Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1863-05-08
OBJ 0rfurN Democrat
PARIS. MAINE. MAY :. 1865.
How Treason i, Being Unmarked

are pat on trial and b. the forcc q circusa-
stances obliged TO take position. Hyroc-
risy cannot i've. AMID the blazing light o.
this conflict. and Character = Developed in
spite II all efforts az conccaip~nt. When
Scufh Carolina 6rst raiscd thc standard %
rebellion. almost tbs krst question that sag
Ses'ed itscH. VAS % tie loyalty 81 tbe
American people. Who l. on the Lorrs
SIDE And q vas 4 matter q grvaf inter
81 % know whether our government Vas
then in the hands Of the friends or enemies
Of the repsblic; in other words ~hcthcr
secession aud rebellion existed ia the White
House? The logic q events settled the
question. and the whole country looked ON
With establishment and sor-ow. 70 behold
the mAn they had raised 20 the Presidential
chair. trembling in the hands q traitors
sabvertins the government 70 The purposes
Of rebellion.
The mask presently fell oH-the treason
81 Floyd. Cobb. Tbonpson and Toucey.
menibers Of James Bsohsnan's cabinet.
became parent O. al. They vent O.
their own Place.- The fore - var sent
them over 90 rebellion and fixed their DO
htical status. Another inquiry arose. a. O.
Tire lo, atty q certain uacmbcrs u Congress
Ihis bad been Questioned for YEAR. and in
the anterior political campaigns. the rvrab-
hcans had charged disuaionissa upon The
democracy, especially in the south. The
test cane. ~ State AFTER State With an
the paseantry q a mock funeral. h, Re-
solves and ordinances. travelled oat of the
Union. the delegations from these several
States in both Houses 81 Congrrs. pom
pously rvtired-cN'ingaishing tie last idea
Of loyalty - a government. % which thew
were indebted Tor ever, thing they possess
cd Professions of LOYALTY had hardly H.
conn cold Ga the lips q . larrc number q
southern denocrats. before thcv tarned
tier backs uPon the cid ass and arravcd
themselves in the raaks 81 rel.cl. Ssrb
northern democrats a. Vailandirhars. and
San Cox Cior the latter Is a. ti- traitor
A. the lorner) weIr soon forced o. show
their hands. The ;hins cosld not D. doi--
81. and coEn went lot az men from the
north covered all over with TREASON.
Then in the Executive dcnartu-uts a
Nashington there we're rvgular ness ~
traitors. AL PROCESSING ioyaity. O. Keep their
PLACES. but al the same time secr.tlv prac-
tIcing treason. Il vas FROM clerks ,n ill.,.
departments. that - stem % communal
tion was kept up for a long tine With tie
rebel army. and al our plan. q military
operations pat in their possession. The
necessities Of var Enaliy separated a..
wheat from tie chaH. and exposed ti.e dis
LOYALTY % a class If villains Who were ruau-
ing away AZ the vitals of the government
thar ic,l and ciothel them and their fsni-
lies.
Bur perhaps the worst phase q this mat
ter 81 treason IN disguise. remains q, De-
told We refer o. TREASON IN the army
especially among 81 caioers. When tic
rebellion broke osS. it "a hard telling
who among the aruiy officers vas loval AMI
who d.. A large number Of the men who
had been cd1catcI a. West Point. A. III,
expense Of tie governments. wen; squartl,
over 90 secession. Many Who remained
were Justly suspected and events vhi.h
have SINCE transpired. have rincued these
suspicions into facts. When tie historian
sits down % write out the details of tbis re-
beiliou. b. VII BE- compelled Co. say. tfst q
large portion "a our DISASTER and deseats
wcre cag-c1 by tLe treason amonr our A.
my ofhccrs. Read the mass q evidence "a
krn upon che "conduc' oi tbe var ts tir
Cong re-sioral in,tstis eating conln.ti,,. arl
there on vii End convinsiur prof. un.r
th's point We ar not prepared to sa,
that Gcn. NJ lelian b. atraltor W. b.-.
De- is nof-but one thing b. clear. h.s cam
paigus aid nilitsry movements were q sn--
crsslol ~ hlunders. terribly disastrous o.
e.. in thc loss a Hie and money. and ID.
Trp.on-ing contest D. rr sLt have Irsa.ff
Oh close months ard month. ago. Gen
Pope was tie victim ~ wicked c1usrf-a.-,
aud his s1rcsss upon fic Potomac prevent
81 hy the treason ~ Fitz John Porter. AMI
D. tr,asorahie consrirafers-as proved it
the court martial winch dismissed aim f-.-
thr service in dis--aor. anl vii.h o11ht .1
haVe gore further. aHd ordered hi.s e. Id.
banged fy o. neck unul deaf. fhe Co.,.
ve.ppurcafs 81 the ~sr have beer sIetrir-
oat the fraitors irous aalong e. officer.
End ue may hare tiat ,ho., fhat rsma.- "a.
f'i '-'.tr entarr1ss or military rrr-a-
t.7s pr.scat our sar-sss a-e ..rrs-.-
ufeI ter We have hrf e. rra,.-l ..- d..