Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-06-27
The World Moves.


Tho question 10 sometimes asked, what
has been accomplished Tor freedom since the
Inauguration Of President Lincoln. and has
any positive good touching the question OF
slavery been donef Let us 30. l's' s'a'.
ery has been abolished IN the ps'r'e' OF
Columbia. and the National Capital forever
freed from the Disgrace that everywhere 'o'.
low, this at,rocious institution. Ih"' OF
itself. Is . erss, victory. Its. matter that
,.,,ain. TO the whole nation. IL has Gig
niscance Hsout Il that cannot Be over essi
mated. Il gives us character " nation
and . people. no, only at home, but abroad.
To = certain extent, il makes slavery what
/, il. sectional, and Freedom national. Slave.
holders can no more carry their slaves and
hold them against their will under the eaves
Of the Capital. Freedom can no more be
,hro,,led IN her own temple. The air Of
Washington is no longer polluted by the
stencil Of slavery. The Capital Is free. for
ever tree.
.. Slavery has been by act Of Congress
abolished in oil the territories Of the United
States, and all territory hereafter to DO &C.
quired. This. too, na glorious achieve
msnt. For years and years have the irlend'
OF liberty isbored to this end. and only TO
suffer defeat. They almos, triumphed In
1870; bu, ,rcaehery q, the north defeated
them. Again. in Isle. the wiluot or Jei'
fer.on Pro,iso passed the House, but was
lo.. in the Senate; and then came the var
Of wear. for freedom for the territories. The
slave power, aided by Its northern allies
ha. Tough, this question step by ste? With n
vengeance. till at last. through the agency
Of the democratic party. IL attempted to for.
ever iorcclose FREEDOM by . dictum o! the
Supreme Court Of the United States. Amer
= long nigh, Of darkness the morning has
come, and slavery 10 beneeforih doomed
in,,i,utiop oatside State Jurisdiction This
sa triumph VIC do not ys, fully appreciate.
). The Law again', the foreign slave trade
ha. been enforced. and those engaged in IL
tried. convicted and hung. This never be-
fore ha. been done. These criminals have
always, through tho aid and influence OF tho
.la,e power. managed to escape the halter.
They can do II no more. A treaty has also
been made with France and England more
eaec,ually to suppress the Foreign s'a'e
trade. Thi. is another grsa, victory.
i,h. Slavery is everywhere doomed in
s,i,u,ion. II IA, e nominal existence IN oil
the .la,e States, bu, its vitality isgone. and
henee,or,h its diseased body Is TO waste
away until 1, q. dead, dead. dead. None OF
US can tell exactly how his grea, end r to
be brouch, about. The hand Of God Is in
the great work, and lie
Mo,.- 10 a mysterious way.
Hs ~osdef. 10 pstiOTm.
The signs OF dIsoluiion are all around US.
Missouri is nearly drained Of its slave Popa.
la,ion. In Maryland. thousand. OF slaves
have fred themselves; and the sane 10 true
Of Virginia and every other sla'ehOld'ns
State in the Union. Tho Message OF the
President. inviting the slave States TO adopt
system Of emancipation by CO operating
with the General Government. makes oil
feel the srsa, truth % well expressed in shc
saying. that "Comins events cast their
shadows before"
Il needs no prophetic kep TO zee that this
rebellion is TO BE- the end o! slavery upon
this continent. The work OF emancipation
i. vigorously going on. IL will 50 on until
the end and thousands are now living who
will live to .ce the day when the yoke Of
oppression shall be broken. and the last
slave freed IRON bis manaeles. Mos, Sin
eerely can every christian pa,rio. aud phi
lan,hrOpisi eIelaim--
.'FIy swit around W wheel. Of time.
And bT,ns the ~,leos's da,."