Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-08-07
From the Logan (O.) Gazette.
An Excellent Articlc---The AS
snuIts Upon Democracy.


sauIts Upon Democracy.
The assemLlage of Democratic State
Convention at Columbus is made the oc-
casion of assaults by Republican editors
upon the Democratic voters of Ohio,
which in cool, deliberate, malignant vii
lainy excel even the former efforts OF these
mercenary scoundrcls in the same special
line They evince the ferocity Of beasts
rather than the passions Of men, and eX-
emtlify, with fidelity which is startling
and with distinctness which can not
be misunderstood, the settled, relentless,
murderous hatred which they harbor, and
strive to disseminate among their bigoted
hordes, against the two hundred thousand
citizens of Ohio whose judgement and
conscience, whose love Of country and
sense Of duty to God and man, impel to
vote with the Democratic party.
We desire to have word or two with
these gentlemen, and with the Republican
party of Ohio at large, concerning the
mode in which they have seen fit to begin
this campaign, and the stupcndous cal
umny upon which they most rely fol the
achievement of Black Republican tri-
umph in October.
We, the Democracy Of Ohio, en- mdSSe,
are stigmatized as traitors to the Govern.
ment under which we live. OurConven-
tion for the nomination OF State officers
is pronounced n reasonable assemblage.
Our speakers (t is averred by the same
authority, J disguise but thinly, and by a
transparent covering, their devotion to
the cause of jeff. Davis and his-conf der
atcs, while our delegates, universally, did
nothing but talk and conspire treason
during their soioum in Columbus.
This mode Of conducting political
campaign, and this impeachment of the
loyalty of one-half Of the people of one
of the greatest and most powerful of the
States, upon whose fidelity to the Con-
Sttution the perpetuity of our Govern
ment depends, has more than ono aspect
which invites comment. We shall con-
slider it briefly from different points of
view.
/. 1t will be most inspiring and cheer
ing intelligence to Jeff. Davis, and all
other traitors in league for the overthrow
| of the Government, to learn that 300 900
voters Of Ohio are with him in heart and
sympathy, and only await opportunity
to second by active cndeavor, his daring
conspiracy against the Constitution and
the Union. No reverses on the field will
engender despair, when he knows that
one half the people of all loyal States (fol
the Black Republicans, every where, have
o.l,,.,,j bo ,,,;f,,,,, ,,,l;,,, Of ,1o;
ing as traitors all who will not vote with
them) are as hostile to the Constitution
and the Union Of our fathers, as he and
his con(ederated traitors. .Ile is shrewd
enough to know that the Government
must fall, and that before the lapse Of
any considerable length of time, with the
people OF one half the States in solid mass,
and (if Black Republicans can be believed
moie,y Of the people of the remain
ing State only waiting opportunity tc
Join them in a life and death struggle fol
its destruction. There is nothing short
ofactuai contributions of money aud men
which could impart SO much of aid and
comfort to the rebellion, as the malignant
slandcr, which, 70. the sake of partisan
triumph, you utter and publish to the
world, against the cvcr-loyal Democracy
| of Ohio.
2. 1t may be worthy of very grave con
sideration to estimate how long the pub
lie peace can be preserved in our commu
mites under condition such as we have
described. Long suffering and patien
the Democracy have been but there mus
be a limit somewhere to human endur
ance of insult, and contumcly, and taunt
and threats; and if so, you are wantonly
wickedly. attrociouSly putting in immi
nent and deadly peril that security of life
and property in our loyal communitie
which even the horrors of civil war have
not yet been able to disturb. God aver
from the people that last drop of bitter
ness which would fill up the cup of on
woe to OVERLOOKING lfyou are men o
ordinary sagacity, and il you would bu
rest from the indulgence of malevolen
passion a single moment for reflection
you would appreciate the danger W
point to, and if you are not liends incar
nate; if your spirits are not as malignan
as damned souls, you would refrain from
the course of conduct which you hav
hitherto pursued
3. If the slander was not wholly mali
r cious, if there was a shadow of iounea
ton for it; if the Democracy had no
evinced their loyalty by every conceivabl
mode which man can adopt; there wou'C
be some mitigation Of your viIlany, BIT
there is none. You lie in your throats.-
+ You lie purposely, whenever and whorov
cr, by word or decd, by direction or in
direction, you impeach the faithlulness {
the Democratic party to the Consututlo
. and the Union, Asaparty organization
t and as individuals, at all times and plr
5 COS, from the beginning Of the rebellio
down to this houy, they have proclaim
- their purpose to defend the Government
e t o repress rebellion, to sustain the Pres
5 dent in every constitutional act, lookin
G to the complete, unqualified restoratio
;, of the Federal authority in every State {
e our once glorious Union.
We submit to you. then whether it
wise, patriotic, or prudent even, to pc
Sist in this campaign as You have begul
= by giving aid and comfort to the rebo
t. lion by importing the security Of yol
in homes and fresides, by mNligning mo
ut wickedly and attrociouSly, your fellow