Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1865-05-19
OBJ 0rfurh amutrat
PARIS. MAINE. NAY .. 1855.
Lessons Of he War. No. !.

Lessons Of the War. No. 1.
War. terrible As Il i. ai~ays has its use
fol lessons To this srczi rule the var o.
the rebeuion Is not an exception. We pro
pose 10 notice. in some two or three nsn,-
esrs Of our paper. soaie oi the more pr0sHi-
nent lessons taughi the AnsriCss people
By the four years civil strife. 40 aast clos
ing uP. The point -hirb ST suggests -
self Is this. this ~ar las correc'sd the great
error among the Sosihern people. that the
people Of the North were not possessed Of
true courage. For yesrs. the boasel cbis-
ally % the southern States. have tauntcd
tie people II the NORTH. that they we're a
co-ardly raee. that tbey ~crV devoid Of
pluek ard dare not 6ght The hotspor-.
so1th Of Mssou. and Dixon, Ens. have
fr~quenily iavited personal shercstions.
sought PERSONAL quarrels With northern
men +; and gben bseau-s TIE latter ~Ould not
recognize the barbarous code % dsollsng.
denounced then a. Poliroons and c0~ards
For wears The youft IN the southern portion
a he Cnion. have been educated 20 he Iirse
ibe masses IN The North. n r.er % co~ar,ls
A Yankee and a coward m the Sonih.
had become syuonyasous terms. 80 long
and 80 Professionally had this -,s;em % train-
rag been Prac;iced. the great majority Of
bar people honestly believe the Roasted a.
su@PtiOn 10 be in sceoriance With truth.
Tins almost universal belief ~ the South.
had a powerful agency IN issseur.sing the
rebellioa- Ia went % satisfy the South.
that aifhough the North greatly outnuu-
bered then. yc'. % Use their 0wr language.
- o's SOEfao7er could v-asp Ten Tazke,s.-
and IN ihis ~ay they cosld Sight "a cot and
establish their Independence
As the var opsned. northern soldiers
we're IN the Southern press everywhere 30
ken Of. and denounced - ncrcvnarv Lire-
hngs. towards and pol,rcons. Who would
run away fros the August p-e.eaos Of a
soUtbern army ~iibout srinr Gun. -
thoroughly had the southern heart been fr-
ed up 20 this islea. nothing but an actual
experiment would correct b.. This var
bTooghs this long mooted question 20 an
issue We had not ions been engaged in
the conflict. before the southern mind hal
strong doubts about the corrertnes. Of
heir old theories. JEFF Da.i.' horlrs found
70 thsir sorro- that Yankees could and
would hght. that they no; only lad gum
ton but pluck A the var Progressed.
evidences in this direction Accumulated
th'ok and fast. Ths phantom, that hsd 80
iorg fred the southern train. began 20 dr.
sPPear- Lee snd Johnson. Ha-lee ara
BvauregAr1. and tictr dcIu.lea folio-c,.
S"der The eOnfcdrr.te aas. found in thr &c
taai iAc~a taeIa. az &. ID. ,.,-.suis q bravery
ane tree courage. They fous1 tbeuss.l,r.
eontencin- vEh a. array % heroes. -ho
knew no lear. Aad now. sfierA for wear.
Struggle. such A. The -Orll never b.fo--
'A~. thIs gigantic phantom % fortv year.
growth. that Tee North ~oulI not f.bt b.d
entirely dissppesrrd. Tie South has test
ed tie qsestion. not in the fed Of arm
ment. bot upon The fcl1 Of battle. From
ihis decision there never can b. an APPEAL.
The South AcknosIedge their great ms
tAke. they eonucle the question and ,.i,-
~ the controversy. And - ihorouebI, 49,
e1ect1sliy has this iss1s BEEN uiet ana ST.
tied b. ths north. thar Ars attempt Lerraf-
ten % revive % ~iil - abortivr. Tbts io.
isTnai rebellion. has TAUGHT tbe South .
iesson &c LIS rrssrd. ~bich tbey al long
rcmembcr.
We shall hear no uao-e boas;inr, Of ,be
superior courage Of the South. or Of The
oo-ard!y propensiiics Of Zoe Norih. Here
Aier tie people q tie SoufL wiu know al.
As 80 are They are great deal better
acquainted ~iiA - than t.sy we're four re,-.
ago. - comPie,eis D.. ihe rhi,a,r, b..,
cured OF taeir arissocraiic NOTIONS q suprri-
o''y' hat - venture tie Assertions. fLat
ne HeDer al again hazar,i ibe sSperi--r,
Of -sr. ss-s4 urou ihe iIea O. ssp,ro-
southern courage and brar,ry.