Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-02-14
w.,urssr,s. Feb 80. ls6e.

70 have besn beeau~ they seem likely enough
to have been. applies equally we'll to cur.
rem, rs to past events. and furnishes = usa.
fol hin, to ne~'papsr quidnanc' and coz
respondents. Again and again ba. the army
OF ,b. Potomac seemed on the point OF ''ris'
my the decisive blow. The thing has seemed
inuinsically probable; nor have local in'
aIcauons been wanting. from time TO time.
that the hope . long dsfsrrsi va. no longer
to make our hearts siek. S,outly have -e
believed in anl boldly have We predicted
\" an advance" Dgt-alAs Tor logic, DO
Dol, la. fallen And the war cloud ',ill 40.
broken lowers grizzly along N. line Of the
Potomac. Now aud then q bold rcconnoi.
,ancc OF sharp .klrmi.h. like a half.'eiled
dash indicates what Is in it. but otherwise
than M. 10 Gill io1ms aud dickens on IN
sullen silence.
Only Of late DO We 'ecm to have awakened
fully to the magnitude and extremity Of our
danger The hombardmeni OF Sumter awak-
ened resentment and Indignation, but no
alarm. The Disaster Of MapA..a. ~rung
the nation. heart. bu, -aving mom,ntary
panic, no fear mingled with our shame and
anguish. Never did the .riri, Of thr. poo
pie r,se mor proud, than when thu wires
were flashing over tho land iidinss Of ,hs,
terrible overthrow. and the wreck. Of our
shattered legioos cane drifting INTO this
city and long flles % ambulances--oue hun.
dred and twenty In one line came bearing
their CORY burdens through these streets.
The rebsllion struck 6erc.ly ba, would b.
speedily Enthusiastically doubted u.
10 was no, until We saw national bans.
rupicy yawnins In the near future, TO be
avoided only by the mo., coo.ummste man
Aeement: foreign interference impending,
TO 10 Arcr'ed only by tho mos, hrm and ju.
diciou. s,a,e-msn.htp ourselves .hu, up to
the nec..-i,y Of e"nQasring sr~eiily Or no,
at all while at the same tins our arms
were making but little psrcep,,blc progress
lit was not ,ill We had seon al this and
lcot~i upon IL for weeks and even months
tina, We hscsme aware oi'our whole peril
And now ~b,le anxiety 10 ,iill in,sn'e,
while We bold mOrS hswly than ever b.fore
that Ia var - well 80 IN .urgstv. he 10 saie-t
=. we'll a. mott msrc,fsl. who ga-hc- on
without aInchlpg or ALTERING. through quiv.
sring fc.h aud gushing veins. and 'pou,ing
Arteries, while DO advance ol the army near
here is po-.ibla the continuous rains having
reduced the .trrctl 20 y wilderness OF 9th
and the roads To quAcmirss. while all this
10. 80 va .,Ill rsJoios 10 note . more cheer
fol aud hopciul tone Of feeling ct the CAPT.
tai. The words OF courage and trust spoken
tho other DAY by SENATOR Trunbull, 10 the
senate, are but aa expression OF tie general
tone OF sentiment here. Perhaps the veto.
~ ia Kentucky, or tho rradsAI progress oi
Our arn, on tho southern .hOrss, or the
gr,a, PREPARATION. q, ihs We., % the firm
and rr>olulo manner IN which the new Sec.
Rotary VI War ha. assumed the direction Of
sa,,r--each or all may have tended 10 rai,s
tho aiasine hoPc. Of the people. Few
things. certainly. seem TO promise better
than the Aprolntmep, Of Mr stanton. lie
u winning golden opinion. from AL and rs
accession 20 ths heat Of The VAR tepariucnt
appears likely to II the beginning Of byt'sr
dANs.
There are Tow greater lions here than our
young grneraliSimo. III. unaffected ic1o.
ton 90 bushes. and hi. avoidance 81 parade
and ELI slorihcation serve 10 ~he, tho pop.
ular curiosity Perhap. those who may
car. to Rad ,hi. would no, ob~et TO such
description Of hi, carriage and appearance
as can give.
l, was at a parade some time since tina, I
saw him. When arrived the line Was not
quite completed and here and there where u
regiment ~rs moving to i,s allo,io'i position
the music rose proudly and the thin du.,
,ba, i.w up dashed and 'psrklei with the
sheen OF . thousand baTOuep. Now and
then as the eye ran down the long. long
line some weapon -cnt It's CLEAN OF sharp
blue light straight and strong n the minnie
throw, It's hall. The General soon appeared
and at the head Of hi, -laG passed along the
line from RICH, to IeIt aud then took his
stand in a central position, while ihe whole
twelve thousand marched IN review before
HIN. The young Chief be.,rode hi. horse
"A good though not large or snowy one
with the Ease aud grace Of practical horse.
man and bs surveyed tie Geld like man
who knsw his business. lie wore the sim
pie army cap. sported no plume or epaulets
and excepting white -a'h and eleeants~ort
VA, dressed no better than lieutenant.
lie Is rather short Of stature. very strongly
made. promp, and energetic IN his more.
men,-, with the ror, and mi"u Of a true
commander. Ills bead IL well developed,
nos, rather prominent. har dark brown,
mou.taehe heavy and sandy and his eye
quick and commanding. Near him sat
gracefully upon his horse the Count ofPar'''
nov attached To III. .,aG, aud In the rear
OF the group was u gentleman. thin. ssooP-
ing, qu's,,--,h. Prime" De JOin'i'le
Mcdowell i. CONSIDERABLE, larger than the
General In. Chief. Of darker complexion and
fuller habit, . man Of personal proves. |
should judge soldier Of soodly presence
and martial bearing. Both have in their
veins-,f we may crcdi. the report, the hO,
and high blood OF Galloway ehieftain..
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