Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1865-07-07

upon the sands Of the Atlantic coast; uPor
The selds % the Carolinas and Of Virginia
-here The graves Of our pairios soldiers Ar
ttickost. there the dusky form Of the Freed
man lies side by side With The noullerins
remains Of our own hghter- skinaei sons
Tbronsh al this var the Negro has beer
our friend. asd shcn NC lave trusted him
he has proved true and losal In she zAne
Of kiod Heaven h~s a grateful people see 20
"a that be has his righ,s,
The speaker closed by once more urging
ms hearers 20 b. true and firm. and be
hoped and prayed that - might 1--we 10 see
the day When the last vestige % wrong and
oppression shoeld Disappear from America.
and our glorious ola fac wave over Ma
ton 81 Fr~erncn unspotted and unsfained'
lie va f,ilo-ed BY Hon. r W Wood
barry. We we're not able % bear n portion
Of Judge woodbory', remarks. lie point
"a out the danger ofthe country during the
process Of re-orsanizafion. There = the
greatest danger n entrusiirg the forming
Of new covernrnents ard new constitution.
20 take the place Of those destroyed by the
rebels. IN the hands q those who we're IN
spen rrbelhon against ~. bet yester,iav.
IL j. the duty Of the government 90 set IN
this matter With extreme csution. The on
u safeguard - % restore % al classes IN
the South the right q Suffrage. Under The
old confederatson. South Csrohna va the
only State that attempted % disfranchise
eclored men and our only course nov !.
to see that the right should be restored
Tbs. cannot be done BY the Pr~s ident. bot
nus, - done BY the people. Congress
nust insiss that this fundsssentsl idca oi
Republican governments shall b. incorpor-
s'ec. before any c-us.isass.s = 49, f..ed.
We must -ee that members OF Cousress are
secured Who MI exact this.
The same day The Pilgrims toucbcd Pii-
grim Rock. the first Load q slaves we're
landed on the james river. There has ever
teen q war between TIE sristccrscy Who
dealt in huunan blood. and The plain people
Who issbibe.l the Psritan IDEAS Nov the
aristocraey has been vHnqaished. Ne must
20 ior~a-d With those Puritan weapons.
the schooLhou-e ard the church. We must
educate the whole people. and give them
christian worship. lie sa,d Ne shall End a.
large a proportion q The poor whites Who
cznno; rad and write a. Ne shaIl 81 blacks
Unless Nc are true in these things God vii
rai-e up nv leaders 60 aocouaplish II - will
IN the regeneration % this lard.
Rev. Mr. Bartlett. pastor Of the Metho-
dist church az -. Paris. -as ncxt introdoc-
Ed lie remarked that the ground had
been pretty thoroaehiv gone over. People
~ere prone 20 call eiergyua aboIitionIsfs.
lie wAs prood % be called an aboiiiionist.
and ke iAanked God. v b. had IN any ~ay
lent any Influence N tbe grca; work that
had ben sccompiishcd. lis democratic
friend ehArgcl him with having hrought on
the var. Tie ouly ted hiun years sSo What
would cone. u be dijn't look out lie did
not take the advice 40 all. bat uhen the
trouble Prcdictet came BE- turned around
and char-ed The clerry men 18th having
CEASED 81 Mr.. Bartiett's remarks we're full
% sharp points and good humor. bat &C
have only room for a capital iliasirAtion.
% The Coufr,ieracy.- be ssii. had gone
up No ore could have believed that eou-
sPiraey 80 powerfully organized could have
csPloded - quick. Il vas ike tbe fame
Of . candle when blown QUIT disAppcar-
ed IN an Instant. the last trace Of IL bcir z
- 49,. l. H..
Rev. Mr. Pierce made tbe closing re-
narks. ~hioh ~e DID not hcar.
a Qaariette Clab.-Mr Munroc. Air
Hal. Airs Hove. and Miss MAJ bew.-adl.
cd much % the interest OF ibe o. easion. ~
singing Of several appropriate patriotic
songs.
4 be fireworks IN the evening agreeably
disappointed nearly every one. and made
an htting terminAfion o. a pleasant day.