Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-05-09
Gull, and Punishment OF III. Leaders
OF this Rthtllion.

lti.a rrea, lss. hoih human and 4 vine,
ia, aa-nc-- should he runislsi in tsG-re
.rclrlirg ~ their hsinrusnr-- and asrrsva-
lion Men are To ~ !uds-d aec'rd'ns To
ths,r sors.. ~h-ihsr they ~ good " ev,l.
o. - ros ga, qp~-,i ~ tsf'rr the Amer
ar rerpls Mat .hsll =. done With a. lead
49, ~ tbs onholy rebellion. and u l.Ami;.
ter oi 49, snail muuspt. how ~ shalt n, De
SIDE and sstted W d. no, nus .peak ~
ne masses. hut the men ~ho have ben m
.iruru~n,al IN Grating ani tring,ns TO ma.
tsr'y The. VAR upon the general govern
ucpt
IL u. fora m,men, look a, the s'ime.
p.,ly charesir!c to them. FIr.', they have
been guilty q TREASON This oirbse i.elear
" . 6nel IN the Constitution, Art :. Sc.
g." Treason against the United States
shall CONSIST only in l.'yiSc var asa'n.,
then. or in adherine % the enemies, giving
th.m AID and c,miort." The VAR nov up
on u. "a. levied by the rebels. The err,
gun 80. fr~d ~ them q, the property Of the
Cnitrd State. und~r the protection Of the
Amrrcan n,g. More than this. 10 VAS
pp,n,ed at American ciiir.us, whose special
da'y 70 va 90 defend a. Ire .on l. the
Liehs.tsrirbe IN the long catalogue Of crime.,
sni !. svrrv~ here Punishable with death
. The r-s,l leaders Az guilty Il murder
In the frat drgr~.. fvr long time they
have h,d uarisr in th-ir hearts Secession
srd REBELLION ha- MT hem The work 1T =
day or year. hat Tor years have IL. leader.
ben plntting the diahol,eal enn.praet To
murder ~ wholesale al Who .houli opposc
their mai. hom,S,d,l -chsm-. War;. al
~ay. attend. a with great and fearful lo..
81 life. and more r-p"yi.lly whgn We count
our armies Nv hundred, of thousands Al.
r-,ly bow many sana.hle hvs- have hcen
lo-' E,.rS h,itl- mo~- ,i,~ ~ thousands.
Whale the c,u,p sod The h,~p',al are hicd
9th thousands more Nhp never leave their
I'D. Of .us-rins until carried away 70 that
hpnrns IRON whence ID rA,e'cr returns.
Thu. hoia,. are being made de.Ola,e. ~iVr-
are left widows. children orphans. and deep
,orrO~ and mourning eaupsi to the dsell'
ing. OF thousands ali over the land. The
l.sd~r- Who inauguri,ed and caIri,d On lhi.
rebellion are guilty before High Heaven Of
talin. the lives uf AL who die IN tia. var.
They are wholesale murisrers, wi,hou, a
single paliatibg reason To i.,iiy their a,ir1'
eity and wickrdne...
}. They are pirates. no, BY indirect ae'
,iOn. hu, in fac, and in deed. One u the
Fret Official act. Of J,g DAVIS. a. Prr-Iicn,
o. the Southern ConfrdeAey. wa- 20 Is-ue
l.it,r- Of marqos and repri-al. in,i,in; toe
pirates Of the World 70 AL %, under their
Gag o. prey JPN our e1nmvrc. and rob a. q
plumber our merchantmen upon the high
seas Nothing bat our blockade has pic.
vented ..arn. OF >1uthern pirates IRON lac
orally covering the ocean. In spite OF the
bloek,c.e. quite number Of the-s robbers
have stolen our JPN BE- Oe'sn. and seized
and r'n'ed everything within their reach.
4. The rebel l-ad,r- are guilty Of larceny
10 all ne varied dsgres and i1rms. Thy
began the r~i-li,oo by regular system OF
wholesale ihie,ins. und.r that ehiei Of oil
thissA-Joan o Floyd We ~il. not 10
peat What has already been said, g'es'
many time. before. respecting the .sraling o.
our guns. ammunition, forts, and Other
property. by Floyd and he ,h'e'ing con
spirators. IL ha. all passed into history
ilo~ ,he.e traitor. have stolen and plumber
Cd from the ULion men in the South. eon
s.e.,ei their property. ard taken and car
sisd a~ay their means and effects, " vel
Known. and needs not TO be repeated to b.
UNDERWOOD. Stealing 10 one OF The principal
elements Of secession.
5. They are guilty Of malieiou'ly dee
s0yinS vast amount Of public property.