Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1864-07-29

NHAtAA a. AfNAANaNNr 10 :
Nt-fA haiH> Reyi=o.f
Abroad the sword bereavesh. AZ bo ~
there = - death. Lam. I. -. IL ia corn-
naon remark that . History repeats itselr'
and - -e had that de.crip,ions applicable
20 past sges and generations. have their
countsrpart in our own dAy. and the Ian
guage q the prophet used vifh reference Go
the calnmi,ies that befrl the Jc~ish rcopl~.
has been equally appropriate a. addressed
% o'h.r nations. and esrhaiicaiiy applies
60 our OR Al the present time. o.. Abroad
thc sword bercavcth. a. bone there is a.
death. - This highly poetic expression
~hich ~ have taken from the most tender
and pathetic elegy on record. q. the proph-
et's lament over the evils % var. for uhich
The term s-ori i sscd a. a. emblem. both
h~rc and elsc~hcrc. citting Of great mum
bcrs abroaf or a-ay from hone. and there
~ oausing the gloon and sadnss. Of death
90 p.rVads all ranks and classes ho remain
a. home We ar beginning TO realize the
correctness % this t~o-foli description. and
OF rcPesied bereavement. are inaictng
griei and sorro- almost universal With
the prophet. ho~ever. there w.s deeper
caus- tor lamentation than the fact. that
" their country "a. desolaie. their cities
burned ~ith frv. their lAnd devoured by
Strangers. thelr mighty men trodien under
foot. their Young men slam hy contendlng
armies and q -as that tbese evils were
deserved. " The Lord . righteous. for
have rcbclled " Jerusalem bath gricv-
ousiy sinn cd. ard Il is sell that - take
.ntO aoCoant the cause of ths oAlamitics -
no- dePlore. IL sAs n0 saiicn ostbrcak
q rvsenIsnent for reAl or fancied -rongs.
. no instinciisc uprising of the Psopis u pro-
tsct their endangered liberties. .bst ior thiFty
year, there have been Ascnis Al -Srk Hke
saPPsrs and miner.. plotting The ovsrthro-
q our free DcmoorAtIc insiifstions. and thc
snboly purpose u a 81 % ambitious un-
principlcd men. -cheming. crafty politiriau..
have 6naliy cuirniaate4 in this wicked r.
beilion against the te-t Of LamAn govern
neut..
Tie South was originally settled by
-eslthy sristocrat. and titled l2nIboiicrs.
and thc North. BY stern Tod fearing Pari-
tsns. ~h5 -cre content 9TH jehovah
mandate. o.. IN the s-ea, % thy brow. shalt
thog eat bread. and though outward prr.-
surc sometimes brought them into close con-
tacs. there "a. no attraction % s~ntimcnt.
10 cohesion of kindred vicss. no harmon
ring ofprincipies. but forces al AZ variance
met 30 our halls ofCongrcss. ard our courts
of Justice. oniy % intensity The hatred u
tLe south. anJ develop their dccp-scateI
antAgonism 30 Asght Of northern origin. ire
labor. free schools. and free governments.
Too PrOud 90 labor. snd despising al Who
did. ihsy gloried IN their shame. anil en-
siAved millions seTc made % do tkcir bid.
ding. tiliing the soil. raising children for
The market. gising an increased represent
suon IN Congress. boving their necks o
tbs barjen and their backs o. tbs lash. un-
ul The master sparncl % on an equal in
the mudsills Of The north ard % Lim Con
grrss. ~ss only a. institution to at BIZ
pleasure. aaI pass Avs % compel tllc north
tocstch his slaves thc ofics u tbe Supren,e
Court. % protect his property 10 man. ani
sustain hi, steadily crossing usarpation. /.
the constitution. o. instr1mcut to pcrpctu-
ate slaveboliiug thc Federal compact. on
ly 70 furnish him -ith slave terriory and
the Presiient.ai chsir. ouiy t0 b. occup.s ID
by himself. or those q ibs north ~bo would
s-ear iesity 90 his Pct Institution. that ne
fari1as character. a northern man with
southern principles. Tie north Yielded.
conciliated. compromised. sarr.fcei its c.u-
science. 90 ~hich if could r.t even ai'ase.
-iihout being snreri SO 81 higher az
sboiitio- ist. - ed -oald .fill have Submit
Cd Oh. -,i. .niignities. sni endured more
sbusisc insuits. such wss be- rghteous aver
sion CD thc horrors - ar. but the h-nfis sh
nalgnlfy Of the south thlrsted i0r blood.
snd IN evils of civil uar ~erc preeipitstei
uPou us by ih- goes i.oiaisi ~ Fo-f ~saa-
ter. boz AIMED a. tbc great heart of ihe Na-
ton. one seek LATER ths 18th of Apr.I te-
came historic second time boz th. anaal. q
our ooantry. and the strrets Of Bsltimorr.
a. ucl a. th. PLAINS of Lexington. -ere
stained vuh the blood of Massaehaseft.'
ouzens. uinning for tLe heroes -b0 fru on
both occasions. an cqaal fame. Add tLe
s~ord has coutinscd be- iesoiati1u.. and o.
mourn thr brave uho have fallen on ths
goy fe.is. from the d..astrous ooufrcts Of
Boil Ron snd Bairs Bisd. to th, ,i,torio-l.
ones oi Nicksburg in tbe s5aih aai Oscftys-
bsrg in she north r., n o. f.I 9th gallant
Ei.svoith ani the brsse i.,cn. o. ihsi of tie
noble snd pstrio'ic young men. reared in
ttis village lluing Benson snd Frark q