The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-08-15

rallied to their support, and assist;
ance. r"
There was, he said, Z fsw days
ago, a regiment Of Ohio men at
Frankfort, the Capital Of Ken tucky,
guarding IL. Did we t6ink Ken.
lucky was ashamed to acknowledge
this9 No; They were proud Of Il;
proud to think our great and noble
cause made them one in spirit. Tho
other night, be said, when this reg.
iment was lying asleep In their
tents, traitor scouts appeared upon
the bill tops, skirting the city. In
less than q minute aud a half, the
bravo Ohio boys were up and ready
for the fight, which seeing, the rebels
slunk away.
"And now | must close as I be-
gan, and say to you, make war in
earnest, make war a business
What wo want is to make this Gov
ernment mad, intensely mad, furious
W unad-goad II TO move down up
on and with speed annihilate the
traitors" Great cheers.
Col. Spooner, Of Indiana. was
not for mincing matters in the least:
He related al anecdote Of an in.
terview with Polly. an Indiana girl.
When asked how che would like to
have husband who would not fight
for the old Government, she walked
the floor like queen. Says che
NJ would rather live and die the
widow OF a man who responded to
the call, live and die in poverty,
than to live and die the widow of
one who would not take part in
saving the country even il my days
were continued, blessed with oil the
luxuries heart could wish" Boys,
will you tell tho girls what the Hoos.
iers saya
As to those who put in special
pleas-who cavil-they are disloy.
al. They should go to their own.--
Let them join JEFF, Davis and whip
them all together. We have in In
diana such men, who declare they
will stand between the farmer and
,ax.gatherer - perhaps you have
some here. Such men should be
hanged. They want you to compro.
mise with traitors. They want to
make you tho worst OF panpers they
want to make you slaves. What
was the 9Th of January, Indiana
model What was the jeff. Davis
Democratic plant Their only war
resolution was. to from down the
twin relics, Secession and A bolition.
He pictured in ridcule tho process
of battalion frowning to tho North
and to ths South. He castigated
Carlisle, who yesterday preached
Secession in Indiana; who, bnt
short while since. was made Sena'
tor from Western Virginia, when his
seat WAS secured only by tho bayo-
nets ard blood Of Ohio and Indiana
boys. lla lec,ured us with his in
fernal disloyal doctrines. He is q
beautiful specimen to traduce the
freemen Of tho West and the bold,
brave soldiers OF tho Uuionl We
viii, get rid OF these home rebels
soon. Traitors at home are worse
: than traitors abroad. Boot them-
if not reformed--hang them to a
tree--it will be blessed for having
borne such frnit. lyon are a bull
ly mani" some one cried. Three
cheers were given che speaker J.
Give them homp. If any one tells
this ia an Abolition-Rapublicau
war-to be fought by them--hit
him, and he will not repeat it again.
| Colonel Guthrie spoke as the un.
, misiakable patriot must speak at
such a time as the present:
| am for making the slave sub.
} servient to our own safety, and 80
use him as to weaken and break
: down the rebels and preserve tho
Union. Tho street corner dema-
gognes are unmistakablc Secession.
is,s. The reason that they arc not
now in arms against us, is that they
J are afraid to fight.
l know, from my experience in
Western Virginia, that we com.
, menoed the fight by sugaring the
pill, but we want no more sugared
pills. We want, and will take the
|, negroes to ditch and dig; we want
and will have no more guarding OF
rebel property.
The whole cant OF Abolitionism.
. charged against the Administration
} and Republicans, is hypoeritical .-is
, from those who stand back them.
: selves and whose hearts are with
shareholders, and would make slaves
of us. This is one OF the most
, cursed aristocracies extant, that of
The shareholders. These vile baters
} of the people have ventured agalns,
US in armed conspiracy, and they
must lose their negroes and ALL
This other pretense that we are vi.
} olating the habeas corpus, the Con-
D situation, in saving the nation in its
. hour oftrial by vigorous measures
! is but the cavil OF secret foes and
r false friends.
A letter from Gen. Rosecrans was
, read to the meeting. There really