Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1864-05-06
Inpor,an, Letter from n. Pr,nsen,.


NkSmINDroN. April q. 1904.
10 a. q Hadsss. Es4 Frapifert. Ky.s
AN DEAE Sn -You ask ne to PIT In
writing the suhstance ~ nat | verbally
saia tbs oihsr iay in your rrrs~ncc O. Coz .
hranictts and scnator ninon. Ia vas arsu;
a. foiiows;
an naturally anti-slavcry. II slavery
q net ~roac. nothinr % uroar I cannot
rsmeaber Wien dil roe see. feel and
thins that % Was vreug. an set I have
never unlcrstood tat tie Frssidsrrv con-
ierre1 lpou me a. unrrffrirtcl right o. at
oGuai.y upnn this lulg n.nt. ana feeling
q vas in the ossh took. that uoali. -
ths bssi 81 nv ability. preserve. protect
and defend ihe Consiitut I could not
tale the ofhce viihoat taking the oath.
Nor VS. ii In nv ,ic- 'hsf 7 nj chi take an
oath % gst porsr. al hrvak the oath ia
usi ~ power. ] urdCrstoo1 too. that in
ordinary civh admini,tration tbs oath even
forbade ~ % practically indulge nv pri-
vate. abstract Judgment on 'he usoral gass-
ton q SLAYER. ! had rubhciy de- AIRED
this mAny times ard IN nsany vass sni
AYR that % tAis dav / ave done No oihcisl
at in mere dei.reaos 20 nv abstract Judg-
mcnt snl fveling On slavery. l di4 un-
dcrsiant. however hat nv cath o. preserve
the e nstitutiou O. the best 81 my ability
iuPossd upon ne the duty II preserving.
BY every Indispensable means. that Govern
ncnt aad thai Nation Of ~kick thai Cen
siItution uss IL organic la Was u
possihls - losc che N,tiou .nd yet preserve
tie Coostitufions ~ general la 40. and
limb aust be anPui.fe4 % save = his Bot
lte D, never wisely gwen % save hab.
feel th,t measures. othsr~ise uncoasti-
sufionai. might become ia-frl ~ hecominC
indi-Grnsahis 20 ;hc pfssersaiton 81 tbs "a
iiou. RiEht Or wrong. ! Assumed this
grosnd. And nou Asosn ! ce=li net feel
thaf 10 tie best al nv abilifv Lad ever TIA
Cd 70 preserve ths Constitu;ion q. O. IRE
serve siAser- or snv minor matter. I shsuld
perrlitths ~r-ek 81 The Gossrnusens. cosn-
try al tousttutioa altogether. Wien.
csrls in the -aT. Ocn Frcu0ut attempted
military eunan~ir.tios. forbade ~. bccsu.r
! did net tben thInk % al indlspe.sihi-
rscctfuy " bee. q little later Gen. Cane
ron. ther Sscrctary oi War. slEs~'tet the
afrnirg g al bl,rks. ! obisctr,i. bccause I
did not 1ri link it i-ais7ru.ahl. necessity.
hen. stlA later. ten Heater. stf.mptsd
nllliary smancipsison. ] again FORBADE "a
tecausr DID not yet think tho Iadis3~usa-
be -scsssity has cone Whsn. in MARI.
Mav ard Jelly. i-s3. 7 rad- earnest and
successive appeals % tie border state. O.
favor cSupsasaisd snsnupaiion. believed
TIE lndlsT~nsabls necessary fer military
cman~ipatiou snd ,rming ~ the biack'
voud cone uul-., avcrtss ~ thaf measure
I hev dscliu-t tie proposition. ard I as.
in ~ bsst aalga.nt. lrirea O. tbe alfe--
native - slther sarrrrarrsEx thc trioa.
rni -fh % abe Cossutniion. o. q laying
thc sfrong haud upon the ooiured elements
! chC.e ths laftsr
10 choS.iuc . bopsd for rr- a,sr gaia
than lcss Bet 81 this / a. net entirrlr
oona1ant M0re shan vsar 81 trial 10
Saws re ioss hy q iu orr forsign rviAtioas.
mons In oar hone pupaiar ssntim.ut.-
nons in oar -hiie raiiuary torcc.- 40 iSss
b. - auy-b~rc. ca ths confrary. % shows
gain u quite 10 90 soldiers. ssaaen
Ant iahorcrs These ar paipabie facts.
there can D. - caviling We h.,s the
ncn. And - colA n0f lave hAs tb-za -th-
cut the Esa.ur.
No. i-t az Union bar. 10 conpl,ins
- TIL measure. tss; A.useH D, writing
dosn In ons iins that be d. or .1bdainx
Tie rcSsl.ion b. fore q arm.. AID ns1f.
that - . lor taking tk-s- ISL. 80 zssa frou,
TIE nioH sidc ard Place tAen -bers th~y
voald os bot for tie measure be- condemns
II - cannes face hscauss o. .tatsd. a 4,
because he casnOt face a. truth. I'll
ac1 vort shilh rs rot in ths serb.l
oonTcrssiion- IT. tslIng this t.ls I attempt
- compliment 90 ny oun .agacnv. I
clam Mt 20 have coatrolled events. event.
controlled ne N0- &C Al e end q three
years Struggle. ~ nailons coed itios -
Rot ~-ai either party Or an laaa devised
o. snpccted Gel ai11e can CAIN d
Nhithsr o % tcading seems PLAIN IfGod
49, ~ilis tss removal q a great -ro-r
hna ~llls aiso thag - a the North. 90 vel
a. 700 Of >outh. SAL pay airiy for ear
comPiciiy in hat -rons. iapsriiai history
81 BOD thsrsiu re- cau.e - rrvrrs tbs
Jastlcr an goo1ness a. God A"
lo-rs. truiy.
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