The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1862-01-15

of any sort or who argued that the
rebels could by any possibility have
any money, clothing, provisions, can
non or men, to render them formidable
opponents, was discouraging Seces.
sionist and traitor, and ought to b.
shut up or strung up.
A week later the wolves howled a
round our neighbors who had urged the
battle, and the meaning of the word
traitor had suddenly experienced a
change. The men who were in favor
of battle when the enemy were ready
and we were not, were now traitors
It was asserted that they had plunged
us into defeat, with evil hearts. A few
weeks later the President of the United
States modified Fremont's proclama-
ton, and out in Chicago, and down in
Boston, and along Nassau street in
New York. the President was called s
traitor. A little later the people began
to demand that abolition editors be sent
to Fort Lafayette as traitors. Three
weeks ago strong Republican paper
announced that the editors Of the Inde..
pendent were considered traitors! A
Boston clique pronounced the Secreta-
ry of State traitor. A st. Louis meet
ing charged the Secretary of War with
being q. traitor. Gen. Scott was do
zen times called traitor in the early
part of the conflict. Mcclellan, some
stupid false accuser declared, had re-
eeived an offer from the Southern Con-
federacy Of commission which he
would have accepted, if not forestaIled
by a Northern commission! Of course
Mcclellan was traitor. Fremont was
accused Of rebel sympathies instantly
after his removal by the President, and
as for Patterson, Mcdowell, Stone,
Sherman, and even poor Halleck who
has succeeded to Fremont's vacant
throne, they are one by one consigned
to infamy by more or less accusers.
Fhe story is. .pitiable, Itis d Disgrace
to our national character. We arc so
accustomed to the words here, that we
pay little attention to them. But when
we take up English newspapersand find
this billingsgate style of American de-
nunciation copied in all soberness end
circulated in that country as Illustrating
the nature of our war, and the impossi-
bility of depending on any. one, high or
low, we cannot but regret the reckless
ness with which the accusations have
been made.
The wholesale denmciation Of par
ties have damaged the Union cause
materially. The temptation to give
odious names to political opponents is
very great, but the course results in con-
veying very false ideas to the enemy.
No one can fail to mark the exulta-
ton with which the North receives the
smallest instance of division of senti-
ment at the South. We print and re-
print, and comment on every trifling
quarrel between rebel leaders. Judging
by this fact, how much aid and comfort
must the South receive from Northern
papers which circulate the intelligence
that hundreds of thousands of Demo
cratic voters of the North, who have this
fall voted in various States, are Seces-
sionIsts and traitors! The absurdity
Of the statement is a sufficient denial
here, but in Europe, and in the enemy's
cities, it is hailed as truth.
We had remarkable illustration at
hand in two small and unimportant e.
lections which have taken place in the
cities of Connecticut. 1t has
been widely circulated, on Hartford au-
thority, that in that city, ''the issue was
made openly on the question of loyalty
Or disloyalty, and "thesecession Dem
ocrats were completely routed" AS
the Democrats polled 1890 votes, and
we're beaten only by 500, this statement
Toule imply that Hartford was in
bad way, with about half its voting
secessionists and disloyal.
In New Haven the same foolish and
blind course is pursued by the defeated
party, who, having been out-voted by |
he Democrats, declare the issue to have
been 0patriotism and SECESSION" and
hat secession triumphed! Not only is
New Haven disgracedby the statement,
,ut the story will be circulated through> !
Tut the South, precisely as we would
circulate such news coming from Char
eston, and originating in Charleston
newspaper.
1t is time, it was time long ago, to
md this criminal campaign Of bad Ian
,uage. The North is united in de- |
ire to preserve the Union. If we diff
'er about ways and means, let us differ
ike honest men and good citizens, not