Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-07-05
PARIS, MAINE,

combat - vet we know here that their Die.
eipline anl bearing are most admirable |;
and presume i, may be safely affirmed that
a larger amount OF social position, culture,
fortune. and elevation OF character, has new.
er been found in 50 large an army in any
age or country. II f,hey go TO the South. 1t
will be as friends and protectors, to relieve
the Union sentimen, OF the seeded states
from the cruel domination by which it is
oppressed and silenecd. TO unfurl the stars
and stripes in the mids. OF those who long
to look upon them. and to restore the nss
that bears them TO the forts and arscnals
from which di.loyal hand, have torn IL.
Their mission will he Of peace, unle-. wick
ed and blood thirsty men shall unshea,h
the sword across their pathway.
What subiugation Il.
?. II is ip vain for tho revolutionists 10 OK.
claim that this is subJugation " IL is 80
precisely in the sense in which you and
and all law'abidIpe citizens are subjugaied.
The people Of the South are our brethren.
and while We obey the laws enacted by our
joint authority, and keep comrac, to
which we all are parties. We only ask ,ha,
they shall be required to do the same. We
believe that their safety demand, this: we
know that ours does. We impose no bur.
den which We ourselves do not bear we
claim no privilege or blessing which our
brethren OF the South shall no, equally share.
Their country Is our country, and ours Is
theirs ani tha, ani,y both OF country and
Of government which the providence Of God
and the compae,s Of men have created, we
could not ourselves, without scli.immola.
ton. destroy, nor can we permit IL TO be
DESTROYED by others.
Want :" To be let Alone.
Equally vain l. /, for them to declare that
they only wish :" to hc le, alone" and that
in establishing the inic?ondenco Of tho se-
ceicd states. they DO ,ho.o which remain in
the old Conlederacy no harm. The free
states, i, allowed the opportunity OF doing
-. will undoubtedly coneede every guaran-
tee needed to Afford complete protection TO
tho institutions Of the South. and to fur.
ni,h ASSURANCES OF her perfect equality in
the Union bu, oil such guarantees aud as.
suranccs are now openly -purned, and the
only Southern right now insisted on IL that
OF di.membering tho republic. IL is Per.
fse,ly certain ,ha, in the attempted eSer-
cleo OF this rish, neither state nor states.
man will bc " let alone" Should ruffiu
meet me in the streets. and soek with his
axe TO hew an arm and a Lex from my 5oiy,
| would no, tho less rcsi,, him because, Us
a di.honored and helpless trunk. might
pcrchance survive the muiila,ion. Ii is ca
.y 10 perceive wha, fatal results TO the old
Confeleracy would follow should the blow
now struck at il integrity ultimately tri'
umph. We can well understand what deg.
radiation IL would bring 10 IL abroad, and
wha, weakness at home what exhaustion
from inces-an, war aud standing armies.
and from the erection Of ioriitca,Ions along
the thousands OF miles Of new frontier;
embarras.ments 20 commerce from having
its natural channels encumbcrel or cut OF
wha, element. OF dl.;nIesra,ion and rcvo.
luton would 10 introduced from the pcrni.
clou. example and above all, wha, humil'
iation would cover the whole American
people FOR having failed in their great mis-.
zion 10 demonstrate before the world the ca.
raci,y OF our race for self.soyernme,,.
The Responsibility Of the President.
While far more fearful responsibility
ha. fallen upon P,csiisn. Lincoln than up.
on any OF hi, predecessors, u mus. DO AL.
miited that he la, me, j, with promp,l,udc
and fearlcs-ness. Cicero, IN one Of hi. orr.
,ions asain,, Ca,aline. speaking Of the cred.
Il, due himself for having suppressed the
conspiracy Of ,ha, arbitrator, said, :" II
/ the glory OF him who founded Rome was
great, how much greater should bs tha, Of
him who had saved it from overthrow. alter
/ IL had grown TO DO mistress Of the world p
81 may il b, said Of the glory OF tha, states.
man or chiei,ain who shall snatch this re-
public from the vortex Of revolution, now
,ha, /, has expanded from ocean to ocean,
has become the admiration OF the world, and
has rendered the fountains Of the lives of
thirty millions Of people fountains Of hap
piress.
Safety Of WASH ng ton.
The vigorous measures adopted for the
safety Of Washington. aud the government,
itself, may seem open TO criticism. in come
OF their details, to those VINO have yet to
learn tha, no, only has war. like peace. ITS
laws. bu, ,ba, 1t has also its privileges and
its duties. Whatever OF severity, or even Of
irreeulari,y. may have arisen, will find its
justification in the pressure OF the terrible
necessity under which the Administration
has been called 10 oct, When man feels
the poinard Of the destroyer at his bosom,
he is not likely to consult the law books as
to the mode or measure Of his rights OF self.
defence. What is true Of individuals is in
thi, respect equally true Of governments.
The man who thinks he has become dlsloyal
bccaus, OF what the Administration has
done. will probably discover, after n close
II examination, that he was di.loyal before.
Bu, fjr what has been done. Washington
nigh, ere this have Been smoulderlns heap
Of ruins.
Real Cnu,e Of the Outbrenk.