Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1865-07-28
Wait q Little.

il - q very common fault that ne form
opinions too hastily. We do not stop 10
hear al the evidence before We make up the
verdict. These remarks are peculiarly ap-
Plieable TO the present condition Of Affairs
m oar Own country. The war las wrought
out great changes; it has overturned the
the condition OF things IN al the rebel
states; and society in many Of is relations.
as really At the present time in = chaotic
state. IL necessarily takes time 20 bring
order out Of such eonfasiSn. 50 that things
Will assume . permanent basis The dan
ger nov Is. tia; We SHALL not have patience
70 -ait for the proper develOPenents Of the
new condition Of Affairs. which must take
the place Of the things that have passed
s~ay. Oar inpatience has sbo.n Itself in
. great many ways during the whole four
years Of the var. As soon as our troops
reached Washington. alter the firing rpou
Sumter. On 70 Richmond. vas the CIV
from the New York Tribune. and large
class Of men throughout the country. After
the battle Of Boil Run ne saw The mistake.
thai il you'd have been better 20 have Wait
ed . little, for the better organization %
Our army. When Gen Grant Vas progress
ing With the seig- Of Vicksburg. many
thought his movements too SLOW. tLaf be
was spending too much time and expense
IN the reduction Of the place. Subsequent
events proved that be vas right. and tbO..
Who thought differently. wrong. So too
sftsr be Lad fought BIS way 20 The vicinity
Of Richmond /; people began 10 nsrnur add
knS fault; why don't be take the CITY ?
vas the enquiry often Proposnded By good
men and true. Who really fbought there vas
too much delay in the military operations
Of the Lieutenant GeneraL. We can noe
al see boz mistaken AL such persons we're.
that Little more patience and confidence
IN cur military commanders. would have
saved al such nsruurings.
great many q the best patriot. IN the
country. very often got cot Of patience nth
President Lincoln. They tbosght Lim 10
SLOW. and that be deliberated too long b.
fore acting. Nov. in the light Of expert
ence. al such persons can .ee that. hal
little more % patience possessed their souls
they would have saved themselves th. ,-oub-
ls Of fault finding and Complaints sgain,,
cur rulers.
Ho- u Il now With regard 10 the poi
icy Of President Johnson. re- lating % The ~
construction Of the rebel States. there Is a
diaersnoe Of opinion among union men
Mary o. our best men and abiest Statesmen
entirely dissent from his opinion upon ne
gro suffrage. What shall We do7 Shall
-e turn our backs upon tbe President and
make var upon his administrsiion7 In our
Judgement We should not a. e. Pr.sideut
johnson = undoubtedly homes, IN b.. opis-
ions upon MS question. ard ne hoe 10
doubt acts from an honest conviction q d.
a.. We have ful faith that the President
viil cone oui al right IN TIE end. Let us
therefore. before ve make % j1deement
against ban. ~at q little. uatch The pro-
gress ofsveuts. and see " The bine. re de-
sire DO not cone round g. due season. To
tbose professed democrats -bo no. pretend
that he condition. Of the negro race IN our
eouutry has been made worse By Eivinr
thu tber freedom. ue you'd say. uaa !
little
In changing the condition q four MI
lions q persons IN our country from slavery
and vassalage. 20 hat q freedmen. there
must b. mere or less susering s.song them
And e al BE- very strange 4 there are 10,
scts q Inssbordination among the blacks
II these should no- and then sppesr. Il
-ll BE- folly 70 contend sgAiass The present
ordsr q thisgs Ne DOUBT Tor . line q