M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1861-10-03

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IebSllion oflrefol0lioR Intended to be pro,
diced by ID, aud asssEpihsl these and all
Others insistel, and shu j esar Insist ,hat lbe
GoserBment must be maintained and the
! Union preaefved. .Sl J ~
Mt. Ewing, (ihelPresidep. Of the 9th Of
September Consention9 q gentleman OF
large experience and undoubted patriotism,
ccncnrs in the opinion that the mass Of the
people Snuth are, in sentiment and feeling,
ol al 10 the Government; that their present
altitude is either the result Of restraint or
misrepresentation. 49, ------~.---,--
Col. God, the opposing candidate for G W
l'ernor, is still more emphatic in bearing tes-
ltimony in favor of this opinion. He says;
"Belieying that q masses Of lheSouth still
love the Union, and would, were they left
Ununmmeled and enforced. declare to-mor.
row their will Tor its continuance. ! utter.
tly fepudiatethe moDstfeus and wicked plea
and petition Of the ringleaders Of this con
spiracy end would argue war eterually until
they are brought TO condign punishment,
and their misguided followers restored to
reason, and brought ba'k TO a recognition
Of the true purposes and Intentions Of the
Federal Government, from which by arllul
cunning and gross Misrepresentation, they
have been mislpd and blinded"
We then agree that the masses are loyal;
we agree that they have been deceived we
sgree that they have been led astfay by mis-
Representatives.; we agree that the Govern
ment should be sustained; the army sender
ed Efficient and vigorous to the end, that the
leaders in this wicked conspiracy shall be
brought tOddty and to Submission to the
laws; but we disagree as 10 how those lie
ceiyed, misled and blinded masses Of the
Sonth are 10 be re-called TO the Union they
lore and from whioh they have been alien
ated by gross misrepresentation" Colo.
mel Tod would have them visited with the
sword-with wSr-'war etemally,' q means
here Lnheara OF TO convince the reas.
on, enlighlen the Judgment, remove the
priudices or restore the Sfectioas Of mcn.
| would setk 10 convince themthat they are
in error. ] would give them evidence that
the misrepresentation made 10 them BY
which they we're 'mis!ed and blinded, ; were
false. Iwould unaseeige them. | would
labor to do all this as d matter Of duiy-as
matter Of safety ''War! eternal war!! >
These are the words Of fearful meaning,
and the eyiden e Of purposes Of terrible i'm
port, not only to those who are Immediately
concerned, but 10 the whole civilized world
and especially so when waged against men
the MASSES OF whom ore loyal, and who, BY
a candid, sincere and authoritative assurances
could be made to battle as zal' usly and
muniulH in defence Of our common and
glorious flag, as we who are deyotng oul
entire energies and resources to it's support
Taking the premises to be true, caDRd
conceive how any man, whose heeF. beats
in unison with the heart Of our Union car
consent unnecessarily 10 strike down Rp0r
the field of blood his brother, who is there
not through 6hoice--nCt because he does MOI
'Iove the Government andthe hag Of the UH
ion, but because he has been deceived,
and by "gross Misrepresentation been mis-
led and blinded" !" without making the effor
at leastto undeceiVe him and TO assure Sfe
of The truth as to the feelings, sylnpathiei
and purposes of that GoverRment aud it
loyal citizens toward him. .--.a .....
What circumstances and events have
brought about the present alarming and un
happy condition Of our National affairs!'-.
Colonel Qod says: "These must now be ap
parent to all" Judging from hrs past polt
ical History no one can be al loss 10 dis
cover the csuses to which he attributes ou
present difficulties. Whether or not thust
Of the South who are disunionists per 81
have ayailed themselves Of Q corrain class oI
Legislation in the Northern States to excite
the people Of the South and array them
against the North, or have taken the reso
buttons of conventions and the acts ant
peechcs of prominent men who have beer
promoted by some one Of the parties of the
North, aud have gone before their pe0plC
and CONVINCED them that the North was Uni
ted IN sentiment, hostile to their Interests
and gradually approaching the point when
having the power, they would deprive thea
of their ust aud constitutional rights in TN
Union, and thus pursuade them that thei
only safety was in going out Of it, or whethe
the present alarming stale Of affairs in Ou
couRtry is 10 be attributed to other eau sei
to which | 1hape not alluded, I have expressed
preference not to consider or discuss.
When we come to devise policy for th,
future it will then be we'll to look TO the past
and as far as possible 20 provide against th'
causes whatever they may be, which may
then as now be apparent 10 all. At presen
the great duty deVolving upon Us, is to meeI
the emergency as we find it, to submit tc
small evils. to great evils. that the greatest
Of all may be avoided -the dissolution Of th'
Union. ..u.
If the line OF policy | have indicated
should be adopted, | think we might lool
forward to speedy termination OF the war
anda happy, prosperous future to our people
and our Union If the contrary policy bt
adopted the end is far away in the future
butt trrst when ii shall come, it will not bt
so huniiliating as that contemplated BY Col
onel Tod. Ny humble prayer shall alway.
be that at no time, under no circumstances
will the people Of these United States SO a
forget the history of the past OF become Sc
lost to the memories which cluster arount
the names and deeds Of our fathers, as t
"consent to be taken under the protection
of our once so-called mother country or o
any other power capable of maintaining 70
US The respect Of the nations Of the globe
That such suggestion is made by one whC
is candidate for the Executive Chair o
this, the third State in the Union, withou
receiving single rebuke at the hands o
those who are enlisted as his support. is L
me as astounding as it is alarming and o
that unparalleled majority of which Col
Tod boasts awaits him, | can but regard /
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