The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-06-10
IETTER ERNM MIR. ROSS.

In another place we publish communication
from James W. Ross, ESQ., in reference to articles
which appeared in the JouRSAL Of last week ard
She week previous Mr.. Ross seems to have for
vottrn thpt the articles referred to were criticisms
ot the political acts OF one who waS,in elect nm
pounccd hy his friends ns Chairman OF tho only
Union party in Wood county. We roiorreo TO
the finr,s to dSproNo tho assertion and We regret
hathe hns not re0rred to the same source to prove
our articles unjust. We have no ill-IeelmE toward
Mr. Ross. aud entertain no desire 10 do Inn iiDus
ucr. but AZ the leader Of " tactsn, which we non
,s,ly believe msdu an unnecessary attempt to Ni'
vide the Union men OF this county we nave ioI' II
our duty to speak plainly Of his political course,
and have done So. However, we chcoriu'ly PRINT
his letter and nt the same time embrace tho oppor-
tunity for commenting on few points, ~ follows
Tho exclamation Of the reasons which prompted
She calling Of meeting Of the Agricultural Society
oil the same day with tho Convention, read" we''
enough yet Mr.. Ross fails to throw any hsh' on
thc question why the Agricultural call did not ap'
pear in his organ--the I"d'pcads" s"-nnt' after
she publication of our article last week ana even
then it appeared in nh obscure part of that paper
without even limo calling attention to 1t, All
this gave strong indications of q dcsire 10 a'oio
giving it publicity in connection with tho political
call--lcst people might Suspect somstning
Whether these facts justified our article or not, wa
leave tho public to decide.
Concerning ga point which troubled the JovR-
Nal last fall, we have only to say that we do no
consider ourselves responsible for any thing which
appeared in this paper before wo took charge OF It,
We have never accused Mr., Ross of being M
office seeker; yet we know thcro aro those acting
with him. in whose eyes the "public crib looks
very attractive.
Regarding innucndoes wS have little to say
We do not consider that we have attacked the pri
vNto character of MIR. Ross, or shargcd hin
with dealing dishonesty with his fellows.
man may be honorable in business transactions
aud vet be associated with clique which is trioAJ
and dcmagoguish in politics. And as the "spoEes
mau Of such clique va have addressed Mr.
Ross.
Tho theory OF Mr.. Ross concerning tho dut,
which every man owes to the Government, is on
which we have always advocated and now iudsrso
and we regret that We cannot think his practice con
forms with it. Was Mr. Ross prompted TO issu
his call for n Convention by ~ desire that all 4" mi
nor differences be laid aside" All who wcr
" for the Government without Us or but', were in
vited to attend the Convention the 9th--dId HI
hope BY issuing another call to induce all to "com
asa band Of brothers, and stand up fearlessy il
giving united, earnest aud hearty support to th
Government
la political matters, Il any one has intimate'
that - am holicr than thou" Il must he those Wit
doclartd thatthc platform which embraced all wit
were "for the Government without pS or buts,
wasn't Large enough for them AN assertion
which we are assured was made few days since
not by Mr. Ross, but by one OF tho hOsyy opera
tors" iu his party.
We ask no better test of political parties thA
that suggested by Mr. Ross" Judge the tree b.
its fruits - The fruit" OF the "union for tn
sake of the Union" movement in this county las
fall. was the rspudidtop of the Unios STATE Hcketby
majority Of Il. p,snbsrs That may pass for hrs'
class political" fruit" with some people, but W
are unable To "ssS il and We believe that thoa
who endeayor to keep in existence saeh an organ
iIatou, are prompted by other motives than dis
Interested desire to sustain the Government
We rejoice at the desire which Mr.. Ross express
Is. TO see the issue of "loyal aud disoyal-frlend
and foes, made in Wood county, 1t is this yer
issue which We have urged upon our readers. W
have opposed, and shall continue to oppose, an
union whatever with those who fail 10 support th
Government by every means within their psver
but We are ready, as we ever have been, to ial'n
folly labor sui cooperate with all who ere "fS
i,s Gorsrament v,tiout IFS or BUrs."