Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1867-06-07

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This NAV seem a singular question. yet in
view Of al Tat las transPifsa N tais eoun-
try. curinS tAs LAST seven years q - one
tLaf nav BE sske.i in az seTiousnoss- From
our earliest boyhood- Ne have been fa1eht
that therc Is s8ch an oHencc. The Constr
tuition Of the Uaifed States Art. Sec )
declares there is ssch CRIME. and do6ucs
il TO be - leving -ar Agziast the Gov
crnment Of the United States and thai
4" Congrcss shall have power 20 declare the
psnishuasnt CT treason.~ Tbs Congress
has done. and the several States lave rua,ie
Lass. sfixing the ssverest pcnAlJics 70 TIE
commission 81 tbs oIcnce. PrarticAlv.
IN times pss'. treason has bcea reoo-nszcd
As a erime By The Z ;. Govern.neat.
Aaron Carr Vas srrCs,od an irie1 Tor trca-
son. and acquitted. Osly on lie ground,
that While he lad the iatoEiioa u Sonmi,.
ting the oacnce. yet. Under the sse6nisiou IN
the Constiiussol. lie lad net been proved
guilty o. any =" overt scs- against Tire Gov
ernment. States have recognised i,Ssir
Hsbs 10 puaish trczsoa- Tirgiais. ONLY
year CT tvo lelsTc The rcbcIioa. Arrested.
tri~.l. and ezeeu;el John Broaa for tTeasOa
and he sensrll C5sernmcnt ailol n tie
natter. And hare "a Feeord recognising
treason as . cTia.e stops. Il - tEue tat
Jefferson DAVIS vas arrested y he u.si.la-
y sgiioF.;ies o. the Caiied States. and
then Il IS equaily true. that De uas lis-
charged from SAL aErcst b wris % Labcas
corpus, uii1oa. even she iorn q iTIsi.
Ifthc farce AZ Bichu.o1i court house an
re-arresiing In - eaici a-aiasf oar 49,
sumption. VIC roP.y. tAli o. an isdieSaens.
tie Psnishneui Of uhich Is de-ih. JEFF pa
" vas alni;icd % haI an a. . no9 ia
fsreisn eouHtTy, bsyoal the eisa js-isssc-
ton Of lie Uni.ed States iLsi JED DAVIS
and his eoniedeEztes hsvc hccn zailiy q tie
crIue Of TREASON. ihcEu czn - 40 dctbt.
for tbc constiiaiion declAgos hat treasoa
shall consist of levy iag Ear aeassst sl.s Uai-
TED States; that ihss have dous lis. ue
have too many F.aiaial evidence az aroand
us. snd the question il has The eoycrfa.cnt
a the Jnitea States treafrd treason a. a
crlne? Iiis ieaJs o. 70 soc oons,,ler.ison
Of another Question. vas this var ~arcd
against the eoFerusaent ~ tbs rebels. re-
helt9n. O. revoiufions Webster drsnes
rcoeiiIon % Re ''ah op-n snl avorr,l renua.
cIaiiou q the Authority Of The covcrrmen,
% Which orc o=os allegiance o. the tax
ing Of arms traitorossiy. 20 resist the an
'horiiF 81 thc rove-nu~n,-'. The sarne au-
ihor say Tar revois,iou Is zsa'criai.
CT entire change ~ lie eorssilstion Of eos-
eTnulent- --Bil the rebels counenoe the
var o. 'raiiorously % resist TIE uuthori,y %
the government 20 whii hey owe arcei-
alsce- or 10 bang about d. .sa,eTial. or
entire change an the oonsiifrf on 81 tb- gov
ernmenfy- Evijently. re for.ner S~ccs-
son vas Sciainci a. a % conuiiaiiorI
righi- on liz part o. The sosihczn siatcs
tlas brought item ~ direct eouase. wlih
fhe . sufhoritY a TIE govcrrrsert. = ard 30
RESIST this auttority. ard sei cot 81 re
union, Was the avowrd object q ilr rebels.
The rcbell.on uzs an ai.seed r,cii on tbe
part Of ibe evoiting state. 20 sec~.le anl
the denial Of his right. o. ~ rari - a..
federal government. Takingths -Eole re-
ord. and sprlyiur % it the ~eT rrco-rsz esi
rules % die constitution. we End ira, she
lste slaycholdcr's reJeiion VS. rot oulvtech
meal. bot sctual tres-on. Ia. ~ be-n pen.
ishedY History arsscrs. 10 p fhis fhc
general government has ben clearly der
eliot IN dufy. sod stfrds to-dsy. seffcon-
dern red, heiorc IRE Asrerican people Nos
q singie atterrs hss beer wade 20 rrni.h
treas0u. except tbe Jsf Davis farcr Fo-
She crime Of treason. nobody hss bccn A.
raigncd. noboag has been convicted. no
body has been h1ng. Practically tbe gov.
eminent has seen dcmo-sirafire. ever sin-c
the commencement Of o. var. ,bat treason
- no crime another evidence q, a.. mini
- found 10 fhe iaei. thsi no r.ucrsi. p-r.
mancnt confscation q rct.l psotsri, a..
taken place. The avs of usr. among AL
civilized nations. recognize Oh. ngLi oil ti.e
victorious party 20 oosfscafc thc property
Of thc oonqucred. AID 20 Appropriate b 20
the payment Of thc oxpcnscs 81 he uar. a.
the treaty q peace Nth Mczico. our gov.
erumcnt insisted or tLis riehf. and a. q
rcsuH Cahloruia AMI Nes Mcxico uero.
D. Nexico. cgdcd 90 tbs Gnitcd States
AndrsE Johnsou hiuscif in ,6s. coutend-
81 ior % apP.ioaiiau 81 this doctrine 10 tluu
reheis ~tsn - pu5ise speech he said.
% tnc grcaf piantaiionsoi tbe iraitors uust
b seizcd, dissdsd iuto snail portions. and
soid 90 hopsst. indusifious msn.~ Coo.
gress isily rccogu 81 ~. ia Of coafsoa-
ton. :, sbe aci Of Say A. lea. '' susboriz-
ing ne sciEurs ard confscation 81 lho estate