Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-03-07
Traitors n the North.

Does any intellig gent person doubt the tAe'
thai We have seces.ioni.ts In the free States
Does any one fancy We have no sympa'hiier'
with JET. DAVIS In Maine' II 80. they are
mistaken. When thi. war first broke DOT,
and oil the way along until ate IN August
last. men in our oxp State and In Oxford
County denounced this war A. Lincoln
war :" that we could never break down this
rebellion or conquer the South. Some went
% far as 10 declare the seccssiOnist' right,
and TIA, rebellion on their par, VAS la'l'h-
able. We well pmshter when the news
Of the defeat Of the federal iJrces at hull
Ron reached hers, prominent nan IN the
democratic party in Oxford County openly
r,i,icrd and chueklel over H. Others dill
The sane thing.
The last Of August a Circumstance rather
.iru,foaut In and Of itself worked out .
wobdetisl change ia the outside appearance
OF the Maine ,eces.ionis,.. one ol their
chiefs. in the psr.on Of the notable BOB
Elliott. harpsneI 10 have walking papers
For, LAFAYETTE. THIS frightened his friends
aui sympA,husrs. and they At once we've
,raa.mosrisei into Union men. The most
blatant among them become silsn, aud still
4, an Egyptian mummy. The thoughts Of
lafayette and Warren haunted their medi-
t.,,on. by day and their dreams BY night.
Nov what ws desire 70 say Is ih'.-ihai
~ iraiorS ~ Mans arc not OF foad yss.
TIE sudden transit Of Bob Elliott Oh, oi the
State a, the travelling eopranion Of Marshal
Clark, while u awiully frightened the whole
drive Of Maine seecssion,.,.. u did no,
elrags "a, hssrb Of al Of them. Many Of
them are traitors DOW. Thy lose JED.
Davi. just a. vel a. they dad IN 1855. when
thy eartsd hiu, iron Portland up into o.
isri County to teach h-r Loyal citizens how
q, vote and who 10 vote for. Does the
''leoparl change bis spots, or the Ethiopian
b.. skim" A .hrcwd Observer can dctort
these men now. Thsy have certain roliii-
cal ear marks about them. aud Whenever
thg-s ar seen yoa may st them do.a s'
bel,n.in. 10 the aock of Jea DAVIS 4 Co
F,r, warm .,,ll has ". terror.. and
whenever their derravity lead- then % rail
at our FRYE institutions, and curse Lincoln.
a., Rsrublican. and the var. they think %
Ble Elicw and hold on In spite Of all
this. however. they often indulge n iuuen
dos AMI thrust. a, the administration and
The black republicans. They will straight
en- up and swear rounily against f-emon,
and hi. PROCLAMATION call Cameron ~ old
ahaltioui.i talk about tie Importance ~
taking are Of slavery aud preservin; :, az
AL haAri. moaru over the low ,,ato Of
LlJn indulge in rrcryt that men are te'
coming ultra, and wind OF With the inpor
tan, announcement, iha, the Democratic
party j. the only party that can ever govern
~. country. 10 addition to all this, they
think this whole trouble can he .s,tIed by
compromi.ins with cur 6rrAr,n in the -.
session States
I, j. the duty o. the loyal men 70 keep an
eve On thee fellows. and never Do deceived
by any hl-c coverings ~ them pa, % to
hide the hideousue.s ~ their moral aud po'
liticAl ieformiti-.. Don't ,ru., them aiAll:
they ar wolves in sheep. clothing. traitors
90 heart. The Hons skin can oO,ec up
much. but il never eau hide their long ears.
Let them be everywhere watched, marked
aud exposed.