Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1863-04-10
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PARIS. MAINE. ArRm 10. Isss.
Who is ProlOnging tie War;

this questions 90 the NaIiandishaus. thc
Weods. the BrOokses. YEA. to the ~hole
voPPerhead DEMOCRACY. What part are
you acting IN the terrible drama nov pass
ing before the cyes 81 the American pco-
pie? With an arrsn; hypocrisy. known
ouly TO villains. you charge this rebellion
uPou the north. and snceringlv call IL an
''abolition~ war. This absorption you
very well know Is hase he Did the alo-
lifionisss sre into Fort sumter and the
Ancncan ssgS Who raised the standard
Of rvbelhon? vas IL abolitionists AZ the
north? 10 you sAy yess history brands
The taisehood upon yogr fo-eheads. and re-
cords you a st q perjurcd witnesses. Bet
you say the var can be stopped. and the
Whole country restored to peacc- This
yoa assert in your conventional resolutions.
IN your stump speeches. and IN your news
papers. How are yos gong to make
''Peace --UPon whaf terms and condiuons ?
Zoo answer BY a restoration Of the u nioa
As Il was and afording new guarantees 20
slavery. What do the rcbels sav % dis
Mortifyins. disgraocfal and hanlilaiiHg a.
it wouid BE- 70 the north. and 20 tie -enii-
nenfs and opinions Of the people u the
north. they hsrl i back into your faces
with oonfenP; and derision- We repeat
when the rv5els reiecs your proposition.
and Insultingly ten YOU ihcy would never
compromise the matter. even Il you would
sign sheet q blank paper. and allow
them 70 al Il uP to SUI; themseircs.- how
do you expect 20 = comPromise peace
What does Jef Davis and al his follower
say % you and 70 the loyal people Of tle
ooGutry .-'' Southern Indcpend~ace. cr
fghi.- Thea wh~rc does you- lo-ic Lead
yoas To ID other earthly rcsuli bar a
final dismeubermcnt q the unioa. and tn
recognition Of a southern coufcderacv.
That's Il. and you know a. Look Ettle
fartheri sapPosing your trcaSoaable propo-
sition Of peace shoald be accepted. 49,
granting southern Independence. dividing
the union-how could y ou or how coUld the
two parties establish a dividing Eres Do
yoa suppose the great West would surrrn-
der the free and uninterrupted navigation
Of The MIssisslPpi. and tie control OF fhe
Gulf q Mexicos Never. never. Then
where u your western boundarys MAKE
the Mississippi your western boundary and
you divide the southern oonf,derafv In
twain. Would Jea Davis sgree % that
Never. Thea again. the rccognifion q
i. a
er ignoninious surrender on our part-au
orr Qualifications on THE Gulf aud A,lsnt,c
coasts. induding Fortrcss Nooroe. For,
Pickens. and all our other forts vouiI have
20 b. given up 20 tie rebels. And ~hat
wo-sld you DO With New ORLEANS That
would have % be surrendered. Zoo. l.
southern iuicpendcnov. a. an abstract qrss-
ton. should b. rccoguizcd TO-DAY. o. might
take seven years' var TO settle the quc.-
ton Of boandarIcs. SupT-osiug tn, should
b. temporarily settled. bow ions would
they say scttlcds not six months without
another war. The irresistiblc logic 81
events establishes beyond az controversy.
the proposition FOR pcacc a. made ~ the
copperheads. AZ udr0ssIHurrY. Then
What follossS Let as Sc The rebels
commenced this war upon the h,rotbssi.
that The aorfh ,sonid b. d,rss,d. Had thcv
not entertained tLis sentiment. reckless and
desperate a. they we're. they never would
have hazarded q war q rebellion and why
nor Because the southern traitors under
stood that with a rnirsd north. they never
could succced that with eirts.d north.
one parry taking SIDES With item. RE chan
ces might be in their favor All accounts
from tho rsbeilious States agree that both
the army and the people arr Suffering a.
most beyond description. Dcstitution.
want and Starvation. stare them in tie faee
on every hnnd They ar dragging along
The var upon bloafed. WORTHLESS cuucucy.
Thsy have conscripted ard forced into the
rebel service nearly al their ale bodied
men. The blockade cuts them oH from tbe
rest n TIE world. ard their own rcsour-ts
are nearly exhausted. D. word. vide
sTrcad ruin sfarcs them in the floe. What
above everything else. gives them courage
% continue this war2 Cepr~rt.sa svrsra-
fty rH % rorft. 80 erprsss.f "a, 20 ffno-ro,-
o pgrfy. They ssy th's in their papers.
and this b the story ri the lofal mn vlo
escape from them ard oou,e into our lines
AID how do they supposs tbe sympathy q
tkese men - % ard them Th-v reason d,
ths Way d" The var power q ihe Fel-r-
al government stands in our usv--ui,h Eli.
they expect % conquer ls. Break down
she administrator. crirpie the prrsident 4,
his Efforts o. carr on thc var. ard ihs fed
era government b comes poseriess to sui