The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1856-10-08
BASE ATTEMPT TO BE6EIvE THE
PEOPLE.

AuO OtuoE udJ we WERE SuOHu IJibS
Circular-priuted at the Mansfield Her
aid Office we suppose-purporting to
give an account of a rufianly assault on
Hon. SoHUYLER COLLAR, of Indiana, by
a lot Of drunken Irishmen. The &C
count is taken from a paper published
where the assault was made, but in this
Circular a portion Of the article IS sup
pressed This Circular charges the
outrages upon the Democrats, of course,
while the same paper from which they
ret their account of the affair states that
the outrage was universally condemned
by the Democrats of the place. So
much for that.
The same Circular also quotes an ed
itorial which appeared in the Mansfield
Shield and Banner a few weeks since,
and holds the whole Democratic party,
and JAMES BUCHANAN particularly, re-
spopsible for the article. The editor of
the Shield warns the Democracy to be
on their guard that the grossest frauds
will be attempted by the opposition,
such as stufiug ballot boxes, &C., and
in tn, course of his remarks uses the
following language. We quote from
the Circular, giving CAPITALS and
ita'ics verbatim.
"a freud upon the ballot Tor is a
high crime against tie liberties Of the
prople, avhich should be punished with
INSTANT DEATH. Il pe1pctratoT
cqught in the act ShouId6 be LYNCHED
ON THE SPOT AND NEVER Al
10 WE'D TO LEAV Il He
GROUND ALIVE. This summary
punishment by the sovereign power,
mau seem h yrSh, but it would seem to
be THE ONLY CERTAIN RENE
DY."
Speaking for ourself alone, We are but
little dis. osed to differ with the editor
of the Slield as to the punishment that
should be melted out to such offend
ers. The language, however, is str1nger
than we would have used under similar
circumstances. But to charge Mr..
GLEssNER with being a Border Rulian,
when he is known to be as quiet and
neaceable a citizen as lives in the town
of Mansfield, aud is also a gentleman in
the true ssuse of the word, or to hold
the whole Democratic party responsible
for a sentence written by him in an IN
guarded moment, is simply ridiculous.
Many honest Republicans have admit
ted to US that they were ashamed orthis
Circular, while others have had the i'm
pudence to defend it. In vain we have
urged that no party should be held re-
sponsible for the outrages committed by
reckless men belonging to it-that the
records of its candidates and its Plat
form were the only true tests. We have
Invariably met with the reply that the
Irishmen who assaulted CoLFAx were
Democrats and that the Shield is a
Democratic paper, and that therefore
the whole Democratic party should be
held reponsible for the overt acts of the
former and the4anguardcd statements Of
t,e=latter.-AHFfghS,1 gentlemen.
you call that good reasoning, we hope
you will not complain if We hold you re-
sponsible for the following which we
clip from an exchange now before US:
The Black Republicans lately had
a meeting about twelve miles north of
Philadelphia. 1t was a regular fusion
affair, being a mixed assemblage of
whites and blacks. Three of the four
speakers were white, but one was a ne
gro named Purvis. This colored gen.
tleman " made a strong speech, which
was fully reported in the Philadelphia
Net0S, a Fillmore paper. From it we
make a few beautiful extracts which ad-
mirably illustrate the temper and prin-
ciples of the Black Republican faction.
Here is what the Fremont orator said
" What are we doing? WE ARE
a NATION Of ROBBERS, OF
LIARS, OF HYPOCRITES; we
are a nation Of slave holders. We bat
ten and fatten, and run riot in the bones
and blood of our fellow men.
Il am, of course, as you know, po-
litically DISTINGUISHED, but still In SEN
timent, in feeling, in conviction, 1 am a
ABOLITIONIST, AND
L REPUDIATE THE CONSTITU-i
TION OF THIS COUNTRY, for 1
think, stronger reasons than my friend
here has given. Yet 1 wish John
Charles Fremont elected. If I had no
other reason, the simple fact that the
Southhates him would be a reason why |
should suspect him to be an honest man.
But it is not because the South hates
hint is because l believe he bates
slavery. Where do [ find him ? There
is a Spanish proverb which is a pretty
good test of character Tell me the
company you keep and L will tell you
what you are.' He is found in close
affinity with the true friends OF freedom.
| find him indorsed by such men as
.GERRIT SMITH, of worldwide phi
lauthropy and beuevoience. HIS VIC
TORY is OUR VICTORY DE-
FEAT TO HIM WOULD BE DE-
FEAT TO Us. I WANT NO DE-
CEPTION. HE HATES SLAVE
RY, AND W II [ E II E S U B
SCRIBES, UNFORTUNATELY ),
III CONSTITUTION OF
THE COUNTRY, HIS ELECTION
WILL B e II ENTRANCE
WEDGE TO THAT SYSTEM
WHICH WILL BRING DOWN
IT'S RUIN AND FALL BEFORE
A GREAT WHILE.n
Mr.. Lloyd Garrison, the abolition
disuuiop iufdcl. urges the causc of Fire.