Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1864-05-20
Atroeity Of the Rebellion and the Rsb-
ell Leader

elLexders
Few Of rs. even the most loval. look W
On he rebe Ilioa IN ia. true hight. We lock
nPOn Il as . crime. but do not IN takinga
superficial view cozPrcAend is enormifv.
We call this - cruel var vet bow lev Of
ns fniiy understand the a;rocity Of the criu,-
nal THIS - not as IL should be. Il Is
the duty Of the American people TO in,ss-
tigAts the whole subjset and measure the
enOrnity % tie offence against God and hu-
manly which has been committed by the
men Who Plunsed the country into this ter
rible war. They should be made 70 feel
the :" exceeding sinfulness - Of the SIN that
laws ~ the door, % the rebel leaders.
Men in eoarts Of Justice are punished pro-
Portonafe TO the offence committed. hence
II is tbs duty Of those administering the
la~ 20 determine BY legal rule. the degree
IN the crime charge a. whAf !. the degree
Of crane OF ~bich the rebels are guilty.
!. The South before che rebellion were IN
the full and conplete enjoyment q all their
eoostitstiSnal rights. Not n single right
nader the constitutions can thew point 90. Of
winch they we're deprived More than this
they themselves have been the aggressor.
upon the North. instead OF the y Orth up
on them The election % Liacola was the
logical resGlt Oftbeir own acts. The north
pressed BY 4 long series Of a-gressions. ~
serted not 20 The cartridge box. bot 20 the
ballot box The election Of Lincoln vas
no AbridgDsns Of southern rights. Ia was
effected uader the f0-v~- Of law. a. the
south al~ass admitted and vail admit nov.
?. The election Of Lincoln IN 80 praeti-
ca operation threatened no danger 20 the
people Of the South. Tbey had no reason 70
GRPreAeHd danger President Lincoln vas
a conservative man IN all his views upoa
the slavery question. In bis Inaugural be
clearly pledged 70 every section o. the cogn-
ny Just and far administration. This -as
all the South had any night 20 expect or de-
InAnd. and ought % have been satisfactory.
80 much for the ineiPieai steps Of The re-
bellion
). The opening act il the great drama
Of the rebellion vas one Of The deepest in
fanny. IL vas the oonpounding Of all
crimes into one disbolcai at Of vieIed-
Bess. Was j. more atrocioas than srinr
into the Old fss. attacking 9Th an armed
force the forts and arssaais 20 the general
government. stealing ssh force and arm.
the very properly the government had paid
then for. firing into boat carr ing sup
Plies 20 half starved garrison?
4. Their next act vas the essence o. IL
vickedness. compelling the loyal men IN
ths slave states % take Up arms q -ains; the
govern1eut. This uas accomp lished b.
the assumption % bogus conventions as
'embling IN the Slave States and going
through the misersbis farce Of voting S,a.es
out Of the Uniou. From the early day. o.
The rebellion until the present a reign q
terror such a. the uorlJ before never sau.
has spread over tbe South. Carrying riih
% atrocities q vhich even fcnds would o.
ashamed The barbarities and cr.elties
Praeticed By the rebels upou the LOYAL men
and women Of Eost Tenasssee ana other
rebel States Las 10 para.iei in The world,
history. It t. barbarism q uhicb The
widest and most uotutoreI SAVAGE uosH
blush
., TIE injary to Gle maternal -e,ltb 81
both sections Of tbc Ca:on can never b.
calculated OF competed. Devastation ana
ruin follow IN tbe trail Of our arnie. ID.
loyal Virginia. naturally the richest STATE
On the Jnion has much q Do become a vs.t
waste. Splendid mansions. churches and
valuable edi6ces have been laid in ash. or
leveiled 9Th the groand. Hundred, Of
millions Of dollars % property have been
been destroyed al over reieIdo-n. IN The
loysi states TAXATION ard high prices have
been ihe resaii Of The u4r. The ioss b he
country never las and never can be CON
puted.
8. The destruction o. human lie in tbis
var has been frightial Every death that
results from the var . ebargeable 10 the
rsbei leaders. EVER sounded and main