Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-02-06
IMan. AiSn1o ThorpA, "a sthausky
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We find in Tho Fremont MlsstaQW letter
from the lteprsssntasIse frOm sArdusky county
in which he defines his position, and gives Ger.
tain gentlemen 70 understand that they can
neither dtvepOr bully him Into abollslpn'epy \
He Was elscted la6i fall on what has hssustyled
the "UnIon Ticket" and the same efforts have
been employed 10 make him repudiate all his
former political views and, priacIples .as are
now being expended upon other members, II
member Of the Legislature who was elected
by the fusionlsts happens to differ from tho
-adIcals as to the policy to be adopted BY them,
| be is at once denounced as q consplrator and as
wanting in good faith, BY Republican letter.
writers and newspapers throughout the, State
We shall see before long how many Of the 90;
called "unlon Democrats' are without the nerve
and backbone to Withstand these assaults, aud
suffer themselves TO be driven into abolition
Ism. adaei8 sS Y ..,,s u M, n, moi,
We make the following extracts from mf.
THoRFEs letter;'aBoohs 81 hsss AVA asH2e.t
1t seems that friend KeeIer az I might be-
allowed the expression Of calling him iriend)
is blowing of Of wonderful rate, about Repre-
sentative Thorpe, claiming that be has niarep.
resented bis Union constituents, BY hla vote on
certain resolutions, one OF which was copied BY
the Fremont Journal. In hie TRADE Of abuse
against Thorpe, rhave YET 10 learn that was
elected 10 represent Black Republican abolition 3
| lam. was chosen ,as understood Il, to aid
| in putting down this rebellion and mnintaining.
the Constitution as Il was; reeersing 70 the
Union conservative men Of the rebel States, al
6f their rights unimpaired II not 90, what are
| the conservative men OF the Southern States
contendng for7 | think II was clearly oct forth
in the resolutions adopted at the Union State
| Convention; aud also, at the Union County Con-
yention held ct Fremont, Sandusky county, on
the 3lst day Of August, 1861. a'1V'a9 n'''la
IL abH . fie - lli sniAa . t''Nl .
y Now the great I. M, Keelet would have the
| war prosecuted for the sole purpose Of abolish
| ing slavery; and claims that our only duty is to
/ free the nieger and demolidh the inAtitntiops Of
the Southern States; exclaiming, asheretofore,
| the Constitution is nothing but sheet OF blank
paper; better have no Union than 70 have Slay-
cry; claiming that slavery Ia an Institution With
hell and league With the devil. ,i hsg5,.
/ st$ sopb - IN,
Talk about the Union going to the devil BY
my vote; about my holding sentiments with
JEFF. Davis; about my virtually saying that
though the Union be rent asunder, the Constitu
ton trampled under foot, and the libtrties Of
the people destroyed, when in the very face end
eyes OF this talk Il Is just what you vonld most
i desire to see. You. have not changed bit
When the very resolutions ,you refer to serves
to cement me Union together, your whole pol
Il taEt
Itagonisticd grounds against every move OF the
government, whereby Il would have q tendency
to preserve a unanimiy Of feeling between the
| North and the Union men OF the South Be-
cause the President don't supersede General.
Mcclellan by the appointments ofthe abolition
Fremont, you slander him. Is ,5issd5 IN az.
In your copy Of the Journal where you seek
TO reak your vengeance against me, can be seen
your epite and animosity against our Chief Mag
isrAte, for the discharge Of bis duty In the re-
Il moyaI OF Mr.. Chmeton--the rankfst Of Aboli-
tlonlsts- exclaimiDg, what has Cameron done,
! that he should deserve all thisl Quoting HE
4 (Keeler's) wonderful cute passage, about his
immortal abolition Cameron, whom he claims
as the wonderful physiciAn and Old Abe the
quack; when the President BY his straightfor
Il ward conservative course 70 preserve our most
noble aud glorious Union and Constitution IN.
impafeu ~ ~ was uhnuco uOWu " W W uur
i refolutionary sires, be had traitorous set of
hell,hounds groWllDg aud snarling on every side
i (of tckieh you are one1 ready to take his very
4 iife's blood, because he won't submit 10 your
4 hellish schemes TO rend our Union from all the
l earthly ties that yet remain by which Nc might
be bound together; whereby the Union men Of
each State can preserve their own local ipstiin,
tions to be managed to suit themselves. \. !,
It can very readily be seen By thedriVe which
the editor Of the Fremont Journal makes ct
i me, that be seeks 70 destroy every man that 10
not willing to suffer himself to be made tool
of, to make this war war for the abolition Of
slavery; when IL was distinctly declared, again
and again, through the campaign last fall that
this was mot war for the ABOLITION or anpibila.
tion Of slavery, nor the subiugaiion Of the
Slave States. Last fall when We had . ticket
to elect, you claimed to be all Union. You
cared not what mans political Antecedepts
we're. It was all for the Union; but no sooner
| than the election has passed on the editor Of
the Fremont Journal is ready to clutch every
man and make him bow With submission to his
viii, and reiterate his abolition sentiments, or
there is no language too vile, no epithess 10
strong, no stepping stone 10 low whereby he can
stoop 70 reek his vengeance on man who dare
utter one noble union sentiment, in favor Of his
country. .Gf, ,i..,I5 a-o ID.
Let the thought once prevail that this war Is
a war expressly for the abolition Of slavery, as
the Journal would have IL be, and where would
be our noble army which is made up wholly Of
Union men7 Not an abolitiOnist dare to enlist
He will crawl around and whine about the poor
niger. You well knew that my political poll.
cy differed from yours. You know also that ]
as conservative Democrat, surrendered moth.
ing. You knew likewise that the Democratic
policy was the only policy whereby this govern.
ment could be maintained, and that II our
troubles ever cease it will be through the In.
strumentality Of Democrstic policy, There.
fore, you sought the alliance. II was the only
time Lever knew the Republican party to be
right on any question Whatever. thought
they were sincere: therefore, felloKshipped
them for once; but find to my utter dismay,
that you were wolves dressed 10 sheep's cloth
ing; that is, that portion that M. Keeler, In
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