The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-10-31

I HOtu III my uNbNo eu hhoEuo'"
pa per. one oi come thirty or forty
others | have In my poseeseion with
articles similar 10 this one. (Cries:
Read II, read it.') This is the
Augusta Daily C0pstitut;ondStst,
published in Augusta, Georgia. u
Ia the oldest pnper in the Southern
states, the one which hes the great
cat circulation, and 10 looked upon
next to the Richmond Enquirer, ss
the organ Of the Oonfederacy. 1t 10
a studied effort Of these PEOPLE 10
divide us here in the North, N have
the West separate from the E>st.--
They c,rtinn,lly talk about this
Tney cay, 1--WE like you Western
men, for you fight better than them
cnssed Yankees, we know We can't
whip you, but we can whip the YAM
KEGS two to ono" This article is
headed "Thc Great West" and Mit
hurts any Of you, don't blame me.
for you voted that ! should read it.
"There is however, evidently in
the West and particularly in OHIO,
Indiana and Illinois, a strong oppo.
sition to the present war upon the
South, The tone of tho press in
those states, the public meetings,
the Democratic Convention, all
prove this conclusively. This feel.
ing does not display itsolf as boldly
opposed to the war per 80, but as.
sumes the form Of opposition TO Ab.
olitIonism, coercion and subjngation.
(tsrghter and cheers Il would not
to exhibit It otherwise, for In that
event the individuals giving ex.
preston to II, won'd soon find ,hom.
selves incarcsrated within the walls
of some Yankee Bsstile, and their
Opposition thus speedily and effect
ua!ly crushed out. But by profess.
ing devotion to the Union, the Con.
stitu,ion and the Administration Of
Abraham Lincoln, they can organ
ize thoroughly for work. and thus
secure way TO triumph In the ap,
preaching fall elections." (R,new.
laughter and cheers.)
That article proceeds to the leugth
of column in the same strain, al
uding - for l will meutien the
names--to Carlisle. OF Pennsylvau's
Voorhees,, Of Indiana; Richar ison,
Of Illinois and Vallsnjinghan, Of
Ohio. (Sensstion) Their papers
are full fit. They look upon you
tender. footed souls, az traitors 10
your country. DO you want to help
those men murder your brothers and
break up this government II so.
in the name Of Heaven let us know
it, and tho Shiloh prisoners will send
YOU down South where you belong.
We camo home fully determined 10
take all men by the hand who think
and feel as We do. that this rebellion
should be crushed. We came home
sworn enemies to every man who
sympathizss with the rebels or ad.
vocates compromise with the coun-
'ry's enemies. (Great enthusiasm.
Oh! that you could be sent there to
sec the spirit Of those men, and hear
them talk as they feel!
After describing how they were
2ot permitted to write tho truth to
their friends, 10 TINS described tho
execution of seven Ohio soldiers at
Atlanta. for the crime Of trying to
make their escape from prison:
At Atlanta, couiined in q court
Ihouse, We perceived large process.
lion coming up he strect--two or
three wagons and a great concourse
of men. women and children follow
ing. Wheu they uers opposite to ne
we beheld some ,ueu rise IN the wag.
gons and raise their caps to US
We conRted them They were on
their way 10 the gallows. They
were United States soldiers, from
the state OF Ohio, and were taken
ont and hung within two hundred
yards Of our prison. The rope broke
with two Of them. They were com.
PEELED to stand and behold the strug.
gles OF tho other five until they were
dead. Then they were strung up
too, and paid the penalty for doing,
wha'l For endeavoring to get 10
our limos. They had strayed of.
reached to that place got possession
nj a railroad train, tore up nothing,
destroyed nothing, stole nothing,
but simply took possession oil the
train. But they neglected to cut
the telegraph wire in time; news was
telographed down to Chattanooga:
forcs was sent up, caught th,m;
tried and condemned them, without
their knowing il; and then they took
them out OF prison and hung them.
They died as loyal men. They
died glorious and heroic DEATH
They died for their government
They were asked to recant before
they wero swung Oft, but they said
mo we are ready; we volunteered
to shed our blood in defense OF our
c>untry whose privileges we have
enjoyed. We arc ut your service to
do your bidding. They were hung.
fSensation have their names
DO you want to compromise with
these menf