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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-05-02
20, Tn, Osiooi Democrat.
From tho Maine Eighth
TrpEx ISLAND. Ga. April IL. 1867

TYprx ISLAND, Ga. April IL. 1862.
Ma EproR II, may be interesting TO
YOU, and the friends Of the 9Th Maine Reei'
mcnt. TO know wha. part they TODD In the
late capture Of Fort Pulaski. and how the
boys stood FIRE, &c.
We received orders, April Sd. to move to
Tybse Island, and in twelve hours from the
time we received the orders We wero on our
way. with everything on board the steamer.
We arrived a, Tybee. the 4'h. and pitched
our tents in . beautiful grove Of live oaks.
An were delighted with the change. for We
had been ., Hilton Head five long months.
No,wi,h.tapding our men had not slept any
for two nights, . larg" portion Of them were
detailed TO work all Of the third night, which
they did without . murmur. Thus they
labored until all che batteries were ready Tor
action. which vas the morning Of the 'eo'h'
There we're eleven masked batteries OF about
forty guns. Thsss wers manned ~ me"
from the 9Th Maine. via: Lyon. burnside
and Sirsl. The latter vss commanded by
Capt. Macarthur. OF Co. ]. The main part
Of our Regiment. under Col. Rust. had the
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-05-02
Rarhari,m OF the Rebels.

The wor., feature in the system of slavery
j. il. dcmoraliIine influence upon the p"O-
pie where b, exists. IL con,amInate. aud
poison. everything that comes within Its
touch. Ia make. men avaee., AID trans
forms them into bruts.. Evidences are al.
mos, every day .Pr'ue'ne up Oh, OF this war,
in proof % the.e allegations. u has been
we'll established iha, the COnicdcra,r-, after
the battle OF Bull Hun. dag Up our dead and
buried soldiers. mutil.t-i their remains. IN
many instance. severed their head. from
their tOiie- and carried "a their skull. as
trophies. and converted their JAW hone. into
spar, to 10 passed round as inemen,o. o'
victory.
Instances have seen cited. and no, few
where our wpund,d -,ld,-r. upon the bat
tle-feld have been shot. bayooetsd. and bar
berOu.Iy murdered, after they were Disabled
and helpless. Other cases have come to
light. where our soldiers, alter having eur.
rrnisrei a. prisoner. OF war, have been shot
and cruelty murdered. And - We 20 on
aud aai to these eases Of savage ierOeity
other instances Of Southern barbar.n equal
ly revolving aud shocking to every feeling o.
humanity.
III. great deha-rmen, OF the mind !. tn
logical re.ul, oi the vile system Of bondage
which has brought upon us this rebellion
4, !. becoming Aqne.,ion OF mo-, exciting IN
terrst. whether an institution which eorrupt'
the foundation Of our whole social systsm
which distributes the ,lrus Of death into
every part OF it--~hIeh make. men savage.
and de.rat,s them below the brutes thai
PERISH should not be by some means abol
i.hed.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-05-02

Lrrrr. woRprS. Edward Everett, pub
li.hc. in the Boston papers an APPEAL 10
favor Of the gallant L'eo,. worden. who
va. in command OF the Monitor. in her en-
gasenent with the Merrimae. lie has since
the engagement, been suffering intensely from
hi, wounds. and several time. has been TO.
duecd to very critical condition. lie has
nothing bot his profession to deprnd upon
and IL seem. rrooabl. that lO.s Of sight will
Gu, ,hi. %. Ills friend. propose TO pur'
chase Tor him farm. To this end Sir.
Everett, makes his appeal. and invite. his
iello~.citirru, To do justice Ioa hero. q
whom We owe large debt.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-05-02
Retirement OF Gov washburn--His
Successor

