The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-04-15

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eopperheads resist if they dare. The just ven.
gence of an enraged and outraged army viii
be invoked Upon the heads of home rebels by
their conduct, unless they beware. We dc
not mean to be tempered with by pusillani.
nous COMPROMISE or PEACE on ANY
TERMS" ss-sr 3reea m
The above is an extract from a letter writ
ten by one Barber, formerly of cheesd ON and
more recently of Ashland. This captain Bar.
Der, who d~on'twant peace on any terms, is re-
eeiving over one hundred dollars per month,
and is therefore making more money than
when he was teaching school and propagating
abolitionism in Ashland county at the rate of
5000 per year. But what means this decla-
ration that he don't want peace on any terms,
and what would be the effect ofsuch a policy ?
Continual, never-ending war is to be the pro
gramme, is it Why? Because Barber, and
such shin, would in that way be sure of a
PEI manent situation where they could make
money; make it at the expense of the poor
private, make it at the expense of the blood
of white men and the toll eff the Northerner,
make it at the cost of widows walls and or
phan's tears, resembling even now all over
our broad land. No peace upon any terms,
forsooth Because captain Barber can
wade through blood, stumbling over dead
men, his ears ringing with groans of agony,
and get make one hundred and tUentyt flee dot
lars per month, he is content. $40 peace upon
any terms Why? Has war become such
a glorious, money making holiday to these of
fciazsthat they prefer it to peace even with a re-
stored Union and the prosperity that all enjoyed
until this Tnfernaf Aboffrfon black. come
from Hades, started the institution anew upon
earth, and from the Chair of State at WASH
ington now sends forth his venom over the
land? How do you like this proposition, citi-
zens of Ashland County? Are you willing to
bear this enormous taxation forever? Is there
a man, traitor enough, heartless, bloody mind
ed, recreant enough to every principle or feel
ing that is usually considered an attribute of
humanity, as to say he prefers war, t~axation,
b1oodshed, famine, desolation in al its for ms,
to peace, prosperity and the Union !? But Mr..
Barber says this because he is making 1925
per month. no
He further says, Eve rejoice at the draft. y
Why is this Z Is there anything very funny
about the thing itself? There may be in Mr..
Barber's eyes, but people generally ssdon't see
it" Mr.. Barber left Ashland about 1S months
since with one hundred hale and hearty young
men. He came back last fall for more men tc
fill up has company. Scores of them had died
in the hospitals or persisted on the battle field
Mr.. Barber secures his s125 per month by
filling up the places of the dead with othe,
men. These other men in the course of events
must be given up to slaughter and if all are
killed, Mr.. Barber loses his S125 per month
unless he can get more men to the slaughter
pens, aud therefore he s~rejoices at the draft,
Certainly, Mr.. Barber, ~.trejoice and be exceed
ing glad." The draft may save that s12s
per month, after. ALI the brave and noble boy
you noso command lie n ouldering in unknown
graves, by giving you others to leadl to the
same fate. And yet 1t mag not. Dom
count on that kind Of uncertain chickens be.
fore they are hatched. The draffed men
might not be on hand at the appointed time
and place. They may be siezed with a dispo.
sition not to 90.
MI. Barber further makes some remarks to
the effect that the capture of Vicksburg was
certain. How stands that matter now? In
stead of taking Vicksburg our men are now
abandoning, for the present at least, even the
effort to take it.. And we fear we may not be
able to address Captain Barber at Vicksburp
for som time.
But good bye, Capt. Barber. We fear that
your opinions on this thing will have but very
few endorsements. We think there are yerv
few men but that will say they would rejoice
at peace with a restored Constitution and
Union with the old flag, not a star erased or a
stripe obscured, and the old time prosperity
and happiness brought back. None so recreant
to country, to humanity or to God as to say
ono peace upon any terms"
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