Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-09-05
tfrom cor Regular cOr''po"den'.l
Washington Correspondence.
wAsuISoroS, Aug. 30lh, lSd?.

MI uulet. "" io"E't WV w" wv"
the CAPITAL. The answer Of the country to
the call Tor more troops 10 daily received IN
the persons Of s,slWar, men. ready aud
eager TO do battle Tor the imperillcd rrpub-
lie. The north i' pouring forth her men "
n there were no enI OF her Thousands. The
arrivals Of fresh regiments and recruits Tor
the old ones. surpa.s anything OF the kind
since tho beginning Of the war. AIN In
formed that Pennsylvania alone. has sent
hither little II any les than H. 900 In one
week only. New York IL somewhat in Ar'
rears. bu, is fac. making mp her quota. No
section Of the country has acted more eif'
GENTLY and promptly IN this crisis than New
England. and no par, Of New England more
so than the Dirigo State. Only the 10th.
l7,h. and 18th regiments have yet arrived
IRON Maine. Tho 18th came in on Saturday
e-euing. and left for Dixie the nea' morn
ing. | visited them on their arrival. and
found them in good health and spirits. COM
foriably quartercd Tor the night, and sing
ipr-what the volunteer learns about rs
speedily and surely as the manual OF arms.
IL indeed he did not previously know IT,
4" Joha Rro~n'. hoJ, lie. moaldering in the grave,
bot hi. soul - marching os;
and any ono who has heard that strange
weird battle hymn ctan,ed in concert by the
stern foil voices Of thousand soldiers. will
no, doubt its truihiulne.s. Nor hare the
arrival, been limiie! to the new IcvIc'. Not
q few veteran troops have come from West
crn Virginia to take par, IN the great ''ras'
gle which appears to be iminen'.
\ large portion OF MeCIcllan's army
landed on Sunday last, at Alexandria. and
arc prepared to CO operate with Cen Pope
rhi. ma,sing Of our army IS a hopeful indi'
cation. Tue plan Of dividing il into many
columns, the attempt 10 make ches''hoird
strategy 10 instead Of hard fshlins, was
doub,lc.. prompted by kind anl humane
feelings. bu, has proved too disastrous 10 be
continued longer. II our armies Lad done
las, fall or las, spring what they seem now
about to do--ga,herci up all their strength
into one rs.is,les, thunderbolt. and launch
Ell u upon the enemy. we could not have
failed 10 injure him lar more and suffered
Ourselves far les than wo have done. rs II
10, there should b. re.olu,e correction Of
mistakes q, whatever aeriiice Of personal
consideration. but there should be no weak
repinipg, or captious iault'hnding'.
Tho noble response OF Maine to the call
for troop-. her unqualified and unf'lteFing
support Of the government. has been and
will b. to it pillar o, strength on which
W. may well hang the bloody laarel' gath
cred by her sons a, Williamsburg and Cedar
Mountain.
From such thoughts. turn humiliated
to the I" peace party" and i,' Portland Con-
yen,Ion. The men IN whom the lombard
men, OF Sumter. and the long, long list OF
insult, AMI outrage. upon ou' dag that pre-
ccded and followed that event. reused no in
digna,ion tho men in whom the heroic
deeds, the saintlikc .lcrifcc-. the torrents
OF blood and tear. poured gu, Tor the Repub'
lie By their country men and women, k'ndlo
no enthusiasm AMI excite no patriotic
warmth. tho men who. when the country
cries out in her agony for men and means.
answer only with hypoeri,ical winnings OF
invectivcs against her defender-,-the men
in whose eye. any rebel guerrilla. murder
ing our picket. at midnight, or cutting the
throat. Of our wounded, isa better and
worthier man than the aboli,lonist who ~
shedding hi. blood Tor the Constitution and
the Union.-the men who. never learning
anything and never forgetting anything. are
never weary Of crying their old nostrum for
the cure OF our uOubles-inini,o .eryility
and universal slavery, such men ought 20
20 double shOd let their feet polluso tho
FREQ soil they labGr TO be,ray. ought to
blush and apologize every time they breathe
the free air Of free New England. The
principal eject Of their labors however will
be. % unite in closer brotherhood all who
really wish well TO the Republic, and unite
them in still more heroic efforts. As 70.
gard. themselves, they are digging graves IN
which TO tester away At their leisure with
the DISCUS, and scorn OF all future time for
their epi,aphs.
Meanwhile. however. the Laundering and
splashing Of these blind leaders OF the blind,
and the walls Of their bcmirei followers do
not invite into the ditch with any very po'
tent persuasion those who can see. The
crca, ISSUES Of the hour are daily becomln;
palmer 90 all whose eyes arc not wiliully
sealed, and tho irresistible "IoSic oferents "
Is fast drawing towards its mighty conelu'
sion.. While +" border State " men vapor
and threaten. and covert traitors farther
north DO their bc., TO serve tho enemy in
their small sneaking way. the inevitable end
draws on. Both government and people
are fast coming to perceive that emAneipa'
ton. and that alone, can bring permanent
peace. Virginia slave holders jus. across
the river, who were moderate year ago.
are bitter seccssioni,t. 70. day. All accounts
from all parts OF the territory conquered
from the South arc TO the same effect. The
old demon mus, be cast out OF these people
before a letter spirit can enter in. Slavery
mus, cease and Liberty become universal be
fore We can become one. ISL
P.S.-The city i' KEEP, in constant fer
man, nv exsitiny IL NOT alarminv rumors