The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-07-18
Volume 9.--Number 2.

very 1887 70 go into the army to light
,, Tor them, but they wore busy in get
ting otbers to 20. The chivslry
. champions OF Southern rights in.
; deedl Why, they have robbed and
plundered and devastated the South.
They have made East Tennessee a
desert because her people are loyal.
! am a slave owner myself, not by
inheritance, but by hard labor, and
they not only robbed me OF my ne
eroes, but turned my wife and little
boy into the streets, and converted
my dwelling into hospital aud
barracks. The Southern chivalry
have been the greatest robbers and
enemies Of the rights Of the people,
that the country has ever seen. .
am for this Government above
all earthly possessions, and II it per.
ish, | do not wish to survive it. l
am for il, though slavery should bo
stricken from oxistcuvo, and Africa
swept from the balance OF the world.
believe, indeed, that the Union is
the only protection OF Slavery-i.s
sole guarantee; but il you persist in
forcing the issue of slavery against
the Government, cay, in the lace
Of Heaven, "Give me my Govern
men. and let the negroes gol"
These traitors who are perpetual
ly clamoring about Southern rights
and slave property, as II there were
no other rights or property in exist
ence, manifest the utmost bitterness,
bigotry, and narrow. minded section.
alien.
This rebellion is animated and
controlled by the worst spirit that ev.
er filled the bosom OF man. With
singular audacity or ignorance, some
persons pretended TO compare the
rebellion OF 1901 with that OF 177G.
How preposterous and absurd
There is not the remotest analogy
between them. They were, on the
contrary. the very antipodes OF each
other. The old revolution was to
establish and perpetuate freedom,
but this one was to subvert and de.
strOy it, and make ne the vassals OF
France or Great Britain. The mod.
ern revolution would, il possible, 70.
duce rs to the very servitude from
which the former delivered u.s.
The spirit OF rebellion was fiendish,
proud, cruel and lawless. It.was
so from the day when the Devil
raised the standard OF revolt in
heaven, and warred with Michael
the ArchsDgel, for the supremacy
OF the ekies. We are told that the
devil was conquered and chained in
the internal pit, but that he was to be
devil was let loose in the world, I
believe that now is the time, and
that be is nctnating this Southern
rebellion. Yet men who have aid
ed this disbolical rebellion, now pre-.
tended to talk OF tyranny and op.
preston! How long has it been
since you bad your Minute Men,
your Vigilance COMMITTEES and your
Passport Committees2 How long
has it been since men we're driven
from their homes for the crime Of
loyalty2 was driven from my
own house, and for what2 What
crime, what offence had l donel--
None, save my devotion to the
Government, and my attachment to
the stars and stripes. Yet mon
talk OF oppression, and complained
of the arrest OF Ministers Of the Goa.
pei. Ministers Of the Gospel, in
deedl Pardon the expressionl Oh,
it was a great outrage to arrest Par,
son Howell and Baldwin-Armag,
eddor Baldwin, WhS Skclaim had
these traitors to indulgence2 l do
not profess to be profound theolo.
gian; but ] reverence the teachings
Of tho Gospel, and | thought that the
Gospel Of Jesus arched the whole
circuit OF the skies, and rested on
the ends Of the Universe. Who are
these reverend traitors that they
should 60 unpunished for their
crimesl
hold that this Government is Of
divine birth, that it is "a gift Of God
himself, and that neither Parson Ell
liot, nor Parson Sshon, nor Parson
Howell, nor Armaggedon, have q
right to break it up. | punish these
men, not because they are priests,
but because they are traitors and en-.
emies OF society, law and ORDER
They have pursued and corrupted
boys aud silly women, and incul.
Gated rebellion, and now lot them
suffer the penalty. / received the
other day u request to allow some
ham, sweet pickle and other delica-
cies to he carried to these persons.
told the applicant to send his lux.
urles to Inc, and | would find per.
sons good deal moro worthy to re.
ceive thom than these rebels. I
would give them to the suffering
widows aud orphans among MS,
whose husbands and fathers were
de!uded by these men into the rebel
army, and now All a rebels grave .
or lie in prison. (Shouts OF Good
goodi that's rightly II delicacies
are to be distributed, | think thar
these innocent suffsrera, tho victim.
of these corrupt rebel priests, are n
good deal more worthy objects OF