Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-03-26
TO f'ic Officers and Members G
the wooster EniOi League.

TO The Officers and Members Ct
the wooster Unioi League.
GENTLEMEN; Following tie example
Of your Republican brethren in many oI
the towns and cities Of this and other
States, you have associated yourselves to
gethel in society known by tho name of
the Union League. 1t would appear from
the name of this association that its pur
pose is a fair and honorable one. But all
secret political societies are rcprehensblc
and particularly 50 in the present. excited
condition Of the public mind This socie
fy, judging by its action in several cite,
where it has been formed, is more thar
reprehensible; it is dangerous, and merit.
and will receive the condemnation of al
lovers of order. In Cincinnati the Union
League debated the property Of mobbing
the Democratic papers of that city an(
aiterward concluded to petition those who
have the power, to suppres it. In Col
umbus, IKE Crisis, a Democratic pape
was mobbel the night Of the day succeed
ing that on which the Ritual of the Unior
League appeared in its columns. In ou
own town gentleman belonging to you
society, whose inaammable goods are il
close proximity to the property which ht
would like to see destroyed, has beer
heard to say that, il he wore q soldier he
woull help to mob the Office of the Wayn,
County Democrat. Another member ol
your League, whose place of business can
be seen from any perty Of the public square
has said, when the Union League has been
established in every township of the coun
ty, they will be able to kick Dem ocrats
wherever they are found. Still another
gentleman q member of the League, said
lately to one of his employees, that he
would az soon shoot a Democrat as q
sheep stealing dog. Besides this, We
have been informed that members of the
League attended the Democratic meeting
on lat Saturday night armed with dead.
ly wea Ions. Ia consideration of these
open y ayOwcd sentiments OF members o.
the UAiOn League, and OF the action of the
League IN other places, we take it upon
urso.vos to say few words, to the off
GERS a.a members OF this society.
Societies Of this kind are dangerous ia
any community. This ono will prove
particularly dangerous to this community
il any violence Is attempted on its part
toward the property o: persons holding
different political opinions. Although
persons in authority have tried 10 curtaiI
the liberty of the people--have arrested
citizens without causo--have suppressed
politictl journals and forbidden their cir.
culation through the mail at times we
still have FREQ press. still possess the
right Of free speech. We will use these
rights; and will not permit citizens band
ed together to deprive us of them. The
Democrats are not alarmiSt They would
rather live upon terms of good fellowship
with their neighbors than be at dagger IS
point" but when the issue of personal en-
mi,y is forced on them because of their
political opinions, they will meet and re.
turn ike for like. If this is understood,
it may prevent the occurrence of scenes in
our community which, in moments OF
calm reflection, we may all regret. For
this reason, and for the purpose of enlist,
ing the members of your body who own
property in an attempt to preserve order
in our midst and to lebukc the disposition
for mob violence which characterize your
party, we will express 10 You the deliber-
ate determination of the Democratic party
of Wayne county with brevity but with
emphasis also. We are determined TO
abide by "all" the laws until such time as
we can make our resistance felt at the
ballot box; we will not break the peace
in resentment of the insulting opithets oI
traitor" "secessionist," "copporhcad,' ,
"butternut," which may bo heard upor
the lips of those who in every thing but
politics are truthful gentlemen of refined
and corteous language. But should he
Hotspurs among you incite you to rage
and inaugurate mob violence among us,
upon your heads 10 the terrible conSequen
ces. Terrible they will be. Tho Dom oc.
racy will retaleate. They will return bulle
| for bullet; they will have lite for life; they
will destroy property for property. Tha
power to carry it out to the bitter end
We are in tho ma jority in this county
and we have grown restless under the inso
lenco of the minority, of which you ar
probably The least respectable members
If what we have written shall prever
violence, it is well. If it does not IL
rich members of the League will regr'
over the remains of their destroyed prop
erty that they did not listen to our nj
untimcly warming, Wa yne Co. o.Democr0
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SustnissiTlE The Government
1t may almost invariably be notice
that the men who make the most preter
sions to sustaining tho Government a
, themselves sustained By tie Goperan'en