Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1865-04-28
vi sc ELL NY.
Personal "reminiscences Of Abraham
Lincoln.


r On tbe day q Mr. Lineoin'. fr,, iasur,,r.
si'on. I was travelling IN crowded raiisav
car IN Mississippi and Louisiana While
the tram -as stopping. and coavcr.ation
could be beard through the carriage. some
one aliuded 20 the event. Another passcn-
ger rvP.icd II hor,e % God b. -iIi be
kil.ed before he has time 90 take the oath %
\ third ssid " I have wagcred ne- hat
ihai neither be nor Hamlin .iil ever live 10
b. insusurated.- Nearly all present BE-
iongcd 10 the ~lucatcl. wealthy. slavchold-
ing cias-the claS. which originated and
conducted The var several expressed sp-
prosai q therc remarks; not one uttered a
-0rl Of dissent.
vas 10 the Cotton States Tor weeks AZ.
ter this. ard the subject ~as frcqu.atly al
luded 60 IN NJ prcsenoe beard but one
man condrnn the proposed assassination.
an4 be vas a Unioni-t. AGAIN All again
leading journals. vhich we're called reputa-
bic, asked. lis there no Brutns 60 ril ti,s
Norii Of this tyrants- Reward arrc op-
cniy proposed Tor the Prcsident's heal. n
Mr.. Lincolr had thrn been marderod IN
baltluore. every thorough secession iour-
nal IN The >outA wogl1 have expressed rs
appsoval dircciiy or indirectly. OFcourse.
/ 10 not believe that the masses. or al Sc
ocssionisis. would have desired such a stain
upon tho Americas name bot even tben.
a. afisr~Ard. -hsn thcy murdered oar cap
turvd .oljIcrs. and starved. frore. and shot
our prisoners. the men who I'D and con-
froi.ed The rebels appeared deaf % haraani-
a. and O. deoency. Charitv woaI hin
hold them insane; bat there was too much
method iu tLcir madness.
Their hst. great crime of AL uas. per
haps. nccdcd for AZ eternal moa uusrnt Of
the inhncnce Of slavery. "a was6tting that
they who murdered Loveioy. Who crimson
cd the roles oi Young kansas. who aimcd
thsir gisaat-c treason a. the heart Of tbs re-
public. beiore the curiain uent down.
shouid crown tbeir infamy by this deed " ifh
out nam. Il was ftting that they should
seek thc hives Of the three oiri,crs. most
conspiclogs % al for their miliness aud
olsmenry. Il ~as 6tiing that tbey should
assassinaie Chef Magistrate. 80 couscicn-
isos' that bis heavy resPonsibiiisy weighed
ban d0vn Ike a miiistone - pare that
partisan rAncor found no STAN upon the hem
of his garrsent 50 gentle that 'en hi. fail
ings leaned 70 virtuc's side % rnsrciful
thar Le stood Ike an avrr,ing angel between
them and th. nations vcnscancc.
The Souihern journai. we're very dcnuu-
Ciatory Of the new Presidcni from the mo-
ment ~hen he started or Washineton
lis speeches alcug the route wcre indeed
iar inrm beng his beet eHorts. They lack
81 thc stimulus Of debate lie "a nothing
q be -as not Argumentatisc. Opposiiion
alone couid briug out has unrisallcd Iogic.
But ihe rebel ne~spsr,rs rcprcscntc,l
hin--a man ~ho uscd neither spirits nor
totacco--as in a state q constant iutozica-
tion. Tbey ran.aeked tL- language f3r
epitLrts "Iliot~ ana 90 batoou we're tie
terms iley asualiy applied Even in vita
peration history repeats itself Fifteen
centuries before. The Roman saiirists we're
~ont 90 characterize the great Julian as an
aP- and hairg savage.
Bgt fheir chef hatred vas called out by
his Origin lIe iila.trated the dem5cratic
ilea uli,h va incouceisabiy repueusnt O.
then. Thar a nan ~bo sprang from he
people. uorkci 9TH hi. hand.. actually
.sli, rail. ;, to,to,5 .to.t1 ,,.. ,o a..
b..lof. go..rnr-.o, -b;rb is,i.5.l So.,b.
er, r.rti-o., -. t;f,.r t.,o-l din.
ton. Dsv after asv. ,bro--b the utoi.
south. thr leading ,su-rsi, dr,u CONTRAST.