Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1863-09-11
Meeting st Bryant Pend.

oonclasion IL fal~ehood. carh malicious A.
tax Which has been made upon the gov
eminent; and Pointcdly exhibited The ~.
position platform Ia it, true Eght b sho--
M ho~ every rebel IRON Jeacr.on f,.,is
down % The meanest nan in thc southern
oonfe'ieraey. ~csii gladly vote for Bion
Bradbury. ~crr they here and could cass q
ballot. He expose % the oonseription act
~as able. Ia Vas SUBSTANTIALLY the sane.
as gwen IN speech Al ksnnebuak. the eve
hlng Pre'i0us- We copy from a rvPOrt Of
that speech a. follo~s:
The CoPPerhead dcsaa<o.-ue.. ~ho his.
Their poison into the ear II interest. far
PreJ1d'oe and passion. Who uaisstate the
purpose AM PerVert The provisions Of the
enrolnacnt act. 4l 70 tel the men thew
mean 70 Hiisiead that the Governments Lad
fol- authority before The passage Of that at
u arait Tor nine monihs every nan IN the
oountrg between the ages u eighteen and
iorty-6se. not cSemP; by the ailitia laus
Of Congrcss or q tie States. In Is95
Congress enacted that any ofioer % the
nilitsa Who should fail - obey ihe call 81
IL President shoall forfeit s-m no; cx-
oeeding one years pay ard be Liable %
oourt martial. and that every private forfeit
sum not exceeding one years paw and
b. Imprisoned one month fos every eve
dollars Of such fne. Escrs citiren between
thc ages 81 eighteen AM forty I've. not c1-
enPt by the miliiia Las Of Congress or Of
The States - liable o. De drafted FOR mae
months. hncd. II failing 10 obey The call. a
sum equal o. one Years paw And d. iu-pri.-
oncd until - PAYS the Enc a. the rate q
one moath Tor evcry tsrnty-Sve dollar
Juder thc militia Laws 81 the Jnncl states
AMI u the States. governments oficials. the
favored and Fortunate. are exempted. not
the poor tosling massos.
Having secured ia this act. A. compared
VIII - Cd military la-s. uniformity.
e9uaHiy. fore. cc0nou,. c11a fort. hcalg
AMI life framed the a.; SD a. 70 bear a.
slightly a. possible upon the indostrics and
socIAl i.fc Of the PEOPLE. Con-rcss desired
% relieve the toiling dependents poor and
O. raake national anl STATE oiEciais AMI ths
caitay and thc favored and fortunate bear
ikcsT sAs-e % the bur,icns Of snfarccI
military service. b. tie n.iional and
SIT niLtAry rcgu,aiions By tie naiional
othcials. Member q Congress. Custom
House ofkorrs. Post Masters. Clerks. Jud.
svs. Ministers Of the Gospel. AM the fasor-
81 and fortunate. Serc exempted from
military dutg. The nasioual and state mill
ia laSs discTiniaatcI against abe poor anI
IN favor q abe ROB. TLis law. So falsely
AM herccly denounced. discriminate a.-.iu.t
the ricA and IN favor % tie poor. Mem
5ers 81 Congrcss, Custom House ofEcer,.
PostHsasiers and their clerks. ministers.
national and state oaiciais excepting the
wee FrcsilenD. tie Cabinet. Jud.c, Of
The Suprcu.e Court 81 tbc United STATE.
an The Governor Of tLe States. arc nou en-
ro..el ant mus; q yhi. o. 80 = Substitute.
or pay the c0mmutatioa of $50
While this Ia rcquirrs tbe favored. Oh,
iortunaie. the ri-h. o bear O.. burlcn.. u
icnderiy spares thc poor. Never uas a
military iaw enacted IN Allerica 80 careful
sfthe ssePendeni poor. Ia this world -
inequality no is-isiaiion can lift from the
toiiing masses thc burdens thar too often
Prrss too heavily upon thrrn. but a.. law
so bitterly as.ailcd. seeks O., relieve a.. ir-
eQaallile- a lde. Tbs denounced .n-,U-
uacn; At eNemPis 90 the poor the only son
81 ihe WIDOW dependents on - labor. a..
only son 81 ased or iaaru, parents depend
eat ca BIS labor Que q ti.c tuo o. more
sons u sch pa-euts tbe ouls brother o.
orphan cli.lrsu nc: ;--lve year. aId de-
Pendcnt aPou his labor thc fathsr u moth
eriess children under t~rise year. q a..
depeni-lf GA BIS LABOR. Un1-r ti..e A.
name prov isiofis tens of thousands az iie toll
ing dependant poor ar relieved from tie
hDrseus 10 euiorced military duty. Con
rrrss -isely exempted. a. az at ~ human
iir. foanr meu between eighteen and tuen-
o.. Thousands of imnatars Young men
have broken doFu urisr th, ssvr-s l,t...
~ the service. and sank into tf- hospital.
or Into f'rraature graves .Mar, 81 che
gouH- men of thi. tender a. ar. fftel f,r
ile army and sl.ail enter .,. ser,ise. bat
a. Lass &c would have ie,a cruel o. have
ioroed them into tac arul. aai Conrre..
10 fhis. Al iu otler portions 81 tI.e i.u. f.l-
.oT,d the prourtine' Of lluaa.fy.
brt the counuufaiIan provision g go
p. denounced asa di..r.r.-af..a aes.-..
g. poor i' favor ~ thc r..h De vts r..
ters tlis seutiment iasaits r.a..a an o.t-
RACES aecenry The msr uhr believe. +,
81 '.e'fa.y contempi' Tae nan ris
atfers be- in the ear 81 tie people r-..l,.-..