The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1862-04-23
Greene TnMnship.

communications from it appear in last weeks
Republican, signed an" "a. o." and "Anti-
Egg" They all tell about and make won
derful fuss over a very foolish and indiscreet
act OF some person or persons, who on the
night of the election in that township, threw
some eggs at the Clerk OF the township, j.
w. Cassel. AS we said before this was a
very foolish and indiscreet act. The proper
manner to settle with Mr.. G. for his insults
would have been to have told him plainly
what were thought of them, and then let the
consequences taken care Of themselves.
The trouble in Greene township is simply
this: There are in and about Hopedale some
half dozen persons who have been for the
last fifteen or twenty years, open and avow-
ed disunionists-some of them have went so
far as to refuse to vote or take an oath, be-
cause, as they alleged, the Constitution, was
a o-slavery document. These men have
been laboring during that time, with a zeal
worthy of better cause, to inculcate their
wicked and reasonable doctrines into that
community, and when the Republicans party
came into existence, they then threw Off
their anti voting notions, came out and voted,
and set themselves up as leaders OF the Re-
publican party in that township. 1t was
hard work to bring the old conservative
wings of that township into the notions Of
these Hopedale dusunionists; but the firmness
and steadiness with which these Hopedale
gentlemen advocated their doctrines, and the
love of office that was prevalent among a
majority OF the old wings Of that township,
together with the lash that was used by the
High Priest on the Sabbath Day, accomplish
ed the work these DisunicDists about Hope
dale had been so long laboring to bling about
that of making the majority of the
old wings of that township, Wendell
Phillips Aboltionists.
When this war broke out, this disunion
abolition crew became more bold and impu-
dent than ever. Instead of repenting in
sackcloth and ashes for the sins they had
committed, and the ruin they with there
alders and abettors the secessionists of the
South has assisted in bringing upon the
country they began to call men disunionists
and secessionists who they had previous to
the war attempted to stigmatze as "Upion
Savers" Like all Williams they made loud
noise to cover mp their own guilty acts
Peaceable, quiet men, who are as good Union
Men as ever the sun ever shone upon, and
who have lived in the township for years,and
by industry economy have added greatly to
the wealth OF that township, have been du.
ring the past year, made special objects of
insult by these Hopedale disunionlsts and
their dirty tools. They have borne and borne
them until forbearance has almost ceased to
be virtue.
This spring the Democracy Of that town
ship, according to their regular custom, an
nounced through this paper, that they wod
hold meeting and nominate ticket. They
done SO, and called as they have always done
their ticket Democratic ticket. They did
not act like the Pharisees about Hopedale
did. They called Republican meeting to
nominate ticket, and then after they had
nominated it, Pharisee like. they dubbed it
"Union Ticket in order to catch unsuspect-
ing voters. No sooner was the Democratic
ticket nominated than this tool of the Hope
dale Disunionists, ga. o." comes out in the
Cadiz Republican and calls the gentlemen who
composed it, with the Democracy of that
township generally ''sympathizers with se-
cession," and such like opprobrious epithets.
And to insult them still more, the old disun-
Joni st who now holds the office of Postmas-
ter 40 Hopedale, had the dirty communica-
tion of "a. O's." cut out and put above the
letter box OF his Post Office, 10 insult
Democrats when they came TO the Office, as
they were compelled to do to receive their
mail matter. The Democracy let that insult
go unhotlced. Not satisfied with insulting
them thus in his own office, he ordered one
Of his political tools, the Clerk Of the town
ship, to stick up the same communication on
the morning Of the election on the door where
the election was held. Then it was that
some indiscreet persons thought forbearance
had ceased to be a virtue, and to punish the
Clerk for his mean act, threw eggs at him as
he was going home from the election.
We can say to all Of these scribbers, their
masters, tools, &C., that so long as they act
towards the Democrats Of that township as
gentlemen should do SO long will the Demo
cracy act in the same manner towards them.
But when they undertake to insult men in
the manner they have done, especially during
the past year, they must expect to receive
insults in return. That is human nature,
which is a very hard thing to change or al.
ter
In conclusion, we viii just say to "a. O."
that we have become accustomed to such
"poodles" as him barking at us for number
years past, and seldom il ever, pay any at
tentlon to them. We will give him full
privilege to write or say what he pleases about
us, and he may rest assured that we will not
consider him worthy sufficient notice, to in
duce us to try to make a raise" by going to
him, and threatening if he does not pay us
a certain amount of money, we will sue him
for libel or slander. We will leave such work
as that for the "man Friday" of the High
Priest Of Hopedals to do Gentlemen do
not engage IN that kind Of sharpness. The
Democracy Of Greene township can afford to
be slandered by all such "ertensive" dealers in
Western lands They expect nothing better
from such source. They only get riled
when men Of some character, like the Post
master and Clerk, put themselves to the ex-
ira trouble of peddling and posting up