Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1865-08-11
PARIS, ME-, FRIDAY


Who delvereih David his servant from the
hurtfal sword. Rid me. and deliver me
from the hand of strange children. whose
mouth speaketh vanity. and their right hand
ia right hand Of ialsehood That our sons
may be a. plants grown up IN their youth !;
that our daughters may De a. corner-stones.
polished after the similitude Of palace I;
hat our gamers NAV be full aHording all
manner Of store that our sheep nav bring
forth thousands aai tens ofth0asands IN our
streets That our oxen may be strong 20 la
bor' thai there be no complaining in our
streets Happy Is that people. that Is in
such 4 case yea. happy Is that people
whose God is the Lord -
Ny hearers. the portion of the history Of
Israel. 70 which Ne have hear alladel and
dwell upon a. SOM length. j.. in many re-
spects. qui;e similar 90 the history. which
ve. a. a nation. are making in tins our day /:
and hence from 10 ~ nav gather many les
sons % wisdom. Like Israel. in the time
Of David. our nation for many years has
Suffered from intestine conflict. until the
ploitings % rebeilious children has eulnin-
aied IN one Of the most gigantic and cause
les rcbcl.ions the world has ever been ca aH-
81 20 sitness When the hostile armies met.
and brother With brother. ard father With
son foughi in the deadly combat. The
coatest ragcd. and the cannon and u,uske,-
~ roares. until not merely twenty thousand
hnwN - -. q. A. a
sands of men have been hurled into the
eternal world; when overcome. ike Abs.-
lotn. their chiefs have been ovcrtaken. anl
instead % slam. captured. while endcavor-
ing io make their flight AMI nov. AZ
when David composed and sung this Psalun,
the eontes, l. ended. the hostile armies are
disbandcd. and peace i again restored IN
60 D.. With David Ne have cause 20
mourn. Many % the sons % the nation.
not merelr rebeliious ones. bat many noble
and faithfui ones have allen. And la,s
bat not least. the nations most favored son.
her ohampion Of liberty and right. be. Who
preferred 70 sacri6ce'his own life 70 these.
has fallen too. Has she not reason 10
mourns
And y,t. in our lamentations. IN our pub.
iic. a. well a. private grief. let Us not for
90 ourselves. and Like David. forget the
debt oi gratitude aud daiy We owe 10 those
WHO have l0ught and sacrificed 80 much for
us. a. sell a. 90 God. Who through them
has given ~ our success. Ifperchance. Ne
have forgotten ourselves in our zeal and
devotion O. parry. or m our private grief
for friend or Zoe. Who have fallen. Iet Us
come % ourselves and survey the present
political. moral. and re- iig ious aspect of the
nation. a. dii David. and sith Lin perceive
~Aat God has wrought fo- us. Dom. -.
NC canno; hil o. see that D. has wrought A
most mighty dcliscrance for us. That a
bold. daring. gigantic rebellion Ia. been
destroyed. and that the cause % intestine
coumoiiOn and strife among Us 20 many
years. has been removed. Yes. thank God.
thc foul blot Of American slaverv. % long
the disgracc Of our fair land. tie viper
Which Las been preyins upon Der very viial..
las been iorcver suepf from Us Aud nos
Old u.re shall vc bc called o. hear the
c.anklrs cf chains. and the sound Of the
lasA upon loar millions OF human beings.
No more shall w. De- called upon o. leave
Our empi3ymelt ard all the southern aris-
iocracy. in hunting and returning o. bond
agc thc ilsiiive. fleeing iu plrsa.t of BIS
COD given right. No more shah We fear
O. t.a.h the tratL. ~ Gods word anvuhere
i1 ihi. FAIR land oi ours. lcst We may-shau
! say ii. Nes. dough a lasting disgrace
upon us. aul one. ahich. would to high
heaven. might bc Forever erased from the
natoa's hi.toric pace-lest ve might be
tarrci ani fsatLersi. Imprisoned anl rode
on rail- AL hare been many. even miuis-
Gers of tie Gospel some of vhon are nov
living. members of Gle M.ssouri and Ar
kansas C1u.erences. anI put to death. a.
have been others No more shall We hear.
as o. hate been wont OBJ. even in tbis no-th-
-a ciime. iie iaitiiai ministers of the N.u
Teaameut Covenant. designated a. the
%. devils u.nisters.~ N0m1re. men. christ
.als. and even christian ministers apoior.r-
ing ar slavery. ani holding tto be az
t.nr iusutluau. Nou. Lc. ub0 heretofore
his been base. ignobic slave. sa'ks forth
free nan. eat.tirI to. and % ve Juta-t
OBJ, part ofmcn. as believe se sban. viii
enjoy aH Gle riehi' aaI privileges q men.
i..h civil ani reiriaas
We .taI zee. also. nos only thar tbe cause
0f ll. CO ..l has been removed uitl u.s.