The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-06-13
The Ohio Eagle
II. II. Hunter ESQ.

sense and bosh appearing in last week 3
Eagle, 10 answer 10 the sensible, pointed
and truthful letter ofH. n. HUNTER Esq,
and as there are many things !hereiacon.
tanned calculated 70 ex6ita mans risi-
blss, just ss-@ths chattsring Of Robert
Shaekleford, or any other lunalic anu
scr, We have a, great labor, prepared the
following digest of the MinyS rrsrs.
Ist. Received letter from IL. Il. HuS'
TER ESQ.
I'd. Mr.. II. ia a lawyer Of f"emincnt a
bility," "ucvsr having figured on the
boards Of tho political arena"
81. That Mr.. Hunters family aIe Of
the Catholic persuasion.
4th. Mr.. Hunter WIS formerly "au old
Wing" Il. e, Mr. Roland.
5tb. After the Wing party died, Mr..
Hunter lived on. Tut "ceased 10 MioRg TO
h0t organization.
Glib. Mr.. Hunter never joined tho K.
N. party.
7th. How Mr.. II. voted 10 lS5t-5 aud
and aimee that time, or whether at all,
is unknown.
9Th. The foregoing pias were pre-
sehted for the purpose Of f"cxplaining Mr..
Hunters past and present political ufini.
ties" A.hem (?)
0. II is vel known "the editor is un.
qualidodly opposed TO accession (This
will be nows TO those who have read tue
Eagle during the past three months. aud
will take his intimate friends by storm.
10. "The Peace Conference. composed
in part OF John Brown eulogiEeis, would
hear to no compromise with slave holders.
1--WE had all along labored under the DO
lusion that the Peace Conference agreed
upon compromise g. submitted it to Con-
greSs.& d. that Virgioia's distinguished sou,
John Tyler aud others returned home and
rspudiated &o, 90. We are Obliged TO
the editor Of the EaglO for correcting
the error into which wo had fallen. and
advise him TO write new chapter on his
tory; he could doubtless discover that
Napoleon Washington. aud George Bona
parts. wero mere charaotera Of fiction.
never having any existence in fact.
1lth. "Nne-tenths Of tho volunteers
are Democrats" This Iact has not
heretofore been known outside the Ohio
Eagle Office. We bad supposed a. least
q fair proportion Of tho troops we're Re-
publioans. Such 10 certainly the case
with those raised in democratic Fair.
field" but may not be with the "Giddiurl
Guards" Of Republican Ashtabula." -
We hail however tho learned oditor's die
eovsry Of fact with JOY. and as u good omen.
We are glad TO see 80 many Democrats
IN the Sano good oause--glad to know
that the Hon. gentleman's party ia more
loyal than himself That he stands so
nearly alOno in bis turpitude, aud that his
own aud the pickering. back biting aud
diSloyality Of the few cOutemptible asses
like himself. are unheeded by the great
masses OF tho Democratic party,
18th. Republicans brought on ,hiO
. war, but turn their backs whom the Gsht.
log is to bo done" Here. again, we have
been most Shamefully mistaken and cheat.
ed. We had been led to belieA that the
Republican party camO into power for thc
6rSt time in the history Of this govern
msnt on the 4th Of March, 1861. Thai
for tho four years preceding that timo
j, B. the especial favotite Of the Editor
lad been Prcsident. aud that up to thai
time, and for long years before, tho De
mocracy had controlled aud directed tn,
legislation Of the Government in its every
deP'rlment-EIcCutivc Legislative and
Judicial. We lad seen il recorded III
not miatAken) 10 the speeches Of Doug.
las, Cass, Pearoe, and Guthrie, that the
Southern States had rebelled without
cause.
We had read. OF heard. or dreamec
some where. on come occasion. but which
when or where, we "dont now .ocollect.
that carly in November 1860, while III.
democratic party were still in power anC
"botore the Black Republican Scouadrel.
Lad disgraood the statue books of th,
country with any. the most nsispiGcau
law" (aS We have hoarod tho gentleman
cay frequently this rebellion took II,
rise. That the States Of South Carolina
Georgia Alabama, Mississippi aud oh
oTS had passed tho ordnance Of seoes,ion
null'hed tho iaws Of the Governm and
resisted and set at defiance the lawful an
ihorities Of the United States. That s,id
states Immediately and by armed force
invaded the pIopsrtyof tho United States,
took possession Of the forts and stole the
property Of tho Government. That Ft
MOultre was laksn possession ofby scces.
sion Tor perhaps more politely separation