Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1867-08-23


two States : a very hir type 81 tie iwo
great political parties Of the country. Tie
former represents the rcpubiican party the
latter. the seiEstvied acaro-rarv-Ten.
nessee : radical; Kentucky consrrvaiive-
and these sre really rePress niativc Stair.
uron The s-eat questions before The oouutrv.
IL any ooe wants a true definition Of NOD
ern democracy. no better Snswe- car be
gwen. than 20 point 20 K~ntseky This
State. altbOugh "a has nOsliaally remained
IN the Union. has beea tborOggbly felcl
from the tSt hour Of the rebellion % the
present @oneni- IL vomncncsd by pre-
tending 20 assume a neuiral position.
When President lincoln called ior troors.
after the boniarlmeut a Fort Su-n,er.
rs chef magistrate Absolutely refused 10
furnish the srs; nan. To, whole mach
merry OF the State government vas IN fhe
hands q rebels snd rstel sy-u-athirers.
The truth va. the rvbel. of ti,a, State
wanted 60 secedc by State ar-ior,. the -ara-
a. South Carolina and other Southera
>tstes haA done; bst thew we're a set Of
80 ~ no fANfE NffNNINN
O. d~ciarr shear state Sus ol tLo Union
IheY Bal sense enougb - kaow tlat Oh
hentucky ~ouii IN ske ercnt % open Sc
crssion DC made 1esoiAsion b. TIE ~ar:
YET kentucky diiin one sshse -rce,is. Tise
Tebels uude- the had 81 BrcckenriJ-e.
usmPhrcy NarsLaii. Buckncr. Bura,u
a CO.. did in kis-l Of cianir.iine ~ay
resolve Kentucky oct oi tie Unioa an
seat 4 delegation into both brsEchcs OF tLc
rebel Congress. Hal thc rsbcliion tecn
successful. that State uoold lave gone
with The rest ofthc contederacy. b norn-
inaiiy remaining in TIE Union. Keuiocky
was suffered % keep OF hcr reprcseuia'ion
IN Congress, and such rebel. a. Johr {.
Brectenrilge. l.. W Poweii. AID Garrc,t
Davis lave been Ter repfcseufaGFes For
the same reason Cat state las no; ben
made suhJsct 10 the rrcoostruction proces.:
and ~s Ind Al the last state eiectioa holden
only a eud-ss since an ~ rsbsi otscrr
~as elscted governor over a truly Ioyai
man BY an oEer~beinins suajsrlfy. and tbe
Legislature has goae re sane 80. Thiriy
thousand rebels wh0 served N ale rrl.~i
Amy were sioscd - vote. While 5000
blAeks wt0 fought bravciy a. tLe Uaion
ranks we're dsfranclissd. Th. accourf.
for the great democratic victory Just ach;ev-
ed, over Which TIE democrat rebel .,,.
pathizers - the North have e-o-~s 90
lnsiiiy Keufuckv ike tie oth-r r~I.rl
S's;es ought % had her treason -birpei
out q tvr She no~ stAnis 49, rrrat
leading democratic state ofshe Uuio,-
The polar rar Of modem desno~rs~v I.
not the Maine denlocrscv rr-.uI % her-
proud % think thaf thcy sre found worth,
90 be ranked n such p.triotic company?
Bot - us furr svsy fors rno-icr, .rd
look At Tennessee. ~hicb Ike Ke-,urt,
has recently lseli STATE ~l~~sion. Here.
aefsocracy bas suacrcd r.ss.si s,znAl defeat
DO the triumphant re-ciectos "a tAAl siorn.
uucOmpromisiITg Patriot. " M q. Browniow
iu The slecf.0n 81 tepubiicsn Siafe Lezis-
iAture. ard an eoiire radical deleeafion o.
COnEress. The whi 10 vsry us.il 30 oH.et
den0crrie ksntsckys H. none % tl.e
seeding States. did Abe rebels sci sub
persistent. seli-saai6ang. 6eLtins l8,alr,
a. N IenHss~os aod 10 aonc did the "a
triotic element ssfsr % uslch A. lore. IT,
flll history 81 fi.s q reign ofierroT- ri Ten
nessee during tbe dark hours q ile rel.sn.
ion can never bc written. TIE pafri5is of
Last icuDessco Wenc bafcbcred D. har8-
reds m c0ol blood--mur,icrcd tLe.r De-
icn-eiess ~Tves and chiairen 81 her on
houses. sua ti.sa "a, D. homes committed a.
OBJ flames. Thew w,c LarfeI ,lo-r Ia.
I'D beasts and driven ta thr mountain.
and al because they ci-r- 20 &c Oh. IA.
AMI thc Union. Thy wadeI ,i-oa-l "a.
oi blood. an Eere only saved i-ou. -,,..
des'ruct 'on ~ Burnside All ibs La.r,i
army No sol.,ier they ~ cnousb ofr,t-
81 druocrary iu DE- var Tbs. .b,us Pre-
oiseiy vhat fhe progressive element in t.e
FePsol'can party can De-. shsu tLe rseoa.
sir1ction doctrines t.ey advocate are pra-.
u-aiy puf o. o. test. They makeai ,,sl.
State thl caa tske care ~ it.elf Raj.
oa'ism. under tbe ieal of Brorriou. Ma
nard. Stokes. saui their co-psfr,,t. Ia.
broucht fsunessec back into a.. r--;,,.
a. unconi,tiorsi Union Sfsie -. 80. .
to-dav. side ~ sidr vitb Msine. ass a..
~ vih siand. Ser ssiou sd .s-1...,
N Tennessee - noe cDly d" scotch.i.- Az
oead and buried. and the iast fsue-,f r;.e.
Tcrioruscd On fhe reosuf ets~fs~- n