Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1875-12-28

ed. The moment they laid down their
arms we said TO them: go home; GO 10
work for that flag which is TO be the
common one over onr homes"
! say TO every Southern man who will
go with US heart and hand to build up this
land. they are welcome, jest as il born on
the very surface of Plymouth rock; but
il they cherish any hopes for the old con-
flict storm will arise over their heads
ten times as heavy as the last one.
Gen. Sherman said this with great
clearness and emphasis. and the empha-
sizing was greeted with great cheers.
waving OF hankerchiefs and renewed
cheering again and again.
President Grant turned to Gov. Morgan
on this expression of Gen. Sherman's and
nodded his head with great commenda-
tory heartiness.
Gen. Sherman continued: Il speak for
the Army and Navy-tee men of bone
and muscle, the men of brain that asgre-
gate America" He referred TO the hard
times said TO exist here but no could not
see il here as he looked around our
streets and saw the Dire sing and driving.
There are more lands under cultivation;
more mines are open than ever before
and l will guarantee employment tor
40. 600, 900 people if they will come - this
country. There are lands waiting Tor
| them in Kansas and elsewhere.
The trouble is the people flock too
much to cities. ask them to come West.
/ Uaughter.) There is no trouble in ST.
Louis. plenty to eat and plenty to drink,
and we will give you hearty welcome
and God speed to the next land west OF
us.
| II people of New York will learn
lesson of the pilgrim fathers, and go back
/ TO somewhat OF their economy. the Ma
tional debt will be extinguished in five
years. add specie payments would come
naturally. Let Us go back TO the times
before the war. and ii necessary | myself
will glue the example OF earning my owl
living. Bat in doing so, let US still keep
ourselves prepared for war whenever 1t
comes Let US keep the art OF war before
IL, so that we will not have The morrill,
cation Of sending to Germany for soldiers
to drill our soldiers in the next war.
(Great cheering
The following was the eighth toast
and was responded to by Gen. VIM. +.
Bartlett, who in October last was noni-
mated for Lieut. Gov. of Mass. by the
Democrats, but declined the honor:
The Reconstructed Republic" by
Gods fair ordinance, conf, together
and let their heirs God if they will be SOY
enrich the time 10 come with smooth
faced peace, with smiling plenty and
fair prosperous days
Gen. Bartlett said: There are those
here to night. doubt not. who looking
back a quarter Of 4 century. will recall
the presence and, perhaps. the words OF
Daniel Webster, They will remember
how, in imagination, he summoned
from the May lJwor'S company the form
of Elder William Brewster, and put into
his mouth words OF congrstulation. OF
caution and OF prophecy. We, too,
on his anniversary night call forth, in
our agination. his own maj 1stic form;
but who shall presume to put words into
those lips. ! shudler at the presunp-
ton which leads me TO say to him for
You with plain sincerity what so many
among YOU might express with eloquenoe
Is well as truth.
would tell him that in days gone by
we have thanked God that when bis eyes
were "tugned 70 behold for the last time
the sun in heaven they did not see him
shining on the broken fragments OF a
onco glorious Union; on land drenched
with iraternal blood. 1t was reserved
for us who survived him to see the awful
reality which he had so wildly pictured.
And happily it was reserved tor Us TO
pass through and see the light beyond
those clouds which darkened his fading
vision. | would have him know, what
hope is neither too esrly nor too late for
Us 10 acknowledge, that the doctrines
which he instlled by the charms Of his
eloquence into the young hearts OF New
England aud the North, that this. their
country (wAs NOT GROUP or STATES BUT
A NATION, GREAT AND INDtvIsABLE) had
filled them with a spirit OF exalted patri
oIism, which, when the hour OF that
country's trial came. carried them 10 the
field, as it would have carried them 10
the stake in her defence Not ioyously.
for their country was in danger, and it
meant civil war. but sieadtastly, and
with the determination that since the
appeal to the sword had been made. by
the sword should be settled forever. The
question, since the death of Washington,
had been a stumbling block OF offence
in the path OF the nations progress. If
| know anything OF the motives of
New England. they fought neither for
glory nor for conquest; and when the
broken sword of secession was surren-
dered in good faith. none were more
ready to accept the pledge in equal
honor 10 bind up the dreadful wounds Of
the war, and welcome their brothers
back TO a share of the glory of nation
whose very existence that victory had
made possible.
would have him know that from bis
own New England came the first words
OF reconciliation, which, yielding not
one particle of principle, assured brave
foe that all enmitY had ceased when 1.-THE
war drum throbbed no longer and the
battle flags were furled."
Ono OF two speeches were made after
Gen. Bartlett closed. Gen. Uawley OF
Connecticut was The last to address the
audience. He closed by commencing
the Centennial. The speeches were clio.
quent, and the proceedings manifested
heartfelt patriotism and all-pervading
enthusiasm.
Il Candidate fo.i 4djutdnt Gent.
Four members of the Legislature from
the County of Knox have signed circu-