Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1864-01-01

rights and m denial Of the dignity Of labor.
Nor . Il less apparent. Judging from the
ierOeity and hcartless barbarity mAa Tested
by the traitors towards the Union prison-
ers. in many instances. ani towar d the
Union people Of the south. that the effect
Of slavery upon them i % the last extent
Pcrnicious. Sill they cling 70 and fight for
a.
But great change is going On-g-cater
by far than Al the norih-in regard TO this
institution. One OF the most striking IN
dividaal instances Of this : 10 be seen in
the recent address Of +. ". CAN'T. mem-'
be- elect 70 Coagress. IN ISsD. from Ar
kansas. who. NATL within a few months
past. has held commission in the rebel ser
wee. Of slavery be saws. '' Its exI stence
hal become incompatible with the e1is-
tence Of the Governmcnt; for while Il had
stood A. a wAlfdAmming up the current and
holding back the people and labOrers Of the
north. Il had. BY thus preclading free inter
course between the sectioas. produced a
marked change IN their manaers. customs
and sentiments; and the two sections we're
growing more divergent every day. This
wall or the government one. must give
Way. The shock came which was % set
tie the question. I thought the Govern
nent was dividel AMI ne gro slavery estab-
iished forever. erred. The Govern
menf was stronger than slavery. Reunion
- certain. but not more certain thar the
downfall Of slavery. We fought for
negro slavery. We have lost
Look. too. Al the wonderful STRIDES tow
arts general emancipation in Maryland.
Missouri and several other slave States
nor let Il be forgotten with what general
satisfaction immediate emancipation has
been acquicsced in. m this District. There
VA a. hrsi. o De sure. some hssifancy and
a little grumbling on the part Of a few Of
the owners. while a smaller number declin-
ed 10 present their slaves for valuation and
compensation. on the ground a. il Wa IN
der-tood. that they hoped and believed that
Jefferson DAVIS would sooner or later have
pcrmant possession here al the capital. and
would of course. protect them in their 4" "a
cred rights but while Ibis latter num-
Der. ~hich was very small. are no doubt
vcNcd with with themselves for their latent
treachery. those who took aiyantage ofthe
law usdcr s5rt Of protest. wouli. doab
not. every enc of them now heartily ap-
prove u. were the thing 70 be gone over
again.
In view q these among other numerous
considerations pateut % every one Who
reads. u j. uoserountable that 90 many of
our good people 90 the north. a. 81 IN
spirit a uaenanimity. should d..eul IL eith-
er their duty or good policy 10 brace them
selves - firmly in support Of this toitering
in-t.iu;ion 81 slavery. AMI especially that
they should b. % rcaIy % d-nouncc such
men - Gen. Builrr. Gen Sh~plev. Daniel
=. Dicklusos and others for yielding %
their honest convictions. and With Jo.cnh
Holt. Andres Johnson. Horace Mavnard.
ana hosts of other patriotic southcruers.
sasin-. God speed % an ivcrsal eulanci-
patton
Do wa ak if ! have turned aboiition.sta
answer that fhe political ab0litionism of
former day. differs widely from the great
movernent- now in progress FOR the freedom.
not alauc II the .iasrs. boz of the down
trodden. laboring white population too. Of
the south ] am constrained % believe
With Mr.. CAN'T that 'thr mission Of la
very b. accomplished And when. a. be
sass. D. has q" recently talked with soufb-
ern slaschollcrs from every STATE. that
90 they are tired q slavery and believe they
couil make norr clear money. AMI Hvc
more T.caoeabiy uifhout than ~ ith BE- .~ uhy
shpuli we Of tbe fire. states lor-er rtrirr
Co. if. n.ainfrr1rrra Nr Botrr. of ~1afh
tila.ila. aa.u,i his friends thar u they
brou-ht on var against their government
.t would be the death oi their chcrished in-
si.tuiIou. They dii commsncc tbe var:
DO ihcm suffer. al they are dong IN many
ways. b. legitimate coascqnenccs-
Certainly ve a-r not called upon o. in-
terrosc any counterariing obst,cie let
ths work eo on. DO ve not plainly ses in
i' the hand 20 the AlHigh'ys Heretofore.
w. have. 90 o. were waited for tho records
oi A.'tory io bel made up. before being per-
m.itci % Gee clearly ihe workings Of Prov
ilenoe in tte affair. of men. - from ar
euiirerce. ue looked baek toto thc past %
behold " ii.. uonierial doings.~ Bot nov
We seem to Eel Iiis immediate preseuoc
and o. see lis ah .poserfai hand in the
ereat events iai.t Transporting around us.
'' No. n.y friend. yoa veH know am
beyond the indaencc q eiiher oaiciaI %.