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

No man that ever came into power has
bad diseul,,,s 10 encounter. like tho.o
which be-ct che pathway Of Abraham Lin
coin q. he took TIE oath Of oscs 90 the iih
Of March last. lie bad been elected TO the
high .pl inportap, position Of Chief Mag
i,,raie Of tire American Union BY the vote.
Of ibe sovereign people. aud hi. election va.
in .tric, eoofcrraiiy with the oOns,.iutio
and 49, laws.
UpSo assuming the rein. o. 6overpaen,.
he tguud di-sDemhsrei C,nlctrsey--A
country req; IN twain ~ in'~rnal iis.cn
tiou. lie ioSod whole e,nnoni,irs ant
Stats. - far a. their conVcu,ionsl action
va. eoneeruei, in open rebellion ssainst The
Lac. and sg,iu,, the government. State
No; tSsn in open revolt. stood in threaten
ing. m,nAcing attitude, demanding terms,
hat ihsJ must have known woald ae'er b
compiled with, - tie Fs.oo Of further loyalty
10 the Union.
tn. duiy Of fore.haiovins the policy that
shOsii govern hs ADMINISTRATION, both p,
iAv and cc-;ou. devoiyei upon bin the
very day TIA, ushsrcl him into the Whit
House. WHIST coad he DO TO save be eOun.
ry-saVe the Constitution. and cave the
upi0nt PerpleIiti- beet h,n On every
hand, and obstacles on every aje lowered
OF mountain high. The North WAS then
divided; ROD, we're in arms, training their
eOborts &c erh var t-Si,Ors bad jus, v.
Gated their plsec- Of true, al the bead Of the
GorernDeui the Tr,asary bad been de-
Y'sied by Iis-ell Cobb and the thieves Who
surroooGeS e. the ereii, Of the Govern
inert has been reduced belo~ all procst~ni.
Floyd had removed the gun. a0S Uaoi,ion'
Of war from the North. sst placed them in
The hands Of The ;rsEos; T0uesy had sent
cur sh,f- Of var n foreign coasts: while
every department Of the Government. from
she White House dawn 10 the lowest oacial,
wss SLED to oysrioNlns With the v'lesi
Treason and the mo.i unserupalou. villains
Southern SPIES Esrc R,eryNbs-s dang the
work o, treason w,tbou; noles,a,ion Or fear.
With thea ADD ten thousand other t,ih.
cutie. overwhelming him on every sitc. we
again inquire, what could Mr.. Lincoln saw
in bis inaugural ihA, would tend to stay re
bsi,on. and save bis country and our oOun
Try FROM The wide sprvad ruia ,ha, then
seemed - hang over it With frm and
,unshaksn reliance upsH Cod. the pre-'lsn,
stood W bsiSre the assembled mas. II Amer
lean citizen. and gave BIZ inaugural address
Asn lis;essl with fe,cri.b anxiety; ant
away IL vert UPON the telecaphic wires, g.
10 rad ~ tens Of thousands in the North
and IN the South In WAS HLLED WIN
sorDs On wsDoH. The .psll va. broken
Men Of patriotic heart. in all parts OF the
Union brcAthSi easier. They saw once
sors that they hat = eoun;ry-a govern
men, that would struggle 70 perpetaate 10
own existence. and enforce law over rebel
lion and riot. BraFe, WIZ, and patriotic
s were the word. Of the Prsideu,, yet
many doubted. and grudsipsls gave them
On approval. TINE passed. and with 1t
current events. Treason 10 the South rear
ed IL. wan,on bead higher aud higher So
ccssion vent on with It's work OF death
State after State declared their allegiance 10
the American Union dissolved For, Sumier
va. threatened ,hs Capitol wAs threaten.
ed ina word. the loud nouthei voice Of
treason boasted OF North 10 be humbled
and .ubdard. WIS, could Lincoln dor
The cotton State gone the border S,ais-
.tA,,sislisg t. 20 unless ths North submit.
I'D 20 ua,icu.i Disgrace. snd large body Of
men Ia the frSe state. appsrvntly caring
nor. for party than their country.
War At lac, ws. fully Insugurs,ed BY the
&C, Of the Montgomery COnieiericy. Fort
Sumter was assaulted and taken. southern
shi.alry gained gre., triumph. Alter It
had spent az months in PREPARATION, and
Assembled together i2,oco soldiers to con.
.qu.r screniy. sna then sacrificed thousand
lives. TO sllos the sallsn, Anderson to march
out. .alutlpg the American Gag, to the stir.
ring strains OF F." Yahkss Doodle
This dear boegh, victory to the South
fully aroused the American people. The
President and hi. Cabinet acted promptly,
Isdectually, and wisely. The call IRON vol
nbtsers was mos, promptly responded to
irou every loyal State. Glorious old Mass
Ashuse,ts, foremost in every good work, led
sse van. 0.hsrs followed in qui:k success
900.
ThrOssh the whole Of this. the policy OF
sSe President "a. nssierly one. Extremes
upon either hand were uo., carefully AVOID
ID. Mr. Lincoln was neither rash nor tardy.
His movement. were cautious, yet bO'd and
Asetsi. lie travelled squarely up to the
line u |. sound discretion, and there he tor
sifed hiDssli for .iill further advances. The
wisdOn Of his policy conquered all party