Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1875-12-14
TIE PRESIDENTS lfESS5GE,

i III
= CENTURY OF rEoGRuss-pREsrRv. r,ox
% rus PUBIC scHoOIs-rAxATtoS M
CHURCH PROPERTY RECOMMENDED -
tECoGNIlIoN or CUBAN INpErrNpTNcr
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES coRsrspoxD
ANC@ Win sPAiN-sPECIE RESUMPTION
AND ROW To ATTAIN IT.
80 ne S'"1t' aud -Jase Of Rep-ssen,a,i,e,
La hnittiug my seventh annual Mes
'2s' TO Congress in tins Centennial wear Of ON,
national existence as f7e, AMI irdspendept
t''p'e' It affords Tie great pleasure 70 recur tc
'-e @o'auo"nc 1t tn. has been made from tbe
'ais OF ;hc colonies leo years ago.
lIE rcoGRrss OF 4 CENTURY. >Eh
We '-crc then people numbering only tbrer
rloo. Now vc number more than for+,
ni..'on' Thor Industries vere confined
a.mos' exclusively 60 the uI.acc Of the soil
Now manufactures absorb much Of tho l,b,r q,
'l, coIa'rv- OR liberties ,euain uuirnaired
'tc tea .s.ucn have been freed from slavery
We LaNe a,,oIuo possessed of the respect. if not
't ir. ap. af eJ ,iy,hfcG nations. Orr
i''-r.-i i's been great IA all the arts. in
sc',1'c agriculture. -ommerce. navigation,
i-." %. ucchlnic- lSyg. medicine &c. And In
-'rlrl cdaui.an the p-ccrc,, Il Likewise
erroE-a -ir-. UI- ,..s4>ra States have become
I.t'-i-l;. inrll'n- Colorado. (which has
'a-a tie mitiCtorv .t,ps % become State.
'ad ''-hi Territories. including the Indian Ter.
''sy cad A!gska aui excluding Colorado.
800, - CN''I''u- '''.a tue Atlantic
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w. '''' ~ ''' west IRON tAc
''- '.'I' O'' hundred years
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dot, half century a-o. We nov
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=. ~, 1...;..,,;,,., ~ o,,r national existence
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-. 49,. ,.,- f,tr-c Tho d.v.l,,,r,rt ,f gold
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70 tleH hOlNs'' '~' s'0' ''' -
into every port "ue'e -,
equal pride We can po'u' u '.' P-O''e. -",.
OF the learned -, ...,
about 10 enter oloH our ''',','' :. Ill =,
nienoiN ~ -, .-d .tn4y What NIL
l0oA o'eA upon '-i' pa. -.,,,,,s onr
Dc oes' 10 p''''''' 90 ~. f'u,r 49,, Cor
ietuTe greatness -" .,l -, - - or,,i,Y
- -. e. c-,,, threatened danger to
uAs ever oeeD - -, -, W. sbopld Zoo,
=, -, ,,.r',,.r;rs ~ and remedy
" :. - :, -. ,over We are a
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'n', .'' - :, .sst n vote with a
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Ia - ,,o,,css s. spcces.rll
Ah' 00's'4',ao -. "a or,,,sss;ou from The
RESISTANCE - ....,.,ab1,. .inI, into ac.
eUu'''e1 y .,---.I -, ;,,sn,gspca. whether