It's now understood that CIV. Wa.hhurn
ha. determined TO retire from the Gahern..
iorlal chair. =, the el,s- u the present year.
Too years a.o IN common with our poli,i'
cal friend. in thi. county, ~e were among
the fret in the State 10 favor b.. nomina.
ton. We are Of the opinion. iha, events
which have since taken place. IN connection
with the successful administration OF Gov.
wa.hhurn. have fully demonstrated The vie
dom Of the choice. This rebellion brought
up5n him IN immense amodnt Of labor, and
greatly inerra-cd the responsibilities OF the
ro.ition How vel and how faithfully he
has met lhc.' arlaOgs labor, ahi r~pon.i.
h,li,ic-. We al can ~itrs.. H. has .hosn
himself The right man IN the right place.
TIE delic &c aud often embarrassing duties
Unexpectedly thrown upon him ~ the var,
have hen lai,hlplly AMI honestly performed.
Il-~ill AIRY with him into b.. retirement,
the profound respect and r~ssrd Of h'- lei
low ciiiIsn-
The k,ndne-- % some 81 our friends. has
rlac-i Us 10 position, where u will h. i'm
prnr~r T. -ly much IN rricrrne, 10 N" -uc.
c--or Of our e,cellen, ehIei Magistrate.
W. Will. h"w,,,r. ,euturs rsncral -
mark or to- IA relation to TN. question.
In time. past. We have alvay' taken 'hs
ground. that the rsorLs should - left un'
h,a.-i o. -e,tl- this matter Tor them.-lsr-
The schemes and plan. Of Interested politi.
erans. ough, never to override the wishes
and opinion. Of the ma..--, Nominations
SHOULD always he made Nv The people. and
then they will bc cordially .appnr'ci at th'
pull-. Another thing, IN selecting eandi'
date. tor Governor from time 10 time. differ
eni section. Of the state 'hould - oluiI.bl'
and iairly = at by. Ogher thing. being
equal. thsr' BE- no reason shy one section or
locality Id make a monopoly 4 thu
olbce w-~iIl obly add, that among th'
mans mrnti,bei a. rivals, Ne have heard
Of nooe. We Would no, cordially and hearth
~ .uppo'', Prov led they ars fairly nomi
mated At republican State Convention.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-05-02
Sunday School Exhibition.

We learn that the Norway Uni,er.alis,
sunday School. propose to give . public
Exhibition at their church in the village on
Wednesday and Thursday evening. Of ne1,
week the 9Th and s,h inst.
Tho school numbers about two hundred
members. the greater par, Of whom will ap.
psar in the vsriou. exercises OF the occasion.
The exercises will consist Of recitaiions,
dialogues, tablesuI. &c. inter,persed with
appropriate s'nsins. a new programme
will he presented on each evening. Several
original pieces. besids an original colloqay'
Gill ss spoken in the course Of the E'hioi'
ton, A email admission lee will Be charged,
the proceed. to he applied to the rep'en''h'
ing Of the ). s. Library.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-05-02
Frysburg Itsms

The Capt. Macarthur Who was detailed In
charge Of too companies Of ,hs Eighth
Maine Regiment. to man S'ssl battery at
the bomhardmeut Of For, Pulaski. 10 Cap,
WIN. NJ, .on Of Arthur Macarthur. Esq..
Of Limington. 10 vas al.o the 6rst Z, bear
the DAG Of hi. regimen, and the Union over
the Fort alter iis surrender. Ile has Q
brother. . Captain OF . company 10 The
Ret.i army. whom his patriotism oil ALLOW
20 meet in battle without . surrender oil
principle.
fryeburg has furnished for the army up
ward. Of fifty men. There being no organ.
med company rsi.ei In the ,o~n. .o'ns have
enlisted IN other State regiments; but 33
are in those Of our own State. Only t~o
deaths have as yet occurred out Of the whole
number.
The Saco. running through the western
part OF the county. has been unusually high
the past week, almo., entirely from the RAP.
ID melting of the snow by the sun. having
had but little rain TO effect H.. Snow Ia.
about disappeared in the fields in that VI
cinity, and spring 10 considered about rs Tor.
ward .. usual
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-05-02

the murder Of HE wife. in February last.
Gas ioand =, this term, TO which he plead
guilty. and sfter hearing supdry Witness
upon the question Of malice, Judge Gocde
nov pronounced the sentence OF the law
tha, he be " hanged by the neck until no -
deui." The prisoner appeared ind'nsren'
u. to hi. fate. and did not appear IN the
least affected by the terrible sentence OF 'ne
Law pronounced upon him.
L,~,.,on and Auburn have soodly num-
h.r of churche.. -ome Of Which are splendid.
costly eiihc-. Tie Bip,r'.. McihOd''t'.
Consrrcs,,onali.i.. and Free Will Bap,i.,..
ha,. eharch edi6ces upon each eide Of the
river. The Epi.eopal'sn. and Catholics
worship on the Lewiston side. while the
uni,sr-ali.,. have church in Auburn.
The (rew Congregational High Street
church in Auburn. and the Nam Street
(fres viii Bap,i.,) church IN lewiston. are
among the most costly church bailtinss in
tie State.
The toll bridge. connecting the t~o VIII
larc-. .. great nuisance TO foot travellers,
and ., least, 80 Ear as they are ecneerned'
ought to - aha,ed. People visiting Lewis
ton and Auburn. and having occasion to
crO-. the bridge. are sure to be dce;ei Tor
toll. Thu. {. eicccdinsy annoying. IL I"
no, the amount Of toll demanded tor loot
travellers. thu, !. a matter Of complaint but
the everlasting bother Of having toll gath
errr at your heel. every time YOU pas from
one ,o~n To the other. II the Bridge Cor
ror,tiou. who have grown =" sleek and lat
out Of this exclusive charter. would only
feel half q. ashamed as doe. their toll gath
ercr. at the annoyance they compel him to
inaiei upon strangers, they would Quit this
nisssrdly business Of chasing every man.
woman and child ,ha, crO--e. their bridge for
one esut tolll."
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-05-02

