Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1881-03-29

uuu.rIi Il1Uu', cong term OF service
I'D the I.l..aI States Sclatc. and the up-
Lour-eI Influence lc has cNcr'ri On las
native State. entitled iim to tAr hearty aus
enthusiastic reception accorded him Pos ai,
fellow toVt>m,u of Bangor. on retiring %
private. Lc Tar certificates ot esteem
ara friendship transmitted ;rlm h.s Dem
olr.t.- rHi -a-gy> i'm Oh. Senate. were iar
MOST marked incidents ot ,lc meeting held
Thursday o. welcome him home. Zen 90
Che strongest Democratic senators iu q
Join. TELEGRAM. expressed "-ycs- pleasure
iu heaf.H. testimony 20 Dis ucg1estonaa .c
re..r s.I devotion 90 pg5Nc duty
Nl4..- O.. .-ars, oi ta., telegram, were
Coos. BE- TraI e-rn, 4. +. 3 yard, j W.
VOORHEES, ant Il IT, H.J. VIZ. h1y1rdN
delicate compliment % The retiring senator
b.. worth .y.a- .u tl., connection:
A...s-. l.- political opponent, ? Wna' 2
inspect a.i ..H... O" HsHni.-I ili'u. %.
.t .. .r. -.rr.l faithfully arj Vct. vih
...Ht .r ..U-... -lI benefit fn Oh" t'iH..h
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. '-.-..t. ...-S los ,-.c years. Nc
I.a.e-. Red one u. t.c Maine dis
...e'~ bon ,.s .ECa'y-C -ltA and Twenty
..t. Congresses, ,a-sJ-c "a latar GO i.c
....l States ID ISIS. H-.G- elected 20 BI
.ry.d term of nur years. l1 1851.
reelected Cor q O.. -.yU. 1ut rc-
I'D -~.- 90 -.t-- G.y.t-arpt Maine.
l....H t'-. bis p.s-c a tt' United
States >eG-t, iu l>.3 ali continued iu
,.. body ua.i. January. 1851. Bei1@
.ct.. n President uu tlH ticket W Oh
l1r N.u Iiu-I.c De pies iel over the
,,.a-. ...s- 3i- Lincoln, l-,- term.
b. UI, .p1'l4--l collector oi thc port OF
I I,.1u .D l,.1. buy resigned after holding
'hc Office ior one ycar lie soon appeared
I'D tae United States Senate, aud was re-
elected I'D 1875. His term ot service cT-
-.-.I March go l>-l. These fact, are In
tl-e,,iUg Row that Mr. ilsmug has put Cd
t-- political harness, and permanently len
,l- c8rc> cud rc>Pon>ib.litleS OF public
oTcC.
Nr. U.mUu has been ou,,pJkla aud fear
less .n his political career. Considering
Li, pronounced opinions upon all the Qlg>-
lions which have divided the North and
tHe South since DC emerged into national
prominence. the testimonials o. Demo
cratic ana Southern senators, 20 which we
have alluded 81 the outsc, OF this article,
IS q significant and highly encouraging H.
llca.ion IL shows what immense pro-
grg-, has been made these few recent
wears. ga real unity and fraternity OF feel
inc. Southern men and Northern men are
now willing % aScrlbe % one another the
same desire 70 advance the interests OF the
common country q they claim for them
selves. The day has passed IN which in-
tel..geut people at the South look upon =
Republican IS q blind Halter OF their Sec
ton. To 30 black a Republican a. Hanni-
bal H2mhu-and he was called a mulatto
during the war, by some Southern news
Dapers-is now impated by such Southern
leaders as Thomas F. Bayard, b. IL. Hill,
John G.. Harris, Matt W. Ransom, ''nu-
questioned devotion 20 public duty. Such
az expression cminatlDG from the most
distinguished public men Of the South,
would never have seen the light had not
the preulices and passions Of the war and
is preceding agitation been so far dlsSi-
pated that NOrtherners begin 10 be judged
n the South by the same canons OF criti-
cism s. their own Old-tIme fayorites. This
j. q promising augury for making party
politics cross sectional lines. The day for
electing members Of Congress 10 fight the
Confederate bIigadiers seems 20 have al
ready rcceded into a so far distant past as
90 DE hardly recognizable. Although Han
nibal Mamlin is not one OF our style Of
politicians. having cast in his lot too often
with that class OF Republicans who have
come very near destroying the party by
the Odium attaching 10 their doctrines aud
acts, vet be represented large mass OF
Northern citizens, and this tender OF es-
teen from Southern leaders will do great
deal towards eliminating from politics all
sectional elements and eleyating discus
si0nS OF public affairs into that Serener do
maiu where IL is possible TO consider with
out Partially or fear the welfare of an en-
tire nation.