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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-08-31

THE RIcHNoSD ESoUIRER AND rHE
PHItADELPHIA PLATFOEN. IL = apparent
from the tone Of shs Soathern papers Which
have already come 70 hand. that the press
Of the reconstructed oonn1nities will not
give 20 the destinations Of the Philads lphia
convention. even The taeit approval the
Southern delegates prsssnt in the assembly
fe.t compelled 20 grsnt The Richmond
Enqairer. avo-ediy speaking for the peo-
pie Of the South. spgrns the platform With
especial emphasis IL says:
"Our people oasa0f honestly Subscribe
20 all Of the doctrines and the afirmati0ns
Of these papers. for It 10 notorious we do
no; concur IN them. And ne should Aban-
don every ground on which depends our
selfrespect and our Justification IN the ewes
Of The World We are a-tonished 90 read
IN The reports the declaration Of Mr.. Cow
an. that the resolutions we're unanimoos-
" oOneurred in By the committee. and that
both resolutions and address we're unani-
mousiy' adopted by the convention. We
protest IN the name Of our people that they
De considered no parties to that unanimous
vote
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-08-31
POLITI G A l..
The Truth We'll Stated. A.

Anr AI1Nl W rAA tlaNrQs
The resolstiors Of the Philadslphia Con-
ventiOn oil serve sxoeliently vel a. land-
marx 10 sho~ the progress % public opia-
90 within the last year Here vas An as
sembiy composed exclusively Of copper
beads and rsbels. in -hich the most popa-
lar name -As that Of vAllandighan. Aiew
discou'ented Republican. -crc to be sure al
allowed to act a part in "a altogether more
promiDent than their no@bers would var
ran;. but Of SOutbern Unionists. there we're
none. MurpAy. Stokes. MAYNARD. Hahn.
Hamilton. Durant, MAekey. Botts-of all
this tried band ofpairiots. the President ha.
allied himself alone -ith those -ho for year.
we're engaged insolring. plsndering. ban.
'shing and massacring the friends OF the
Union- And yet this convention. repre-
ssniing The reAetionAry policy Of the admin
istTafiOn. adopts A. the most conservative
platform n dares put ior-ard in this year
Of graoe. 1856. the perpetual ,bOlishmen.
q slavery. the wholesale repodiation Of the
rebsl debt. and the eonPlete civil eqaality
of all men.
Let it be borne in mind that !, j, th- psb-
lie sentiment % the North that has forced
these men TO tAk. this stand. A year ACC
these we're The very points in dispu,e. A,
that time Il ~as hardly admitted IN the
South that slavery -As Anything more than
temporarily abolished; there we're many
~bo secretly looked for its restoratiOn.-
AZ leas: that It's ertinction should be mad.
gradaal.-mOrr Who oPenly demanded q
be paid for the value Of the slaves set free
The validity Of the rebel debt vas a car.
dinAl point q faith. and as for giving ,
negro the sane legal rights With whits
man-that -as an outrage vhich should nev,
or be Submitted 20. AID yet the 6rn and
quiet determination Of the North. assisted
BY The 4nerring logic % eveots. has driven
The Southsrn leaders 20 sdopt these very
dOctrinss -ithOat word OF debate.
Why then do -e hesitate any lonsrr
about admitting these States. seeing tha,
there sro Of their o-n free rill Offering al
most AL that -s required q t~eiscnonfi
agog SIMPLY because -e have no guaranty
thSsthe promise, ola body Of politician,
-ho fought for Davis and cheer Vallandig.
han val be respected by the community
bshind then Mr.. Raymond and Mr..
DOOlittie know. Il Gov. Orr and Mr.. Gra.
ham do not. that the majority in Congre,,
Is a. anEious As they are to have The pres
ent unnatural coalition Of Ihings cease,
and only require reasouable Assurance that
jssfioe shall be done 20 al men. % vba,ev.
sr standing or conpleEion. Tennessee Ia,
given the required guaranty. and Tesnes-
see - resfored 10 her former relations ia
the Uni0n. Louisiana insolontly answer.
the liberal oHer of Congress by proceeding
20 murder and drive into exile her Uniou
citizens; and Louisiana must ~ait.
Boston Advertiser.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-08-31

