Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-07-16
From the Logan t0hiol Gazette.
An Excellent Arficte-The Assaults
Upon the Dcmoc


An Excellent Articie-The Assaults
Upon the Deusocr acy.
The assemblage of Democratic State Con- |
venton at Columbus is made the occasion of as
saults by Republican editors upon the Democratic
voters OF Ohio. which, in cool, deliberate. malig
nant viainy excel even the former efforts of these
mercenary scoundrcls in the same special line
They eyince the ferocty of beasts rather than the
passions OF men. and -exemplify, with a fidelity
which is startling, and with distnctness which
can not be misunderstood, the settled, releatles,
murderous hatred which they harbor, and strive
70 disseminate among their bigoted hordes against
the two hundred thousand citizens OF Ohio whose
judgment and conscience, whose love of country
and sense OF duty 20 God md man. impel TO vote
with the Democratic party
We desire 70 have word or two with these
gentlemen, and with the Republican party Of
Ohio at large, concerning the mode in which they
have seen III to oegin this campaign, and the stu
pendous calumny upon which they most rely for
the Achievements of Black Republican triumph
in October.
We, the Democracy Of Ohio, en- masss, are
stigmatized as traitors to the Government under
which We live. Our Convention for the nOmna-
ton of State officers is pronounced reasonable
assemblage Our speakers (it is averred BY the
same authority disguised but thinly, and by a
transparent covering, their devotion to the cause
of jeff Davis and his confederates, while our
delegates. universally, did nothing but talk and
conspre treason during their sojourn in Co
lumbus.
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
Constitution, the perpetuity OF our Government,
depends, has more than aspect which invites
comment We shall consider it briefly from diff
ferent points of view.
In cha
gence for left 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 opportu-
nifty to second, by active endetvor, 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 the loyal States (fOr the Black Republl
cans everywhere have adopted the uniform pol
/ lev Of prOclamng as traitors all who will not
vote with them are as hostile to the COnstitu-
ton and the Union OF fathers AS he and his
confederated traitors. He 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 oneh half the States in
solid mass, and Of Black Republicans can be
beieved) IA mOiety of the people of the remain
ing States only waiting opportunity to join them
in life and death struggle for its destruction.
There Is nothing short of actual contributions of
money and men which could lmpart as much of
aid and comfort to the rebellion, as the malig-
nant Islander which, for the sake of partisan
triumph, you utter and publish to the world
against the ever loyal Democracy of the State
| OF Ohio.
g 1t may be worthy of very grave considera
ton to estimate how long the public peace can be
preserved in communities under conditions
such as We have described Long suffering and
patient the Democracy have been; but there must
be u limit somewhere 10 human endurance of in
suit, and contumely, and taunts, and threats; and
If so, you wantonly, wickedly atrociousy,
putting in imminent and deadly peril that secu-
rity OF life and property in our loyal c0mmuni-
ties which even the horrors of civil war have not
yet been able TO disturb God avert from the
people that last drop of bitterness which would
fill the cup of our woe TO overilowing Ii you
are men of ordinary sagacity, and if you would
but wrest from the indulgence of malevoent
passion Il single moment for reflection, you would
appreciate the danger which we point to- and it
YOU not hends incarnate; it your spirits
not malignant as damned souls, you would re-
frain from the course of conduct which you have
hitherto pursued.
3. If the SANDER was not wholly malicious; If
there shadow of a shade of foundation for
/ it, If the Democracy had not evinced their loyalty
by every conceivable mode which man can adopt,
! there would be some mitigation of your villainy.
| Dut tnefe Is none. L GU lie IN your tnrOatS. GU
| lie purposey, whenever and wherever, by word
or deed. by direction or indirection, you impeach
the faithfulness of the Democratic purity the
/ Constitution and the Union As party organi-
cation. and as individuals. at all times and places,
from the beginning of the rebellion down to this
hour. they have proclaimed their purpose to de-
/ fend the Government, to repress rebellion, TO sus
tain the President. in every constitutional act,
looking to the complete. unqualified restoration
of the Federal authority in every State of our
once glorious Union.
We submit to you. then. whether il is wise,
patriotic or prudent even. TO persist IN this cam
paIgn IA you have begun, by giving aid and COM
fort to the rebellion. by impereIing the security
OF our homes and hresldes, by malgning most
wickedly and atrociously your fellow citizens,
your neighbors your would be friends, who have
much at stake in the perpetuty of the Gov
eminent yourselves. We adjure you to con-
slider what we have said