Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1864-09-02
OLD SERIES,


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element. IL -as only tie means Of bring
ing other conflicting elements TO an earlier
elimination. IL fred the musket which
vas already capped and loaded There
are essential Differences between the North
and the South that -ili. bO-ever this var
may end. make them t-o nations
"YOa ask ne 70 say What think. VIII
you ALLOW me TO sAy that ! knO- tie South
pretty veil. and never observed those df-
fercncess~
" Tben you have not used your eyes.
Ny sight is poorer than yours. bat have
seen them for years
The laugh vas upon me. ssd Mr. Benja-
min enjoyed IL.
well. sir. be thai as IL may. II IN der
stand you. the dispute between your gov
ernnent and ours Is narrowed down 70 this
Union and disuniOn.-
Yes; or to Put il in other words In
dependence or subjngafion.-
Then the two governments Are irreeoo-
eilAbly apAri. They have no alternative
but 70 6ght ia out. Bot il is not 50 With
the people. They are tired Of Sighting and
want peace and a. they bear al the burden
and suffering Of the var. i IL not right they
should have Pesee. and have It on such
terms As they hkeS-
Il don't unders,and you. Be Ettls
more explicit
Mr. DAVIS REFUSES AZ AKNIsTICE
W.fH -.
should agree 70 something like this: To
20 70 the people ~ith two propositions sAy.
peace With disunion and southern inde-
Petdence. as your PrOPositiOn-and peace.
With union. emancipation. no consscation.
and universal amnesty a. ours. Let the
citirrns q al the United States (as they
existed before The war; vote Yes or No
on these tSo propositions. a. a special ell
eciion within SIXTY days. II majority
votes dissniOn, our government 20 De bound
BY II and TO let you 90 in peace. The two
goVcrnmeuts can contract in fhis way, and
the people though eonstituiionAlly unable
% decide on peace OF war. can elect which
Of the propositions shall govern their ral-
ers. Let Lee and Grant. meanwhile agree
TO an arnistiee. This would sheath the
sword and II once sbeathed. II would new
er again De drawn by this generation
% The plan Is altogether impraciicable.
II The South we're only one state. II might
work but as it ~. II one southern state Oh
jected 10 emancipation. IL ~ould nullify the
Whole thing ior you are aware that the
people Of Virginia cannot vote slavery out
Of South Carolina. nor the people Of South
Carolina vote it out Of Virginia"
" But three-fourths Of the states can
amend The constitution. Let Il be done ia
that Say-in any way. 80 that it Be done
BY the people. am not statesman or a
politician. and DO not Know jas, bov such
plan could be carried out; bat you get
the idea that The people shall decide the
question
d" That the majority shall decide IL. you
mean We seeded to rid ourselves Of the
rale Of the majority. and this would sub
Jet Us % it again.
" Bat the majority must rule fn ally. ei-
ther with bullets or hauois7
" ! Am not 50 sure Of that. Neither cur
rent events nor history shows that the ma
jorify rlles. OF ever DID rule. The con-
trary. think. is true Why. ar. the nan
vho should 90 before the southern people
With such proposition uhich implied that
the North was 10 have a voice 10 determin-
ing The domestic relations of the South,
could rot live here a day lie you'd be
hanged % The frst tree without iades or
jury
Aliow me 70 doubt that. think h
nor hkely BE- would b. hsnaei. u o. let
th~ Soufh-rn people know The majority
couidnt rule. ! replied smiling
d" ! have no fears Of that. rejoined Mr.
DAVIS. also sailing most good humorediy.
'' give you lesve % proclain il from ev-
cry bouse-top IN the South ~
q" Bot. seriously. sir. you let the majori-
~ rule IN a single state vhy not let o rule
IN ths -hole couniryS-
I" Because the staies are independent and
sovereign Fsr country is rot II sonlv
q conieieraiion Of sia'es or rafher it uas:
= is ns- to considerations
"Tb~n - are not people-~e are on
D. political partnershipST
That - all
Nour very nsne. ar. 'Uaitsd States
implies thai. said Mr. Benjamin. q" Bot
teil me. are the terus vou have naned-
Emancipation. NJ con6scation. aud univer-
ssl annesty--'hc terms vhich Mr Lincoln
authorized you 20 oasr usS-
% No. SIR. ar. Lincoln did not suthor-