ONE oy Cons NOBIlEoGKN. A fas-boai
fol- o. soldiers. few of whom -ere Afri-
cans. attempted TO land At Rodman'. Point.
on the coast Of South Carolina.
The rebels we're awaiting their approach
N smb0seade. and reserved their Ere tlIi
the end Of the boat was resting on the
shore. and then opened deadly FIRE. Life
could only be saved BY lying Cat on the
boats bottom and IL they remained inaet-
i've long. the Whole boat-Ioad would be
captured
One Of the negro soldiers. Who saw their
situation. and The vital importance Of get
ting the boat Of. As vel ~ the imminent
danger Of tbe attempt. said: " Somebody
got 10 die 10 get os al out dis ere. and Il
mo1ght jus' a. ven Be ne q. anybody =
lie then deliberately rose op. stepped on
shore. and pushed The boat OF. As she
swung clear. and the men eroscbed in the
bottom we're saved. the body Of the Doble
Afriesn fen fOr-4rd into the end Of the
boat. pierced BY Eve b0Ilets.
frank Moore's " Anecdotes ofthe War.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-08-31
VOLUME 33, NO. AZ
b Il . v rs .

A man recently wrote 20 . shoemaker:
." Cat ne pair Of esq Toad sbooze.-
Ladies and gentieues dancing upon the
green s-ard are grassboppers.
Whassr the features Of q csBnon2 Can
mons mouth. eannon-ise. and cannon-ee-s.
Ooe thorn in the bush Is vorsh t~o IN the
band.
EPtaPh on q portrait painter-Taken
iron life.
When IS blow from lady vcloonep
When she strikes you sgres.bly.
An English ssooe mason vu reo.,,Iv
heard 10 remark; ." I an not going 10 srht
for country vherr I don't own q square
yard Of hnd-- That's . sermon for Eng
lish statesmen.
What Is The difference t-ir = watch
and Sedder bed. S.n7., Dunpo-cin
it up Because the tickia Of de watch
Is on de inside. and de tiekin oh de fedder
bed Is on De outside
An Iowa lady vhiIe breaking some hem.
eggs. vas startled 20 see . snail snake. six
inches long and as large as pipe stem.
come oot Of one Of the yoIks. The yoIk
-ss perfect. and the snake vas coiled up IN
The -hite Of the egg.
Deep learning vii make you acceptable
TO the learned; but Il Is only an easy and
oohging behavior and entertaining CONVEX
saiion that oil make you agrssabls in all
companies.
a dashing young bachelor lately appear
ed m Central Park with too handsome Do
mes. whose tails we're done up to look hike
lady's waterfall. and cooped Up in su,aI
hsh nets; the resemblance v,s canitai and
they created great sensation.
A Newspaper correspondent. describing
the costume Of belle n areoent ball.
says: Miss B. with that repaenapce
to ostentsiion m dress Which is 80 peculiar
to her sex. vas sitired in a SIMPLE White
lace collar. fastened -ifh q neat pearl but
ton solitaire" This is equal to the Geor-
ga costume; diekey and pair Of spurs
One exceedingly warm day in July. a
neighbor met an old man. and remarked
that Il vas very hot. YES say. Joe.
=" II 4 wasn't for one thing. should say -e
we're gong TO have q tha-.- What i,
that'- Inquired bis friend. THERE.
nothing froze.- says Joe. The nan vent
his way. much enlightened.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-08-31

Al Old BIT Coon STORY. The follow
ing good story Is again IN eircol.tion
through our exchanges A year or t-o sG
ter Iylers accession. the President eouter,-
plating an excursion IN some direction. his
son vent 10 order a special train Of cars.
IL 90 happened hat the superintendent "a.
very strong -hig. On Bobs making
kro~n BIS errAnd. that ohicial bluntly ted
him that his road Did not run any special
train Tor the President
What sad Bob. % did yoa not fur
nisb q special train for The luneral Of Gen.
Harrison p
Yes 3 sad ibe suPerintendens. p.lting
Bob On ihe back. % and u youT bring yoor
father IN fhaf shape. yOs snail have tbe best
train on The road
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-08-31

