The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1863-05-08

liberties guaranteed us by the Consti-
tuition, and assailed by q vandal foe,
have frequently been contemptuously
misrepresented by certain sympathiz-
ing rebel sheets at the North, and their
dastardly coward-lile upholders of
treason, by their avowed opposition to
all measures taken calculated for the
final overthrow of an armed and unho-
ly crusade and rebellion against our
Government; and
Whereas, These same lying traitors,
having made the assertion that the
reason why we did not write sympa-
thizingly to them, was, that we were
gagged and not permitted to express
our real sentiments. Therefore,
Resolved, That we reiterate our de-
termination to stand by the Govern
ment of liberty, transmitted to MS by
our forefathers and patriots of the
revolution, whose lives were sacrificed
on the altar of liberty, and whose
memories we will maintain and cher
ish, and by act and deed show to the
world, that we deem it an imperative
duty to sustain the Ship Of State, in
this, her darkest hour of peril, and
will mcte out justice to all assailants
wherever they he found.
Resolved, That we cast the lying
accusation into their face, and look
upon the authors of such, with con-
tempt, as being unworthy the pro
lection they receive from us, hy stand
ing rs q living wall between them and
a devastating foe.
Resolved, That we most chcerfullv
hail the Conscript Act as just and
wise measure, timely calculated to fill
tho battle-th -thinned ranks of the gallant
Union hosts who have most cheerful
" undergone the perilous privations
of u soldiers life, for the support of
the heaven-born emblem of our coun-
try.
Resolved, That we are determined
ever to maintain the honor and integ-
ritv Of our government; that we are
able to defend our birthright, and the
blood of our sires is not contaminated
n our veins-to preserve our country
is to us n law, unaltcrable as the de-
crccs of heaven.
Resolved, That an awful retribu-
ton is forthcoming, when the just in
lignation of an insulted host of free
men, now in the field. will hurl the
foul and vandal foe of the North into
the gulf of destruction. bottomless rs
the pit.
Resolved, That we condemn the
course taken by the Hancock Courier,
during this, our national crisis, when
the influence of every one should be
eXcrted in our favor, that we look up
on it rs being more contemptible--in
its opposition TO the administration
and a vigorous prosecution of the
war-than the avowed rebel sheets of
the South.
John Travis. Alfred Larllins, John
L. Main, Abraham Powell. John Lar
matt. David Wolf, John T. Reed, Pc
ter f. Powell, VIM. b. Morehead, ST
mon Presler, Henry Ream, Isaac. Eel
lers, Al. Engleman, VIM. Longwith,
VIM. w. Latham, Henry Hartman,
Ben. Kelley, Napoleon Plotner, Geo.
+. Hammond, Francis Hartman, Geo.
Bonsel, George w. b. Foreman, Wm.
G. Coates; Wilson W. Brown, David
LanninG, Uriah H. Grabble. Eli w. L..
Alspach, James Latham, Mahlon Pow
ermire, Mordecai Shafcr, Jacob Adj
ans, Samuel Powell, Jacob Sites, Ma
rion F. Heales, Jesse Cramer, Isaac
A. Wade, VIM. Reed, Henry Isham.
Jackson Yates, John +. Hampton, \.
$. Kelly, Thomas G.. LcnoX. John
Miller, Amos FOUst, George Kcbler,
Noah Fcllers, Jeremie Il. Alilhof, Chas
Edwards, Thomas Foreman, George
Fcnstermaller, Jesse Walters, G. ID.
Bare, David Huffman, Thomas Yates.