Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1863-07-03

- - - - $780, WIN &c Out n
paper buivArk and shadow Of defence. We
oeisssed shAt 20 Sissuads. discourage with-
bold the s1PPo~t 70 N. goveruneut -eSuir-
81, wAs bst % P,rAlyrs The governmcni.
invite treason. PrOstr.se The lsss hops VI
Republican liberty. ard % exhibit on cur
part an ingratitude and eo~ariice. dis
graceful 10 Us AM unworthy the name II
American Ciiizens.
Many q you. We thought the most Of
sou. shared With Is tbese sentiments. You
encouraged us and sent rs forth Nth your
greetings and your Goa-.pecds We have
endured hariships and p-isation. ~ sea
and by land. some 81 our number. Ne
have returned 70 YOU to recover their wasted
energies or receive a. your hands the last
Offices Of Friendship; ~hilectse-, 49, lave
silently and sadly d~Possed N a ssllier',
grave in the white ssnds % the barrca
island or the clay-bark. % Louisiana. and
bitterly have We wcP; AZ the eloquent 81
l-nce q their rOil-cali,. or As Ne have
thought 81 the desola,ed homes Of their
loved ones
Meanwhile the torrent a terrible var
has rciled on. The ,s.u honorcl and
GLORIOUS FAC 81 our country nov waves over
nearly all the government forts and foriif
e. places then held ~ the enemy. Vast
and popuious STATE. have been reri.imel
from TREASON. and now en;oy the protection
ofthe old FLAG. Bat these trsumphs AM
trophies have been purchased by he best
blood ia the land. Thousatds upon tboa-
sands q the brzvc.i and the b..t Law.
sealed their devotion 20 TIE uni on With
their lives. Their asks ~ N ever ~
bellious state. 1hrss were our friend,
Sur hrothcrs, cnharkcd vi1h - IN the am.
cause. the noblcst. ihe most glorious thai
ever employed tic powers q ruan-ihat
Of saving 70 ourselves and % our ro.,erit,.
the work q cur faihcrs. the hoFe o. th.
world. Shall al these nov lie losts shall
these vast advantages. purchased bv their
iabors. suffering and blood. b. lightly
thro~a away as 81 no Naiacs Shall TIE
bones q Cur brave comraiss uaoulder In q
iorvisn land. and their T~osteTity De tainted
that they fooiishiy frIl n a. unjust ana
unsuocessful cause No. never tiH Ne. too.
he by their side. Never tai Freedom lose.
her SstAries and Patriotism paadc-, 10
political power. lou say that you dcsir.
the restoration - psac, and the retura o.
our eitizen soldier. 20 their hone, and
friends. ard /. restoration % the Union
and 90 this end you propose a cLanre Of
til administrator
We are Sufficiently acquainted Nth Won
to accord 90 you fair ,hare Of intelligence
AM Ne Wouid insult thai intelligence 20
suppose thai yoa believed for a moment
thai peace nov. ard rhs return Of our citizen
soldiers. would result IN ;h- restoration =
the jnion. You must be a~a-S tat -
sat car lie accomplished only bv strength.
enin- I'D supporting the hand. o. tie
government. and sustaining anI encour-
s.e tie ciiizcu soiiiery ~ thcir present
work-noi by recalling then.
Il . bet fair 10 suppose that the hardship.
- 49, 10 nut tall more heavily upon Won
m yoar quiet homes. than upon rs in the
'-amps 81 the South .-3 the felas ofdeafb
j. they 90. God help yoa 70 sustain vogr
bartheas. Bot =, for rs. ~ scek ~, ti.t
sympathy ~hieh would real ~ and leave
our -ork bot haa accomplished. We
have not forgotten tbe happy homes &c DE-,
Most eiadiy would - return o. them s-a
% yoH. bai not ;i.i tie union q al the >,ste.
- established. tie COnsti,1iion - Cur
iataers vindicatcd snd acknoulel-e4 tbs
supreme lav q IL whole land. all tie
Oh Flag eveuslcrv floats in triamf.h
g" not asiriPc erased orssar bi1tted oat
When you declare that The policy a. tie
present Administrator . prrlad.ciai to tie
rcstoration % tLc Federal Union ana -~-
solve that BE- oar bleeding couutr, Ir.nsnl,
a change in tLe Standardization rsfr ,ss-s
vigorous Prosrlfias sr fie var. bit thar ..tl,
people may D. projected in tis- ir ri-if, al.
Prirsfs o'fi-@Hs. -hcn you chararterire tist
whleh dc n0unccs tie government anI De-
nounces the var a. unjust. snbol y sud OBJ
PrrssiTe. a. bel freedom % speed and orfr
a d.hcrcuce ia '' ho1cts cousietisr.- f.-
ihc "hir'iinss- of The govcruu.~rt. s-d
ihat the 90 free msa consist u nesr.cs COD,
- can receive &c oniy "a direct denanr.s-
ton and condemuation q our cause. DO
you Then tell ~ that 90 are fgbtnz 90 che
prr'aiics o. the tn,1ns Tiatfre dsF.-
from tae honest cousictions- ~ yauaa8i--
ban ard others hse boa. ~ ar. tL.r,t I'd.
' hireIi-cs- cf ilc so,crnmcnts
W ben yol sr~ again assembled in o..
conmolious Ilal ~ tLe Na-.onaf H,-.,
~ hes yol remember ihat .t as Dom ttst
SAM Aall sou seui as f1rib OBJ o. battle fs-
tAe Union. We ber 500 O., D. assured