The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1862-08-26
THE WAR AT THE NORTH.

At meeting recently held in Fairfield County,
Ohlo DIR. Olds, Democratic candidate for Con
gress, made speech, during which the following
language used by him in reference to Lincoln S
emancipation schcme
Il denOunce Lincoln as tyrant. He has per-
j jar his soul. He may imprison me, but | will
S33fi cry tyrant. l denounce these acts OF oppres-
sion as foul acts Of perjury against the Constitu-
ton. And now, my fellow Democrats, | am going
| to have vision, which, if it were not vision
might be treason, but what | now say [ say in
sleep, and | am not therefore responsible" i =
81 sec bloot at tie ddiiot MiS /dU The President
has issued his proclamation for 100000 more
troops, and Congress has passed law authorizing
him to draft them He will have to draft them il
he gets them, because these cowardly Abolitonists
will not enlist. There is an election this fall and
they want to carry it. They want to draft Demo
Gratis they will draft them to prevent their voting
They have the power and can so arrange it. You
will not be cheated tell y0M, you lrW not SuJ-
NIT to these arr0HyS. lOu acW see Li0OR If they
attempt to arrest and take us from our families
to support Administration in its violations of
the Constitution, acc wW resist rccn to LioOd II
the Democrats don't succeed at the ballo-box they
will succeed at the paint Of the L0YOnct What
| mean is that Lncoln's minions will surround
the baot-Jox this fall with bayoncts to prevent
Democrats from voting, and we will resist them
with the bayonct."
In other parts Of the North, there is the utmost
repugnance to the draft. All manner of excuses
are rcsorted to to dodge the law. In New Eng
land, where we have heard so much of 'crushing
out the rebellion" they say sickness has spread
with the most alarming rapidity, and the are
very distressing. Several have occurred where
men have lost their sight and spcctaclcs are in
demand. Some are badly rupturcd, but were
never troubled by it before, and others are lame.
This disease affects the mind well the body.
They sec war in different light than formerly,
and some of the foremost Aboitionsts begin to
think that they would be willing to abandon the
negro if the war could only be closed at once.
The New 1ork Tribune says another way to shirk
the law is by grey hairs, and that the order for
draft has annihilated the trade in hair dye. The
stock, goodwill and fixtures Of the hair dye
establishments are for sale Nobody, except some
ancient female, has used hair-dye since the call
was made for all the men t'under forty five years
Of age" Grey hairs not only honorable, they
are fashionable. How suddenly some men grow
old
Since the order for draft Lincoln has "put
his foot down" more firmly, and his despotism is
more grinding than ever. His myrmdons are Ike
tigers against all persons suspected Of the slight
est sympathy with the ''rcbclon." We hear of
ladies arrested ''for cheering for jeff Davis" men
''for shouting for the Southern Concderacy" shoe
makers Ffor making slippers with the Confederate
flag on them," and parties "lor speaking in a man
ner which annoys loyal persons around thcm"'
Such is picture Of the tyranny now at the
NOrth