The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-10-22
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died away, and comparative quiet now rcigns
among the political elements What will be the
result of the late bcat'd contest upon the future
destinies Of our country7 This Is question fraught
with the deepest interest 10 every individual mem
Der Of our Republic. II is a question Of anxious
moment, and time alone can draw aside the vail
| which now hides the future veal or voc of our
Government The Democratic party has trumphcd
in Ohio and Indiana. II also claims control in the
next House Of Congress, aud yet we are left in ig
norance with regard to the policy II intends to pur
svc in the prosecution of the war. The policy of
that party has not been defined, and yet II is clearly
the right Of the people to know the policy by which
| their Government is n be administered.
| The antccedcnts Of the party give us N, ground
for hope. The Eighth Of January Convention held
at indianapolis, certainly gives no encouragement
to the wel-wshcr Of his country. The Fourth Of
| July Convention, at the capital Of our own State,
not only holds forth promise n the earnest
Union man, but, the contrary, is calculated 10
alarm the patriot, and give rise to many fears Of
distrust and dread to the loyal men Of our coun-
| try. What is the encouragement we have from the
Democratic press throughout the North, AZ The
| gans Of that party? II is true that some of them
| profess To 60 in for vigorous prosecution of the
warbut IL is with a tone that smacks Of concila-
| ton and concession to armed traitors, which at
one, breeds distrust. Other papers there are the
| acknowledged organs of that par,y--which I'M
| blushingly throw their sympathies upon the side
| Of rebellion are violent and abusive upon what
| they are disposed To call the Abolition element Of
| the North. But not u word, not an invcctiye have
they To hurl against the aidcrs, abettors and par
ticpants in this gigantic rebellion. Upon every
| act of the Administration they comment with cold
ness and indifference, or hurl upon II anathemas of
| derision and abuse. Every effort put forth by
| Government against the rebellious horde in arms
is received by them with apathy, openly and
bitterly opposed. sample or two will suffice.
The New York Argue gives vent to the following
spleen in reference to the Presidents Emancipation
Edict
The Proclamation has been issued, and where
| are the abolition warriOrsP President Lincoln,
| alas "can't see them !" but, the other hand,
/ the Confederate Congress and the papers of the
| South are using the Proclamation as magic wand
/ with which to strike new enthusiasm into the hearts
4 of the people. They needed something to revive,
their dropping spirits, and il is supplied Ia them by
| this Emancipation programme. 1t has kindled
new fire in the South, aud its effect will soon be
| apparent in the swelling of the rebel ranks and the
| increased desperation with which they will rush to
| the conflict
of the organs of that party, lately triumphant at
the late elections, in the absence of the many
thous nds of earnest Union men, To be found in our
armies. In this same spirit, Senator Allen, of this
State, gave uttcrance to the following, ut Demo-
| cratic meeting
| Suppose that the contemplated emancipation
| should be naugurated successfully, seven or eight
I hundred thousand negroes, with their hands reck
ing In the blood of murdered women and children,
would present themselves ut our southern border,
demanding to cross over into our State as Ohio's
share of the free slavcs-sevcn or eight hundred
thousand negroes, without money, without food,
| and without personal property of any kind. who in
virtue of natures law, were compelled to eat and be
clothed, Then would come the conflict between
the white laborcrs and negroes The negroes
| would enter into such competition with the white
aborcrs that the latter would have to abandon the
field of labor here make way for the negroes. or
maintain their ground by waging war the
negroes, that would result in driving them from the
State, ur in their determination,
Tho premises of the Hon. Senator are false, and
unfortunately for his argument the conclusions
likewise false. We have neither the time nor space
10 enter into an analysis of his assertions, but may
at some future opportunity. Our object at present
is-now that the Democratic party has triumphed-
to search for ray of hope, upon which the earnest
patriot may rely with assurance, for the future
i prosperity OF our Republic. We find nothing To
hope for in their policy, for they have avowcd nonc
and if their organs are the critcrions by which to
judge the tenor of the policy they will pursue then
are we undone-for its object is, according to the
Valloudigham creed, to amend the Constitution in
compliance with the dictation of armed rebellion ;
and traitors, who have cndcavorcd to destroy the
Government, to be excused for their treason, and
admitted again into fellowship with us.
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power shuts out all hope That party left the
Government when States were warning upon the
United States the ties Of the Union were being
| disst vered State after State had adopted their
| Secession ordinances the PreSidcntw twas contempt
| ibly inbecile thieves and traitors in his Cabinet
| wioded his Administration, while they robbed and
| plundcrcd the Government of every dollar; by
their infamous conspiracy under the very eyes of
the Administration, the nation was disarmcd, and
| both arms and munitions of war were shipped To
Joints held by Southern traitors our gallant men
at Sumter were permitted to remain unaided and
almost mcared for, whilst a desperate and deter
mined foe were building their batteries of destruc
ton around them, To onp this climax of iniquty
thos, time honorcd Democratic leaders, deserted
the Government they had thus broken down
j and BETRAYED, and arraycd themselves in the
ranks If conspiracy and rebellion against it,
! What have we Ia hope then from the triumph Of
the Democratic party, Judging from the past ?
Will they seek to change the policy ~ the war ?
Will they support the PRESIDENT We fear the
worst God grant that our fears may be ground
less. The clouds upon our national sky look dark
and portcnous of evil. We look with eagerness
for the bright sky beyond. May Heavens wisdom
direct the couuSels al our nation in this, her most
trying hour, Let patriotism grid her lWns, and put
forth her giant strength and our nation must and
will pass through this fiery orieal, made purcr by
her afio,ion ana peace and prosperity again
| shed their lustcr o'er our once happy land.
ONO CONGRESSMAS ELECTED.
lst Dist.-Geo II. Peudleton, Dem.
] s-AleN Long, 1em.
| 3--GCn Rnbt {. Shenck, Union oy,1 Ia val
! iandigham, Dem.
| 4 j. L. MCkinney, Dom.
! 5--Frncis G. LoBnnd, Den. l.c ys.
i 6-Rabt. NJ. Briggs uuon. }
| 1-Saml :. Cox, Dem.
| SWm. johnson, Dem.
s-WdrTen 7. Noble, Dem. s.s