Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-04-22
THE POLITICAL CRISIS.

The Cincinnati Commercial thinks IL
time 10 make stalwart talk when the old
rebel shout OF 1851 Is heard in the capitol,
and tcrScly remarks We are in favor of
the United States"
The most ridiculous thing heard in
Congress nowadays is the eX-ConfederateS
prating about "thc grand and noble Con
Stitution OF our forefatherS An instrument
they labored hard for four years 10 destroy.
-NOrriSto,cH Herald.
The diyincS who are now the chap
lains OF the Senate and House, fourteen
years ago this time were praying that the
Confederate army, then on hcadlong
flight from Richmond 10 the mountains.
might escape out OF the hands OF General
Grant aud the Federal army. Things have
changed.
When State Rights are considered
merely in the abstract they are % be fought
for. even To the last ditch; but let plucro-
pneumonia break out in the Southern
States and there will not be 4 Southern
politician OF any sense who will object to
an invasion by sanitary corps from the
general governmental J. Herald.
-Af>er all the Democratic orator aud
organ has promised in the line of re-
trenchmcnt, and the years Of dcnunciatton
of Republican wastofuneSS. the next ap-
preparation bill will contain a grant OF
/ $1,000 more OF money for officers and
employees Of the Democratic Senate than
wa, deemed necessary by the last Rcpubli-
can Senate.
That was n very natural slip OF the
| tongue which bcfcl senator Hill. OF Geor-
gia. the other day. III" said he, 1.-THE
/ Governor OF New Hampshire has the pow
err % hll a vacancy in the Confederate
/ Senate" The Tribune says. The Senate
/ laughed. and vet In the presence OF nine
| teen cN-Rcbel soldiers, Mr.. lIill was mere
\ ~ speaking the sober truth"
Tho significance OF the Republican
victory In Michigan appears when it is r.
mcmbcred that the combined votes of the
/ Democrats and Nationals last Fall was
9SJ3i larger than the total Republican
vote. change which wipes out a 2j.0oO
opposition majority aud puts 10000 Re
publican majority i'm is place in the short
period OF five months, j. great enough 10
made even Democrat think.-N J. Irl-
bune.
A Mississippi Congressman rushed
forward To- declare that the editor of the
Okolona Southern States, was carpet
Dagger from Ohio" but the Memphis ica
llHche Snutfs out that plea with the declar
alton: lit won't do TO charge the crazy
editorials in the Okolona States ON an Obi,
carpet-bagger Col. Harper is the wild
eyed boy of destiny who runs the machine
| - a.. 1.
extinct"
1t is fourteen years ago 10 day that
Gen. Grant took Robert T.. Lees sword nj
APPROXIMATION Court House. And here ar,
! the restored BOurbOnS moving for new
trial OF the "lost cause" and declaring
that they will not rest till they "havt
stricken the last vestige of the war meas
ureS from the statute book" The Supreme
Court Of Appeal, which is the whole peo
pie, will refuse the motion, and confirm the
Judgment of the 9th OF April, ls65.-Bos
ton Troreller.
For the disturbance of the business,
and peace Of the country the people vii
hold the Democratic party responsible
They cannot do otherwise. Every trades
man knows that the country, just now
wants nothing but peace, nothing but e
bc let alone. Congress in session at this
time is a standing menace to every trade
and industry in the land. Its early al
iournment would be a wise thing for tn,
Democracy. and relief 10 the whole
country. Belfast Journal
Judge TAFT presided at Republican
mass meeting in Cincinnati on Saturday
evening, and made a speech strongly de
nouncing the Democratic programme il
Congress. IL well remember" he said
'when. as prelude 10 the rebellion il
lS6O-'6l, we heard in Congress the bale
full cry, Not man nor dollar 10 carry
on war for the Union, or TO suppress ;
, rebellion. Now again we hear a like cry, no
a man nor dollar 10 carry on the Govern
ment of the United States That is the sit
T uation precisely, and the Judge might hay,
added that failure" would be written afte
the last cry as it was after the first.
We are no alarmistS, neither can W
think the country is in serious danger, ant
vet we feel that the situation is Il grav
> one. The fact that the lately dislOya
states are now almost sOlidly representa-,
= ! in Congress by those who have been il
, arms for the destruction of the Union, tina
, no secret is made OF their intention L
sweep away every veStige of the war LEG
q islation," and that schemes of all sorts ar
rife which seem hostile u the peace an
p prosperity of the lsnd,-all these recallin
as they DO so forcibly the anxious days be
/ fore 1861, call upon all nOn-partizan cit
I zenS for their prayers, and renewed deyC
! ton TO the country hriStidA Mirror.
and here and now tell my peopl
in Massachusetts that the men into who's
I hands was intrusted this great work {
I pacihcation have prOstituted it, and upO
the backs of the crushed and destroye
citizenship of three or four million peopl
have strobe into power in these halls, an
: audaciously and defiantly proclaimed tina
d hey have begun anew here the work thel
a lmade the mistake OF attempting TO accom-