The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1858-06-23
GUILTY Or NOT GU1LT1rs


The political horizon Of this nation Is
becoming gloomy; and the dangers that
are gathering around our brave old ship
of State, are imminent indeed. The
belligerent indications which have been
manifested by foreign governments cans
not be misconstrued and the least i'm.
| prudence on the part Of the agents of
the Powers concerned. may kiudlea war
that can only beequenched by the blood
of thousands. {ek eas - 49,, =
But the difficulties and dangers that
encompass US without, are nothing. com.
pared to the civil agitations and intesl
tine discussions, wh ich distract the peos
| pie, and in measure, paralyse the
hands of the Executive. r Lot there be
union and harmony of feeling at home.
and the United States may bid defiance
to the world. But such is not the case
The telegraphic wires are daily laden
with evidences to the contrary. The
bitter recriminations and angry deuun3
Citations which are constantly indulgedi
in the Halls of our National Eegislaturei
show that it is not SO. The ioutrages ID
daily commission, upon the freedom Of
the ballot box; the incendiary articles of
the public press; the corruption of pub
lie officers; the revolution of cities and
the establishment of Vigilant commits
tees the murders and outrages of
Marauders in Kansas. all go to demon
strate the fact that the greatest enemy
to the permanence of our free iuetitu4
tions is to be found in the bosom of the
nation itself.
Aud how are we to discover that ehs
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of this condition of things? 1t il an,old
rule, and an iufallble one. that "a tree
is known by it's Fruit" aud we unhesita-
tingly charge the present dificulties Of
the country upon the Opposition to the
Democratic parity BY. whatever name IL
may be known. f-s.is- - -.iss:...;s..
What but the eternal and nonsensicaI
howl of the Opposition party against
slavery and the aggressionsi of the slavd
power, has Induced our present difficult.
ties with England /? Nothing, Look
over the files of that British echo, the
New York Tribune, and you viii find its
coluQns reeking with abolition filth aud
treason with laudation of free Eng.
land and deuunciation. of our own gov
ernment. Glance at the, Volumes
acrimonious defamation, the fountains
of gall that were sent like a flood tide
over the world, by the late Black Re!
publican Congress. and who can wonder
that England, taking us at oonf Words
should regard US as but little better than
a nation OF, thieves, and feel herself
called upon to interpose her guardian:
ship for our protection? ss@
What but the pulpit appeals Of the
Opposition host of hypocritical and cant;
ing New England parsons has lighted
the torch of civil war in Kansas?s The
s substitution of Beecher's; Bibles for the
Word of God; the publication and dis,
tribution of fanatica1 and treasonab1e
documents in the name of Religion; the
of Emigrant Aid Societies. flor
the promulgation of disunion sentimentsj
have done more to engender civil dis;
trust, and propagate lawlessness than
could have been accomplished BY mere
secular Influences in an age. 90
What but the outrageous interference
between man and his conscience; the
of Catholics and foreigners;
the organization of oath bound societies.
with their plug ugly" censpiracies, has
induced the general increase and preva.
Ience of crime throughout the uationf
Louisville has felt the curse of their
presence, and is shuned with abherrence
by every admirer of order. Baltimore
las become by word and a Kissing. in
the mosths of the people; and to-day,
New Orleans gives evidence of its bitter
'ruits. A party which holds up to the
public view such characters as Bill
Poole, Kalloch and Lane, as men worthy
he homage Of the nation, must certain1
y be rotten to the core And when
Iuch conglomerated mass of iincon-
unite, everybody may know
he character of the cemeut by which
hey are held together, 4. !. -.
In view of these facts no man can for
moment hesitate in pronouneing aver
lict of guilty" against the Opposition
guilty of every count of our indict.
nent. p. 1i % lui1tez H3a .TeGz
Let our readers remember the factA .
Union. ,eFvg
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