l.lGur IRON D.RK R,GIoS. By the
tindps.. II friend. We are ir Possession Of
a copy Of the 4" American and Gazette.
paper printed IN Mar,in.hurs, Va. = town
ju., occupied by the FEDERAL troops. The
establishment, ,ccms 20 have suspended dur
ing seco-h reign IN tha, quarter, bat tho
proprietor !. now abe TO resume hi- paper.
and IL hre.ihe. q thoroughly loyal spirit.
The editor compliments MAJOR Walker. OF
the Maine iOIb. Provost Marshal Of the
place. Who. Z" for bic gentlemanly BEARING
and from the manner in which he discharges
the duties Of bis oiiec-beins firm AMI at
the same time using proper degree OF len''
ency-will. long after the present Rebellion
i. crushed. he remembered by many with
fond r-coliections."
MAY the Mapr he with US many days"
Again hs says. Judging from Com.
pany u. Captain black, Of that R'S'.. now
stationed here. we are sure his Rest. cannot
be surpassed by any in the service. both rs
to discipline and g,n'lemanly demeanOr."
a handsome compliment l. al.o paid TO
the hand Of the iOth. which furnished mu.
sic at hi, Union Meeting. held the previous
Saturday evening, andserenaded some prom
inent Union men.
We invite the particular attention OF those
men. Who charge the responsibility OF the
var. upon the aboli,ionis,s. to the follow.
ing extract. from the leading article OF the
American
"Sl.,ery 10 doomed in the Border States
at east. And never le, Us Tor ono moment
forge, that, ior the precar'oa' position now
occupied BY slavery in our own State ~s ar,
dearly iad,b,,d 10 Souh Canohnd and the
other Cotton Soiss. No assertion, no logic,
NJ .ophi.try. can ever get around that great
fact. II confron,s Us Of Virginia whichever
way VIC turn. and Is q lasting monument OF
their sccur.ed and ineffable sel6.hness. They
we're the aggre--ors in the case. They
set out % take the world ny storm ana COM
pei all mankind to do homaes to m in''''a'
ton which none sboald have known better
than themselves occupied at best. ques
,,onahls posi,ion before the other great ma
,ions Of tho earth ; = position made barely
respectsble-a, confessed BY the ablest men
amongst them-orly because !, Was sheltered
under that great instrument oil we're hound
to resard-ths Constitution Of the United
States. Yancey comes back. after years
explorations IN Europe. u tell u' that he
encountered nothing bot hostility 10 10 there.
and shall any hero presume to stand up and
outiscs US With the assertion that Il hiss .
better record. In view Of thw7"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-05-02

lLliSois AND MlcnlC,S Canal. The Con.
gre-.ional Commute, have reported in Ia
,or OF cnlarging the Canal from the she
Mississippi River to Lake Michigan. The
State OF Illinois ha. eIr~nded -ir millions
on ,hi. work. and nov oa-rs !, To Congress
on CONDITION tina, Il, shall 10 enlarged and
completed. - that war vessels can pas 10
the Lake.. The canal would place u' on
an equal footing With the English govern
men, which !. able to reach the Lakes by
her own canals. IN Canada.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-05-02

Cu,Sors OF Tr,cuIR.. l.. N. Pierce. A
d Tor several term. Principal Of Pari. I'LL
Academy, has resigned, to aceep, . position
in UIbridge, Mas.
The ilallowcli Gazette states that 4. &.
Ilerr,ct. A. NJ, Principal Of Hebron Ac,d'
emy. has been elected Principal OF the Hal.
io~ell High School. The Gar,,te Intimate.
tina, . change in reading books. will become
nccs-ary. ,lnc, those u.ed Tor the last
twenty years. .rr nor out Of Yrrnt'
IL oil he seen by advertisement received
since thu above "a. in tyre. tina, Mr.. Her
rick la. decided 10 remain =, iiebroo.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-05-02

