Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1863-08-28
OLD SERIES. VOLUME 30, NO. 40.

bcllion - crushed II the armed rebels ar
j subducd. or taken captises. or driven from
the soil. still the woEk j. not all accom-
plishsd ;-sor after that - done. II ne cannot
bung back this territory into obedience 20
the constitution and laws of the United
states, and maintain the integrity Of this
mon. and make the flag OF this Union
wave over every inch of soil over which IL
ever waved. throughout the length and
breadth of the land. although not an an
VAIN. eth it would bc partially 50. and
these labors. all these sacrifices. al this ef-
fusion 81 blood. ali this sacrifice Of life. will
have been without What should be and What
believe vail be their true and certain re-
ward. How then j. that 90 De accom-
plisheds How are these difiicUlties 20 be
n-ct? Fellow citizens. Il is not for me 90
obtrude an opinion upon tins question so
pregnant With difficulties. 50 involved IN
doubt. and on the agitation Of which. even
now. in tbs hour ~ our success. seems 10
De spreading gloom over our community
and Yet. through the difficulties which now
seem % involve "a. upon this question. 1
think can see the dawn Of happier dav
This question Is too az; to be treated as
one which . % be met by negotiation be-
tween the ni;ed States and the So-called
authorities of the tonfcdcracy. II "a l. 10
D. met In this way. the question J. a help
less one II this question = 20 be settled
by negotiation between Abraham Lincoln
and Jefferson DAVIS. that negotiation can
never end in Union. Ii between the
tongrcss % the United States and The Con-
grcss % the tonfcdcracy. u can never end
ln The reconsideration of this Union With
the leaders Of the rebellion. fellow citizens.
The question of independence . a vital one
question which they never viii abandon
80 long as thcy have the breath II lf, in
one Of their rcbeliiogs bodies We NAV a
veil look Al this question and meet Il in
tAis aspect There y no other way In
which % can bs met. - vital j. this sfues-
tom % them. 50 much DO the leaders 81 rc-
beillou hate the North. and hate the mon.
an hate a repuhlican government: 80 much
DO they hate free Institutions. 50 much are
they wcdlcd o. the dream u a southern
empire with lor,ily aris;ocracy. that rather
Than sacrIhcc those dr,ams Of southern en-
p.re. they wiii give up even the institutioa
II slavery itself
Ihfs contest commenced with Mr.. Cal
houn more than thirty years a-o. when be
was at the bead of a conspiracy 90 effect a
separation not then based on The slavery
question. That wss not then the question
upon which these conspira;ors siczed 90
" IRE the southern heart" the agitation of
which vas 90 end IN a monarrhial OF artsto-
cratic form @ government. They com
menccd upon the q.estion - fhe tariff. the
collection 81 thc revenue. They carried Il
on. aud The rebellion would then have eul-
minated iu revolution on an issue Of the
tariff. as 70 has now c1lnlinated IN revola-
ton upon the issue Of slayery. 20 IL had not
been thar We had then al the helm Of State
AudreS Jaekson. aud De hal but one wav
oi dlspcsIng of traitors; and before the
comProinisc measures we're passed which
suppressed thar rising rebellion. a. has
since been proved. b. had already put his
hand % a warrant for thc arrest OF leading
rcavls, who were then on The door of the
senate AZ Washington. Oh, Tor Jackson
On these times (applausc) Oh. Tor a race
of men that would follow the prccrrfs 81
Jackson. and provide haifcrs for traitors.
instead of calling back the troops that went
90 suhdue them. (ChcersD
Negotiation with them wOuld be useless
u would De- unworthy Of us. They would
send delegates O. trrat with us upon no
poiut bot thc one 81 SEPARATION. They
once sent such delegate. and our govern
ment had sense of mauliucss ard honor
sufficient to spurn the messcnscr which
came irum a rebel Oh treat with his govern
mcnt as an equal. BIT if uc w8ald receive
any such mcssrngcrs. they would treat up-
on the hasis not oi reunion. bit upon tie
hasis or scraration and before any such
treaty. az thar b. entered into. / hope to see
thc lrst man in thc North. shr last fasa1
man North and >0lth sacriGec every dol
llr uf his propeftf- every drop of BIS blood.
aui tie lat breath Of BIS Hfc You can't
10 it upon the basis of peace conventions.
We have had a congregation of such. a.
We have seen. 40 Washington such a. &c
have once parfakeu q in Baltimore and
Charleston and some ~ us know how har-
nionious aud bow productive of good re-
suits they wcre.
II We cannot treat with the 81 called con-
icdcr1ry itself. neither can We treat With
the Organized governments 0f the indiviI-
uai rr5riious States. f1r fhry are actuatcd
bt fbe same spirit. and hke the coufe,ler-
aic government uiI. impose upon us such
terms as our manhood vii never submit o..
do not mean o. say by Tbs that ! would
n.t lc ma-narimous. that would not De
generous. that / would not De more than
generous. and element. and marnanimous
Oh f1e hut ] mean to .ay that ii the inli-
siIual owed allegiance D. should come up
o. an uurDndlfIoual allcrancc before nlan-
D. stel my c.cmenrf or ms ma-naniuiiy.
} Know from experience that sou cannot
@ nj Hith these argauiyCl individual States.
lHI may - ul. Won may occupy one of
thesc states of the rebellion. yol may seize
upon ifs commercial capital a. wc seized
upon flc commercial capital OF louisiana.
You may seize Bat1a E01gc. and you viii
hnd cverfiinr difercuf from what has
been tlo case with every ancient nation.
Nhen victori0as army has occupied a city.
the constituted auihoritios have been wii-
hrg o. yield a qualified allegiance for tho
prDtcrtion ol its citizens. But they spurn
II WaHn I.
wiI have none of your negotiations. You
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