The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-12-17
"LET THE SHEEP SEPARATE
FROM THE GOATS.'

If in any conceivable case it is essential
that those directly opposed to each other
in principle and opinion should separate
and form two distinct classes, that CASE is
certainly one wherein the difference relates
to the destruction or preservation OF just
form of government -whcreon the welfare
Of both morality and religion depend
il Just such n case as now exists between
the loyalists and "sympathi2crs OF the
North.
Although depraved enough, we do not
believe .hat there is now "butternut in
the North 30 deeply dyed in devilry rs
TO claim that recognition Of the right OF
accession would be anything less than the
destruction of the Federal Government, and
an abandonment of tho principles on which
il was originally founded and now exists,
This fact admitted, il clearly becomes the
duty of the Government to abstain from
everything which tends TO recognize the
right Of any portion of its citizens TO repu-
date its authority--it becomes its duty To
crush rather tlnn conciliate secession.
Such being the duty of the Government,
the proper course for the good citizen TO
pursue is plain and mmistaksblc. His
daily walk and conversation should be
such as to leave no one in doubt of his 10y
alty to his country, and his hatred oi her
enetrins; and rs he disapproves of his Gov
crnment coNciliatiRg treason, so should ho
avoid everything looking to political
coalition either with nctive traitors or with
their sympathizors.
The course of the Northetn "butternut
leaders has boon such M 20 leave no
one in doubt of their sympathy with
the traitorous founders of the bogus
Confederacy, and their desire to re-
store the Union as it was under tho
regime of Floyd, Cobb 4 Co--d Union ruled
BY frdit0rS-not by crushing aud utterly
repudiating the principle of secession
but by---in eifect-saying to them ave
acknowledge your right to secodo aud
repudmte the authority Of the Government
but you had better return, as your success
il now hopeless. At present yoG cen nj,
us in our attempt to utterly destroy th'
Republican party, and you may have
better opportunity for exercising you
right in the future"
Is there friend Of law and order VIII,
asks what his duty is toward this sym
pathetic partyF Is it not to utterly repu
diate all political connection with it, eitbs
in State, county, township or borough oloc
lions Is it not the duty Of every goo
citizen TO know that each candidate VIII
hereafter receives his vote, is not only loya
to the Government in word and act. bu
utterly repudiates all sympathy with activ
rebels or their apologists
We have no desire TO cause hatred an
useless pickering between persons of di
ferent political belief, but we should ie'
that we were doing less than our duty
we failed to urge every loyal man to polit
,cally ALLEVIATE himself from that party G
that class of men who sympathile wit
treason, aud who have SO little regard fc
the preservation OF tie Government rs
ask 1t 30 far to acknowledge the principl
of secession, as TO compromise with thos
who have repudiated its authority All
are attempting to overthrow it witho'
cause
Let the standard Of loyalty be--unoea
ipg efforts TO crush the rebellion 10y evei
means no sympathy with treason; AM
atfliation with traitors, or with amy class
party who would compromise with thei
yield them equal rights, or hold fmth
parley with them than to say, Surrender
Let every man who believes this to
the true policy for our Government and o.
army, adopt it at home-aud when Il
slightest public trust is to be conGdcd
any man. let that man he one who is
every respect loyal and ant-~Sympatheti,
By thoroughly adopting this policy, UeSs
would soon be without its progressed "loy
sympathizers and when thus left alo
it will speedily fall, and huge crop
"butternuts will DO annihilated With t.
NIGGERs for religion pasteboArd for mont
the Chicago Platform for guide, aud Abe Line
for President, in the blessed year of ls62l W
won't remember itY--ScneoG Advertiser.
Secession for principle rebellion
patriotism; disloyalty for Democracy, a
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