Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1863-09-04

we're sone iarce and Nalublc ships belong
inc-to citizens Of Maine and Portland. /
dOht thank these facts could have been
known 20 those Who are SO much trobled
a6ost tn Couhseatioa at. yet have no
Word 20 condesnn4fion for thc Wholesale
eOn6seA'ioa by the Consederacy. Our con
fscafion lac acts only on the property Of
a man in rebellion, who has committed an
at II treAsO1 BY taking uP artas himself
or adhering or gIving al and comfort %
those IN armed rcbeiiioa.
LNcn then Il keeps within the limit u
TREASON n defned IN the Consultation anl
by the decisions Of cur highest tribunal.
and gives % the traitor all the benefit Of
the Limitations in that Constitution be j.
tryins % subvcrt. and all The safeguards Of
Judicial investigation. IL - the mildest
punishment OF treason known q The lcGis-
lation Of any civilized COUNTRY yet mn
dcClaim and make rcsoluiions against this
law. Who have no word 81 conicmnafion
for the Wholesale oon6scafion u Northern
vessels and other property. and 81 debts
due - Northern men.
After the occupation u i.ouisiana By our
troops. alter ifs cosiiuicr rial and - rloliii-
al capital were ia cur possession. every
public oficcr In Louisiana under the State
and municipal governments. might have
continuesl % exercise the f1octious 81 his
ofhcc had h subaliftcd u DO 50 IN obc-
dicncc aud ale glance % the 4 Constitution
and laws Of the United >;atcs Had tn
constituted authorities 81 thc state then
Submitted 60 What they could not avoid.
and rvturncd o. their ailcgiancc. the State
Would have been back In the Tnion without
a struggle. and woaid have known none 81
the dcsolations 81 var on - Own soil. All
ovcrtures made - them az that time. look
ing % return 20 the Union. were re-
icCtrd.
Nov the people arr taking the matter
into their own hands. Inion aSso--iaf ians
exist there. embracing large numbers 81
citizens devoted O. the work a rcor-aniz-
ing a STATE Government loyal 90 the I mon.
Ihese associations. through a icJnt Com
uittec representing them al. have applied
O. the Military Governor q isouisiana. and
asked ham 20 call convention 81 thc p,-o-
pie Of Louisiana They asked me 60 call
that convention upon a hasis upon which
every NhIts man should have equal nights
with every other White man. They asked
me 90 make a registry - al the loyai citi-
zens % Louisiana. and thea 90 call this
convention Without determining myself
20 act upon thar application. I - FAR hs-
tened O. % a. % order . registration q cs-
cry loyal citizen q louisiana. a. evcrs man
Who would takc the oath q alleeianre g.
the United State. ard rcpudiaie al al.c-
glance o. the tonfc,lcracy. and who uosld
declare that b. took that oath freely ana
voluntarily. and Tor The purpose % rcorran-
izing TIE cisil govcrnmru; u Louisiana IN
conformity nth the Consiitg;5uu and z-s
~ The nifcd St-frs. Ihcse associations
embracing most of lie unconditional lo,al
men 81 those parishes within our lines. hal
lnauguratcd these measures A. the mode IN
which they prvlcrred % return 10 the
Union.
The planters IN some 81 the parishes nat
urails desired 90 return o. and rrsfor. fh..
Constitution 81 iS52. They claim that this
. stil in forcc. and they DO 10; desire a
Convention 81 the people uho ui-Li make
radical changes in it. and cqlahzc thc basis
81 rvprcscntaiion. aid make g mo-c On a..
coriancc with tie spI-if ID the ace Ther.
The planters. uouicud that the acts II the
Convention that framed the ordnance Of
secession and the constitution a 1851 u.rr
merely void. that the constitution Of iss3
= stIll IA force. and wish for a Legislature
convened by military aufbo-ifv. 90 th. h.
80 ~ the appointments under a. act framed
under that Constitution. The Iuion as.o-
cations on tlr other hand. claim. A. a con-
Ncntlon 81 delegates from the rrople A.
sumed O. frame thc at 81 secession. that
the az of rcncval 90 alleeiance .Lal.I b..
through the instrunlcntaiifv Il J.lerst..
ircsh from the people. pou thfs differ
cncc 90 oTlnfol che committee Of f,tanf,-s
vent 90 tLc President
lie did not say CD them that o. uas nm
wiling Louisiana should return a. d.
mon. but D. replied CD thrm virtually
ihai Ic hld rcilaislc Information tLat a larre
PORTION 90 tbc lniou cifizrns of Louisiana
rHrI.NI j = a.
STATE. to cali 20 thc I.--islafarr based
upon the convention Of I~-5-.-thaf h. vs.
not taen prepared O. ccrids flis rtse.fi.,
H. Knew that ou thc I6th u Is.-. 49,.
the aruie- 90 General Banks uerc invest
ing Tori Hudsun. The rrhris LaI trur..-
rariy re-cccupiel az but four 90 ftc u AZ.
parishes % tie state, that 70 uoYif t..
wen % wait uEfl those were rt-l.,.,,..i..l
ty our torccs. and D. aid b. Ola a. -,
how granting their ruqltsf Az fL.t -.-..
could aid. ami o. iil see bow ft r.i.it
crl1arrass thc operations 81 our fro.r-
IL f-c'rrrcl OBJ ~ait and see What tie In
l'n citizens ~ Lolisiana desired. 4, see
Low the loyal men of Louisiana tt.-as,f,..,
Desired o. rr.or-anirc civil eotrrnr.r.t
la accur..ancr ulth tie gort.if.fl.. "A
Law Of the United States
Nou gcutlemrn. fhi. is an IL. r.r...r
t'iat las been male Nth re-ar.l o. Az ~
ioit ior o. state Of Louisiana o. COL. -n-oa
have uiih me Resolutions thar I received
,r'in Nc" ORLEANS TO-DAY. passed a. o..
nttrd AssoUiafinu n ail asss.fafl..-. I'D
bnipn men in Nra ORLEANS. IuiU rot
trouble You With realin- them. Ir.ols.
lions. rad tlr isr..isf.ors1 u-U a.
nr iriend. Mr Webb. fhe ghlirr.ar .fti..
m sfin-. fo ID them ior n.. Mr. Wrft
rad "a resolution AL f1npus.
~ meeting pf che Inion Ass1ri,,,--.
20 New Dricans. hrli at e. Ir-err H.n
July 18th. l-fj. fbc f.u1ain- r-.,.-.If 4.
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