Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1865-07-07
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PARIS. MAINE. JULY :. 1855.
Tie Fourth OF July.

enjoyment; and probably the snuiversary
-as never more generally or more joyfully
observed.
The BOYS very considerably lea uost
Ofths nose for dayiigh'. and -ere satisfied
WITH tie burning % only small quaniiiy %
crackers. Cor ~hich they deserve mach
credit
The ONLY celebrates IN this r~gion vas
that az So Paris The morning hour pas
Pieasantly. N watching the luaierOus dis
play * the company Of fansassics The
invention Of some Of the uneu,bers in the
ART Of cOstuning vas severely taxed. and
they made quite ridicuious display. which
vas the purpose sought.
In the afternoon meeting was keli in
the grove. which was attended By three
Thousand persons.
Tristram Hersey. Ed. vas made Presi-
dent; when the exercises were eoraner oed
BY prayer by Rev. Mr. Pierce.
The first speaker was Sylvanus Cobb
Jr.. Esq..
AFTER Sting anusion 20 the day and the
occasion. Mr.. Cobb proeeede4 briefly 70
irsce the rise and progress Of the Aneriean
Nation lie was proud to claim the PHI
grim Fathers a. our ancestors. ard IN their
stern and unainehing adherence 10 That
they believed 20 be right lay the foundation
OF those principles that has made Is a great
people. Under the guidance q those mas
ter minds the colonies grew; irs;itutions Of
learning were founded. and in time we're
developed all the eleuen's necessary % IA
iional lfe. Bot the colonists were not trcat-
ed kindly BY the northern country. They
asked the privileges % Engiisl.ussn. bet did
not receive them They were severely taN-
ed, bet we're not allowed a representation
IN The government In short they we're
treated rnore Ike slaves than Ike loyal citi-
zens. When The burden became to heavy
The Colonists sougbt to throw "a Oft; ana
when foreign troops were sent 20 enforrc
obnoxious measures. they resisted. Bat lei
u be borne in mind that a. Lexington. Goa
cord, and Bunker ILL., the idea of an indie
pendent American nation had no; entered
their minds. Thus far they lad only sought
fieir rglfs az Esgtrinl,l. Bat 6nauv.
When England soaghi 70 crush and huu,;l,-
ate. the New IDEA fouad life. A sew bolI
men spoke % Indepcnience TIE idea
grew uutl Z Loo@roe a power. and the
American people. through their Congress.
declared themselves free and independent.
And thus va born the ne~ Nafioa.
The speaker than traced the growth Of
the Nation IN power and importance; and
alladed 70 the one great cyl thai had been
allowed % grow up With a. slavery hal
teen tho one terrible disease that had en-
tailed upon Us nearly al our suHerinr
Cuacks had sought % carr. bat hal signal
ly faiied. Our country had been like
nervous man Nth badly decuyed tooth.
Days and nights Of torture hnally drive the
sufferer TO the deniist: but III sigh; Of The
iron Instruments. and the fboogbt Of the or
deal 81 operation. prove too muck. and the
poor fellow crics out Not nov. doctor,
q, don't pull IL, Put something into It
that I'll ease it--rsorPhine. eio-oforrn. ar
senie.-anything And 50 the wretched
man goes OF. only % suffer over again all
his pans. Which become more and more
acute at each repetition. And 90 10 has
been with our body polite. When the
qoes,ion has been brought directly home.
and the need has come for applying fbe
knife 70 the % great black ulcer.~ the BODY
polite has grown faint. and cried out
"Oi not nov, there vii be var. blood
shed. disunion' Give me- more conpro-
mise '-anything rather than such an or
deali-
Bst az length the people we're desermin-
"a 90 have q new Doctor doctor fha'
possessed sense snd nerve. ard Who vooid
sdrninister no more opiates.-and tbey en-
gage fbe services Of AnnsHs,f LrNcol~ ,
The ordeal Bad cone size fool disease
broke out in AL ~ terrible malienity. an,l
The knife vas applied IN earnest
Mr.. Cobb very briefly touched uron ths
leading events q the var. and uron TIE ut-
Ter overthrow q the rebellion: and then b.
said that be hsd more snxieiy. more sear
for the results q the four wears % com,
than he had had At any single moment dur
ing the iour years last past while a.,
var ~as upon us. Il ~as only q question oN
blood and muscle sna treasure. and only
an ignorant man coah have doubted fhe
result bot nov TIRE case is diacrent. The
problem nov % Be solved 10 ore % mighty
moment. for upon rs solution der.end, ,he
Perpotui'y ifhe peace We lave gained
In Gods pane. Don't iet ite Ola evil Of
slavery have another breath % life up8-
COR coll Tbs poiat ric spcaker u-gel