Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-01-25

but We cannot fud out rs they have been
recognized by the President. The old man
!, now under better counsels, and u HE
Cabipe, force him along In the right dircc-
ton he may he do about right There is
another hopeful sign. Tie President has
directed the ditfercn, heads Of Departments
to dismiss al once the traitors holding clerk
chip. N ,he.e Departments. They have
been full OF thc>s d'.union upstar,s. come
OF whom have gone - TAR as TO wear the
sOn,emp,ible SOUTH Carolina cOekade.
The Militia Of TIN. Dttriet are nov be-
ing organised and disciplined to defend the
Capitol and the property in tie City from
armed mob. Of sece-.ionists. The Union
feclin. ). on the increase here. The feeling
asaius, further compromises Is also gaining
ground among members Of Congress. THIS
week wall probably ics, the question as to
the Resolutions OF the Republicans g stand
firm Agains, all attempts to suceumb to
southern d,c,.uon.
Looking at the present state OF adiir-.
the country over. we think there has becn
an nHyrDrnsHf in matters since our ls.t
letter Was writirn. We have from the
South some hopeful indications Among
them i. the fact that South Carolina is IN u
miserable ca. dltiOn that starvation and
d,scontent prevails among the masses that
many OF her people ar, heartily sick and
tirci OF the position IN which she now
stands. There is also large popular vote
ia Georgia and Alabama against secession,
and more especially aclin., following the
mad example Of South Carolina. Alabama
j. already held IN check by her northern
delegates who have, many OF them, refused
u sign the ordinance OF secession, unlc-. It
,hall 30 arranged TO take eaecI ihe fourth
Of March. For thi. reason, portion of
the delegation from ,ha, State have not
Withdrawn from their seats in Congress,
Arkansas, by her legislation, has refused to
call a Convention without submitting the
question % the people, by reason OF which
10 Convention can b. holden. even II the
reoIlc vote IN favor ct a.. beior, the iour,h
81 March. Tennessee has ai.l decided u
rrlcr whatever her Convention may DO 20 a
vote OF the people, Who Will undoubtedly
vote asA,n., ans ha.,y mt,'ur,s looking
q secession Western Virginia would DO
vyry likely 10 r,h'l as.in', the secession
movement. y. hcs in,gr,,i {. al. lay ia the d.
rss,i,n of the Uailu. Gtv. lick. and
Maryland .'ill .,ini frm s:,irs, the traitors
Who ar. Lh1uns e. rlons. her into the
vortex Of c,v,l war. Missouri has .lsu d..
eilcl to submit whatever her Convention
may DO to popular vote. Taking all thc-e
ind,cli,on. into consideration, We indulge
hops that the tile Of maiuc-, which has
-,ymgi 10 To- overwhelming the whole SOUTH
has ~, only reached II. hcIsh, but begun
20 retire.
The .Tr-ch Of Nr Scwari por,ray' with
a mastery hand The madness, the FOLLY Il
the whole disunIpn scheme. in IL. a
upon the haPFlne'' and property OF hoih
sections Of The conlcJcracy. - far a. ifsy
have gone. no,hiu. hot vile .lreai ruin
ioll1w, ~ tie wake Of secession, - iar a'
a. South Car1lln, j. concerned. They have
already driven trade {, a very great extent
from Southern ports. Take for INSTANCE
the trade Of New York cry, ior the Gr.,
fortnight in 1900 COMPARED with the same
in lSfl. We ca; from one OF the city IA.
rers an authentic table showing the con-
tras,. with i,' brief comments
INV YoRE CIr. The trade Of New
York tor the FIR; fortnight ia lsGl. com.
pa-cd with the frst fortnight, Of lsCo. las
bccu as iollows
lnpufts. INpurts.
1scn sl.t 10 =. 80 -nG