The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1862-10-17
Effect of the Presidents PROCLAMATION
at the South.

at the South.
The following article from the Bal III /
more CLIPPER gives the answer to 'he c'i.' .
cisms OF the secessionist press OF the North !
upon the Presidents emancipation proc
lamalion
"Those who have read the extracts re.
Gently published from the Southern papers
need not TO be reminded ihat under no
possible contingency Of things can the vim
dictiveuess and fell spirit Of destruction be
more intensely developed after reading The
Presidents emancipation proclamation, or
anything else emanaliug from the loyal
States, than is now in the ascendant in
the whole region Of Dixie. The threats
Of ruthless violence which are so freely
expressed, he it remembered, have been
predicated upon their supposed successes,
incident to the retreat OF Pope's army to
Washington, and before the recent vlclo.
ries of McCIelan--and, also, we would
/ particularly have it borne in mind, before
the Presidents late proclamation had
/ reached them.
/ This latter fact we would wish the
friends OF the Union TO remember, as the
sympathzers with the rebels in the IoysI
states evidently intend 10 make handle
OF it to endeavor to distract the loyal sen-
tlment OF The people in those states, and
claim for the lurlher violence OF the reO'
els the excuse that their conduct has been
superinduced by the action Of the Presi-
dent in the matters alluded TO. Had they
been able to reach Pennsylvania alter
their late raid into Maryland, the rebel
authorities had no hesitation in proclaim
ing their determination to destroy every
thing before them As before remarked ,
: it wss a crafty policy alone that preserved
our STATE from the same scenes Of violence
and rhpine that we re openly promised for
the States beyond US.
With these facts before them, let the
people of The Loyal States rest assured
! that the measures determined on 10y the
/ government as necessary the more speed
+. lily and ollectuaIy to put down The rebel
lion, cannot add more intenseIy TO the
/ hatred and ferocity OF the rebel leaders.
They talk as g,ibly of capturing and
hanging Lincoln and Seward, rs they DO
of sweeping the loyal States with the be-
/ som Of destruction, whenever they can
reach them. Let tie Union men, there.
, fore, everywhere meet the charge, which
no doubt will greet them at every cross.
: roads groggery, as well as IN the crowded
! marls, to terrily those who may be weak
Y kneed, that the vindiclIveness which the
rebels may hereafter exhibit is preGcated
, upon the Presidents proclamation OF
emancipation, by pointing TO the recorded
evidence that the threats had gone forth
that they had determined 10 spare not in
their ruthless course, wherever they can
get ioothold before these proclamalions
had been issued or had reached their ears
The Governor Of Virginia, Lotcher,
has issued his orders in regard to the
great main artery OF travel in our Slate,
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, that
every bridge, every tunnel every culvert
from flarper's Ferry to Wheeling and
> Pmkersburg,' is TO be forthwith demol.
2 ished, so the rcconstrucliun Of the road
4 will be impossible Already his myr-
r midons are at this atrocous work, from
4. the Ferry to Cumberland the prop.
e erty Of our people, including many aged
$ and retired citizens, widows and orphans,
whose entire support is in this stock and
b similar institutions. is thus peculiarly
8 marked. even in the State they have
made such great professions Of intending
to relieve, as devoted to entire and per.
mhnent destruction. It matters not that
SO large portion Of Virginia. which has
, already SO deeply suffered in their cause,
is dependent upon this road for its ma.
terial prosperily--their hatred to every.
thing which they may claim to be iiend-
fed with the Yankees is so deep roo ed ,
that every vesuge Of humanity ard civ
iIiz'lion is put aside to carry out their fell
purposes ol des traction" .....