The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-06-10

their fsthers Constituted. Satisfy khem tTat
the war ended, thai Union WILDE 8 i was in
tended to be md was before lrsason ind fan
aticism involved I'd "a the s1istins frightfufI
stEuseH and Jnuch, yery moeh, WILDE done
to bfjhg the struggle 10 an end andt0 restore
our former nationality. eCheers.) We shall
then, too, know each other 9 better, and
value each other the more. Courage has been
found a common possession, mistakes as to char
acter corrected, love Of freedom Is seen TO be
Eeaually sincere, ard we-shalEbeAmefe-frm firmly
CONVINCED than Heshave ever been that Union
undersaN the euaransees of personal and State
rights which cur fathers provided can alone
make as wbatthey intended and Believed that
they had accomplished throngh their blood and
wisdom, the freest and the happiest and one Of
the most influential nations Of the sworldsuo
I'VE have positive assurances that as late as
last December oyertures were made looking to
reunion and it is well known that Alexander
H.tStephens and Johnsons of Georgia, Vance;
of North Carolina, and other prominent states
men of the South, are still FOR the old Union,
These9Een but wait for T. demonstration like
this to respond to our call for (eheers)
e H3lsEysi CONCLUSION. sf3 'sste5s "a
Let the immortal Jefferson speak Hear
his voice, coming supa as hwerefren thefomb
He declared for ( the, supremacy of the evil
over the military authority economy in the
public expenses, diffusion of information and
arraignment of all abuses at the bar of public
opinion. Freedom of regilion, Freedom of the
press and freedom of person, under protection
of the habeas corpus and trial by jury impair
tally selected, QCheers0 These principles
form thr bright constellation which has gone
before us and guarded. our steps through an
age of revolution and reformation The wis.
dem of our sages and he blood of our heroes
llo-o Ion. 1,.oAaI 20 II osr akfafpuaonf Thou
should be, the, creed of our political faith, the
best of civil instruction, the touchstone by
which to tryl the. services of those we trust !;
and should we wander from them In moments
of alarm, lei. MS hasten to, sretraee our steps,
and regain the road which alone leads to peace,
liberty and safety. . 4 QFHear,nn ,rsh shear and
cries ofssThat's what's the matter Il ss.asga
Let this war goson, and;We have lost ffpeace,
l~ibertyIand safely, Its continuance even fol
another year almost insures this rssult Civil
war is of itself sufficiently destructive even
without encroaehments upon the lights, of the
people but the present wal, conducted upon
the policies of our rulers, will forever crush
out not only the reserved rights of the States
but 6lehange the general government Fitsell
from q republic to a despotism. In deed, ii
has in effect accomplished such a change al
ready. Let men who profess to be democrats
rid themselves of participating In sfch ? crime
Let the great States pghts democratic part
standing, as it has, always done, upon popular
liberty, refuse its ~sarctpn to 50 gross per-
version, of its own time honored creed flour
country is to be enslayed by wal, If its fair
fields and its happy homes are to be made the
prey of wild fanaticism, and the life blood of
freedom is TO mark the road of a victorious
army, then let the task be finished by those
who now WELD the sceptre of orr national
power, FOR such is not q, e mission Of dem ocracy-
(Cheers The country has notbing to gain BY
putting war democrats Gas they insidiously
call themselvesJ into power. Kisses and cries
of where's Brady 70 There is no difference
betwcenavar democrats and swar republicans.
They Craze on tbe same pastur and drink at
the same fountain ; and if the war must be
continued, with all its port ents Of evil, and
the constitution and the Union become the in
cvitable sacrifice, il IS better that democracy
should wear thezchains Of. despotism 10 the
grave of liberty than become the executioner
of the couptry's freedom ,AlChcers. S d 81