The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1862-01-08
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We we're beginning to think that way,
too. Our readers may imagine our
surprise, and We suppose his done the
same, when en- opening he last num-
ber Of his papci, there was long per-
sousl, vulnerable article, almost ex>
iclusiyely devoted to the editor Of the
Sentinel. We read it, and then re-
read il, but could not comprehend what
our ntighbor was driving At. he cer-
tainly could not be seeking a personal
controversy with us? That would be
almost impossible for o SENSITIVE man,
as he appears on the surface to be, to
do. Then the article was SO vulnera-
ble--giying us such splendid oppor-
tunity to show up our neighbor in his
true light. But still We were fes:rful
that We could not compreher2. its true
meaning. The opinion we formed, af.
ter a careful reading of the article, and
q mature elaboration Of the subject,
was--that come disunion abolitionist---
sore gallant or toady for the famous
or infamous Gust as you pleasc) Abby
Kelley, (thc kind of an abolitionist
that our neighbcr pays great Difference
to their opinions,) had become very
restless, after reading our paper for
several weeks past, wherein we have
been endeavoring to show the hypocri-
cy of this thing called abolitionism, J
and determined that something must
be done to stop the exposure, and ac-
cordingly went to our neighbor, and
with an abolition threa-, goaded him to
write the personal vulnerable article
that appeared in the Cadiz Republican
of December 25, 1861, and which was
no doubt thought to bea EXTINGUIsH-
Err. We cannot, as we before ren ark
ed, believe that our neighbor wrote the
article with his own free will; but
whether he did or not, we will simply
say this: If there is a repetition of
such articles, in relation to us, as ap>
peared in the Republican Of the date
mentioned above, they will be replied
to in such manner as they deserve.
We seek no personal controversy with
our neighbor or "any other man," but
we may be permitted to remark, that
the tools that have been used for that
purpose in other days, have not become
so rusty but what they can be used
again,
There ore two or three illusions in
our neighbor's article that We will
briefly reply to:
1st. He thinks we committed an un-
pardonable sin when we voted fer John
G. Breckinridge for President. All
the reply We have to make to that, is
this: We have nothing to regret in
having voted for Mr.. Brcckinridge, be-
lieving as we did at the time that he
was the most suitableman for the Pres
idency. Our only cause of regret is
that Mr.. Breckenridge should have act
cd in the manner he hassinco the elec-
ton in 1860, and if it will be any in
formation or satisfaction to our neigh
Dor, we will inform him, hatnearly all
Of the distinguished Generals who are
leading the gallant Union Army Of
the country, done, in 1860, just as we
did-they voted for Breckenridge. II
they were to do, as our neighbor re.
commends us to-Sput their hands over
their mouths" our army would be Of
little account. And we are very con.
hdent that if those two strenuous and
distinguished advocates of the election
of John c. Breckenridge for the Presi,
dency, Daniel S. Dickinson, of New
York; and Andrew johnson, of Ten
nessee, had 'put their hands over theil
mouths" during the past summer anl
fall, the Cadiz Republican, and very
few other republican or abolition (jus
as you please to call them) papers
would have contained a single speech
or even the extract of one, since tht
present war began.
%. Our ncighbor thinks we are yer,
abusive of his dear friends, the aboli
tionists. Well, we will confess tina
we have very poor opinion of them
politically. That VIC believe that al
those, who like our neighbor signed
petition, asking Congress to emanci
,1ate every slave in the country, acte'
very foolishly and very unpatriotieally
land that if they could accomplish
their wicked purposes, this countr,
would be completely ruined. We ar
happy to say that We are not alone ii
this opinion. Hon. Caleb B. Smith
Of Indiana, who was the Fremont elec
tor for the State at large in Ohio il
1656, and at present Secretary of tn
Interior in Mr.. Lincoln's Cabinet, i
writing lately TO . friend in Washing
Il