Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-09-07
GEN. w. Z. KIMBALL,
Perfay OF Andrew Johnsou

History gives no account Of a more pe--
hdious man 10 his frienls. thar j. Andrew
johnson Il Is stin frrsh in the rccoIec-
tion Of al thar during The four ysars Of The
REBELLION tbs sane johnson had idenii6ea
himself 18th Parson Brownlou and the rad.
zeal Union men Of The Soush n common
With them be suffered the most crseI perse-
e1iions fron the hands Of the rebels lie
Wa hunted dosn IN tie mountains Of Ten
nessee; his property oouGscafcd ard De-
strored, and his family made homeless ~
these ssrse rebeis The -rrat T-nion party
% h North came O. TIE rrsc.c. u s~.t
iis sons and hibers and broticrs ava, f-ura
their homes in the Norfh 90 the Gar Of Wet
90 rescu- An,irew johnson ana his family
from tbe cruel hands Of his b.ood iLirstr
persecators- They we're rrscsea. ansl John
son Was appointed BY President Lincoln
military Governor of Tennessee. Then
came the Baltimore Couvenilon in Which
the great loyal scutineai Of H. country ~as
concentrated. The qa~stion cane up ~ho
should be nominated for Wee Precedent.
stauneh. 1ufaliering statesman. HANNIBAL
Hamin. should not have been nominated
ard again PLACED aPoa the ticket with the
great and good Lincoln.
Out % deierencc 90 the Union nen q
the South. 81 ~bom johnson claimed 90 be
the troe rePreseufafive. NJ HanUn "a
set aside and johnson uorainaied. lie a..
eePied the nominafion on tLe platform of
The oonvention which nominated han. lie
went into The canvass; Southern rrt,rls an
eopperheads every where opposing hiun. al
finally voting against him and for Pcndle-
ton the copPcrhead candidate. The lovsl
Union party oftbe country went % the polls
On solid columns for Andrcw johnson ana
elected bin. A rebel assassin strikes down
the nov sainted Lincoln. ADD johnson sue
eeeds 20 the Waite House. Tie j. called
upon BY his Oh friends and D. declare 10
unequiTocal terms tlat '' treason a. a crime
and must Be Puuisbed.- lie foss in oH-e
the men vho elected bin President IL
Proiessed good laith % bis political friends
and 50 lar 81 appearances went. seemed O.
Be- IN harmony witb the sreai Uuion scnti.
naent offbe country.
We leave An3rcv johnson here s,d
tsrn over The leaf 20 inqsrrc. Whers = b.
now The Question = easily answered. A
frsitor 20 b poiifical friends AL traitor
20 hrs country. The assassrns ~bo sssrht
BIS Efe he has taken 90 BE- tosora. and Ike
.papal priest has unsieriaken tbe rrarious
tax % pardoninr their sin. snI uhifcua.h.
ing over their Infamous treason. Hc f1l-
sakes the co1nscls Of fhe men wh1 under
God carved us through fhc rebellion. ard
takes counsel of tse rebels and r.rreri.rs5.
vho exhausted their entire ,rr-rirs a-.f re-
sourccs 90 destroy &C. government Bst
the wicked spostafe does ra. SOP here Te
sets his piups ard spies ard r..I tool. a.
hunt up 81 Union men ~ tie ration Who
voted for hirn ard gives them fhc rrari.u.
alternative of following BIN ir i.. treason
abie apostacy 90 he removed. Tse-v Oh
&c hoi,icr appointed By P-esi.lerf Tir..f-.
vho voted for Johnsoa rrI ub1 Stands ---
o. the Baltimore rlaff1r-s. srfa-s.F bv
Johnsou vhenh eau,iiafe forti- VICE Pes.
ideney. - rer'ossd to rnske -ay ~ -ef.ef
or a copPerhead. John Tsisr's r.-f4,
vhen oompsrci vifh thst 81 Andre. L..
So. f. pertect.on ard r'1hfeousnrs. ".
Der ~hen dominated vas asked no qaesio-.
sna from b. political arfe-eicnfs BE- SUP
porter. hsd no rirtt 20 expect from bin
snTthirg very di9crrrf from whaf hs did
Ih-s rhoIrsala sIarrl.rr D. InLr..r 81