post Of honor. which IA. the advance guard,
Everythin beiug in readiness. upon the
morning Of the the tenth. the General cpm.
manding sent Gag OF truce % the Port 70.
que-ting its commander. To surrender. III.
reply was, F" was pa, here TO defend hi.
Fort. and not TO surrender It," Our dag Of
truce returned. The fret gun va. fired a,
half past eight o'clock, and from tina, time
until dark there was = continual roar of
csnpons and the explosion Of shell. About
II O'Clock A. ~, the Barnside battery shot
away the rebel dag. and n IL csms down
there went up .beu, from the thousand.
tina, we're eagerly watching the .dec, Of the
shots from the different batteries bat the
dag sooo appeared again at the corner u
the Fort. on staff, and second time !,
~. shot away by some battery unknown 10
me. The day closed. and ~ilh II the bon.
bardmsnt. The neI, lay at noon the white
hag Vas seen 10 take the place OF the star.
and bars. and quie, reigoed once more On
Tybee. Zen. Gilmore and Col. Rust were
-.nt by Gen Benbam 20 the fort. aud re.
ceivrd u. unconditional surrender.
While they were a, the Fort, Gen. B,n.
ham called ior the officer who c'mmsnd-d
Battery sierl. Capt. Mchrthur. nj ca. |.
stepped forward, and received very hand.
.ome complimen, from the General. and.
s reward far hi. .klll and cool bravery.
and tina, Of the men Of the Maine sth ~hl
worked the gun. Of the ,hrec batteries. tone
Of them shooting down the rebel aag.) tho
s,h Maine aag was ordered 10 - the fret o.
wave over Fort Pula.si. Capt MsA. VA.
folded the beautiful dag. (the one .cni 90 VI.
by our worthy Governor Of Name and i,
received three hearty che-r..--the General
standing under u uncovered. Colonel Rust,
Capt McArihur. and several other-. vent
TO the For, with the Dag. aud Il waved that
nigh, over Fort Pulaski Thus you -'c. tia.
the Name boys have dono something BY tho
way Of stopping up the hole IN Fort Sumter.
u our regiment has b,-n at low ebb IA the
mind. OF the people from any cause, II has
wiped out all stains. and staLds not second
to any other in thi, Division.
l. II. Ned.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-05-02

We intended come time since. to have no.
t,c,d the iact that the firm Of Cobb 4 We,h.
erbce. in trade a, Norway Village, had been
dissolved. They are succeeded by Isaac A.
benson. who come. back o. the old stand
after two year. Of rs,p',s IRON business.
n. il. associated with Mr.. l.. benson, q
brother. hitherto engaged in business IN
Boston. The Deni.on. are prv'erbial Tor
enterprise aud .ucc-.. IN trade. reputation
acquired by selling good articles al rcasona'
bic prices. See their advertisement.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-05-02

An intelligent gentleman remarked TO u.
a fe~ days s'nce. that certain paper in
this Stat. actually spent more word. in sI
ultips over 4 Democratic victory In Do.
buqa.. Io~a. than IL did over the captur.
Of Island No. 10 /: and ye. the kind Of dem
Oera,. tina, won that victory. ebesred for
Jsff DAVIS. and mounted boa, On wheels
which they called the Merrimac. and hauled
% through the streets with shouts Of triumph.
Il such i' the democracy that I" being eul.
ti,.tcd. God Laoid that it should be allowed
to deceive hOas.t men. Bath Times, ( Dem.
oeralis.)
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-05-02

The Christian Freeman and Trumpet,
have been consolidated. the new journal h..
ing Published by J. ". Usher. and q. w.
Qaimby. Rev. s,l'ann. Cobb. retains the
editorial control. {. well asa proprietary
in,sre-, IN the establishment. giving bis
whole attention TO the labor. The Fireman
and Trumpet, appears IN an entire ne~ drc--.
ind J. one Of the fne., Appearing p,per' We
receive. A. n denominational journal, 1t !.
entitled TO q liberal support.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-05-02

Srppr> DrIu. We learn from the Rs
porter. iha, Mr.. David Fowler. Of North
Brids,on. was attached With sudden faint.
nee. while on his way TO neiehbor' hou.",
AMI died in an hour. lie "a. one OF the
olie., and mos, respected ei,Ircn. OF the
,o.n. lie va. born inlp'~ich, Mas. in
the year 1871. Oct. 3l.,. and IA. aged 20
y,,r- and d months. ILL.,. parent. removed
To Br'df,on IN bis boyhoOi AID hc has lived
there ever since.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-05-02
The wortIn, Farmer and The United

