc work eau hs completed iu very
slolt time. and Wl-r trr,. 70 will not only
~ oi yAst present ussiu.ness, but aiso a val
uAt.s +. m-ueut IMPROVEMENT, worth Il
cot in az lie future
SIN. r,uii,s designed ,risfy 'or he IN
t.f,,t. II c.mmer,c, and having no grave
Ia4gc4l iuIurtAucs. lave been negotiated.
an VIII 10 sgag.lti.l % tie Senate Tor tte,r
CO.'S ration
A''hlosh we have faiisi g. induce some
81 tts c uui re. 81 p,vvr- O. a. T. te-ira-
Be m..i.rAtiuu % O.. lislr OFT. "a, me var.
49, lave removed s.. H'slrurtI.Js from ,to
~ .' ''is humsr. reform Il p such ~
~. u.ra', a = t..uI-.rary character. AMI
reg-lt trr re-omm-nilu. at NV Ir,dec.
80. Iu ai- zruu.l message o. tHucr"-s ~
u.e1'.r .,si. in rc-Ari o. tie di.I siiinn
~ f. ..rf'us wNt.h will probably rsmain.
att .,rifslr. t'.1 claims ~ American citi-
Eers H ,alr.t CHINA, Iursuani O. the awards
ui .He cIpd .s.,yg.t- under ~ a,t tthv 81
ui March l,tt. u. I1sr,rr. DC -rauli not
b. f.smst att's1'l. ~ carry 49, RECON-
msr!lt1n into rfr would succesi itat
auth ,r,iy be given iur investing che rriuci-
p, over ihe prlcsy . % tSe -urI Us referred
:, i4 god -ec4r,,ies Sith u yirw tJ The at
i.s-fi,u % zach other iust claims % our
citizens against china a. are Mt unlikely ~
sris, hereafter In the cOurss VI Oar extensive
tr.ig With giai empire.
By th- act u tie jth q AagU., last.
Cougrcs. autbortsi tie President % In.
,rug. the commanders Of suitable vessels 20
defend themselves ag,in.t, and % capture
pirate. Inis authority has been exercised
m q ,.gsle In,iauc' only. For the mure cl- F.
f,ct.4l yr,tscii ~ ,u- extensive and vi .
uAt'- eimm,r,c 10 ihs ea.iern s,as. esPseial 7
Nv, 10 ss-m- q tn- that 70 would be adVi-a-
be o. Aulh1fiIs the eJmmfdcrs OF sailing
Ssssei, % rv cIp;src any pr'zys which p
rate may make %! tlg United States Ve--
sel- and their cares, aud the Consular
Court, established by l-w IN the eastern /
euuutrlr- u siIuise tie case, "a ;hc event 7
thai ta., should not De objected O. by the /
looa. authorities. liauy good reason eIists
why We should pgr-syrrc longer Ia with I
bO.,.,rs 70, sbiI.Jn 81 TIE inirpsudenev Of
tie sIslfgeuty " ll4yti and LIBERIA, am I