The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1861-08-30
"Darkins up the Wrong sapiins."


tBarEing up the Wrong sapiins." {
"The Democratic press Of Concord. New
Hampshire, Of Bangor, Maine, aud Easton,
Pennsylvania, have lately been moOled ana
destroyed by devilish and infuflnted Abol'
itiouists, because they exercised the prvi-
leges guaranteed by the Constitution OF the
United States, to comment on the doings Of
the administration.
Is this the liberty Of speech and OF the
press that these "freedom shriekers' had so
much to say about, when out OF p0werf is
this their plan TO secure united action III
support OF the wnTi How long are these
things to continued Are such TRAITORS
10 the Constitution aware that they are sow
inR the seeds OF a terrible retribution by such
a course, which will be sure TO produce
bountiful crop in due course OF time. u they
don't stop in their careeIF' - Hancock
Courier.
That is getting mp considerable
Indignation. Now. let rs see what
the Cleveland Plain Dea'er says
about this matter, tho paper that the
Courier maintains is 80 thoroughly
Democratic. Here il is:
"Pive rebel papers have been suppressed
for their open advocacy Of rebellion-one IN
Maine, one in New Hampshire, and three IN
Saint Louis. II liberty rs used ior the de-
struction Of liberty. there can be no doubt
about our duty. The abuse of freedom rs
the most dangerous enemy to freedom IL
rneets. We unhesitatingly say, down WIN
traitors everywhere, in whatever guSe lhty
NAV nppear We can better afford to be len
entduring profound peace than when IN the
midst of o most gigantic rebellion, deep
ly regret the necessity for martial law, ha-
beas corpus suspension, and vir,ls over the
press. The New York Journal OF Commerce,
Day Book and News, live by Indulgence
only, and that OF doubtful propriety.'
The Plain Deaier Gays these pa
pers shave been suppressed tor their
open advocacy Of rebellion" The
Courier says they were Democratic
papers, and denounces their destrnct
ion as "lcvilish," and thinks ter
rible blow has been struck at th'
''liberty Of speech and the prees.'
We will volunteer to enlighten oul
neighbor a little about the character
of some of these papers. The paper
whose destruction is complained o
at Concord, New Hampshire, was thu
Democratic Standard, and was no
suppressed by "inluriated Abolition
lists" but by the returned Soldiers
whom It had villfed i'll the mos
etandalous manner. In the ariicl
that provoked the attack, is ioun'
the following paragraph:
"Our Southern papers are Allied with hear
eickeDing accounts OF the murders and rot
6eties which individuals in 'Old Ate'S mol
sre perpetIating on the Southern people,
Innocent women aud children are shot q
their own door steps, for wea ing what
csiled secession bOnn-ts' No wonder III
Northern people run when the honest me
OF the South march toward them.'
Our brave Soldiers, instead Of be
ing greeted with kipdness, upon theI
return from the privat!ons aud peril
OF the battlefield, where they ha
been Drawing danger for the main
tainance of the government, arc sui
iect &, from day to day, TO bitt'
abuse from this secession orr II, al
are charged with being murdere
Of women and children, while Il
Southern secessionists are call,
"honest men Of tue South" III
Editor of the Courier calls the d
famation OF our Soldiers and the e,
rifying Of rebels, exercising "tI
privileges guaranteed by tie q"
stitution of the United States" al
those who demolished tho prcsa, III
engaged be denonnces as "tr 'itor'
Ills ideas of vested rights and ire
son, must certainly br peculiar
himself.
The South has been fryeqrs pa
In habit ofhanging up, without Jud
or Jury. all suspected Of entertaini
hostile purposes toward the pecnli
institution, end Mr.. Glessns r has I
lad Q, word Of complaint to ut
but now that few secession mask
abattsries have been silenced, by @
ioysi Soldiers, he becomes trrril
D alarmed In regard to constitution
rights.
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