Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1865-05-19

On his -As 70 wAshington. IN 1851. M
Linoola aid. in a public speech upon the
si'ustioa Of The country
Now. in nv We % th- present ,spc-s
81 sfairs therr need - ~ biocsished or
~sr. rb~rr :. - Necessity So e iam
not IN faVor - snrh a corrse ani ! nav sav
N advancc thai there I'll D. ~ hioodsh~d
unless Ii b. forced upon ihe government.
49, ihen "a I'll Be compelled % at in self
deience
This conciliatory friendly. hunsne spirit
disiinruished M lincoln FROM that cav 20
the hour WIN BE- "a. struck do-n by The
sssassin'. hlo-. sd .. ~. fr.t days in
powcr vc-s spent IN sni-a.orinr % avert
~ar. - ~. lA,t ~rrc given 20 ~ bene,o-
lent rurPose q sHssis;ing the .userinr,
ard oonei.iating the temper q thos- -ho
had for four year, scted a, enemies q their
country.
Compare no- Mr. Lircoin'. utt~rsncc IN
the spring q 1851. 18th that % Jes-r-on
DAVIS. On = similar occssior. about th-
-arc tirnc. When DAVIS va On ~. ~av
to MCnigomery 20 a..uune the ,itie 81 Prrsi-
dent and The auiho-iiy 81 Dictator Over th-
South. b. sad. m a pnbli- adlrcss:
" Th- tir.e for con,r-ounisc 4. -as,. All
80 ar nov determined O. -nsintain our po-
sigion. and make al ~ho oppose a. smell
Eunpostrr and feel southern steel
Thus spoke the advocate Of vol nee AMI
blooe,lcd. While Mr. Lincoln .oughi bv
al hon0rabls nsans 20 aver tie cur-c OF
-ar. Mr.. Davis welcomed the blaody strife.
ard boassed IL vulgar and indecrai phase
81 las eascruess for -.
Both these speakers we're rrp-esen,aiiv.
nsn. Mr.. Liaeoln "a, Of tie - plain Teo-
Pc. nan Of lifiie book learnin-. % limit
- oPPortunities. % severe 'oi ssd small
lsisure; his life -ss an critone ofthe lives
Or The nation oftoilsouae. Pitin-lising. sober
and God s,srins vorkin- men b. -Lo-u b.
-ss chosen 10 the Prcsidency. M Dasi.
as tie representative Of The Tile. an,bi-
iious. rvcllcss ,lsvehoiicrs an Gotten plan
ters. Mr.. Lincoin gained bis ,choolin-
after work hour. IN western leg cabin.
NJ DAVIS his At The nation. cHpense q,
West Poiai NJ Lincoln aimed o. serve
his oo1ntrs. NJ DAVIS wishel only % serve
himself Mr. Lincoln. careful ior the rights
and the LapP,ne.s OF thc vorkingucn % the
land. endeavorr5 % avert war: NJ DAVIS
~as careless ~ho 'us~rsd. - on's thst b.
ard rs class ,boui4 ATTAIN tie supremacy
@ -hieA they Aspired NJ Lincoln ~
spccied The co1,tituiion ard las. Mr. pa
~ heli then ~ open contemP'. Mr.. Lin
coin's b~ncvo'cnce and charity rerc %
grczi a. often 90 seen -cak ne.s ard sppar-
emily % obstruct th- ~ay a the nations
suocrs' Mr.. Davis had such piiiles. ensr-
~ thai Often % ~as ihoaghi his ds.perafe
anl renorseless Ill uouiI strike do-n al
obstacles in Is wsy
S-ch -erv these TO mea-the fair an
eouPlr;c r,PrescntAiives % th- to svs;euns
~hich tlsy uIlrld AID -bers ar tls.
io,iay' M Lincoln has gore % h1s crave.
~epi al Lonorcl - - ho.e nation Of f-,c-
men - 80 isfhcr a-i prrs,rver. ant adaair-
"a and los~d BY good men ever, -berr. ..
the ~i.c. The ja.i the farLfal. t-n,isr ard
unsellsh rs.er of a FREE pcoplc Mr. Dasis
. ~ TX fostLwarl -fh fhv .poi.s 81 o..
lisi cr.n~. . ~reirhrd al dr.pcratc fsei-
tive from Justice hated b. the People ossr
-bon he ruled. d~.pis,d All suspected >,
b ovu class. -hom b. ruined fricndl-ss
and Fsiisl. a. b. runs. ~ith TIE erecrafious
81 thirty mii.ions oi people