Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1864-01-29

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frosidcutisl lessons imprc.seI upoa a.,
lapse of timc.
4 Appointment event. standing out 20 tb.
'irw darine aiiths year. has been the con.
.unusncc oi thc great rebcliion.
Il stiii looms up before u.. c,.,;n,
aib~art The Whole land i,. chas,ly shadow
ihoush saorn % much of its r.o~er for evil
o 'fil lives pregnant ~iih Disaster. ans
prorheilc of gloon. Is deep moa,hed
cannon stn iclcL forth FIRE anI smoke
it' rcraorsclcs-. scrpentinc furs stiu hs
Ten ihsmfeircs upou thcir unwary victim.
II hc raaitin- ambition u Sc satanic lead
er' stl scatter " Gre brands. arrow. ant
dcaih." We bal iondiy hopcI that .br
year nov 20 more. would have ~itncs.cl
thc sNtinciion ~ this great revolt against
religion. Humanity. liberty ana law But
ihc rebels haso p-rsistcd in their uiad an.
.dcrtasins. vith a zeal snd energy. worthy
a better cause.
=. Another event which has marked tic
pasi ycar has been ihc great loss 20 the na.
tion.
Ihe loss of lic has been great. MANY
our brave ieiealers have fallen upon ths
battle aeil. s,il moro have bsca wosnl.4
or have s.eScus3 AL died ia tLc hospi.al.
1roufsus ia oac vicv. thc deaths. the
wounds. aul ihe .uHcunrs q our brave
msn. aud of iLe loyal people ia the border
States. viih tae grici,. and aaVictes o..
tho hcrcavci families. scat,-rcl over tLe
land. ard % presents a piltlrc ~Li,h h q.
sa4 O. contemplate. No wonder TIA, tie
riiyins bear; % fhuasaiiy ~ccps AZ the sac
rfcr
The waste of property ha, been iumense.
Vast fsms have been eEPeaaci Tor tie sub
sistencr anl comfort % tho army auI ale
aasy. Fer tho eoussruction Of ship.. Cor.
thca'ioas. anl the sspp,y of aras and uil-
iiAry styrcs. cKtFaorlia4ry expenditures
have been required. Tao ~ithIraxa.snt
oi han4rcis oi thousands % men. from tbeir
sontcl svocaiious. has taxed heavily the
Prodacti,c iu4astry % tAc coantry Be
s.aes iacrv las beoa a pro4igios, dcs,r,sc-
toa oi property. In tearing Up % Rail
ros.ls. IT, sIukins ~ ships. tA1 baruiag of
brllges ani houses. tiir destruction of mil
Itary trans. anl tLc general devastation oi
thc couut-y vL.lh has been tbc theatre Of
ihc var. hls cnta5lcl "a enormous loss.
bofh uPon lhe los a. an tie Rebel states.
Ia trlc that tLcre is enc relief o. tho
CHRISTIAN heart in contcnp. .atiug iLis vast
FL property. Blt relief comes With L.c
thouEht tAal loi a itt.e of fie sast ar;rc-
gate vas tao Prolact Of DO gotten gain.
lcars oi rcraorsrless oppression hal bui.t
up colossal fortunes southern prosperity.
In large Measure. ha4 grosl up o-t oi
cni1rcc4 sersIt4ir. >lascrv. compared
-ith irse labor D. by no means an ecoaom-
ie.l sysfcln. Aad yet tbe gains from slave
labor. cspcciaily ior tLe is.s Gsfy ycar..
Ls4 le,a gre-.. Hz; riches eotiea Lr
wrcng dong. sooner or later take o.
ftrll.rlFes wings. >alh BE- tlc ordering
g Frpt.dcnes. such ,s thc testimony ol
thc lioir uorI . llo thar gsttcth r.ehs.
arl ne hv ueIt. gr are toiI. ..shaIlcass
them in tac u.ii.t of his days~ iIov Oh
ten has thls prediction been realized d..
r.as the progress of fhe rebellion. uou
NAM oi tlc estates. gotten 90 not by riebt.
by slave owners have been Jeff %" in tbe
lniist oi tlelr lays. Tee soatbeu loss,.
have been ar -rsater than ours. beans,
the SOUTHERN people uere lar sailiicr. 30,