The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1863-03-06
MARCII6, 1868.


fConcinded from frsf poge.l
mont. and phyaieai force must meet It.
Conquer shc rebellieus armies shat In by
hloeEadas aud eictorious armies, tho de-
ludod people of She rebelling States. and
lat 40 peace, ho happiness, no prosperity
dwoii in their land or homes uaiil popular
opinion with them overthrows their false
govognmeut and dpcms their dosposio lead.
era Whip them aud couhno them until
sAetnen h devoored by his own dogs.
This 10 OIL that can be done, and u must
be done with the determined energy OF .
united people. Thus feel and tnink me
soldiers Of the grand army OF the onl'eo
States. Aro you With us. ot VII YOU gov
notaee. and for success in local politics, bar
ser awav vour country. crawl at the feet,
and lick tho hands of the pWfdious, crnel
and dovilish conspirstors vho have organ.
izod this rebellion, and who boast OF their
success In destroying your GoyeenmeDt,
Shaving your sons. and wasting your treas
ure. 'contomned, deridcd and despised by
them While you arc bumbiy. craving theiI
favor: Not waiting or even hoping for re-
turning loyalty 10 them, or for terms o.
peace to be rendered by them? Can yot
thus dishonor yourselves, your soldiers and
your State?
We ask you now TO stay. support and up
hold tho hands OF your soldiers. Give some
OF tho wasted sympathy. so lily but freely
bestowed upon the old political backs and
demapoeues who SEEK a blessed martyrdon
in Lincoln Bsstiles. 10 the suffering oui
bravely enduring soldiers who 10 the camp
field and the hospital, boar real harasnips
uncompiainsly. If treason must run rio'
In the North. keep IL there--insult not your
soldiers By sonding to them the evil emana.
stions OF the traitors who are riding into OF
foe. place and power, over the ruins Of the
Governments, and making them their step
ping stones. Insult not By letters, speeches
and papers, which tell us that we arc on
gagged as hlreings in an unholy Abolition
war; which make mob idols Of the hour o
those whose hypocri.ical demagoguery toko
shape 10 oowardly, covert troason--whos
constant vocation is, denunciation OF thei
Government and lts armed defenders.
The Army of the West IS In terrible earn
est--earnost 20 conquer and destroy arme
rebels--earntst to meet forco with force
earnest iu its hearty detestation of coward
traitors ut home--earnest In will and powe
to overcome all who desire the nations ruiz
Ohios 100000 soldiers in the field, CIT
zens at home, potent in their capacity, as
their fathers, brethren and friends, by tbei
firesides and in their peaceful homes, TO hea
and heod this appeal. and TO put an end
covert treason at homo. more dangerous q
this time to our national existence than th
presence of tho armed hosts Of misguide
rebels IN the field.
On the bearing and adoption Of this Ad
dress by the lst Brigade, 80 Division, Al
Army Corps Col. Walker also reported th
following resolution which was uDanimousl
adopted. Therefore,
Resolved, Fur ourselves, We are resolve
20 maintain the honor and integrity OF OF
Government; from the ST. Lawrence to u
Gulf, and between the oceans. there sha
DO but one supreme political power, W
arc able to defend our birthrigbt; the bloc
of our sires is not contaminated ia our vein
We are neither TO be insulted nor robbie
with impunityj the Government we defen
was formed for noble purposes we arc u
executors OF living. q dying testamon
written 10 the blood of our fathers, " hic
we will re-write In our own; TO pressry
our Government is, to us, law. unaterabl
in our hearts as tho decrees of Heaven; W
stop not now to point tho finger Of scoru q
petty traitors, who vainly seek to immorta
ize themselves BY acts Of treason--too COW
ardly to ain with an uplifted hand, too da
tardly to stake life for life, as more homo
able traitors do.--let them bear 10 mind th
there is time coming when the honeat J
dignation Of loyal people will hnrl the
beadlong into an abyss as bottomless az 7
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