The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-08-20
"UNIoN FOR THE SAKE OF THE


breeze the banner Of division. The motto It,
self expresses trueism commanding the respect
Of every patriot; but considered in connection
With the policy and intent Of the Blade and
few lustrious persons In the town Of Perrys-
burg, we view il as a burlesque on the Union par
~ and satire on Unity. Excepting few gen.
tlemen in the professional, mercantile and more
humble walks Of life whose names are appended
TO the call, this Simon Pure, Union for. .the-sake-
of-tbe- Union party is formed of the most contra
dictory elements the world ever saw. Antide.
luvian wings, with political conscienees ss obdu-
rate as the hide Of a rhinoceros; Vsllsndighsm-
ers, with two fsces-one TO the South, the other
TO Northern loaves and fshes, and poor, mean,
crawling toadies, whose past disappointment ia
o6ics-seeIing inspires them with incessant and
malicious hostility towards their more successful
competitors.
The ostensibe motive stated by the Blade for
this division and strife is designated In what IL
terms the anti-sJorery sentimes,s expressed in
the frst call As abstract questions, we have
nothing to do with either anti or pro-slavery.-
Their merits have been determined on the testi-
mony and by the decisions of all civilized ma
tions. We have to deal with the stern conse-
quences entailed on us by the slave system Of
this great republic; with the cause Of this terri
BILE war, and with the adoption Of measures for
preventing it's repetition in the future. In these
respects the feelings and efforts Of the masses of
our people are identical. There are no Republi-
cans, there are no Democrats, and the gentlemen
issuing the first call judiciously addressed it
"To the Unconditional L7nioa Electors of the
Congressional District comprising the counties
of Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Lucas, Paulding,
Putnam, Williams and Wood. After in this
manner promising their call they proceeded to
otate their belief and their request closing by an
earnest appeal to all good citizens, "without re-
gard TO party names," (such is their language) to
meet in convention at Toledo on the 23d Of Aug
ust. The Blade, little time since, asked by
what authority that call was issued. As one OF
its sgners we replied that it was voluntarily as.
sumed. The absence OF a legally constituted
Union committee rendered 1t necessary that the
responsibility should be assumed by some par
men holding official relations in the counties
represented we're the most fitting Whether in
the case our action and that uf our colleagues was
proper or that any man or set of men should
issue one or more calls as caprice may deter.
mine, we leave the constituency of this district
to judge. In designating the continents ex.
pressed in the call platform for the exclusion
of Union Democrats the Blade states that which
is opposed 70 honesty of intention aud to the
fact. As the BLADE is well aware platform to
govern the opinion of its adherents can only be
established, by the people in their mass Con
vention without such authority, the conditions
specified have no right in excluding from the
Convention any delegate legally chosen. Had
the Blade acted with good intent, itself and
friends when in Convention assembled, might
have established platform which would have
met the requirement Of ell patriotic men. THAI
however was not the object. Knowing the
strong feeling existing in This district for the re
nomination of MIR. Ashley, itself and coadutors
anticipated defeat in their attempts to prevent
it. Hence the strenuous efforts put forth by its
active and cautious agents and associates, dur
ing the past six months. No stone has been LEFT
unturned in the accomplishment of their objects
Villainous slanders have been secretly whisper
ed, and insiduously circulated. But the master
stroke of their policy is developed in their sin
cere g. sympathy with the Democratic party on
the account of injustice done it by publishing
what the Blade terms anti.slavery sentiments
Who in past time, has heard of any regart
shown by the BLADE towards Democrats? Wher
did this tender emotion first arise? Is 1t no
the cry of the crocodile wishing to decoy it
victim ? Their expression of sympathy towards
Democratsis mere hypocrisy and is 80 understood
by the patriotic mass whom it was designed Il
cheat. Democrats and Republicans listen Il
the touching appeal of the Blade, "let past Dem
ocrats and Republicans and all others strike
hands for this once. (only for this once) and Civ,
Il long pull, and strong pull, and pull alto
gether." What object has the Blade in calling
on said parties for "a long poll, a strong pull
nnd pull altogether for this once? II i
, simply to aid the Blade and its co operating
, schemers in this town, in accomplishing thei
nefarious designs Their plea of objection t
: the call on account of what they term its anti
siapery platform, is the issue Uey present in th
coming Congressional contest. 1t remains to b,
seen whether the intelligent farmers and citi
2ens of this county are prepared to adopt thi
proslavery party and again curse this republic
with system Of legislative policy which ha
been the sole cause of all its troubles.