Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1863-08-28
4, NO 81 PARIS ME- FRIDAY AUGUSr 2s lSea

among %. and have fallen tn the strife q
battle. Nc with these gigantic means u mel
and material resources stand against
country which had but two sources 81 ma
terial wealth. both Of which are valueIes
now ! say. can Ne under these circumsian
ccs. hesitate or doubt one moment as a
What j. o. be. What viii BE-. and shall be
The haal result Of this contests (Grcat ap
plsnse.)
No fellow citixrns. the fate of this re-
hellion. the fate Of the armed supporters Of
that rebellion. l. sealed. ani YOU nav read
the handwriting on the vail. Nou nav see 4
On tia; pitifal vail that has gone up frou
JcivrsOn DAVIS O. call back has desertinl
soldiers 20 the standard they have abandon
ed. You NAV sec u in this fact: pitiful.
imploring. and desperate a. that appeal D..
you wall tind that 70 wiii meet there with no
response. y fast a. one a their arnic.
has been defeated. 50 fr.t 70 has bccn
broken up and demoralizcd. This was true
az NicSsburg This was true 10 Port Iigi-
son They Who were parolicd scized every
opportunity of deserving. a fying from the
ranks. and voNing they would never return
that they were SICK aud tired Of the contest
and that they would not agaiu take up arms
On 80 hopeless strife have witnessed u
in a thousand different ways have seen.
mlsclf. aud heard them express thsir scuti-
mcnts and you see IL in the tones II the
rebel pr-ss when thcv sav that those sol
diers which were parollrd in the army OF
icmbcrtou. have crossed into Texas. or
gone down the other way into Alabam
and remnant have gone into the camp oi
Johnsons. 90 eat his supplies and thea %
Wander away from hin. never again o.
fight a battle. From thrsc mcn. No matt
cr what promises. mo- matter hat pathetic
appeals Jefferson DAVIS nav make a Rich
mond. hc vail receive no response. They
have been hunted out from caves and hid-
iug places Iu the woods % f-ht the battles
oi thc rich against the poor. and they have
been kept In these armies by blyoncts.
These have been taken away aud thcv will
take good carc that they DO not sct within
ts-ir reach again. They will give JEFF
Davis no response O. his paihctic appeal.
No, % D. not from southern soil that YOU
hear response When he calls back the
rebel troops. lou have got 60 have the
soil of the tonfcdcrcy and come over here
into loyal and patriotic and honest Maine.
And % you put you ears close o. the ground
and listen. you nav hear CON n down
from the hiils oi Oxford a slight rebel r.
ferocra,ion from the bps OF Nir-in Del
phini PARIS. saving. cal bock y0Er troops p
thaunccy Burr aad Virgil Parris sav. call
back y0ur troops Herr, here. on the soil
81 Maine a man darcs % ri-e up and saw.
call back the men that are q gazing Or the
hag and Tor Union.
tali back whom. call back whom. fcl-
low citizeus2 Call back Rssccrans and has
gallant army: (crics ofncvcr. no. Leave
Bragg o. overrun loyal kcntucky. and give
zap o. the gibbet and the sword. o. the
halter, o. torture anl Jeaih. those io,ai
men. who. in gallant Kentucky have 80
long fought tic battles of the Unions
call back Grant and tell him o. bring back
your men. for they have been i-hting in an
uuAoly war tear down that biood-.taincd
banner thar you have boosted over Nicks-
burg. and say that thi- va an unhlly strife
iu which sou we're engaged that an those
brave gallant men uho poured out their
blood and -acrifced their lives while thrre
in trenches of kicksburg. or planted unon
thc imprc-nahlr stronghold the fa- 81 the
l uiou. have laborcd aai bicd and died in
saiu< (Ncscr. uo ueytr,) 60 down Co
Louisiana and call back Banks fnctcrD
and iLe gallant huie band that Butler took
from the SHORES 81 New EnglluI. and ca--i-
ei down and kept for months and months.
waiting fYr fLc tine O. come when fhe,
.
lff.. sand spit Dob the Cult .1 dos. frfl sf.f
uL,l De- iani.hcd implacablc rctrls t3 tb.
spot nf'un which D. 80 long kept bis troops.
all rchcllom broke out in universal vail
because of the cnoruify of his cruelty.
lcs. cali back Banks and give up Loui.iarl
a-air. row rcaly and waiting % come back
into thr Union give her up again % o..
rebellion. and llt tloso loral men. uIs
through tre and sword. have maiufaipel
their 3. ..rt. o. thc Union lci tiru al o.
.ierilcei. lNcv.rD Call ba-k tho tr8ors
and leave those Union men q Texas. now
waiting iu other >fsfes CD % back and plant
tle banner oi the Un.On upon the ssh of
Texas, as ucu as those, Who. with their
wives ard their children. arr iu tLe woods
and iu tle caves. hunfcdb bv lo-s. anil when
Uncovered. hung up o. trees. bat. hcrcd.
Tortured and iusulfrl l.ave chem o. suffer
aII thc Lnrrurs of fi.e ~cr1y rebellion take
away from them tLe ll-f hope. aul Dc fie
savage Beasts of fic rebellion seize uuor
tl. lt in-. starving women anl thiiirrn
taI Ia0k fhe troop i..m e hariestout ID
slnu.i Iae q. see tlrm lI ifl cal back
fl, troops from tharIe-fan. raN them back
from flc cots where fl.. rebellion was inrr-
rirlie,l. where if hsl fs birth place. who're
iIrre vas Dut one .ion nan. and D. iat
gwen up the ghost. tal tlem bark. bat
rseu sou dn. fi'ow citizens. rem.uf Or
fiit. fhaf eh.n tie Corf.l.raf. ~frfes ir-
sucurafcl this rebellion. they diI DO uran
fhe hfrothrsls tilt ftfrr vas ro courage
and uo uauiucss in fhr North They a.
u..if.I fiat w. hai filr. times fhe urr rrT
three times fho mran.. Laf fhnV SAID We
uerc nation cree.lr of eoll. fiat wc were
devoid oi the sense ai honor. that uc had
no courage. ro mlninrss. and that rather
fh1n silriice orr comfort or our means or
our htrs. We uoui1 rad 'f give up o. cor-
tc.t Call back the troops. and I-t this
saunt of South Iar8liaa te true. and De- us
hand down to our riIIr,n and oar ch.I.
lrcu's flc heritage ia coward's name. ara