Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1864-12-02
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PARIS. MAINE. DEC. ?. 1884.


problems that havc ruxfte4 nc nFauir q
the ~ises; statesmen that have lived before
us. and bcwillercd The imagination ofthe
living. have been solved in this war. The
rvbels themselves have wiped ouI slavery
ard knocked out the chiei corner stone Of
their boosted confederacy. They have done
What no human forcsigh; before the var
could see a way 90 accomplish. The rebcl-
lion ha. Developed our resources and shovn
US our ability 90 suffer. 10 has broughf 60
hghs thousand facts relating 20 our nation-
Alitv. % which the people never even dream
Ell. Il has astonished the old nations OF
the world. Our po~er- Of endurance and
ability % cope With the most gigantic re-
bciiion the world ever saS. has shown 10
European nonarvhs. that rcpublican gov
crnnents have a vitality and power bitherto
unknown. stronger than the strongest des-
potisn. AL these things have been clear
ing away the clouds that Intervene between
rs and the future. 80 that ~e can nosc see
The slo-ious destiny awaiting Is.
When tbs REBELLION shall Be closed ~.
Ne shall be the strongest nation upon the
globe, IN a military point oiview. The ~
belliou has develoPed the highest military
genius in the world. Il has ihro-n upon
the surface and broaght 20 light an old fact
almost forgotten. that the greatest general.
oiteniimes grow up from among ihe people
Among our present military chicftains vc
have men. second 90 none ~ those vbo~e
names are enrolled uPoa the pages % his-
tory. Wbcn did the world ever behold
=sSEs eA-ise~i military l,vniss tLan has been
exhibited by Grant. sherman and Buflcr
O. say nothing 81 ho~ 20 lesser lights Who
have fgured IN this VAR Again thc rank
and Gle IN our armies have shosu a wonder
fol capacity a. soldiers. heroic courage. IN
dAgnted bravery. ability 20 execute thc or
ders Of their superiors Nhcn ihls rebel
lion j. over. ~ shall have expcricnccd. ac-
comPlisbsd officers enough % pLip the
World II provided With comPetcnt arnirs.
while the men that have been trained o. tie
dAngers and rcsponsibiii5ics Of the Geld and
camp ~iIl be counted by Hundreds Of ihous-
Ands. In . WCrd Ne shall be a ~arlike pro-
pie. a nation O. be droa,iof by al tbe other
nations - the earth and - can safely add.
Ne shall be- = nation thai VII be fczre7 bv
al other governments.
%. The higher CHRISTIAN civilization q
New England And tbe inventive genius az
the Yankees ~hich slavery las hitherto cx-
cluded from the sunny south. VAL travel
over the ~tole territory south Of Masous
and DiNoa's line and incorporate it.en into
the habits. customs laws and usa-vs a. 80
ciety. The fertile soils II tie south VIII
b. no logger cursed vith thc blsghts ard
nildews % slavery. bgt al under the had
Of Ncw England industry. blossom Ike th-
rose The Agricultural productive indnst-v
o. the south all be more than guadruui~f
within four years after the closing of the
rebellion. The change IN the mandfs rtu--
ing iuterrst South uiil 80 stiu more strikin.
The fne water falls % The Soufh Ill no
longer remain idle. bit hereafter ~iU %
eoursing on 20 tbe music q the loon and
tie spindle.
81 The puhlic domain ~ b. divided
up into smaller Plantations or stin smaller
farms. and instead Of fe~ rich slave hoiI.
ers owning sii the soil. ituiH b. eisfribs.
ted IN more equal proportions amoug the
, dustrio1s masses. 10 uin hecor. COM
parativeiv ike Nes En-i1rd iu this res1--t.
TIE iaHd a-o.opoiy -i,ch "a. 80 iorr cursed
TIE Soufh. creating siie drstinrtions ir ...-
cietv. enabling fh- fes to or.r-..ss tLe man,
val BE- broken down. The n,ornI A. re-
hElous tone of society Will he eha-rrs
The iHmoraiities 20 slavery 90 aerradi--
20 every couuunity Wi b. done a-av s.-h
and hiEher civihEation tarr their ri,-,
The change In this r~sr-srf ~sr,.f f,r a.. b..
vouderful slavery has made h.-t,-,.-.
81 tbe Whole South snd plunged ,le "a.
Into the very coss-pools a moral derrcia-
ton Prom ihis d-rr-da'ioa has .prun-
up b. legitimate fruits. this uuholr rebel
loo E1i th- moral afuosr,i-r. az ft.
whole >outh ~ill oorne OUT 81 tbc couf -.s
81 var. puri6-d a. b. fire.
fth Educstio, IN tbs S,1fb viii berssE
ter be eStendeI to fhe masses. i.s,cai of
being convinced fo a. scic-f f.v The tf..-
sings ~ ~ common s-harf Ill travel .--
81 biSie AMI 'ier, fake .- BE- abode. lie
" school hoase" oil io coming years POI aae
Of thc rstatiishei iasffafions OF tI.s South.
The VII ani must uork out a- a..1-i .-r
resaf m southern society. eharee r.st
~ a'''o'sh no one sd no-h as o. Ss.tt.
er1tr hius-f
n- y or'nefn men 'a co-siag ycars. can