Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1864-09-02
VOLUME 81, NO. AZ,


enaBeiPstiOni You have already emanei-
PAfed nearly two millions Of our slaves
and you vii take care Of then. you nav
emaneiPate the r~st. bad a se- when
the var began / vas Of some use to
them; they never were of any use 70 me.
Against their viii yos 'ensocip4sed' then,
and you may 'emAncipate' every negro in
the ConfederAcy. BAT ~e win BE- free, We
vii govern ourselves. We will do it Il -e
have TO see every southern plantation sack
ed and every southern city 10 Aames.-
- see. Mr. DAVIS. IL !. useless 70 con-
tinue this conversation replied; and
you viii pardon Us. IL -e have seemed 70
press our view. with too much pertinaeity.
We love the old flag. and that aust be our
apology for infruding upon you at all"
You have not introded upon me- he
replied. resuming his usual manner II
am glad 90 have met you both. I once
loved the old asg ss vel as yoa do;
-ould have died for Il but nov IL is 20 me
only the emblem Of oppression.-
bore the day may never come. Mr..
DAVIS. when 4 say that. = said the Colonel.
CLOSE 90 TTu ESrEKvIrw.
A hsf-hours conversation on other tor
ios not % public interest-ensaed. and then
ue rose to go. As we did so the rebel
President gave me his hand. and bidding
me kindly goodbye. expressed the hope
Of seeing me agsin in Ricbnond in happier
times-when peace should have returned;
bat with the Colonel his parting vas par
;iouiarly cordial Taking his hand in both
Of hrs. be said 10 hin
Colonel. respect your eharacter and
your motives. anc ~i-h yoa WE'LL wish
you every good can wish YOU consistently
With the Interests Of IN, Consed,racv
The quiet. straighifor~ srd b.s-in~ a,d
magnificent moral e0urage Of our ..6ghsirg
Parson- hal evidently impressed Mr.. DAYS
very faEorably.
A we're leaving the room Le add
ed
. Say 90 Mr. Lincoln from me that I
shall AZ any time be pleased % rroei,e
proposals for peace on hAsis Of orr indspsn-
dence- IL wih be useless to approach me
on'Any other
When - vent out Mr.. benjamin. call
ed Judge Ould. Who had been waiting
during ibe whole interview-two hours-at
the other end Of the hall. and We passed
down the stairway together. As pot
my arm within that Of the Judse, be said TO
NE
Well. that Is the resuli?-
" Nothing but wAr-vAr TO the knife
EPhraim Is joined 70 has idols-let him
alone. added the Colonel. soIemnIy.
MICRO SOLD rEEs. - TIE foHouinc j.
from one Of q" CAELETox's- recent letters
% the Bo-ton Journal Has integrity asa
newspaper eoue-pondeni !. vel known.
aod the testimony be here gives j. strictly
reliable.
A few DAYS sgo 7 sat in The tent Of Gen.
p w smith. commander Of the 18th army
corp. and hard the narration Of the man
ner N ~b'ch cen Hinks' division % color
ed troops stood The fre and charged upon
the rebel works east of Petersburg on the
10th Of June. There we're eighteen guns
pouring a cor sfant Ere ofsolid no, ard sbeu
upon those troops. en6lading the line. cut
ting h lengfh~i.e and cro.svise. "Ye,
they stood unnoved for ar Aours! Nota
man hincbed (Tbese were the words of the
6en-) IL vas a. severe q test a. ever
sav. Bot they stood it. and When nv ar
rangements we're completed for charging
The work.. hey moved Nth the ste.si-...
Of veterans % the attsck. 7 expected tb.t
they would fail back. or b. cut 20 piecr..
bu' When ] a. fheu move over the feld.
gain The ~orks snd capfure tbe guns. "a.
astounded they lot bst-een Eve and an
hundred men ~ doing II. There /. mater
iai in the negroes % make tbe bsss trooos
% ~ word q 'hey are properly trsined.'
PEEsrDESr LScoL~ senator sherman
Of Ohio sad IA a speech e. Cincinnaila Seu
days .iace:
have seen a great deal ofMr Lincoln.
In my ofhcial relations 9TH hiu. I have h.d
OCCASION 70 difer With bin sometime. vsrv
decidedly but ! feel boand is ssv tist
vhen BIS measures hal been examined crit
icaliy. and under che Hght Of an ssrrou,5.
ing circumsianoes. they have been found
"i'e and successiul There - not a ssnvis
at Of Mr.. LincoIns that l can recall. but
has been justified BY events. unle.. !, Ia.
been hIs earues, desire 20 coucilists his %
litioal sdsersaries, and they surel sboold
not denOUnce him for this.
A Lrss CUsrox. The customs s-e nth