Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1863-08-28


hcrrtoiorc drawn rs supplies-from the fer
tale plans of Texas. and from the inporta-
ton Of her merchants from other lands are
nov forevcr cut Oh aud no longer can they
drfN through Mafamoras the arms and mu
nitions with which % supply themselves
NoW no longer can they bring sixty tho1s-
and Enicid rifles % supply those whirh
Grant found az Nickshurg. and which our
neutral friends across the water hal kindly
furnished through the channels q the Rio
6randc. No longer can thcy draw thence
the uch herds of cattle which have been the
stay 81 the army. No longer can they
draw from Southwest Louisiana the alt
Which has supplied them. 20 procure which
thcv sent their wagons and mnle teams more
than "a hundred miles % a little ledge Of
solid sait which was found on an island In
ihe gulf on The shore of Louisiana The
sourccs q this supply arc cat OF. occupied
and taken possession of hv regiment that
went from Maine. aud which vas tien Id
hy the gallant Colonel. now acting Gcner-
al hImball. from the halls 81 Oxford. Now
~ Ind that large portion % the State j.
a-aIn occupied by the Federal troops. AMI
such are thc movements ard such the con-
dulou of AFFAIR.". that in a fr,v weeks we ~
pcct to send % you from Louisiana the an
nouncemcnt that their D. no more 81 the
rvhcilion west OF thu Mississippi River.
With all these showcases clscwhcrc. We
come around again o. the Atlantic coast.
and - hnd an army confident of succcs..
Numbering az The gates % rebel q harleston.
lApplausc.l We turu % the Richmond
papers last received. and we find that. With
AT thc apiitudc for i,ius which has di.fin-
guished fhc prs. q che toui,,leracv. thrv
say thc fall Of tharlc.toa viii Lc d.. fiil q
The cuutv'icracy. We remember ue have
been told bong ago. that after all the bat
ties ulnu tlIc .oil of the Couf-tlcracy has,.
bern fought out. and their cause hld he
come ,csTeratr, they would. a. one last
and hnai contest make an effort o. transfer
tac struggle o. the soil Of thr North. ana
give u- taste Of tkc desfrlctiau of var.
ihrs haze made that attesr,t. and thrv tid
not make % until their Fortunes cl.eahere
we're vauiug. and g. toe eve of every OBJ
serving man % has been q Last app.al
They made that attempt in thc Wcst With
the raid oi Morgan. Who intended o. desc
late far aId loyal Ohio. and Moran ana
DIS rariing and robbius Land. ar, pri.on-
srs on the soil fhcy went 90 dcsolafr They
srnt an army into Fcnn.y lsania. They an
irn..r'i. a. they ayowed. to lay tribute up
ca ihilidclphia. o. occupy Baltimore AMI
then proceed o. Washington and dictate
terms 90 peacr from thr Capital 81 the Na-
ton- aler their abie.t and most yict1-
rioHs ant most skilIiul general. they under
took fhis programme. and DE result has
been that To has icd back to the soil of
Virginia from which Dc started. With the
Joss oi 5000 of his best soldiers.
lhis b. the appearance % this contest 80
i4r as Sc l1oS o. the armies of thc Couicd-
crart. huf therc is another criterion br
wLirh business men attempt o. determine
what tie VTol success or failure ofauy
undertaking. There are those. 50 say
many men. wap can feel thc public pulse ty
rlnuIn; their fingers over thc stock Dr., and
noting tLc price az gold there are iiose
sh1 can tcll uhat tir nation. strength D.
Wien they measure its credits. and wLen
49, cry thc comparative strength oi thc na-
ton with lie strength % tLc rebellion. Ia
thc salic t,-t hy Which men tTy any other
business. how does GO sfands What is fhe
credit of thr touisdcracv compared with
the credit of thc nation bccau.e 90 iuii-
cafes ilrcir oUn confidence in the hual suc-
cess ot the cause. aud not only their Own
confidence. but 90 b. thc trtlcst test % che
confidence oi thc world II show. boa otl-
er meu r,-arl DO. lf shows lor. unrreiaai-
crt observers l1os at tLi- question. And
ODE world measures fhr strength of a COVE
crumcut uua hy it- credit. when fhc Bar
ins. auI l;oilrhi'i- have thc saving 0f IA.
tion-, vheu diplomats can u1 longer car-
rt ou a government without tLr an of q.
uauciers. How stanls the issue with rr-
gard fo tLem> ln tic Couf.,lc-ary. ti,c is-
sues % tac Confederate government az Ia
rer a.fh which DO pas. its solIi.rs. the cur
rrncy with which 90 bu1s i's munitions of
var and the f.od with vhich if muse f.el
if. armies ani ma. ufain iis troops. D. rc,l1-
cc4 q. En tu such a -faadarl that our dollar
iu -oiI VII buy ts,ltr O. fourteen dollars
oI uu e.lerlfe money. Nav more. slw
tI-taF t.lf n clerk iu store iu Mniil. vas
tlsfu tr1m there anil carried north as lr
l. Richmond. lrI sent outsi.le Of fl,e lines
oi fhr tDrt.lrr1.y. because he saI.I Oh a
soldier uln DAD returned from Ni.k.irr-.
coat Or Union m1nrt. This sollier hlI
mef 40 Ni.k.larea a Ju.on soi1ier.- for
olr ..l-..-. lll oomD .n souia.t aith iie
rebel .pliicrs at thaf place happened
o. rrt INTO his pocket flnf unknown fn.rz
t1 tacm before. ri rreenhark anI thi.l..rk
htd Offered OBJ 30 Dom an arti,i. OF apnlr-
Ell iar tr' anl .ali dollars iu gr,enla as
nr % .u Confederate u.uet.-anT u.U
--if. fr thaplrn tl Lnoe -.r+f.-...
o. y N.u ORLEANS uhp hns cot flour barrel
flil of tl.s tonfcicra-t money. and lfh..k
D. i. frrt sure ut having parcr irea.t
fo lis eh.lirrn.
This a1rie f.t .h1as precisely. n1t o1-
D. to us lers bod N.w EnelanI. but OBJ te
r..f ui ftc uorii--rh.n tise credit .f tbs
t.n.,...ra.g b. weighed .ouparrI u.fi
the credit 90 this Nafiou--it .'lass flaf rr-
en there. within the lines of tfi. rcheI.,n.
th.g l. uof estimate tie cause 90 the rebel
E.n. as r.ur rar.i With the cause c. t'.c Z n-
lur. as having mnre than one chance m
t.u. being .iaiireiy AL . i-2 i1 -.
Wr. oa tie other hlrl have currency
at p..sr.i ou.y at s.u.e - Ser cent. dis
.a.rf. instead of being drrrrfiafel so.n.