Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1863-08-28
II POLITIC Al.
SPEECH OF GENERAL sHEPLEY
hT5rfc4 for 80 ParfIa1d Pro " J. n
puiafer.

RTSrfef for lis Parflaad Pr,ss " J. y
Pulafer.
NJ CiaIra,aa-For the cordial and fat
tering terms in which. in behalf Il nv oil
friends and fellow citizcns. you have x.
tended this ksnd welcome o. me. Accept H.,
yourself. and these fair iadie. and losal and
brave men % the Forest CITY. mv mo.i
hearty acknowledgements. Accept the
morr rcatilv, and appreciate this ucL,oms
the morv highly, because / know that it.
cordially springs. not from any thinc which
O. personal o. myscli. bat is thr mere cfa-
sion oi your generous sympathy Tor those
who. ln whatever lands. arc cNcrting them
selves o. maintain thc honor of the fae.
and TIE integrity of uur Union know
that tha' uelcorne would have been a. ear
nrst ard co0lal towards the bumhicst sol
deer fn The ranks 20 our sirfori1u. army.
Bot kro~ that you have extended tii. vel
COME io me. that I NAV bear back o. chem
this evidence of vour Kind appreciation Of
their lahor.. ani their sacrifccs. I Will
carry q back o. them. ard viii tcu them.
those WHO have gone there o. meet th, foe.
that hcrc af home thcir labors anI their sac
rltcrs are Appreciated I viii tel them that
thet have hrrc AZ home a loval people. I
! siA tcii thcn that IL tLc fortuues ~ var
shall caI upon them O. pour out their blood
AMI lay down their lives in the glorious
cause in which th-y arc enlisted. here are
thousanis and tcns - thousands o. 6n up
ihe .'ee'maied rank. and pu.h on Il :. work
Two great questions. fellow citirens. pre-
scrt thcmseisrs nov Co the mind of every
rejecting citizcn. They are so an absorb
ine. thsy arr so ali-inip0ftani. that thry
leave us neither time mr. thought fpr the
cons'f'ratIou of any othcr. They arc simp-
J., these.
Tan this walked rebellion BE- suppressed =
And after th.. arin,l rebellion = put
down. % pst dowu if .hall d.. can tLis ouee
-iouous I lion De- restored
llv-e are thc questions of the dav.
these are tbe ISSUES of thc hour. aui an cl.r
TRIVIAL. and snimportant. aud unworthy Of
ihc Thought or consideration of man.
uii th,sc arc disposed of. there b. no
glcstion " politics. there 3. uo question 81
property. there j. no qac>tou 81 health or
li'r it-cii CD which these two great qacstisus
are not paramount.
Can tLis rebellion De .upprcssci Whlt
o. now b. condition. i.cf us elancc for
moment over the map ~ our country. and
loos at that portion - q ~hich a. tie out
set vls gwen over % the houics OF th- re-
beii'an.
f.rst. o. .a. glance AZ tl,-~ t1rlrr>ta,e.
whose To.i atom b. 80 important. AMI where
thr -acrltccs a The mon men and af The
PATRIOTS have bvca 90 ennobLng and so
vnoruogs
MAJ ianl. upon uho-r soil was sicd th-
fr.i blood q tie .ons of New E1vl1nd Who
had gone OF o. shcd tLrir blood ior their
...-'-Fs. .s-s -.slaszl. is aaz placed aeg-
ord iar .halow ol doubt. Nav. more
from Indication. % D, prophccicd that b.
wi.l come oar of this conts.t not ouiy lot al.
hut With a setilcm~nt of the ISSUES involved
in ihis contest such al shall render it ccr-
ram i.src viii never a gain o. any question
as t1 ulai .ile % uIl ta1c iu tai. sr,at
causr.
Ih,rc b. Virginia. dismcmbered. shoru
az lfs t4.r fraqori. .cr-. vith one thirl l1yai
and Coo thirds in coalition fhlt when Do
cra-es OBJ D., thr batil, fclI. will cause itto
fal .af1 our ltnl. az easv rr-r. and hc iu
thc same CONDITION. al o. it. fuf1re political
state a- Mar land Missouri. uh.ca has a.
r,aii taken DO. rams among thc Free state.
ot o. niou. and Kentucky. aiurys iatai
iu a. main. tut DOW Iolhiy so since 10 Ca.
expelled 40 tae friends of ti.e rebellion
from t.c lali. aui le.t it only a- a .anl 81
l.rsl rif.r.r-.
lftle., States alone. % oaf. tL-s. State.
were fo le ass.ro.l to us. vc should kuov
tlat thr strength upnu ahi.h thc leader. of
Co. r.lsi..1u bad coan'ol bad failed thrm F..
v- .h.llI kn1a char there woali aIray. l...
bata.ea u. q luIaa-k OF liberty But
thi. D.. rot ai fhe gallant E..rrrar. Ia.
drv.n tle forces o. Er1g- .ottl OF tie
Ienr,..er. c1mpsliei lim dav after dat
aul week after week. fo make those mas
t.rit retreat. for uiiri aI.nc o. apr.ar.
u1s o., Do li,tnga gai-h.d. lle has placed
hIm It sur.f..iou q ul.st iur.rilr. and
u.o.t Ingenious .frafr.cf.- roteu.nf.. OBJ "a
condition shere hi. rebel 'fi.nls af E.i-
uord Couflai1 tiraf Eus.craus uill n.f Give
BIN rh-ues to heht aherc D. wants to.
hlt cunfIuaaIls oufiIlnks i.m AMI compel.
h'u f1 srrk rsu friI-. o. uaulI D. rfsI
t1 f-hf liu. b-t D. can't ret fhr orrorturi-
ts tl frht h.m except where E1sctrars .e-
iert. tle -rnanl
We pace loan tie M-.i..irui. arI cher.
ue t.f f.af Grant. " tlr rshls.t Roman nf
fI.n aI." lr'..-.I ha. r-.,a.o.i fh.ir boast
Cd imrr. -naIlr sfrareh.lI. tlken fhirfr
tl.I.tnl rr..0rtr.. nrl sent oat sherman.
r.. % DIS .nt.-t Gtr.rr'.. f5 plant tie
flg .f f.e r... .ftr "a. s...n. th. ,rr.faI
of chs r..f sar.ikr ~flf. .r fto Conf,Isr.
as Sod rr fnl ttis state. c.r.ii.reI
Co., s.rg .oal of sLita'r,. heretofore so
tauut.i. so iols-fl' Iff.rDfh ill nfA iris-
burg. before ift .i.l'.l auI h.f.r. its rlri-
ct rtre taken us frl r tn rr.I..l fh.f
rlr aasllnr oatairl ofl..r. tle gallant Col
or,r..n. uIfh a fhsa.trI l..n. rIf hIsu uat
thr0 -i fLe iencth ard breadth of tIis l.r.-
f0'-e Wanted. dcisrt M,.i..rri t.
sub condition is fie ~faf. r.Ir..I a
~ftf. ul..h hls more ~ fie sirees af var
in irte aai gallant men tiar ans atler
STATE south of Mason auI Dixous Iae. !
ti-uk
W. rass down to i.oaisiana. fsrrisr.eI
anI nefe Cd ftaf Bart.. fsf.rftl..l -..t