The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-01-03
A CHANGE,

lred upon. national property seized
Ind the servants oi the republicl
'lsughtcred BY armies raised for the
avowed purpose Of overturning the
Then, when the Ad.
ministration called for troops TO save
the country from utter ruin, 1t was
denounced in unmeasured terms by
the Locofoco presses Of Ohio, for
taking steps to plunge the country
into a bloody war. The cost Of war
was exhibited 10 figures, the number
of men necessary to MAINTAIN the
government was stated in figures
with exclamation points following
and the cost Of each man per year,
per month. per week, per day, pei
hour, per minute, was stated, and
the alarming sum total given in fig
ures OF colossal proportions. Then
war We the great bug'bear. Then
war Of any kind was calamity tt
be avoided at my sacrifice Of prin
ciplc, by sny and all concessions
and by any humiliation. That wal
when rebels ls-those who had eatct
\
were assailing Il.
Things have changed. Now
foreign power threatens war becaus
one OF our men OF wur aeized two
rebel ENJOYS on the deck of one o
her mail steamers.
Are our Dem ocratic friends the
doves they were six months ago2-
Do they show the Same lamb-likc
dread ofstrife they did thon? Have
they the same fear of carnage, and
do they still shuddor at the prospect
Of bloodshedp Are they still afraid
OF expense, and do they yet exhibit
to their quaking readers the costs?
Not once. On the contrary, when
the administration gave up the cap
tured ambassadors to avoid a bloody
war, they threw off the hnbiliments
of peace and put on the armor OF
war with an ease and dexterity that
would make the fortune Of a stage
Harlequin. They are now for war,
and they abuse the Administration
with ten times the venom for avoid
ng an unnecessary struggle than
hey did for accepting one that it
,ould not avoid. This clamor is
simply another form cr the old se.
session spirit that actuatcd them in
April and May last. Every one cf
hem, from that king of scoupdrels,
' Vallandigham, down to the smallest
benny whistler Of the lot, are anx.
ous for war with England. and
hey inslst upon holding those rebels.
Mason and S'idell, simply because
wonld bring it about. In the event
ia war with England, the Southern
'onfederacy would probably be re q
ognized by every European power, /
er armies and her powerful marine
1ould aid them in establishing their !
ldependenco and in breaking up ,
lis government, and, therefore, they i
esire it above all things.
Let the people msrk these howl.
70 and let them put the seal Of con. !,
pmnation on them. The Govern. v
ent in this matter, has acted pru. J
emily, wisely, and for tho best !.
WIN fifteen states in revolt, with a
oworful enemy ut the very gates of n
10 capitol, il cannot af,rd a con- /
st with the greatest power on the v
obe, that would las. for years, and n
ly end in ruin to both parti, 8. lftc
ey want war-if they have really T
pented OF their peaceful disposi. II u
N oil last Spring, let them take the n, ~
emy that ia nearest home. A in
utbern bayonet is as good to run
on as an English, aud in Virgin u
and Kentucky they can find =, ~
'undant opportunities for dis 4,
nyins their beligerent propensi, OF