The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-09-16
Does the Democracy Mean Dis
union!

Ii It docs hot. IL is the most unfortunate
party III the world. for it then prcsenta
most hum,latins spectacle of ignorance, do
IuE all IN its power t. achieve dlSuniuu
without understanding its own efforts. We
aolult at once the mass Oi the Democracy
oi any Intention To- divide the country, but
the leaders ot The Democracy We hold innu
cent ot this disrcputalic ignorance OF their
followers, and iiud guilty ji more disgrace.
lul intelligence. Thousands Of mea will
vote disoyal ticket in October, who fondly
b iicyc that they are unfolding men and
principles essential 20 the preservation of
the uion. Thcir leaders deceive them da
grautiy, appealing tc their worst preiudces
aud passions, and pcrsua1ing them that the
nation is TO bc saved 10y opposing the Gov.
cumcnt. aud the rebellion ended by inter
fcring with the war. As Democratic lead
crS decree, the Democratic party acts; and
therefore, when we ask If the Democracy
means diSunion, we ask il il is meant bT
| George W. Woodward and Eallandigham.
| for these ncn arc the Democracy being to
their party as the brain is to the body.
! Asking this important question, VIC shall
not be content with any irresponsible an
swcr. These gentlemen, even against Their
own Wills shall reply to us. They can not
escape by evasion; like Falstaf, when ques
| toned by the chief Justice, they cannot
elude the difficulty by pretending suddei.
! deafness. They must answer, and Mr. Val
! landigham, Democratic candidate for the
! Govcrnorship of Ohio shall DO ,ho irst to
/ Avuvict the lcmocracv of reasonable pur
pose. Take q chair, Mr. v. and inform the
people OF your occupation on the eth day CT
February. 1861 lfynur memory is wcaA,
we will refresh it by the file of the Congress
sioual Glohc, in which ycur record as u mis-
representative of u loyal State, is written
for general examination. On that day yn,.
had the audacity to rise in your seat aud
propose to the llouse--to which your pres
cncc WAS certainly not All honor---dR cldbV.
rate y7t;a for ne GjriSioH Of tie UhioH into
fOHr parts. You embodied them in fornaT
10 ou,ious, the first section oi which was
enttlcd-"Tho United States are divided in.
to fovr :arts"
lou also announced it to bc your intcn.
tion to speak in support of this disloyal
plan ut the earliest opportunity, but We d"
net tI!ink il necessary to inquire if your III
trntion WAS ever fulfilled. 1t is enough that
you did, at time when the South was, with
all ita cncrc', preparing for rebellion, advo'
cate disunion on the floor of Congress, ami
coClly mvito all your brother Representa-
lives to- help you to destroy the Republic
This is enough disgrace even for u disloyal
politician. In mercy, We spare you any
further exposure; your subsequent career
is we'll known; how. banshed for dlSloyalty
you made q tour of the South, how you cs
capped Imprisonment there because of your
known cnmity to the Uuion how the rebel
papers said Your election would be a tri-
umph for the rcbcllion; and how YOU arc
now the candidate of u disloyal party, OPP
posed by all patriotic Democrats and en-
: Enthusiastically supported by all the rene
gades Of the North. We think you, Mr..
, Ndllandgham. have answered us very EN-
| ph ,tically, and, if you please, you may give
your yhair to your honorable colleague. Mr.
Justice Woodward. You may so, Mr.. Val
lmdishanl; we are obliged to you for your
! confessions