Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1863-07-31
If. NO. 81 PARIS ME- FRIDAY JULY 81 1898

a price. whirh. under other circumstance
would have been regarded q shameful sac
riaec state after state passing ordinances
Of sscession. raisins the standard Of revolt
against the laws they themselve, hail par
ucipatcd in making. and scizing the forts.
arscnals. miut.. dock yar,is. and an other
national property within their limits, In
this anomalous condition of aHairs the ad-
miuistration found it.elf charged With far
gravcr duties than the execution of party
poliiics. or the ordinary flnctions of gov
eminent. To end the means % cxtricatin.,
the country from its peril. ard viudicstc the
national authority was its first carc and da-
'y While seeking peaceful solution q
tic difficulties which wsylaid its pa,h. on
the i2fh lay - April. 1851. ,hc sholc peo-
pie were electrified by the bombarIneut II
Sumter. The war was commenced bv this
daSiticas All trai;0ross at.
Then &C. wa. NJ The call % the President.
Thousand. ani hundreds ~ thou.anI. Of
nicu. who h1l not aided. bat earnestly op-
posed che election of Mr.. Lincoln. casting
behind them 40 memory of past tdifcrencc-.
forgetting everything bat th- cause of their
coaatry. rushed 90 arms unlcr tae folds Of
its gioriou. banner and then ii was that
other Thousands AMI hundreds % thousand,
of loyal people. tramplin- under their feet
as unworthy OF con.id ration. th, t.ariv dis
tinc'.ors Of ihe oi.l,u time. vowed ia tl.cir
iumo,i souls o. stand bv the Government
whiio there was a traitor IN arsas against its
authority. and u1fi ifs 'i.pr.ass-y stsllg b.
rstVst4sisd.
AHi is our cause less worthy 90 an our
effort. today. shan 40 tb,. outset of th, cone
fir': J., the Union now lr.s dear or it.
b,nr,'s AMI blessings more doubtful n
n.f. vly is nos the government .fill entitled
90 oar isar,s and undivided sariarts How
- patriots can uc r.fasc ~ lie admin
i.traiiou .. rhar-c,l with th- conduct of the
aar. Do is q dlty Do cannot escape or cya.lc.
That it ~il employ az tle means 81 th. na-
ton placed AZ it. disposal. ior thc vigorous
pros.caiion oi fLc same. AMI tiat the Prrs-
id-ut shall exercise al thc powers iaLcr-
las in L.n a. hi,f q the
Army aai Navy iu time of.Far. or sd rauch
ia~rcaf AZ may lr nccc-.ary % o.. accom-
ra.h-rnt oi ifs object. is a. a. arl, Li. Is-
o. as o. b. the expectation of thr iovaI pco-
pc ~ t.ie country. While such g. tie dn-
o. Of thr -lvcrnu,~nt Gle corr, !lt.se Lsf,
of tar citiz-a 81 to accord o. it hearty
support. oar soll,cr. suffering har.I.hip..
Psisailon AMI even death. 10 not send up
f-oa ihe l,il. of hat,,. complaints of tie
poles ot tte corcrumcuf. Lat have been
ani are .;calias'.y doing their dr., iikc be-
roes. Eov ti.a can those r,u4.uin- l..-
hinl. cu.otia- the 4ai,t. c5a.i1r; ana sc-
carty of h1ur. vithaolI irom tLc cause
il'ir uLoir,ouied support
A -c-uiue loyalty viii not sati.f, itself
with a general baiI assertion OF love Of
country and devotion o. tie Union. -, bv
words aal decd. of ,n-oarase.ueut u..lLclp
on oa- caa.c- 30 win -not carp at ever,
measure 1. Co., aImini.trat.on. and viii far-
don m-sh tp th- immense j;ri. -i,i,. that
lsset it. ta.I not 1-rr,rate .r drpre..-
4f. t.e -s....s.. oi ti- t-uil. ar..s. a. a..T
rot l.sra-a-e t.. ,ialacter OF o4r soldier.
a.. compared with th. r.I.f.. +, v,I r.,
hI o.. r.I.i,. o. or ,i.t.-,,,r ut,..,.r
ifcle-1l t-.y uag le uuu. ror I,. cast
dosa hr disaster. aien.v.r ir,, f.f,II. ...
it riI ., Ie.r, tl- national ,r..i.r ,,-
,1.ta s..r..i.0 oa Oh. nsf,.-,l ,,...-..,.
ror viu Be- ,aIeasor o. prevent ti. .r.r,.
tan of lass. d...-a..i % olive. d. .r.-,.-.. al,
,i. ar4y D.. Gra- ,.. ranks. ,..b.rft mob
violence ar ir s,.i.t-.a. .a.it,a..a, fr.,-.t,