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

cal distinctions. and would asord a guaran-
~ against al punishment for ~ u deeds
No. the ersninal treason Of these States led
% ~ar. and var led % anarchy. and the
General GoyeTuEent having utterly crushed
their military power. has right to adminis.
ter their ciVil power 30 long a. Il adjsdgcs
that Administration 20 be for the common
veal Of the nation. President johnson is
ensiasnily wise therefore. IN appointing civil
governors f0r these reyoltet States. instead
Of allowing their lately rcbeliioas inhabi-
tants 70 elect them and wise. also. in as
suring these States. a. D. has in rcspoase
% .theIr delegations. that the abolition of
slavery = an absolute prerequisite 10 their
resu'nias their places and functions m the
Union.
The southern rebels rising against the
power ofth nation. ~fyios its government.
seizing rs property. eiecting is officials.
obtaining rccogniiioa Of foreign govern
ments a. possessed Of belligerent rights.
exioriing the same from our own. continu-
e. the contest until their armies we're de-
n
their resources exhausted. and they we're
utterly poEeriess 20 osIer faithes Resistance.
10 certainly AS not by force Of any moral
inducnce. nor by any treaty. they were IN
daccd 10 cease thc contest. bat by sheer
force % arms. ~ they could have reinforr-
ed and suosisted thcir armics. Who doubts
that instead Of celebrating thi, anivcrsarv
Of tie nations birth in peace. We sLoaId
stil have been engaged in aagrant var. the
thunder of cannon rolling over tLe land.
ani death on the battlefield reaping his
desoiate harvest
Assuming. then. that the nation i the
proper arbitcr Of this question Of suifra-e in
the revoited States. one test naturally sug-
gests itself 20 every mind. whether applied
20 white or black That should oe furnish
ed by answer 90 the questions. j. the per-
son seeking to exercise the right. loyals
and las be been loyal to the nation during
thc war;
80 FAR a regards the whites Of the south.
% Is very clear that loyalty was bat rarc
virtue amoug them. Not 80 With The black
race. The concurrent testimony OF The ar
mics % the Unioa IN whatever quarter op-
craiing. j. distisct. clear. and uncontradict-
"a that the blacks were IN all places and AZ
al times our friends AndersoavilIe and
Salisbury. trusted their lives With undoubt-
ins confidence % the haads Of The poor ne
grocs. ani we're never betrayed They
q. a
tivcs from death How often dii the
southern triifes give them even "a cup Of
COLI waters- The Edeiity and kindness Of
the blacks % our suffering soldiers hyiny
from the inhuman barbarities of their mas
iers, vii ever stand in bold relief bright
page in their history. making more iufamous
by contrast ihe stories Of rebel crue.fie. o.
our people. Ii vas not by these Offices
alone. rendered by stealth and az tie peril
81 tieir lives. that the c0lored men earned
tie right 90 BE- regarded as loyal. step
ping boldly forth in tLc spirit oi genuine
manhood. they entered ihe ranks of the na-
t.onai army, brascly daring al ihc legitimate
dangers of war. and the .tiIi greater peril
arising from che ferocous spirits % their
masters AZ illustrated a. Fort PILLOW. The
sufrrir-s anl services oftLe blacks in the
army have not been Surpassed By any Of
their associates; and 10 they have not been
sarh 81 20 earn ihe right Of citizenship %
th.aseises snd their rae. it is dim-ult %
discover by wLat title % can b. claimed.
Tie Preudcat of thc United States. uith