Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1867-01-11


rather this, that on all question. invel,i,s,
the rights and interests Of all the So.
ue owe paramount allegiance 20 tbe
Union IN short. that the ultimate authori.
I ~ of the Government is not the ill %
each State n such. bat IN the people of a.,
United Statcs. The great safeguard In TIA.
principle of the majority - not IN the bar
oaroas maxim that miSA; makes night. bat
in tins. that In country Ike ours fhe a.
paciiy and Opportunity for forming Just
opinions . 80 universal that IL Is more Ike
ly that each individual -hoald be rishi than
that he should b. wrong.
And The people have now made them
selves The .'Gr,at EKpounlers oiibe Consii-
tuition They have settled forever th- mean
irr oi iis provisions and the extent Of "a.
haIfaiions. They have shown What thev
mean by the deciaratioa that al men are
created equal They have decided that
tbs is krPublic of The People and not
X pahhr az Municipalities. Ike those which
in ancient Grcccc a1i medieval ifaiv cave
token hos unstable D. cvcn Liberty when
% does not represent the broad and decp
ideas oi humanity. They have not. hoWcv-
cr. abridged the rights az States. m thew
have insisted on the duties q States a.
sell. % b. because they are parts OF a con-
crniFri system where a. rc are ceuiripc-
TAT a. Wcu a. centrifugal Laws. One With
oat thc other would cusufc ruin. Baiance9
and preserved they ensure thar union which
is better than unity. The rights Of Stafes
therefore every lover of his country viii
lcaiously and Vigorously defend This be-
tng the case % cannot but Pc desiraLle that
the states of The Rebellion should reform
90 their relation. of perfect equality wifh
The other States a. soon a. ~iu be- consist
ent viiL The pabic urlfarr. all the rron-
rr securing "a The objects fsr Whi.h fks
Colntry va founded AMI defended And
ior this 20 doubt the people oi the North
arr Wiling and anxious Co 90 evcrVfiin1. IN
their poser. But - az struck ~ifh smsrr-
meni. and throsn upon our guard wien We
Sc tho-c w.o With scorn and confu1s-i "
sTrrncd thr tonstifaflon. aud drfeI the
6oEcrnment- anI sought with 80 lrnc- aud
cruelty to destroy thc Union. nos tirnanI-
inc. 9Th equal cffrontery All tb.. sane
spirt oi violence. sitho1t an apology for
thc past. without a guarluty i1r the failure.
thr unronditional restoration oi their rights
under ilc 'oustitution. tarir place in the
tnion and their prestige in thc Govern
ment- Tons is so little in tbe spirit II sur
render ~ to seem Ike m1cker, % TRIUMPH.
L. s Ca'ilnc who instead of being iani.h-
cd Tor his trras0u. conlrs into tie senate
All hears iu the plbiic coursels.
- Icnilrrncn ara appeal fo arms o. A des-
peraie resort lt Involves the sgspension
Of CERTAIN privilege. the abandonment Of
ccrialn rclts. fhe forfeiture % certain
CLAIMS. lhe Oh relations cannot b. re-
stored without a new treaty. Ilrv who
resort o. this highest arbiranent known %
nations. must taxe upon th.-ril.rI.e.. vheth-
er willingly or nor. 60 % climate ana ine,i.
table conscq rruc's. War o. not a came
where there on even thing o. uil aud noth.
lns io insr- Iho-c Who appeal to Lar OF
orCc. sl1gIi n1f complain f is d~risfo,
D. held as final. When men stake tl.i-
cause on their sfron-cst ar.um.nfs AMI
iaii. % D. poor logs OBJ ursc wraker ones.
Ant uhrn ul~u make arrns t'ieir artifer sr,I
arc defeated. thry can ueithsr cxrrrf %
dictate terms O. fhc victor. nor O. peal ~ith
cacci thc original nights and PRIVILEGES
whirh they abandoned ior a more decisive
trial What thcy may claim are thc terms
Which bon r. NAV ask of valor or mercy u
r1wrr
A. uud-istsni ii we accepted this gage
oi battle not simply O. restore certain sat.
cs OBJ ihcir former presiise-fo fl-rs them
llek t1 thc exercise of tle hi.h r-ivii-.,...
~hich they Lcli ct so iifi.- wlrti. bar Co
preserve fhc integrity % the Union a. a
nrcrss.fy of our National existence. % keen
iiHh aith Our iafher-. to via.li-atc fh- IDEAS
ul wh..l fle Nation WAS founded. ana
ulrl uc tcErtg are set t0 Eork out Tor %
n hI-i srsfi1r. Arl Dob this view - arr
disposed to br neif1rr findirtigc nor e1ae.
ung Bli ur 30 demand that thc states
lately u rebellion .h1n cln.r.le o. fi- love
al sPlri oi fl- ianl ti- gllraqt.-s rss-a-
tial tp OR iutare safety 90 Union Less
taa1 fIat Ee cannot ask wifhout danger
ans disl1nnr. Nh.tlrr sc shall ak more
or not ccprn.is on tle spirit in Which we
"I To- 'ansiituti lnal Amcnineut
..iii d i' ihe people at fle last scs.ion
or '1HG GrCss has been Received af silr IA
cufivo Dtparfmcnt. ansi it uii become ny
d.ff to Jay t before sou. Imuerferf as
ilis uas. as haztriIn- one oi fhe Fetg fruits
of oar Fi.forg hF pllUn- b. iu fLe poser
oi t.r south fr Infruigrr ufo tLe Consfi-
tlti1n "a disability founded ou rare arI COZ
cr. stN al f was OBJ best s,.ti1m of our
k.pr. senfaiivrs in Can-r.s.. auI at least a
Sep iu fhc ri.ht dlrectiul. al fle same t..fr
f.af Do suo1thcd tbc wy i1r r-turnns
>ol-h. anI especially as BE- sas tile declared
l..le in ilc recent elections. good iai.i
.1H.f.r-s r. Irlrrf lt tf slrpIrt r. Z. o.
ar. sili.- t1 rsutv tlis ani abide by 30
r u.l surely trsfl.F olr rnl.iIntory dis-
position. lte aurrluent. t1arsrr. seems
t1 .e received afl markrl trsfavnr Is a
maI.r.f. nf fhr ~llfhern States. ani asa
measure of r.I.s tosaris fhose ~fate..
n.aF yet Gel. 3d. rs,. % orr m1enam..-
IlF Eas ful .-ett nr rrrH.nflrr. tts ~.ath
sII have .at.l .. fhe tr1lbie 20 rrrrI. ..-
Ef farr rcI..f..n of r fhc question u.I
again Hrrut4- al .rrn orr Oar nrxt Do.
poth' sill nut be ...s re-.rihll olthc nights
ol i.rnnify.
Nor nrei ue be r-aa,'r distressed % s1
fN. fru.fa 70 HHrr .r-... Id. -.f .r. f.I.