Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1862-07-18
New signiflcatlom of words.
70 tic Editor Of tic Fremont Journal;

| ~ Htc tSuttOF " HS fFcWO1u JVuFVdfs
SIR:-It has occurred to me that our nofncn
claturc is in process ofchange; that many term
are lost to their photographic Specification, an
are used in these days of deception, falsehoo
and chopt-logic, with quite new meaning
You must be aware that men become attached {
'oorfs, and not unfrequenuy do they cling t
words and abandon the ideas for which tn
words stand. 1t is a sort of heedlessness, where
by they attach themselves TO a sign o1,ly no mat
ter if some "basc born or designing" take tn
sign and place it upon the wrong road, they con
tinue on, and if you venture to suggest that the,
are going on the wrong course, their sufficien
reply will be: "Why sir is not the sign upol
this9" and on goes the phlegmatic and sluggisl
thus through life, becoming the mere satellites
of artful demagogues. Thus it is that artfu
men are enabled to entrap honest men in tn,
support of dishonest and offensive measures.
Now | venture to suggest more fit and appro
pirate definitions for a few terms, (cxemplar gra.
tia,) hitherto having fixed sgnifcations from
which they have been stolen
Secession: A legitimate method of commit.
ting treason; TO which it was supposed hones
well-intending people would have a conscien.
tiUus repugnanCe, aud which was To he mad,
considerable by rendering it into secession
(Fhe ardent student will get peep at an analy.
sis of the process,-how it becomes legitimate
in Joe Blacks "view," got up expressly To forti.
fy the position of one j. Buchanan Esq) Sc
cession is the most approved expedient of dis
appointed Office seekers.
Patriotism: One kind consists of very large
and Unsuitable desire to "get into Office We
m s,ff,r l..
are young patriots" Matched out of the old nest
they call patriotism
AbotaionSSt; AS now used, word denotinp a
monster of fanaticism, lawlessness and blood.
thirsting. In this sense used to frighten timd
ignorant people.
Any person who doubts the divinity of sla.
very, believes it wrong, or the like, are ant-lo-
cofoco unwilling to subscribe to the latest "Dem
ocratic confession of faith"
SulJugdtion, Conquest: Words obsolete: at leas
void of meaning A few years ago it wa
thought when large armies, trained for war wer
led into the enemy's territory, it for "con
quest, " aud when the foe was met he should bt
'subjugated," but as embattled hosts are now
led against the worst of enemies "n no spirit of
subjugation or conquest" it is plain the terms
are without use Vide resolutions of Con-
gress, conventions, &c.)
Conservation: Dogmatic adherence to old fogy
issues, or new tangled whm- -whams An isn,
1VDwpO
destroyers of the country. A most fully pro-
fessed, moral treason.
Conservative: One who would in case a rebel
traitor armed with knife and pistol, rushes at
you with full intent TO take your heart 'sablood,
restrain you from simple act of retributive JUS
tice, lest you might eXasperate an "erring bro
ther." And while the rebel stands firing at you.
the conservative" tells you to treason" with
him; you may demonstrate" if you are scare
I'm IN Il mil Il IL
anti-liberty, anti-country. Opposed TO Just or
thorough treatmeet of rebellion, ride Breckin-
ridges Senatorial performances of 1861, Vallan-
digham's orations, DC.
Loyalty: Willingness to take an oath of alle-
glance often required, and to violate it with
when, if chance arise they would stab it tC
DEATH Desire TO enjoy a salary of thousands
from the nation, within whose halls of state the
same men persist in advocating the ruin of the
country and the triumph of treason, ride, cur
rent events
NoTE. 1t is not esteemed perjury to fiippant-
ly and repeatedly violate an oath of fealty to
country.
Politics: A sort of ticks, invisible, intangi
BILE, which get all over and through men, not to
be got off, or out of them Destroy love of coun.
try, increase love of party-making party more
dear than all else, country only subsidiary.
Politicians: The victims of politics. The
scramblers after fat Offices Authors of the ma
tons woes Things, that stand and talk by the
hour, when every body would thank them tC
keep their mouths shut
Conventions: An assemblage or conclaye OF
political demagOgues to determine "What the
peoples opinions in future shall be-" and to get
themselves into office. The people used to con
troll and direct these conventions; now the Con-
yentions master the people.
Party:-SOmething to be placed before coun-
try. Every man cries out his party right or
wrong. It's first aim is to keep itself in power.
Rebels Traitors: "Erring brethren" "misgui-
ded beings" Not to be blamed for their con-
duct, nor held accountable for their crimes
Great immunities attach to them, ride manner
of treating the rebels in the present war
N'ager: The parrot cry of sensitive polti-
clans; and to alarm nervous individuals. A vul-
gar term much in use among vulgar men.
Strategy: A word used to cover the inaction
and imbecility of Generals. 1t means nothing,
which is iust the reason it is so much used.
Sdrory: A lately developed plan of "civiliza-
ton" for the descendants of Ham. An institu-
hon highly essential to the prosperity and
Democrat: Laterly man willing to become
the dupe and mouthing follower and upholdeI
Of ambitious, Goddess demagogues. One ready
to do the bidding, or re-ecIlo the cant of his bar,
ty leaders. One who believes ia the divinity OF
slavery, the sacredness of rebellion, DC.
These examples may suffice to show how un-
stable is our vocabulary, and the necessity of a
revised Lexicon. NJ.
July 4th, 1862.