Winchester journal. [volume] (Winchester, Indiana) 1862-1863, 1863-07-10

resist the draft, CONSUMPTION and
the laws, has been disseminated
by sympathizers with treason, to
the delusion and betrayal Of.
many Democrats Of honest and
patriotic intentions, until oar
citizens and officers of the law
have been shot down In the dis
charge OF their duty. Those
secret societies have gathered
arms and ammunition to execute
the "higher law" of their mid
night councils. They Infused
the poison of their organization
into the Legislature OF our State
to PROSTATE its military energies.
Organized under the name OF the
Knights Of the Golden Circle, in
affiliation with kindred societies
OF the South, they have deluded
the loval and BETRAYED the elti-
zen into acts of sympathy with
rebellion, and upon exposure,
change names, pass words and
signs, to break the laws OF their
country. If any secret political
organization exists among Union
men. we oppose it. 1t is anti.
Republican and anti Democratic
wherever found, and, however
honest in profession. forbodes evil
to the country? 5 this Democ-
racy? Is it loyalty to country ,
Is it not the direct road to trea-
son?
We adjure all who claim the
name of Democrats, by our duty
to country and its beacon light
of civil liberty to cast aside all
sympathy and aidto this treason.
Come ."hat may, Through evil
report and through good report"
touching us and ours, we stand
10y the country and its Demo
cratic institutions. Reproachful
names have no terrors while the
broad banner of our republic, the
emblem OF civil liberty, so often
yearned for by the down-trodden
in other climes, is over us, and
we hold up its standard. We
stand by the Government, seeking
no favors from it, and pledging
no support to individuals in it,
and we will uphold it as the
chosen type of our country and
freedom with all our energies
during this attempt to destroy it.
We can find no assured hope tina.
were the present national Adj
ministration forcibly overthrown
that our condition would be bet
tered. On the other hand, we
believe that nothing but anarchy,
ruin and bloodshed would follow.
Whenever the day OF election
comes we can express our prefer
ence for men Of Union devotion,
but now our duty is to 'our coun-
try, our whole country and moth
ing but our country" If that
country falls we ask no shield
from its fate
We have no purposes to serve
but the honor, safety and welfare
OF our common country, and have
no appeals to make to those who
are partizans only for party's
sake. We have no partizin
ends to accomplish. We would
sincerely advise you to meet
frequently :o5etner in your
neighborhoods, and to hold con-
situations with one another
Suffer nothing to intervene be-
tween you and your duty to your
country, or to cause you to coun-
tenance anything that may create
division Of the Union sentiment
of your neighborhood. Throw
off the party yoke thrown around
your necks by the leaders OF an
organization barren of principles.
and unite your efforts together
for the good of our common
country and the preservation OF
It's Government.
Remember that the ever living
principles of Democracy teach
that the citizen owes no alIegi-
ance to any party, to the peril of
his country.
James Gavin, Chairman, De-
catur County.
Alvah johnson, Warrick.
William Kurtz, Gibson.
\. Lowering, Clark.
John /. Morrison, Washington.
John f Carr, Jackson.
Nath'l. I. Hauser, Bartholomew.
John NJ. Johnson, Franklin.
Joseph 5. Buckles, Delaware.
W. W. Frybarger, Fsvette.
David s. Gooding, Hancock.
Austin IT. Brown, Marion.
Henry Secrest, Putnam
Ezra Reed, Vigo.
Jas II. Stewart, Carroll
Joseph II. Brown, Warren.
Chas. w Cathcart, Laporte
Chauncy Carter, Cass.
William s. Smith, Allen