Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-10-25

n, 10 TO fight this thing out 70 the bitter end,
~ |, declares Il will. the grave question
stare ne directly In the facs-will We rro.
long this war FOR years. exPend hundreds OF
millions. AMI sacrifice thousands and tens Of
thousands OF lives to prolons and perpe,aate
the very curse that has brought, oil this evil
upon u,, viii We errsnd year. in trying
20 unite the :" Gordon Knot, when VIC can
cut il at single blow, AZ slavery q our
real enemy Why not meet !, as saeh' Why
dcdse. and twist. and turn. and thus try
and syade IN. real i.sas, This conflict 10
between slavery and freedom; every school
10y knows il; then Why no, kill the mons
ter direct. instead OF trying to cripple him.
being very careful all the while to 'paSe hs
life. and leave in hi. system vitality enough
4" turn again and rcnd US"
What father wants his son slain; or whA,
vile wants her husband to linser and die in
the cam? hospital. to perpstaa,e slavery :
Will the fathers. mothers, brothers. sisters.
wives and children oil the men who have len
friends and home 10 hshi Tor the govern
men,. be willing ,hs, President Lincoln and
the Administration should make prey Of
their lives. and lead them TO the battle Geld
in a war prolonged and Heightened ou' for
the perpe,pa,ion OF tho damnaNe in.,iiu.
ton Of slavery VIVA, does our government,
desire 70 preserve the barhar''n fort IL 1t
i. saved amid the general wreck that u 80
Ing on around u,. !, will only survive TO
Torment ~. IL will never let " alone until
IL j. destroyed. and as IL has grippled this
government in death struggle. the people
will ere long ri.e up and lay. let US crush
It's head and maze an end Of the monster.
Perhaps the time ha. no, come for post
tive action. on the par; OF our government.
in ihi. direction; yet il will come. or this
war cannot be BROOCH, to successful ter
n,nAiion in any reasonable time. We end
no fault with the Administration for their
course upon ,hi. question thus far probably
their policy has BEEN dictated IN wisdom.
There !. time for all ,hing.,-every thing
in IL. season That this government has
right under the Law Of nations. by virtue Of
it, war powers, TO i.'Ge iIs proclamation
declaring slavery abolished in every State in
the Union, no statesman will deny. Lit,
were done. u would make an end o. rebel.
lion in thirty days. The four millions OF
ne-rOes in this country well understand tha,
this war i. made b, the rebel. q riyet their
manaele. It'll closer hcncc they are 0f ne
ccs,i,y our natural allic-. L., them !us,
understand tina, they are made free by the
war power. aud ih., the Federal Govern
lncut will 20 longer exercise il power. anil
Authority 10 keep them in bondage, and the
rebel. would have a. much a, they would
want TO DO 70 take care Of their negroes
without fighting W. l. y bitter Tor u. as a
pcople. letter Cor all concerned 90 let slave
~ perish in thi. war AZ the proper time
Jet the ediet 20 forth-ESNcrArilN upon
every foot Of American soil within the Inn.
II. Of the Federal Government then. a.
matter Of justice to the loyal men among the
shareholders. let tar indemnity be made
them by the Government. aud a. TO the
rebels. no, one far,hius Thus would this
monster eur-e he swept away, the Union
established upon a frmer. broader and bet.
ter bA.. than eter. while the whole chris
tan world WoulI rcjoice ;hn, the ioul blot
upon our national s-cu,,aeon bad been ei-
;ectuAlly and finally wiped out.