A COSSUHIsL CoSTss. "Arrsh. Pat.
an -hy did 7 nary -. jiss tell NJ that
for - neself thst's rad 20 n.ins.in - ev-
er .inoe tbe blessed day that Fafhsr O'Flan-
uigsn sint ne 20 your hone7-
d" S~afe jesei." replied PSF. Z" and III,
ss-elfthai hope. that nay I've % sss the
day you're q widow waping ever n. oo-Id
sod that kivvsrs ms-shin. By 81. Patrick.
III sse bo- ys ges sloag -idoot ne. boa-
ey.-
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-08-31

The situalon between The President and
Congress 10 ucii Illustrated By The foll0winr
uory oi q Couneciicut skipper. fTe sailed
q lumber schooner and his only assistant
49, q iank. rav-boned Ysnkes named ABB. 4.
The latter thought tbings were not gong
jast right snd volunteered % give the Cap
tain some sdTice be vss anrrily told %
d" mind his o-n bssiness. and attend 10 ~.
on end of the schooner % Abe vent for
-ard. and. -ithout sacsiber -or,l. Iet 70 th.
anchor a. tn erah broughi up -iih . tre-
nendsu. isrk. Abe ba-led ous 10 The skip-
per ] say. CsP'n ~ end of ibs sksn-
ner's 20 anchor-bo-s youyn5-
Congre.. bas dropped sscbor from its
end Of the shiP. and Csp'n Andy = not Ike
y 10 Put . nv policy mo port right away
Ihs Phiisdslph bobtails uied % beave
anchor without sooccss. Il sticks fast.
Mes Jersey Republican. !.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-08-31

GESrnsL SHEElbsS's PnoNoriox. The
Prcsiieut. a~L,le ago. was bod in assert
ing thai Union soldiers shoaid receive the
ofces ai his d.sposal. tbs aocounts ior
BIS appointing gallant Phi sheridan % tbe
Office of Police Captain. ur1er Attorney.
General Herron Of Loauuana. A MAJOR
''eneral oi The Unned Sisfes taxing his or
Gers iFo@ fourib o. fith grade rebel State
othcer, s q node of honoring Uaion sol
dicrs ior vhieh President johnson - enti-
lied % q paieni. After havug served M
der Geo. Grant. Sheridan cannot but eel
proud Of his sppoiutnsut By tbs Pr,sident.
on the s,sa Of Auorney-Gcnersl Heron.
fDetroa Poss
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-08-31

PREsrDENT JOHNsOS's DEsPxTcH 70 the
LouisianA Attorney-General ve have no
hesitation IN Prooouncing disgrsoefal.-
There Is not one word in IL Of reprObafion
Of this AfrOcious massacre. Tie formally
commits TO the military the task Of suppress
ing /" Illegal or unlawful assemblies for
getting hat II Loaisiana is. a. be maintains.
IN the Union. there can be no such thing ss
an - Illegal or unlawful assembly which
be SIMPLY discusses. No assembly Is un-
lawful n America Which Is not collected for
q oreaeh Of the peace. or which is not en-
gagged n an overt act Of treason. Any
t~eniy-Hx men have a right TO meet and
revise the COnstit1tion Of this State, and
declare hat The Governor ought 10 be de-
posed and their fellow-eitizens disfranehis-
ed IL Is only when they attempt 10 impose
their deciIiOns on the community BY force
that their conduct becomes criminal, and
the military are entitled TO interfere With
them The LouisiAna Convention had. ae-
eorling 10 its enemies. no legal character
character whatever. and no loroe at is dis
Posal Therefore. 10 call IL asurping-
is bslderdAsh- The Nation.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-08-31

