Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1867-10-04
OBJ OtforA 9rmutru
PARIS. MAINE. oCT, .. 1867.
The PeriIs Of Tie Hour

that the crisis had passed. We felt that
the national honor and authority bad been
,indicyed; that aithcurh -e had suaered
terribly IN Io-s az life AID IN eur fnancial
FssOssoes. yet lhs Old dAg ha4 srisnPbed.
and the governments wss victorious. We
a. thrugin NJ least that var vaSovsr. uat
- AZ as the c0nfici Of arms was concei ned.
The ordeal had been passed, and that sn
questions ecold - adjusted fhfOagh the
sz,oey % Legislation. bach ed ~ by exc
stive suthority. We ~ene mistaken ~i.en
~e calculated on nstioaai repose and qaief
II ~ true that after ths sorrcasler Of Lees
s-uiies. ths rebel. were ~slfne 90 AZ
cept any terms Of Pssce fhss ,be govern
merit rendered. A. ecnqo~rea iocs thsy
well nnder-tcod thai tke xiciors had th~nn
in their power. s.d eculd DO VITA them
thsy sa~ IA The Assassin atson ~ the grcat
and good Lineoia feii upoa The Aaserican
people 6ke thunder bolt m a Gear sky.
They were horror struck ami ovsrwtelass'i
With grisf. Bat anias, thrse severe A.
aicsioas. they air had hope The nan
who throsgh tAe rebeliioa had si,led an
r-osecuiing q sncc--sfnl rsr against tfca-
son. md -so had repeatedly d~vlased that
-.trSAsen shOala bs uade os.ioas and m
tors rouished.- ~as 10 be ms Successor.
Forgcftinc has sharos iil incbsiation q. the
dsy OF Ms inauguration. ticy resolved o.
trust and stand by hin IN BIS efIorts 20 ~
oons,rac; the goVernueai. an hrtn- hack
the rrvolted States into fbs Uuion. Only
fe~ brief mOrths PISSED asav. whcn A
DE- Johnson began 20 tak- ti, back track.
IL began 10 apPeAr iLst thc great Uuiou
party 81 the coantrv had beea ch-atsd.
deceived. betrayed; thai tho nan Who had
eeen elevated % poucr BY their vUtes. -as
forsskae his friends and going over 70 the
eneu,ses OF The government. TO-DAY The
~o-st q fcar- 81 TIE iovsl mcn az ihc Cosn.
Try. IN the csse q kntire- johnson. have
ben more th.n realizsd To-Day b. stxod.
the 81 representative of the viiest traitor.
that ever di~g-secd ne world Juf.s AMI
Beneasct Arnold never exb ibiseS. tle dep;h
OF tepravity ;hat has marked the cou-se q
Andrew johnson. Loyal men al over The
country frequently ask fic-u~rire. All each
Other. Wat decd - inisnr yet r-ussirs Eor
Andrc- John-cn 20 de- Az scr,e thai =
erisis = upon rs. al sana IN sear - shst
may cone And why' Ssurpiv t~cause
the accidental oocupspt % ~ White IIcnso
Is What ~ i---s vile inian,ou. traitor % D..
t-iend. thsf elevated hin o. rower. sri Co
a country nat has dealt - generously hv
him. That he intends ~ ov~rt.-,- ~
goveru=ent ard b~tray u into ti-- hsn,. Of
soGshrrn rcb-is ana noIthe-u eopperheads.
there can - no SHADOW - doubt. Th.t
be Iuferds o. f-norc the authority II Con
g-ess sai make himself .urrrusc Dictator. Is
equally ccr.ain That ~ frf~-ls 20 r---r
cot IS uessouable plans ~ ri-r-inv the
eozntry INTO another va. = a. riain
propostion az that two ard two make four.
The proof 20 establish th-.e scvr-Nl proro-
sstions IS rot ~ssfin- IT, ar fau.I r.
ever a. q bis ad-uini-f-a.icr ~ -. a.
eirhiecr monfhs. Tia. flr. rhsse -. been
to thir-s n fifr Eay ~ - Ii.icli.-li risn.
II. 4 vsnt ~ eosrare o. ssriEe tb- hiou
ard ?. 80 atv~-~- iuf1cns- is fhcCsii--,
Thaf Johnson IS = covsd. a ere en- %. -o
q'ession Like co-ard. r--.-suv. b. e,
isli Of '' brae~. hi- -or,is ar -e-d. a.
. soundrn iafy. get tiHoa-h che whole -
plainiy seen IT, po.ircon -n1 sneak WLrn
drunk. he j. i.ke any Other .-cirate-l-.-
Peraie. rash, ready for ary deed O. Jraak.
enncss H. hn drpraved na;sre usaiI
prompi BIN % DO Wbe- On of. oftb..e
=" benie-s-. b. no doutt would have ,l.,g.
ed The county into rcvof-tfer fo-- 49,.
had Dc not been fsr BIS Cab-nes. WI,
tbe hrroic Sian'oa stood ike ars-k a, tte
heal 20 ihc var lcrarmen;. johnson fra-.
Cd him a. bad A. Re Lated Lin. r-t he
I'D 10, tarc g take ary sep involving ihe
use Ct fhe army against tic rosr-rurrf
While BE- stood a. iis bad. Stanton va. a.
last driven out. 80 FAR a. fie rre.il-r, va.
eonoerncd. disrohrd of his political aath--
NY. Boz IN getting I'd q one h;nl-sr-.
an the vay q consunmai-r his frra..-
Jobnson placed in Dbl. ON wav another -
Cen Grant T. nov thc seal Morlr,ai it.t
srs az ibs k.ng'. gate. sol stand. s,u.-b
IN Oh, way Of iie Prssiderts treason a..
did Stanton. Again. a. t,r en- aro.,,tr al.
= Wm. ~ Seward. o. = not quite to "a
debarehei ~ 20 desire o. al ,a iaases.
rafing another civil var. icnco. if g. fiir fo
inier 'ha' BE- may be opposed 90 cone offte
rs'oi1'ionary schemes q J1in.or ArI
PfAsP' ne sane may Re said ofMeCslfaeh
an Randall. A. for "oI wele,.' D. r.
the rere furpet 81 Jsfasoo.. read,
70 'eeona tim ia anv an aI attempts %