Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1863-07-31

hundreds of thousands of his countryunen
proclaimed wears ago that the men q the
Northwest would never permit the dis
memoerment Of the Union. thai they would
claim their natural Highways 70 the Gull
and the Atlantic unobstructcd bv com
mercial regulations Of alien States Tbs
idea 81 that vast tract Of country. fat be-
coming a granary of capacity suflicien; %
feed ;he entire world. sueing humbly 10 the
State 0fAiississiPPi. Of Louisiana or Arkansas.
sinsiy. or together. FOR permission to float
their products on what has been ftly called
the " internal ssa~ % the Wcst--which
With ats afilucnis. counts miles - navigation
5y thousands. the purchase - our ancrs-
tors. out of 4 common trcasury. and the
common Inheritance 81 every American
citizcn-is a proposition 50 prep0st, rous.
th az "a requires only O. b. stated % ensure
its scornfal rejection. In the lan-ua-e of
the "a liant Logan. .' the men Of the North
west win cleave their way % the Gulf with
their swords. AMI even nov they and the
men % New England have shaken hands. a.
Nicksburg and Port Hllson. on this dec
laration Of the freedom ofthe Mississip-
Pi,
The progress % this war. has developed
the vast military power Of the entire nation
and % j. no figure q Rhetoric 20 say that
The thc L mon restored. 10 could defy the
The world in arms. II the Uu.on Is dis
solved. ihi, vast military power. instead Of
-ian'erins. as 40 has IN the wears that
are past. ausid the pursuits of civil lie.
Tcady % be awakened at ;he ir,t alarm Of
slumbcrius. A. it has ia the wears that arc
past. auil thc pursuits of civil life. really
90 Zee aSakrned ~ the first alarm OF danger
wiil be required a. be held constantly I'M
hand o. ga ard ourselves from each other
With tie Uuion restored. IN quarter of a
century. these United - aics would hold
the front rank among tie nations q the
earth. Divided. al 6rst. into two con-
icdcracics. the process Of disintegration is
bot just begun. IL woald 20 on I'll nothing
but frasmentary states would remain. too
Iusi-niicant for oficusc. too feeble for self
protection. ready o. become tie victims 81
any caterpri,inS ruler. who might have
au ambition Co extend the sway of the
'' Latin race or ofany uairicnIiy power.
who isht desire % %. rcadjust its bound
arcs" \ people who would Voluntarily
throw away. or suffer q, De- ~rrs,ed from
taem. thc incst.matic privilege Of our
magnificent AMI powerful nion a. 10 was.
can hardly be expected 10 Be r-ore strongly
ccmcuicl in any other.
10 wss wen remarked. in the British
Parliament. hy a s'r,,sl observer 81 haman
Affairs thai d" nation. Which border on each
other never can agree for this .in-le
reason because they are ucighbors.~ and
AZ history tends Co confirm tLr sad apho--
ism. The American colonies. under tbe
sway Of Eneiand. and iLc states under tisc
oil conielesatiou and tLe constitution. have
been exempted from tLc scourge of inter
nal war for perioI. pcshaPs witLoat par
aAel ior sd extensive a country. in the
auuab oi mankind. Cover tle map cd
Europr. emoraring its lidercut govern
aerts- With a sheet rerrcsent.ng thc size
oi tle nilrl >ta;c.. AMI then AK L.,t1r,
uhi.h oi those natioas has not been dis
t.ruei by var .ar ser.att-ise wears, Tor
twenty sears afi,r our cancer commenced.
ta- whole ol Llrepr uas q battle 6sil. and
'.u.c the p4ciIeltion 90 ISIS war. have
oe,-rr-l among all the lcai.ns nations AZ
different Peri1ls anI thc ori-crs OF the
European diplomacy exhausted themsrl,-s