In the course Of q sound. pungenf. loyal
editorial IN fhe Congregafionalist. The issue
is Pot into these isw vords. The line
ofdisision = nos plain. on the Other eide
srs fh1se vho believe that those -ho wers
loyal tbroagh ths var. tbose ubo crushed
The reheilion and ssved fbs naiion. should
dictate terms of rsstorafion 70 tho.e late IN
arms ag.iast TIE go-ernnent. on TIE otb.r
side are those vbo extend open arms 10
rebels. ard vbo claim that the south shal
b immediately represented IN Congrs...
rbs Pssos az any proc msn of the var
are The restorstsOaists a any Prios men Of
today
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-08-31

WoSDERs on THE TELEGRAPH. The
annihilAiion Of time and space BY the sele-
graph. nov that ., reaches nearly half round
the globe. Is 90 astounding that men have
70 reflect 10 take IN rs full meaning. The
New York Independent gives the following
fact as an illustration: "On Monday. Ju-
" 50. Mr.. Field received a message Of
eongrAtulatiOn from Mr.. Ferdinand de Les
seps. the protector OF the Seer Canal. Il
was dated NJ Alexandria. IN Egypt. the
sane day. At half past one p. NJ. and re-
eeised IN Newfoundland AZ half past ten A.
NJ Let one look at the globe. and see
over ~hat space that message He~. Il
came from the larfhest Fast, from the Land
Of the Pharaohs and the Ptolenies; it pass
ed along the shores Of Africa. and under
the Mediterrean. more than tboasand
miles. to Malta; thence il lsaped to the
continent. and sbo; across Italy. and over
the Alps. and through France. under the
Channel. 20 London; then AcrOs. England
and Ireland. tiIl from the cliffs Of valeniis
Il struck straight into the Atlantic. darting
down the submarine mountain which lies
OF the coast. and over al the hills and val
leys Of the wAiery PLAN. resting not tiIl IL
touched the shore Of the New World. In
this mornings fight a had passed over one
fourth Of the earth's surface. and 80 far out
stripped the Sun IN has course that IL reach
ed its destination three hours before IL vas
sent = To understand this. IL must be re-
membere'l that the earth revolves from vest
70 east. and uhen il - sunrise here IL is be-
tween : and O'Clock m AlexAndria, in
Egypt. and When it Is sunset here. it i.
nearly O'Clock in the evening there.
MsEEIssE CEEExoSIEs IN MAcao. Pre-
vioos 70 entering the bridal paIanqsiB-for
there y one expressly used on these occa-
sions. more or less decorsfed. according 70
tb~ wealth ard station of the psrties-tbe
bride y made 20 -.Ik over q small caIdrou
Of burning charcoal. AZ the sane time her
mother presents ber With a handful Of rice.
ber last neal under tie parental roof The
fare-eiis are said. the pArtings are over.
ard the young girl enters bsr chair. On
reaching the house Of the Intended bride
groom. the bride is shown 70 q room. rberc
are are deposited the boxes eoaisining her
trOasseau. &c.. upon ore Of ~hich she .its
20 receive her . fufsro.~ closely veiied !;
and. doubties. trcmbling IN every limb.
catering sher fsu moments DELAY. fan
m hsnd. esger 20 behold NJ. purchsse. be
rsises the veil vhich concesl. ber f-stu--..
gazes FOR some seconds on The bashfal maid
ea. snd. y satis6ed vith her ,ppearancs.
places The fan 81 The bsek ofbis neck. TIE
matter being fhos settled. TIE ceremon.es
proceed. II. on tbe eorsrsry. BE- disap-
proves q her. be place. tbe f,n IN The gsiter
beios bis knee. and the norii6ed dssnsel -
taken back 70 bsr bone. "A Ladys Vie
q 70 Maniils and japan.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-08-31

fssT AoE. In oos % tbe Prs-.i.n Hoo
Pitals. tbsy psrsosm smpssstions .ifA . err
cular ss-. vbich probabiy maks. . qsieker
incisioa than The most skiIlful of their Sur
gsoas.
Smyrna times., 1866-02-21

