Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-05-11
A Free Country.


Il should not b. forgotten that FOR sesrs
before The MAR. Il vas a. much a. a mans
ne Vas worth % travel IN any % tie Soufh-
ern States provided BE- ~As fron The North
and undertook 60 express opinions uPon
the Questions oounected ~ifh the subject of
slavery. For doiag this- North~rners wers
hung. tarred ard ieafhercd. ridden on rails.
imprisoned. robLcd. beaien and insuited
While the stars snd stripes protected Amer.
lean citszens ia every forcign nation upon
the habiisble globe. IN eleven States % the
union. thcs had 10 prOtect ion iron The od
Gag. Mr. IIoar. one Of the most eminent
- auyers in NAssachuseits. was once sent bv
that State 10 Charlvsion. = G. 20 tes; the
cons;iiutionsiiiy Of the blark la~s 81 South
Carolina. By ~hich eoiorvd sailors wcrv
taken and Imprisoned ~henever belonging
to Americas ship Cress in their Ports lie
va Immediately driven oct Of the STATE b.
p-o-slaverv mob. alib0ugh b. mission
vas perfectly legitimate ooe under abe
constitution snd la-s Of The Cniied States.
Nothing was mo-e common than for travel
lers from The free States 20 30 arrvssed
While p-aeeably ard quseily passing over
>outheru territory. upon the uoercst suspi.
Cons. an then subjected not only 70 De
lavs. bat insuits. abuse snd often Tins
death itseM
IL cannot De denied. thar sach state %
thinss IN a proies.~d free country. IN repub.
iicsn AnericA. ~ss a disgrace TO the Amer
ican name AMI libel upon frcc installations.
Yet 4 vas tolerated and acquiesccd IN not
oniy Souih bat North. - far a. freedom
Of opinion was conoerue1. there was not
worse d~spotisn upon the face % The earth.
than existed under The government % the
United States for more than forty years be-
fore the var. Ths rcbcilion has pct A.
end % siavery and in no part % the onion
has this vale iasiituiioa any right % claim
the protection % az.
In rccons;ructinr the rebeIIioas States n
there y sny ore thing more than .noiher
that should BE- looked aiier. il B. ssch a ~
construction a. I'll secure 20 the o. people
q an TIE States. al fhe rights and iuauuui-
tics oi ihc citizens % each STATE We
don't want tbts protection IN nausc but IN
fe-f. The constitution aiErSs guaranteed
b.. vt The government failed o. enforce the
guaranty under that fundamental iaw
Take away the protection % The military
iorces from the Oh slave States ard IL ~oal1
De- vcfv nearly a. bal o. day On these States.
a. 90 VA ten YEAR ago. The sane class
~ men control nos. tilai controlled then.
and instead % tbe devil 81 seccs.ion and
siavcry hasing been cast OF a. then. b.
has taken Posscssi3a viii rcinforccucnt
- seven other spirits worse than himself
We want no patch work IN reconssructinc
the rebel States What ve ~ant j. rsFi.
oai oi1Hg>. one that I'll adapt i,seF 90 a
condition % freedom All not a slavery.
Befier keen those States ou' on trial until
Gabriel truup shall sound. ihcn 20 take
;ss=. Asck unrcsorued. IN ihe rrcat doc
trines - cousii.uiional liberty. No~ = ihc
lime % demand al necessary cua-autiss
for ibe faturr. The loyal sentiment % the
~hols country demands them. We have
Tough; terrible -four years var % gain
them and eVefy true freeman j. rcaiv 90
"s~ear ~ the EiernaI- WE VIII uAvr
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