Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-03-14
Incsndiary and Revolutionary.


The Abolition journals designate Northern
Democrats and Conservative men as Butternuts,
CopperheAdS. Traitors, etc. When they use
these terms every body understands that they
apply them to ell who are opposed to the radi.
cal Abolition war policy.
The Journal Of this city published yesterday
morning March lS), some extracts purporting
to be taken from letters from the srmy In Ten
nesses, prefaclng them with the remark that
'they breathe the spirit of deep and devoted pat
riotism that hasno sympathy with 'sympathizers,'
and give the Copperheads [Democratsl a WARN.
ING for the future that they will do well to
heed" What the warming Is to which the
Journal so Significantly calls upon Democrats
and Conservatives to take heed, we will now lay
before the reader.
The Journal prints extracts from four letters.
The first letter lie signed as. M.," and is dated
"Murfreesboro. March S, 1863" The writer
says:
/ think you will hear Of some savage fun from
this army soon. hope will have hand in
the music when it comes, but would rather be
killing HOME TRAITORS than rebels in
arms. They are too mean to be allowed to
live. .a,,
The second letter 10 dated "Bolvar, Tenn,
March l, 49," and assigned "E." In Il occurs
the following: ..g.,
These "oopperhesds In the North are playing
the mischief. My blood bois when think OF
them. Let them bswsre! The soldiers just
now would rather shoot TRAITORS AT
HOME than abroad. We understand the use
Of our Ehfelds Won't it be a sorry day if the
scene that was enacted in Paris (France) should
have to be gone through in some OF our North
ern cities"
The third letter bears date Murfreesboro,
March 2, 1862" aid ia signed "L )" who says:
| am in the army to fight against traitors,
| aud Ii makes no difference to me where they
| are, North or South.
The fourth letter is dated " Bolivar, Tennes-
see, Feb. l6, 49," and is written over the sig.
nature of "B" Speaking OF hanging some
gusriillas, this "B" says;
They had better hang some of those {" Cop
perheAds" In the North. 'Tis those Copper
heads' that discourage the soldiers and para.
|
| would like to get SHOT at Vallan1igham
aud Cox. Their poisonous words have been
discouIagiDg our boys very much There are
none in our brigade but what would like to get
the rascaIs within rife range. If We ever gel
North, bet they will get their deseits, II there
is any power In powder and lead.
These four letters In the Journal, from elm.
ilarlty Of style and expression, bear internal
evidence Of having been Manufactured by
demseogues at home or written by Abolition
hangeiso on in the army. Be this as il may,
the atrocioua sentiments therein expressed are
not those of any considerable portion of our
soldiers in the field. They are not prepared to
turn their arms against their fathers, brothers
and friends in the North, because the latter
contend that the war should be carried on, not
for the abolition Of negro tlaveEy, but ac-
cordng to the originally avowed purpose, solely
for the preservation of the Union and the SUI
premacy of the Constitution. II Is base libel
on our brave men in camp and field to charge
them with being ready to act the part of as.
sassins and murderers, merely to crafty Abo-
lition spite ID revenge. a.y
What can be the object of the Joarndl in
publishing such incendiary and assassin-like
threats and denunciations, unless il be to excite
q mob spirit in its Abolition partissns at home,
and make our own streets run with the blood
Of murdered citizens2 There are soldiers en-
camped among Us, who will read these real or
pretended extracts from the letters Of their iel
low soldiers in the army. Does the Journal
seek to excite them to commit outrsges upon
the lives and property of the political opponents
Of its party, whom it is in the daily habit of des.
ignating as Copperheads and Traitors2 Such
would seem to be Its intent. We would say to II
In its own language that 1t would do we'll to
take heed 10 it's ways.