A LEssON FOR FAST lUUNG MEN.-A f..
davs ago u man named DIR. John W. IIugb..
was hanged ut Cleveland, Ohio, who.c fu,.
teaches u salutary lesson. He was II nan D..
good family, well educated, had an honorable.
profession, and, ut one time, good social pa,
ton But he seems to have ruined hm,.,f
by liquor and bad company Under these ini.
cnccs he became thoroughly dcmor;tlizcd AMI
scofed at morals and religion. He Ma, hc.d
by no conscience whatever. Having 4 good
young wife and child, be married another
woman almost in presence Of his family, Shr
however, being ignorant of his first marriaY.
For this crime he was tried, convicted, and
sent to our Western Pentcntiary at Pittsburg
His injured wife procured him a pardon ~
this, but instead Of being grateful to her, he
abused her in the most false and heaftlc,, man
ncr, and went off to seek the woman he tAl
injured. Having found her, he deliberately
shot her through the heart because she rofu4
cd to live with him. For this he wa. trvj
and hanged On the scaffold he alluded to hi.
advantages in life, his education the wealth
and position of his family; but all these, hJ
said, he had allowed to be overcome by indu.-
gence in drink and bad company. 1t was nv,
he that did the crime, SO he said, but the man
who had been turned into devil by intoxics
tiOn. What a lesson
Smyrna times., 1866-02-21

A recent letter from reliable source in E,s
Tennessee says {" You can safely notify Won
patrons that crisis is impending in Eas
Tennessee. If they have newly made bills
unless on old, undoubted houses, they will d,
well to look after them. Even real estates NJ
sheriff sales here will not bring ono fourth o.
its value.
A call is out for mass convention in Tenn.
esSee to demonstrate the perfect fitness Of thar
state for immediate readmission. II is signed
by 10 members Of the Legislature Eight Of
them voted against the bill to allow negro testi.
mony in tho Courts. One ofthem, in sneecb
last week, described the Congress of the lint.
cd States as g a band of infamous and tro;tor-
Gus scoundrels, headed by Sumner and Ste.
vens. l." When such men say Tennessee on"bt
to be admitted, who will venture to saw sbn
ought not? soy QUO
Ladies can buy a nice dress nj the Nom n
Goods Store of Baggs & Cotton, w;tbo", Vby thys
fear of getting their cloths soIed bv "'omouC 'ne
molasses as they do not deal in in roceres OF
Temple & Cats, at Clayton, are .elI;nu .a
their stock of Rcady-Made Clothing qog NJ cost OH
# yon want good Carpet, 60 to Allan. :.
ne has Rag, Hemp and fngrafn AZ A. Iow Ion n :, as
Smyrna times., 1866-02-21

Louis Napoleon will leave Mexico when bo
gets ready, provided We do not undertake 10 n
hurry him. That is not very precise but il is
perhaps as satisfactory as was to be expected
But, though the French soldiers may not soon
depart from our sister republic the French
money is almost, gono already and there ara
not geese enough in all Europe to take anotb
er loan like the last Let us see what ErIonn
or or Mires will next undertake to filI tho cvos
yawnlng crater of Max's treasury Meantime
let u US keep hands off, and note how the bra"n
OF Emperors will next attempt to "comblo o'sce tI
deficit. - Tribune. '0nOie the
SALE OF THE COMMERCE. The s,o.u,.-
Commerce has been sold to Messrs T j if'samer sane
%ooda S%Gss H0sn r i Wilson sE and Capt Andrew
route from Sassafras river to PbiIadpI%n19 %1 on the
lew weeks. - Chestertopm Mems ''"Oeipnia In
A FITRE;3Qn 4 E39 the 9th instant the dwoIl;nr &C.
Ma A. D. tS Gadds at HilsborO Caroline ieelng nnn, Of
fire. involving in s ISsatSre asa ~ = was destroyed By
ance. " F-'oVO and no insur
Smyrna times., 1866-02-21

