Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-09-05
ror Tn, Oxford Democrat.
The Crisis


posed tha, we had approached the eri.i. Of
the war for moro than year. The ncat
erea, battle was TO decide the contest. New.
or has public .entinen, been more deceived.
Are We now approaching that desirable
roint7 For ono doubt IL. We cannot
conquer the South till we take up the mat.
ter a. earnestly n the South does. There
every family is pledged to do something for
the army every week. Every ablo.bOdIed
nan is soldier at home or in the army.
Four millions OF negroes are busy furnish.
lng provisions for ,ha, army. We deceive
ourselves when We talk OF starving them.
They may suTer inconvenicnccs, bu, all the
substantial. Of life are a, their command.
I, is righ; for us to be taught by an enemy:
but We don, want TO pay too dear for the
instruction. - long as we underra,e them,
50 long shall we suffer dcfea, a; ,be'r hands.
Again, public sen,imeu, in the North !.
disIrus,ful IL is OF no use TO conceal the
fact. They feel that We have delayed too
long. Instead Of advancing. we have wait.
ei iill we 20, ready, forgetting that the en-
e,ny could ce, ready as well as ourselves.
No,vi,h.tandin, ,ha, We arc raising .lI
hundred thou sand more men. tho public
mind -. ,ha, W, are only renderin: our
.,lvc. their equals. no, their 'uperior' in
point ot numbers have no DOUBT but
TINS rebellion will 10 broken down; but Il
s vastly better TO realize its magnitude and
crarplc with 1t as soon as possible. How
shall 1, be done? say. break down di.loy.
atty at the North. Treat every traitor a.
he deserves, bu, no, by buying him over TO
the government, with an oiicc, the better TO
encourage h,. treason. Drive out every
woodeu.hcadsi oiscer in the army. and stop
allowing similar cases to enter i,. Go, rid
Of all iu,empcrate officers.
know i; may he considered presumption
Cor civilian 90 criiieise the army; but we
have .on. exposed to the fatal bullet. Why
,hould our soldier. DC clothed in light blue
pants to De .ho, at, aud why ,hose brass
plate, a, large as .Iuccrs on their breasts,
making mos, excellent, ,arsc, for the cuc'
my? Many valuable oihc,r has been shot
down during the war hy hts brish, row Of
button. AMI shoulder straps. Why canuo,
The pascanuy Of European armIe. be laid
asids and common sense be substituted :
The mos, stEcien, men N the British army
have invisible green clothing, with india
rubber buttons. and without any mark
whatever TO DO sho, at. How absurd -
.end out pieke,s dotted over with brass.
| fear we are making another mistake in
no, bringing public sentiment to demand
,ha, every able bOdicd man in the North
should be obliged to drill once week, a,
least. as lonsa. the war lasts. We ought
% have two millions o, men in the loyal
States drilling every Saturday afternoon.
No matter II they are not equipped. Let
them practice maneuverins lc' the officers
De learnin, their duties. During the war
OF lSl2 companies OF minute men were form.
ed all over the country. who were ready 10
start at minutes warning. Such peo
pie could not bs subdued. Every man
should De 80 now. We think We are doin.
a great deal. and 50 We are; 4; bu, does /, not
consist too much IN voiiu: large bounties
and making long speeches. The patriotism
Of the country i. no, more than half reused
vet. No half way sentiment, nor half way
measures. nor political prejudiec- will ever
render people successful in war. Determined
resolution should Be- the wat,hwOrd Of every
man. have seen two or three determined
meu DO more to save u burning building
than a hundred timid ones.
For one. | feel mortified at the course OF
events for the lac, month; bu, this should
not lead TO lnaetion, but should nerve Us to
sill greater egor, TO sAve our country iron
ruin. CITIZEN.