The Working Farmer and the United
State Gar.i,r continue. Co reach u.. Prof
Mape' preside. with usual dignity. SWING
To b.. reader. the results OF a.y.,sm Of
farming. which ha. proved more profitable
than any We have ever .e,n rrpor'~i. Ills
articles ar, always good. The m'.cellane.
ou' portions add,d ty the purchase OF the
U. ;. G.r-ue. ~il' p'cs-- many readers
Published BY M.rc- & Lockwood, N.~ York.
SiO0. Premiums. with handsome en-
gazing. are gwen o. cluh-.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-05-02

The Journal ..y. the Atlantic Bank. Bos.
ton. has withdrawn all ito tens IRON circu.
la,ion. from Oh. number Of couu,erieits. eI.
i.,ing.
Dispatches. Tuesday. stated that large
number OF counterfeit tbree.. on the !hom'
aston bank. Maine, have been put in eirea-
latIon.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-05-02
P,s,ox BsowSlow on ooSrrc,rioS. Il

P,Rsox BsowSLow on coSTnc,rioS. In
speech made at Chicseo. on the 10Th Of
April, Par-on Bro~nlo~ said -
IL am in favor Of the General Govern.
ment guaranteeing to every loyal man all
Oh. right and title u all the property be
ba. hut nj the sam. time | am in favor Of
eItingui.hing the title Ia all negroes and
land. aud other property ol rebels Who NAV
- seeking To overthrow the Government.
! hop. IN God that IL will he done, and that
IL will 60 10 make up the lo.,es Of the loyal
people Of the North and SOUTH"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-05-02

Henry A. Noye.. . member OF the Chel'
.ca company. reported killed IN the enssre-
men, a, Norfolk, formerly resided in Nor
way. where be vas connected in business
with Mrsrs Goodwin 4 Barnard. lie was
a brother Of Cap, Noy-. Of the Main"
li,h. lie leaves a vile and two children IN
Norway.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-05-02

~ Essos. In the notice II the improved
stock. Of Mr.. l.. =. Abbott. ~e were IN sr-
TOR n. 20 the mans. Tie boil 10 OF the Jrr.
.ey blood.-a race which closely resemble.
the Ayr.hire.. hut hs. been brri With more
care. Dr. llolme-. in . pahlI.hed letter
stats tina, he made lb.. Of butter from ),
10 ID. oi milt. from one Of hi. jersey cows.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-05-02

A letter from G. d Adams. Of the 18th
Maine. from Ship Island. Published IN the
Stowheean Farmer. says: "a company
Of seven men who went out !" boat, gut
blowed OF twelve miles. and landed on rebel
coil. They found Union friends, however.
aud after stopping two nights, returned TO
camp"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-05-02

riu,L ATrrcIios The K'nnebcc Jour.
nal says. Large aocs. Of Mild gees, are
frequently .een ~insing their way TO the
north oa., on their summer excursion TO the
cradle. Of their grandfather.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-05-02

TuE MAiSK SiIru. Gen. Mcclellan com.
plimen,s our Sixth Regiment vvry highly
Tor their gallant conduct while making .
rrconnoisuncs on Warwick river.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-05-02

Tho las, European steamer reports Con.
feders,s pirate 10 tho China seas. Probably
q false rumor. set saoss to keep business
from American vessels.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-05-02
svNtis.rp EvrsY rSIp,r soNsNo ny
WIN. A. PIpGIN & Co..
racrsixfoks.
JOHN J. rERRY. Editor.

.TEUMS.-o~. Dollar sad riG, Cea's, Pcs
,.-T, ~ advance; Two Dollsi,, al the sad ofths
NssT.
Ciahbine. ". ~eah r-.Pse'fsil, call 'hs
sveesi. ~ .neh % sTs sp".~d ." lss'i Their sid
,,>,-v,lirg IN Circul,,ioa 81 hons pAlsr ."
ne G,lh,w,ng aAst;
w,s,n .epd
Ia C.'pi-., iot o-e Nss', 'or
10 Capis., foe oss ,sst. fo' "'''
sai sss COP, To the pst."H se'''rs W NV ''"'"
The n,ap., west aseorrsns ,hs .iist.
~ VI rsue.sil \ Co.. W N'a,r T"''''
rs.t,r. .nd 10 Nassau street, Nv f"'A' ss
,as as,har,tsd ag.cis
lou PRINTING s~atls essca'sd'
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-05-02

A correspondent states that new Post
Ofhcs has been established at North Bethel.
The name Of postmaster u not given.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-05-02

Repairs have beeu commenced on the
bridge acrO., the stream irom Moose Pond.
on the Rumiord road. 81 that the route will
.ooo De open Tor travel.