Ihcrc are reports Of the appearance of die
ease among cattle resembling the rinderpest
IN Montgomery County, Penn. The State '(Se, s.,
nj, nate has appointed Special Committee t.
make an investigation It appears the J;scos 81
first made its appearance in the Sprinr Of isGS
and since then not only have very Iarre num l%r'
ber Of cattle died. but many of the dsco.aJ A. m.aa,
animals have been sold to farmers i'iiuo residipn
elsewhere, thus spreading the disease and ~
meat Of the dead cattle has been sold r. 'u In one
siderable extent in the markets of PhadeInb;a
some OF it made up in the form of Bolorna 60
sage. 1t has every appearance of the rinder
rosIr pest ana she County Medical Society and Az
John Mackil of Cecil County Ma -.
ted suicide last Tuesday morning, bv r1c 6ana;nr
himself ~ in his garret. He was subject 10 sneIIs
OF mental alteration. ''0' " ''eiiS
IT. G9 to Aliens, if you want Saddles. Brides
trunks, or Horse Blankets, as he intends seII,
ing tnem lower than any one else In town ''
Smyrna times., 1866-02-21

MIR. SArLSBTRY's SLAvE.-Amonr otbo,
good points made by Mr.. Wilson. was m oUnc' ounc
dote which he told to show that slayehoIJer, er
are not the best acquainted with black mnn =
| remember, said he, that on one occss;nn no" -,
Der. senator 70: from Delaware came to me and said
that his negro man "A most excellent man %
Tor Ni whom he had great affection - had beer, beer,
nraited. 1t would cost nine hundred dollars 70
get substitute, and he wished me to C"t tho ~
man man released. So good a recruit could not he he
excused so the Senator raised nine hundred md ID
Snr SGUildhfs' hs' with which he obtained substitute
slave ran away. and went To Pennslyvon;a
Snere SI he enlisted, and took the bounty Tbe,
senator told us the other day that Delaware
y Wa1 h ane last slave State; and want to know
The debate was listened to with marIcd =,
enO1n, zen ana u is the generally expressed opin.
ION ION TINS evening that Senator Wilson never never
Il Snc snceessfI otS 1IeelE9y more triumphant
'on journal. 'O''''I'"""e"s Dos
Smyrna times., 1866-02-21
How He Stands.

The disposition OF every convention aSsoci-
ntlon, assembly or what not to send delcca.
tlon to bore President johnson and make him
speak piece seems to be on the increase.
Committees representing all shades of Political
opinion Or important lin their cycs) project
must have . the views Of the President - As
general thing Il po'it"al axe is sought tn be
ground by these interviews, and on every oc
eaSlon the replies of the Executive to the vari-
ou> delegAtlonSar2 eagerly .lnne lby the whole
country for the purpose Of a>ccrtaining his DO
ltical whereabouts his partisan bias.
Last week was particularly fruitful in these
visits. There was the Montana Territory del
egatlon, the Methodist$, the negroes headed by
Fred. Douglass. and the eX rebel |irgnians.
But the most important interview had during
the week, IN p0rtls'u srn>e, (and that is the
leading ideal was the conversation with a Con
grcsSman who called on him
After reitrrating his statement made to the
negroes, that he should use every effort to Sc
cure their welfare. but that forcing universal
suffrage on the States by Congress would not
result in their welfare, the conversation turned
upon party affairs. The Congressman n no.
litical and personal friend remarked that
some persons might take, or profess to take
the President speech to the negroes a. an in.
dication that he was at variance with his par.
ty friends and that some others might cudeav.
or to found upon it the charge that he was
preparing to 90 over. The President smiled
and answered that, if the party which Oh
posed hla election indulccd in any great expec
tatlonS on that score, they were likely to l.,
disappointed. He might differ with indiyid
uas Of what was called the Union party as +,
means to be used, but he considered himsc1
IN general accord with that party, as a whole
IN the ends to be reached He was not a par
ty man, and he meant to sink the partisan il
the patriot But, 50 far as he understood the
sentiments Of the Union party, he was in gen
eral accord with it. In subsequent remark,
he was still more positive on the subject. sav
Ing h proposed to fight his battles within III,
lines OF the party which elected him to office
lie might differ with some Of his friends. and
he should feel wholly at liberty 50 to differ
but he considered himself identified with the
great Union Party, and had no desire or in
tcntion to be found outside"
-AS the Democrat, are claiming the Presi.
cent Especially since his veto measure, we
give these views for the benefit of all parties
II h Is an honest man, that ought to suffice