Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-07-25
VIVA, do ,ou think Of It Howl

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Yes, that 10 tho question wo want TO put
to class OF men both In and out Of the 10.
publican party, who, ever since the CON-
meneement Of this war, have been finding
fault With ne for our radiealism. Lot NJ
state the case fairly, and sec how tho mat
ter stands. and then inquire who has been
rishtI The rebels had in their region Of
country four millions Of inhabitants who
naturally had no sympathy with them In
this contest. In this war they naturally
were our friends and their enemies. They
were held in bondage we call slavery. II
is true they have black skins. bu, tina, don't
alter the casc-tbey are what the constitu'
ton Of our country call. "pr'on'." Among
this four million persons there are found
COO 900 or 100000 able bodied men, who
have physical power to hghi. either for or
sgain,i this government. by declaring
them ire. and inviting them to take sides
with US. they would Immediately become
our friend, and allies, and ~e should n,
once receive aid and comfor, from four mil.
lion, OF people in the very heart 81 rebel.
dom by taking the opposite course. we
make them our enemies and obliS. them to
take sidss against Us.
Now ~ha, !. the policy That has been
the question ever since tho rebellion broke
out. and il 10 tho question now and upon
i,s solution We stand or fall. live or die. rs
q nation. In the main. tho policy has been
to place this government in hostile at,i'
,ude to the negro. and what has been the
result, and wha, have been the consequence
I, has been life to the rebels. and worked
death to Us. why' In the f-t place It
ha. secured 10 TIC rot,i, large portion OF
their .lavc population, and they have kept
them a, work on their plantations. in their
d:che.. and on their for,i6cations. with.
out. slave labor upon their plantations. the
whole South would have been starved on,
before now and without slave labor upon
their military work. and Qualifications, the
rebels would have been Obliged 10 Se, along
without them. or los, one half o! ,heir army
by the fa,gues which a southern gentry
coald never have endured. This isa plain
proposition ,hs, every man ,ha, has eyes
can 80, and understand.
wha, has this policy done for u.s. IL has
deprived Us Of grea, amour, Of valuable
information which. under diaercn, policy.
would have been communicated 20 u. by
,hc conuaband.. Gen. llallrck KEEP, all DO.
scr,in: negroes coming from the enemy out
Of his lines. and the result wa., he oct down
with an immense army within gun shot OF
the enemy. works, at C0rnih, and allowed
them all TO rc,rea, and 90 away beyond his
reach. taking with them everything. al.
though they were four ,r',l' dolnsIi. This
policy deprived him OF information which
would have enabled him % have captured
Beaurec,rd and hI. whole army. i. has
compelled our poor soldiers TO work IN ditch
e. and on Notifications, to perform tho labor
which the con,rahanls would have gladly
done had We invited them and given them
protection. I, has deprived US Of their ssr'
,iccs a. sliier-. An opposite policy would
have operated 20 have given us before this
more than huudted thousand enrolled,
wel.dlscipliuei blacks IN the service. Bot
the creates, benefit !, would have conferred
upon w.. .. found in the f,c, tina, 70 would
have ,1d,d TIE isdr m-nihs ago. Who
doubts u?
The conf,ca,ion bill, which passed few
days since in Congress, inaucuri'e- new
polIcy-,hc very policy that :he radical men
have con,endei fJr ever since the commence
men, Of the war. Now who has been rlgh,
and who wrong Tha, dctcs,ablc consrv'
a,i.m which has ragged this nation TO the
very brink Of destruction IL now. thank
God. 10 be strlnslel by u. own friends, ana
the wise and hones, policy OF the radicals
adopted in It's stead. II prove. 10 the world
that the much abused radical. were no, only
true patriots, bu, they advocated the true
policy and the only policy that can ever
make an end OF rebellion.