M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1862-03-27
There Is nne HONG Left.


ers, such as Tying, Conway, &C., &c,
there is an gnusual alarm in commu
nifty for the future of our county,
More so than at any previous hour
since our troubles commenced. Our
recent victories being turned into
abolition howls for the freedom of
100000 of negroes, turns the whole
into despair and darkness Instead,
as We were promised and hoped night
re the case, these victories being used
for tho restoration of the Uni on, and
through it peace and prosperity again
return 10 our bleeding country, we see
nothing before us but utter ruin and
universal anarchy.
The message Of Mr.. LINCOLN, 10
purchase the slaves, startled every
one. Even those who were willing
to see free blacks take the place Of
free white men in Ohio, and the North,
could not well comprehend how this
additional burden was to be born,
when the whole war expenses, thus
far, had been run on credit, with a
daily accumulation Of three or four
millions. lndefinite,' double tOngued
impossible of translation into Ian
guege that would not permit ofdoubt
or Dispute, as all his messages are
when he tells us he means something,
YET there stood ont the main facts,
debts, abolition, aud free negroes
This was the policy inaugaurated, put
as many faces, explanations and de-
mails upon it as you please. At the
came time, those VIII o still held their
affections and hopes on the Constitu
uon and consti tut on !
Government, were more than
ever alarmed at the assumtion, that
power was to be claimed by Congress
to thus use tho public money, or credit
and snbject every mans property to
the will OF government.
They considered that 1t was a poor
return for "loyalty" to be thus robbed
ofpropcrty, deprived of liberty, and
turneda beggar and slave upon the
world, stripped of every attribute Of
what had been go. boastingly claimed
"a "free American citizen" If the
people were masters and the office
holders their servants, they could not
comprehend how the relationship
could be so summarly charged 10 Of.
flee holders masters, and the people
servants. They could see but very.
little difference, either, between open.
ly confiscating the property of"the
rebels" aud the seiaing of the proper
ty of loyal citizens. Loyalty was
rnin. utte,, inevitable, if these mons.
trous claims for Congressional author.
ity, to create debts and levy taxes
limt-without estimate, were
4 limited. Rebellion could be no more
The difference was only in the hang
ing, accordin- to the Ohio Legisla.
.ure's resolutions, on criminal law,
hiring their grand jury session. But
we have seen the best and most do.
voted Of cur citizens threatened with
the rope, and actually run off to for.
pign prison, without writ, and tnrned
loose without trial, so the difference
even here is not so marked.
But the President las not left us
long to doubt; his assuming the active
duties Of Commander.in-chief Of the
Armies his re instating Of FREMoNrI
the summary" contracting Of the
position ofGen. MCCLELLAN,
the overlooking Of Gen. BUEL-ihe re
tirement of Gen. GRANT, and other
acts, combined with the developments
in the civil Departments Of the Gov
ernment, over the property OF the peo
pie who are not rebels, need blind no
ones eyes longer as to the end Of all
these thing. 1t is ruin if yon support
the Government, it is ruin ifyou do
not, with about equal chances OF be-
ing both pauper and slave. Is this
not sol Can Congressmen not see
that they are making paupers OF their
constituents ? Are they not aware
that will return to an utterly ruined
people-a broken Constitution "a
changed Governmental nation lost
by tho blunders, passions, corruptious
oil thoseto whom they entrustedtheir
ph blic affairs.
From this state of dispair is there
a hope leit2 One only-one hope.
aud that is local and remote, bot all
powerful ard finally effective. 1t is
that the people in their school Dis.
tricts, Townships and thus upwards,
band themselves together, and turn
every man out Of Office who is in the
least tinged with aboltionism, free
and al! the isms that curse
the country. Vote for no man, Tor
any Office, who is not for open re-
fdIms in everp department Of Govern.
ment, aud the reduction ofexpedi;ures
Of every description. Drive politics