Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-09-28
6br Otfora Democrat
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reach his destiued haven; 80 "a = vel for
~. as ne Are sailing over the roush ga Of
political eommoiion and strife. occasiosaliy
10 ssOp and take our reskonins With vie-
20 he probable success OF our voyage.
What are the indi~afions1 T. tie nurfv
cloud that bosers over our beloved land 20
grow bl.cker and biacker until a. evcntuatcs
IN the h0<liag storm or fery tempest OF
are there strssks Of liehf snd = rrosPect of
onoe more beholding he ssn shining scrth
IN all ms splcndor over cur political hori-
ron?
live are not nisiaken We can see lsnd
ahead Bet d . only tAint slimme-ins
snd rot the tsll vie~. For The lasi month
or two things have looked b4d. Il has. 81
tines. seemed almost certain thai Presiden;
johnson. backed up by BE aposiaie trai-
ter. SOuthcrn rebels and NortLcrn coppcr.
heads. we're determined to plunge tbs ooaa-
try INTO another cisil var lis paid bread
and butter brigade. led By such corrupt. an
PrineiPied demsgogues a. Montgomery
Blair. Wn. II seward and Doolaiie. have
threatened. vur. unless the people would
abandon their convictions o. duty and - q
themselves 10 the political hercsy Of the
aPosfAte Johnson. Kno~ins. az The people
DO. that these blsck-h~ar'ed. poiisicar scoun-
dreis are desperate mn. Pushed on Ly a
desperate leader, uniess they car Accom-
plish their trcasonsbie purToscs. there Vas
ssfscienf cause for alarm. Hal thcy sue
ceeded 10 intimijaiing tie Union men Of
Maine and Nernoni; bad ihsy made
break IN the repubiican ranks IN thesc
States coald they have accomplished their
treAsonsbie purpose Of oorTspling alli b,ij-
Jag the LOYAL men into rcpudiauon other
representatives in the national Corgrcs-.
there wosid have bcen sLe dismal cry q
Wan, wan sent up from these uinious
q treason. ioudcr aud iouJer and ibe Can
ger been eth more imminent. Bet IL cleo
tons IN Msine and Vermont. buried back
the Denaces Of Andrew johnson and has
paid tools into his teeth. The people ~iih
a firm tread anl steady sirp u,arri,,-l - Co
the bail0, boxes ard deposited their votes
for the Union; for tbe Consiiiulion and the
old aas. In spiie ~ threats snd ncnaces
ia spite u brides an oiIsrs 81 executive "a
vor. they By their votes sail - Anlres
johnson. ~ frampie year trcasouabic pol
~ under cor feet; NC DEFY yo-r threat.
and i 80 cannot save tbe couniry and tie
government -ithout. Nc al aiopi the pol
ICY Of iAe ohiVslric Logan. and 90 bang you
and JEFF. DAVIS on tie sz1e tree There
~As never before sueh saLl,me and ma
lestic exhibition Il lie triumph Of loyaliy
over treason az the BALLOT box a. wss l,und
20 the votes Of the loyal men Of Name and
Vermont. A. the recent elections Ia those
States IL seRi tLrin Of joy 20 tbe heart
q eFery loyal nsAn. woman add oLild al
over the country. But ihis . not al Il
carried terror and dismay inso the traitor,'
camp Andrew John~oa and BIS 90 trai-
tors ss~ The had wiiiing uPon the wau
they saw the de ~ss cast against them. that
the people could No be intiInslafed hv
threats or bought up ~ executive r.tror-
age favors- And nov whas = he resultg
Il Andrew Johnson AM Sevard AMI a..
Clique IN The White House Do not r-uss and
consider. The rcbel- and copperhsads DO.
70 the sotuer are uos frighteuei. IRE latter
are. They very properly ard truly take
tie Name and Yermont slccsicns a. true
indication Of shat Is - coue 20 other States
yet % vote. Thy nov Sc hat wbai has
Happened ia Name snd Vermont viii hap
Ten in Fcnnsy Wanna, New York. Ohio. Ia
dianA and al thc other Dos al States. a. tLsir
very next elections. Thry nov SEE fhat
the House az Eeprrscninlscs c7aa.f b.
changed 10 - radical MAJORITY and d. ls-t
pretezi u Andrew Johnson Or rlansinr
the country irto civil var. vii De- takea
susy by IT, Determined vets % tie fco-
pie To- oder ~orIs. the S3utL--n rebels
nov Sc that an hope Of rcitia- tbe reb.l.
hous States back ipto the Juion Is gone
uuicss they adopttbe platform q reuorstr,sr-
tion adopied o. tbe ia.i 3, ssion ri Cousre.s
ard pas TIE constitutional auenl.ncnfs
They begin 10 SO tlai Congress aaI not
tbe Presideuf. .' ha.sed PSI t.e p,o,le.
TIE Nev York Heraid. tI.,ir rrssti.sl..~
iaAuenfisl organ - tie Nor'h. since ti,,
Name sad Veuusont eiecfions. abandors
~ contest and goes s1usreiy over % the
oval side or ~ controversy sar7-rfs Pen
Ton. the Jnion can.,,isfs for Cogc-r0- i-
New Nork. ani declares thsf johnson
ourht 90 have NJ fsri'sr rooiroversv ~ft
Congress. bee Lereai'er sarrort fl.s ,,ns,i-
tuiiousi aa,,nianenfs ard 90 that l.e o. 90
90 ~ rccousr1rfion d. fhe refsf States
tbrre are signs 81 ret1rrinc rea.o-. Navy
81 thcr papsr noiifr heir tore rr-- tt,