The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-07-04
TO THE pEmocnAcY,

'uou Ho 10 WI tIthif toT tue bhtIl
ofrnce, and Vsllabd CHAM, VIII
would bo were he hottoo shrewd I
he caught, are eDdeayoring 10 re OF
) gnnize the democratic party. W
have few words to cay to the hon
portion Of the Democracy; to ths
M1tion Of the party that expect I
red no particular benz 4, from poll
tics.l
Par s aro formed and maintain
cd to catry out princil les --pcopl,
entertaining different views, divid
naturally into parties, and etrug
gle for the supremacy. that thei
ideas may be made law. Whel
questions upon which citizens ma,
differ, are under consideration, par
ties and party machinery is propc
and right; but is that the case a
this timeg
There is but one quesiion befor,
the people now: the naintainance O
the Government. AndTun'il this /.
scttled--until tho power of the Gov
ernment is extended over all IN,
Sta,es-nntil every rebel has lait
down bis arms there can be non,
other.
Probably eight out Of ten of til,
cisiSens of Ohio arc right upon this
question, and arc not tinged IN the
least degree with disloyally.. A
few men, however. who have al wayt
been recognized as leaders in the old
Democratic organization are NOT
LOYAL. From Ash,abula TO Hamil.
ton, every county has i's share OF
these rotten Williams who would, If
they dare, raise in Ohio the standard
OF Rebellion, but who, lacking the
conrago to do tbie, ere working in
another but quite as effictual way,
Tor the success ofthe rebellion Un.
der the leadership Of the infamous
Yallandigham, they have assumed
control Of tho old Democratic party;
are striving to betrsy the masses o.
TINT party into tho service Of the sc.
cessionists. These men proclaimed
IN the beginning that they should
oppose the war to the bitter end-
Vallandigham going to the leng h of
asserting that he would never vote
dollar for the purpose of prcse
eating tho 'sutjnga,ion ofthe Sonth. '
And we'll has he kept bis promise.
Every measure looking to the sup.
preston OF the Rebellion has found
~ HIM a bitter unrelenting oppo
neni, and to day his odious name isl
IN every Southern newspaper as
"ono bold, consistent friend of the
son'h," Any party accepting him
for a leader, will be taken and re-
'e'ved at the South as iriends-cv.
'ry vote cast for him or those
throngh whom he acts will be worth
a colder in their armies. There il
40 disgusting or blinking tLis.-
here is but one question now be.
'iaa9 'ti a9f npaa nsatst that -SA Saesas'ahie.tJ ssaHs'hie.
AZ inst the prosecution Of the war;
,or or against the restoration Of the
Goyernment. That issue was made
last fall--the Republicans cheerful
ly abandoned their distinctive or
gnn2alions--,honssnds Of patriotic
Democrats joined them, and the re-
fult was that Ohio declared for the
union hy an overwhelming MAORI
ty. This fall the iseue'is presented
moro distinctly than before. The
Vallandisham leaders have grown
boIder; hardly think it necessary
10 cloak their treason--thoy oppose
moro virulently than ever the meas
ures of the administration. and they
assume every day desper.Southern
'iut. 9.
We appeal to the honest portion
oi the Demccracay, whether they ore
willing TO allow ayparty name to
draw them into traason. Are you
wiling to prolong the war another
year icF the saks OF assisting into Of.
fec the vile demasogues who now
assume to- lead you. Politically
b,uErup! themselves committed to
The osupportoi secession; they hope tc
Arag the old Democratic party into
'hc gulf With them, Will the De.
,oocracy allow themselves to be sold
IN this manncls
----s'~sp~.-
MInpLETowN, Virginia, June 81.
General Fremont having boon sn