Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-09-07

Shall the Voters Of Maine be Eaaal be
fore the Law 20 al Ex Rebel OF South
Carolinaf


Shall the Voters Of Maine be Foual b.
fore the Law 20 al Ex Rebel OF South
Carolinaf
II our article last week We ,iowel The
inius,ioe which the copperLead demoersov
and - allies serc seeking % enforce arains,
the people ofMaine BY resisting the amend.
msni Of the Consultation q the United
States proposed BY Congress Which -Hl
make the voter % Maine or Massaebu.stf.
equal 20 the voter of Aiabana or South Car
ohna. lios completely The Democrats Of
tbs State are Committed O. the suppor, %
>oa'ioa Arisfo~rscy or Northern INTERIOR
y Of political rights Is made plain a. dav.
light by their violent opposition % pin
eiple OF political equality which the Unioa
men On Congrcss have POT forth ior The ap-
provai of the country. The evil proposed
% - corrected stands thus.
Previous 70 the abolishnaeut Of slavery in
The Sou'b the population Of Alabama vas
526. ash whae.
2.69o frcc coiorcd
ass OS0 slave
Enuiled By the existing Districting Which
counts each slave equal o. tLrce-ffhs ola
White ciiiEcn. 90 sir niembcrS Of Congrrs.
IN the House. By couutinr the porula-
tion OF BLACK and white a. fhr basis of rem
resentatiou. a. rebels and copperh~ais de-
sire. Alabama would have serra Conrrcr.-
ional rcprc.cniativcs While Name with
e2s.o'o FREE White Population has but fre
representative
Louisana With So .Gss White.
1856 Frve col0rcd.
33l go slave
Eniitled BY ihc present thrce-ffhs rule 20
frc representative. b. couutiag the
-hoie A. desired BY the rebels and copper
head and Louisiana would have az repre-
'sntaii'es. though having bat hall the ~hiie
Popaiation and haf che voters oi Maine.
Soa'h Carolina according O. the ccnsu.
Of 1900 hal a White population Of POI .sss.
9.9i8 Free coiorcd
f02. so Slave.
En;itlcd under the threc-ffhs rule nov er-
isiing o. foifr r,prcscniatives. ani counting
IN ibe basis Of rrprcseniatiou th- entire
popula'iou. a. desired by the covIerhead.
ard r-beis. would have nr r,presentatiss.
While Vermont of immortal uirrnory Tor her
LOYALTY and heroisrn has bot fire- represcn-
iatiss. dough he IA. many more voters
AMI larger white population than South
Carolina. and Maine With consilrrablv
more than double The voters AMI more tLan
t~ioc ihe white population has only ire
rePrcseutaiises ia Congress.
Thus thc facts stand oat glarngiv tbs;
the Dcmoeratic party ofMaine wish ore cx-
rebel voter o.; South Carolina 20 o. uor~
thar equal 90 two voters ofthis STATE. Thu.
it - clear a. sunlight that tie Dement'S
r,sisf TIE moderate and iusi action of Con-
-ress in se-king tie equality OF votinr ,it-
iEens anl wi.h an ex-rcbel &C South Caro-
Ina. his hands dripping vifh the blood q
our eitirens. to balance more than two %
our loyai citizens ~ Gle polls in the rhoiee
of Presiient and Congrc.snen. Tius the
ooppcrbeai democracy ciamor Or the sup--
rioriiy % southern over Northcrn men AL
aso- their sympaiLy vith traitors.
The rcprescntatives of Aiabama. Louis
tana and South Carolina len Congress ui,h
the viev D. break Bp 'Le U1ion and Andrew
johnson from o. seat .u the senate pro-
nognced tlem deserving thc death fi,lons.
let Congress b. Sd molcrate in it. terms
thaf t Only axis of Soufh Carolina before
her rrprrseutatives are rc-a8mittsl to iheir
seats. vbich in thc interests of treason tiev
ahanionci. shhli ngree that the voters of
Name shail have a. m1eh poiitira. power
as her our voters. fn riev Of tiis Who VII
havr fhe aaincify o. ssssrt that Co'-r-s. %
keeping fhe South OFT % thc Union' Who
viih q spark of manhood in h.s heart can
vote ior ths resolutions a1I csnd.ls,es g
g. pemo-rats of Name Wfoeter does
so vote give. i.. ssfrage for tis our pr.
sonai ierrsiafsen and f.r tbc deeralsf..n
of h.s t.'or-.itirenf.
AQrr-rio~ P-r..ierf johnson ana t.s
mvrr1iions assume tie rizbt fo frrn o.t 20
oihos All uho d. OCT agree tl support .' nv