Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1865-12-01
obj 0rfura Democrat
PARIS. MAINE. DEC. I. issS.
Pretended Loyalty Of the Rebels

the people q that section Of couniry Tor
eisa ar snd rebellion against the govern
nsnt. would irsmediAfely uPOn the rrstora-
tion Of = conquered peace. chang their dep
roS,ed TREASON into unconditional u, alty. =
fast being exploded. and equally f.lacious
i the notion. that The masses would iHsGnf-
- iOrgr, their thirty yesrs training and be-
come true and loyal supporters Of the IN
ION. The rebellion Of Itself. Of four YEAR
duraiion. IN which al the worst passions Of
men have been put in play. vas enough 70
emhi'ter and poison the whole Soufbern
mind. They eanuo; yet see that az tbs ter
ribie sufc-ings they endured in loss Of life
and property was the result % their Own
folly. thew honestly think themselves mar
tyr TO The spirit % Independents. Then
again q sbOuid be reuembercd. that The
>outh have FOR years and years controlled
the governments. really rad every thing in
their own vay. Dictated 20 the North Il.
policy and up 70 the election % Abraham
Lincoln had audaeioasly ruled the North A.
With rod Of iron. In addition 20 fhis.
sOuther= -nen althoaeh greatly in The minor
ity. had very large majority Of al the Of
fee. q honor and profit. In view Of these
facts and many Others Of similar nature
that nigh, be named. can ne reasonably ex-
pect tia; the lion viii be iuueiiaiei,
changed 90 he iawb~ Benedict Arnoh
was not hall 80 grc.t a traitor a. JeH Davis.
and Aaron Burr ~a- political saint When
compared With Robert r Lee and in rank
treason and attrocious disloyaltv. uesrl,
every rebel lesder who took part in the
rebellion was worse than either.
President johnson IN order 20 satisfy The
South. that the sovcrnncut bad no vindic-
tive sp'ri' ssains; the South. adopted rot
only a mid. but maguanimous policy %
reoonstrue'ion. giving the people Of the
rebel States every opportunity they ooald
ask Or desire. % ~ orsanize their State gov
eminent. and show their willingness. Co
sdaP, themselves to fhe nes order % things
grOwisg oct Of The VA. To enable then
more fully 20 place themselves in the right
political attitude. the pardonIng power
was ProfuselT extended % the leaders IN the
South, have disPeIled much oftbe unoertain-
~ that hung sroand The Presidens's plan a
rrooaSirurtion. Tie retur8s siro- tia; the
rvbeAioo = not Vt closed The var Of
iayou-;s and balls nav have closed. but
NE var Of ballots has jast bcruu. II j.
only change Of tactics. The rebellion
stli, Eres. hOeathes ard acts. Take feu
fact a. proof. Mr.. Worth tie secession
candidate for Governor IN North Carolins.
has been elected Governor over Holden the
Prosi'i0nal Governor. by a large majority
Not one Of The candidates elected 90 Con
gress from that State can take ihe oaih.
Among them arr Fsller and Turner Who
were m the rctsl Cougrcss. and wakup
and Clark ~ho were officers ia the rebel
army The Raleigh Progress SAYS lie men
who voted for Worth would vote for JET
DAVIS against Andrcw johnson. Hglger
notorious rebel has been elected Governor
81 ALABAMA IN Madison County Guriev
the murderer Of Gen. McCook. has been
elected Sheriff over Col Callart Of tie 4,h
loyal Aiabsma. n Louisiana all the pro-
slavery candidates have been elected B.,
largv malorities. II The other rebel states.
The elrcticns have come ont in about the
same way. the mcsnest snd most af,rorious
rvbeis upon The ticksi generally s8scredinr.
We have other evid~nc~s Of Souibern
dis!oyal'y. The noiorious Geo. v. Saun-
dcfs advises al Souiherners 70 take snv
oaihs called FOR. CT control o. she STATE.
and municipal governments and then na1a-
oge T. sta fisuseirss. Provisional Gov.
Sharkey Of Nissis.ippi during fhe progress
Of the war. acted in thc capacity of a ea-r.
rilia shooting n cold blood the unss-f.ert-
ing soldier a. b. marched alonr 10 defense
q tbe snion. and ,ei BE- b. excited 30 lhe
I. :. senate FROM that STATE a snson
ssrgcon lately travelling IN BarassiIl- DE-.
trict 5. e. vas eandiliy told .' b. os.ht 20
bleed az tie nisgefs 90 death ior tLev had
ct p h killed y soae uay.- Anoii-r
nan told hIm % tie fedcTais ouchf % az 81
al The uiggers before thy vent ausy. or
she people here soaid lave - DO a. Tie
eisii autb0rties Of Columbus. Ge0rgis. have
inauguraied the ctain gong system f1r ne
cro~s found ~ith0ut empiovu.enf. IN ore
Parish = Louisiana tls rebel. have fo-r,nr
established slavery. n Mississippi The
Hou-e hsve sbolisbcd the .re-al court af
squity 90 ireedmen. We asirtf e. On and
~ our vhois rares vifh evidences ~ this
soTt. proving the disioyaity II ~ Soufhern
peopie. BE g = unneessssrv. Facf. sr.
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