Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1864-12-30
0bt 0tfur0 democrat
PARIS. MAINE. DC. IS. iseI.
80 ccnfederaey crsnhliar.

We have had strong hopes in this Jircc-
ticn bekorc. bet never since The 6riug uPon
Sumpter have ~ had such conclusive esi-
dcncc a. now. Of the weskncss Of The con
s-leracy. ShernaHs great narch Of anorc
than 500 miles throagh the heart OF he en-
smy's cosntry. without enooaniering any-
thing worthy tbe name ofopPosisios. living
9Th bis brave army uPoa fhe F" iai % ths
land. show, that the confederate govern
nnent had no Fsosoer 20 resist him. Hood
and bis struggling army ~as decoyed Of by
Sherman. before be consaeacci kis grand
march. FAR away from the theatre Of has an
tended operations. Thomas and has troops
werS loft 10 take care OF him AMI most ef-
fectually has Il been done Sberidaa Vas
watching Early. aud Grant lay With has
army watching lee.
The truth -. the c0nfederary had 70
troops % meet or modest sherman; thev
had eOuscripted both Young AID old-rob-
bed the cradle and the grave-besory he
eOmn~nocd his grand rAid. The militia
thai GoV. Brown talked 50 loodly about
calling cut. we're but a st Of bearalcss bows.
and suPeranuated old men To talk about
placinS sab force a. aha. 20 courete
With Sheru1an's veterans. J. worse than moo
sense Hoods srmy SHsf be used Cd.
Oui ofhis SIXTY three guns. Thomas has cap
tgred Gfiy-seVen and Hoods men arr CIV
ins up w desrair complete snd utter De-
moralszaiion rvigns IN has camp. JET.
DAVIS has but a single array isi,. possessed
q any eficiency and that i. LEES.
Con. Porter vii either take Wnming.on
or perfect The blockade q that po,i and that
vill shut oct the rebels frou the ola World.
Mobile can BE- used uP. almost any tine
our government saws TIE word. sherman
las taken savannah au-l vii nov. IN con-
junction With our sect and the forces a.
ready there. bring G. arlestou 20 the ground
This done. and uhai binders be- arrav from
joining Grant % make sne grand assault
upon Richmond and Lees army No daut z
sheridan. Thomas' and sherman a-u.ics
have AT been acting under one grand pro-
graume With Grant a. the bead. THIS pro-
ra-HtHtIA - AAaAaa ~ A.HaNa 10 n Charm
sn'i sucrcss attended our aruic. on every
siic. Never before have the rrbeis been
in such Terrible straits. JcH DAVIS and
Gcv Brovn q Georgia. arc al io-cerheads.
Davis eouiendins for unEmitcd power.
while Brown Is resisting has dcspoiic strides.
by falling back upon their Oh doctrines %
STATE rights Boz . more furious var than
this j. nov gong on. uPon she everlasting
negro question. 81. Sambo- Is transf red
from the North % ihs South. aad strange
a. u nay seem the Question of hbauflny
and arming The slave = scifafins tbe bogus
coniederacy from centre % cirrumfcrrnre
This IS their last desperate hope. Of Lo.dinr
out against the federal government.
When ne reject that they commenced
t.Is rebellion % ave and pe-pctuaie siav-
cry. that they have boosted 20 TIE iastiiu-
ton a. their chief corner stone. can - FOR
a moment doubt that the recent rropositiou
70 abolish slavery. i TIE last desperate al
On the drama Of this wicked. attraction. re-
beiIon- Bai even this wiii not a,aT them.
The negroes know the cgns~ Of fhi. va
Strange as il ma seem. fsv unlc-.sand
who their friends are and vii never feh,
under the confederate banner. This Is not
the ~orst FEATURE % thc case a. connected
with he hopes q the traitors The aboii-
tion Of slavery BY ihe JEFF Davi, govern
ulent voud BE- fbe end Of the -bolc con
oern. II wouh cresic internal b-o1s and
rend The contederacy into a thousand atoms.
Secession . played out. thc federal arms
are eFeryEhsFe siciorious. Let us al
sand by ibe government. give it al tis men
and means % wants and before even a few
months shall rob away tia q. cruel var
Ill be ended.