Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1862-11-08
The way to stop u.

The Journal this morning, in labored
article, takes occasion to express its dislike
of the language displayed by Democratic
papers towards the Abolition party. Com.
ing, as it does, FROM paper that has de-
nounced Democrats in the most Infamous
terms, and branded them as TRAITORS"
"secessionists" and villains" it is, to say
the leaet, transeendently cool. 1t says Of
the Democratic party:
"They raise the cry of Down wi,h the trail
tors'-'oppose Abraham Lincoln, his abolition
measures, and abolition horder This is the
language Of the famous peace party, the
party Of non.resistance The party which has
martyrised itself for its exceeding ong.suffer
ing, the men who use no opprobrious epihets
--return no railing, turn the cheek to receive
the second h,ow, and prolessedy the en-
boduneut OF all th1 Christianity as well as po-
htical honesty in the country
Now the Journal might as well know
at once that we are not Of that kind to
close our lips and rest quietly under un-
called for abuse and defamaton--to sub
nit to be called, without the least founda-
tion in fact, TRAITORS, " and "secessionists,"
and utter no word in reply. We claim
TO possess as much forbearance as other
men; We have forborne; but the Abolition
party have long since reached that point of
abuse where "forbearance ceases to be
virtue." We deprecate as much as any
one can, the course of the Abolition Jour
nails which has forced us to retaliate.
We have time and again expressed a will
ingness to labor in conjunction with our
opponents for the creation of better
state OF feeling between parties; but our
efforts in that direction were not seconded; ;
they were met with increased bitterness
and redoubled abuse by the Abolition
leaders, and we were left no alternative
but retaliation. Turn the cheek to re-
ceive second blow" Christianity is very
pretty thing to talk about, but we have
failed to find anybody that acted upon it.
If we ever had the disposition, the mex
cusable abuse and persecution Of Demo-
Gratis by the leaders of the Abolition
party, has entirely cured us of it,
But if the Journal and its party really
desire to avoid being called hard names,
they can do So The remedy is with
themselves and may be summed up in two
Workshop lying We know that it
would require a great personal sacrifice;
that it wosld take from them the staple of
their editorial products and deprive their
readers of the most attractive feature of
their papers--the sensational; that it
would take from their party its vital
element AMI cause its death by inertia but
we should hear little, if anything, of hard
names from Democratic papers, if the
whole effort Of the Abolition organs and
orators was not specially directed to the
work of misrepresenhng. taunting and
provoking such expressions. When a
party, made up chiefly of men who have
hetetofore spurned their obligations to the
Constitution, denounced the Union and
ridiculed its supporters, so suddenly turns
round and taunts all those who will not
join their party, as "traitors." it is not
strange that the very audacity of the
pretense should excite indignation and
provoke denunciation. So long as this
party continues to slander and denounce
all who disagree with their Abolition
policy, as TRAITORS" so long as they per-
sist in abusing and yillifying every man
who does not cordially endorse the senti-
nents and acts of an Abolition Admins
tion, just SO long will they have meled out
TO them by the measure which they mete
out to their opponents. We repeat,
IL they are desirous Of more pacific
mode OF discussion, the remedy is with
themselves; but they must not. for a mo-
nent, delude themselves with the suppo.
sition that we will click the hand that
Smites" US.