Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1870-07-08

only nope OF Inc party IoI SOHlc C'LS, uu1
Judging from appearances in this quarter
il Is forlorn hope,
We had the pleasure, 4 few days since,
OF taking by the hand our old friend,
John :. Chapman, who, after sojourn OF
some eigh, years in the South, has return
ed for brief visit TO the scenes of hi.
boyhood.
Mr.. Chapman is one of the few, who,
al CT commeudable service in the Union
army during the late war, remained in
the south to aid in carrying ont the princi-
dies which the war had iGauguralcd.
This is the first visit to his native State,
since he entered the service rs private
in the 18th Maine Regiment in 1861.
lie has had very prominent part in
reorganizing the State Of Louisiana, and
is now a prominent candidate for Con-
gless. in the Baton Rouge diStrict-to
whith office we have no doubt he will be
nominated and triumphauily elected.
Mr.. Chapman was born in 1881. in
Bethel. on the same farm on which his
venerable father now lives and has lived
for IS years Hereccivcd good common
school and acadcmical education, having
been Tor several years 4 pupil of Or. True
in Bethel Academy The Chapman family
10 which he belongs, has acted q very
prominent part in the settlement of Beth
cl-bcng among the earliest enigrants to
that town. and are now among the most
respectable ana wcalthicst of lis inhabi-
tants. John. like most OF our cnterpris-
ing Young men, spent his time ia attend
ing school. working upon his fathers
farm and in teaching.
y Young man, he took a decided stand
in favor OF temperance and of every other
moral movement. Asa politician, he has
alway, been Republican, throwing his
fr>, aud all his subsequent votes in favor
OF that party.
lie entered the service in 1851, as a
private in the l3,h Maine, Neal Dow's
Regiment, and was promo,edlo Liculcn'
ant and finally % Captain, and assigned
to the Engineer corps in the Department
OF The Gulf In this sclec; corps the rank
of Captain is about equivalent to iha; of
Brigadier General Of Infantry. He WAS
mustered out August 3ls,, lS65, and set
tied at Baton Rouge.
Since that time he has played a con
spicuou, par, in the work Of recognizing
,ha, State, according to the principles
which the war settled, and has held sever
al prumjucu, positions. He was Tor =
time, Superintendent oi.Educalion for the
State Of Louisiana, and - such, was Very
successful in The establishment of colorcd
schools.
IIewaS for some Editor and Proprietor
of the Republican Standard newspaper,
which did q good work in the cause of re-
publican principles. In the Spring of
ls6o he stumpei portions of the State in
favor Of the adoption Of the Constitution,
4 position which at tina, time, was haught
with untold trials and dangers Bands OF
unrecousuucted rebels armed to the te,,h,
confronted him II every place of meeting,
but by putting on bold and fearless front
he came out unscathcd. lie stumped the
State again under the direction OF the Re
publican State Central Committee in favor
of Grant and Colfax
He i now Trustee Of Ration Rouge
College-Presidcn, Of Board Of School
Directors for the County. and Collector Of
Internal Revenue for the second District
of Louisiana.
In all the public stations he has filed,
he has always honorably acquitted him
sell and ever been true to the progressive
principles of the Republican party
Should he be elected TO Congress, as he
doubtless Will be-his voice and vote will
ever be on the side of humanity and
progre :.
Our best wishes 90 with him TO his
adopted State, whittier he will soon re-
turn-and may success attend all his eff.
forts in raising that State to aposition to
which its natural resources and favorable
climate 50 emiuently entities it.
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