Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-09-07
Letter from Hoa. Th.Ophilu. PAr.on.
CsNnnfnsr. Aur 81. lS6f


T. Rcssrs. y. N. : Higiausr. H-sUsaus :
Aab.ssea 1Hf i.rics %. siact.
Geutirncn. ! fud it impossible 20 20 %
Phihielrlia. a. VOC have r,qursicd. al I
reCrci ihis. for ] shoald d. !. al o. irsfifv.
II only ~ gong there on tbis erraud. on
which siie ! stand o. The .yrrzi qaesiion uou
before the country
Oar right 90 demand a tie Souih guar
snfics against tn recurrcnse 81 The great
danger from whieh - have barely escaped
most D. a. perfect anl a. c,rraiu a. "a our
-iEhi % pour forth DO, an3 ir-a.arc without
s;int 20 overcome that danger
Oar daty 20 Do - = 81 perfect ard a.
CERTAIN a. oar dgfs 90 give g. or childr,n
Mat - hid az such q pricclcss cost and
our dufy CD tie worll. thar che caase Il
FREE. iusi. rrpuhiican government shau not
De O. ,rafed and beaten do~u RI a coa-trv
Where Do has Advantage sh.ch q can hnl
nosherc else upon earth bai flf faL here.
al thc bore Tor an improsrrn,ui in the con
ditio- 81 our racc Which rests ur.on %. must
fail eteryshere.
Nhether these cuararii-s are reeded
depends on ihe character 81 fir peopi. q
The So-ih. J ~ant % other evidence A. %
thar Character tut Anfrcw = lLnson. nj
qui'c. ~ nav be tlankful. the Universal
character Of The Soulh. a. o. proved hv The
prcsencc of the >o-ihcru losalisfs ~haan
an Invited Oh nfcsi. lrt fLe tLara.f.r tLrt
prevails ant - dominant therc NJ man
ear imagine reasons siron-r- thar tho.r
~hich a idrrs- iheuns-lvcs CD his un.is r.far,i.
ln-. cr motives stronger than those Winch
appeal O. b. heart. o. fbirk. O. irel- % A.
- 'he dei-ndrr ~ tie Urirn. of rs f-r.-
dom. ar % ifs jusiicc. Bat vc know uhaf
b. has beComc. ard boz ear vrc ernecf the
rncn oi thc South. fo shom Le ~ con-
mcnds himself 80 heartily. O. BE- ans wi.,r
o. better thas b - So.rf..rr s~-.o--s,
placed in the second ofiirs az the rovr--.
raenf because Of 10 hatred for freasor AMI
r~lc iilon. al. Wien tie death % Lincoln
made bim fresideut. cNprcssiur b. hatred
a. siropFly a. ever While fhe ~ frfser..
of rs hich posItion 6lled hrul wi'h srrs.
ID 90 d.tses % fhis man has irok~n down
AM fac rcFvlng power oi oil assoriafioas
has made him rccreauf o. Lis own GOOD nae.
poses has r-aie liu tsrt,r fosa-4. Az.
treason p once thourhf - '. orlious --t,.
made him court thc rebels uhons BE- threat.
ened 80 harl and seemed o. lr,rst o. dior
ouEiy .-~hat m1.t ficy De- who arr sub
ieCted o. al TIE evil infarr-.s uh,.t ta,.
trans iormei BIN. wifb infinitely o.. mo-
tcciion against them
tfaffr That o. tlrcrre.V drslrrs fhr
prcservation ~ fhc Union. E-fn a. orrr
on condition thar 70 shall corfain ti.se sl..
uienis ot hostility and sioierre ard minis
ucc uhich orouglt fbe oounfrt to che ver,e
of ralu.-agd CONTAIN fhfu nos orir s-f.f-
tered. bot possessing ar more thsr their
share oi polfical power. a-I e1asprratel
bf urE hatred bora OF defeat. r. afro
ctes oi McmPh,. and Ncu Oriean. a-r nov.
startling thc civilized uorlI Thrr ssrc
l'rT.ffr-ied ,n t.rnc q 90 peace. ~ even
Ar.iersnuriNc. eNcrrt f1r ifs mrrr-..l.
raIrs before tlrm Mat motive, sf-.r.---
thsn those prcsented By be- oath A., "a. =.
an1 ever fh1uchf and feeiirr I'd humnnit,
could cormanl any human hring o. prr.
vert. saprress art punisi these osfI-eaks
oi brutality bet 90 b. charifa.ie % sss on
iy. thai nofh.rr RI tlis kird has h. done
~-iie tle manner ln which these murder.
are sfokea oi in th- organs rf nabhr of5r-
ipn ar ifr -outh. col hy d. rlsr fir-e 49,.
A. noE sNultinz in be '. raH-v.- .tor.
orlf ip1 plainly shlth-r thaf r.sItrr terfs
al stat 90 al produce. Do Be- T. saact..r.l
tl t-c people am Frsrfrffl.ir.
1nrf ntfl.frf servant
iHrDruur- Ptr-oSs.