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

MURFRKEsBoRo, Tennessee,l
April 20, 1868.
Our country is being convulscd by
accursed rebels in the South, and, ]
am sorry to hear, there are men in
the North who would fain be their al
lies. Every true friend of good gov.
eminent and civil liberty should as.
sist The authorities in maintaining law
and order and restoring the govern.
ment TO u firm basis. We look upon
Northern traitors as men who are en-.
deavoring to rob us of great and
good government which our forelath.
ers gained in the Revolutionary war,
and lenghten our absence from the
loved ones at home, and even DESC
late those homes by war in the
North The President and his sub.
ordinates in using their utmost en-
deavors to maintain the nation and
suppress the existing rebellion, meet
and receive our warmest approval
I'VE heartily approve the sentiment OF
the lamented Douglas, that there can
be but two parties in this contest, one
for the government and the other
against it, either patriots or traitors
and that those who will not assist and
encourage the soldiers who are fight
ing to protect their homes from ruin,
are unworthy ofthe confidence of free
men. We are in favor OF n vigorous
prosecution of the war, unwilling to
have it abate until every foe expires
or returns to allegiance.
We are not and never will be tired
Of fighting and using all proper means
for the support and maintenance OF
the Laws and Constitution of our he
loved country, and we are entirely
willing to re-enlist, at the expiration
Of our respective term of service, for
the purpose of blotting out of exist
cnce, both the rebels and those dam
nable friends, the copperheads of the
North, who are seeking to destroy
our free government
We heartily disapprove of the course
pursued by the peace party of the
North, and we firmly believe that it is
their design to cause divisions among
the loyal soldiers that they may more
easily subvert the interest of the gov
ernment and plunge it into an ire
trievable gulf of ruin.
We will cling more closely than ev-
er to our government and its hallow-
ed institutions fight more heartily for
it's support and honor and love that
dear old flag which has honored us 50
much more than anything earthly
Now let us rally around the center
whilst it is called to-day. Now is the
time to bring this war to a close, don {
delay, brave men of Ohio. but turn
out to help close up and have some
honor for yourselves, don't wait to be
drafted, for if you do, wait to he drat-
ted and come to war, the boys will
hurrah for Tod's men, but come out
like men and let us have govern
ment or else have none.
see good deal in the papers
about the COpperheads of the North.
| am Democrat and always expect
to he, but | don't own any Democrat
that is Copperhead, for he don't be-
long TO the same party that l do, for
| am for the Union and he is rebel at
heart, and if | should meet him /
would use him as a traitor to his com-
try, and | hope that there is enough
loyal men at home to bring them to
time.
l suppose the men of Ohio are dis.
putting about politics, but this han I
the time to make big speeches my
dear friends, You had better come
down to Dixie and help to fight fol
country like men, and when the wai
is over, then make your big speeches
about politics; it would look little
better for you, especially those Cop
perheads in the North. If we had
them down here, and place n muske
in their hands, and II llnapsack OF
their back, and forty rounds of cat
ridges in their box, and we will. mak'
! Union men of them. ~
The following is from John L. Bib
Ter Of company b, 2lst regiment, als'
a Democrat.
would like to be ut home with tn
regiment, to help clean out the Cop
perheads and those that think til
2lst is tired of the war, would lin,
out different if the regiment was a
home. | have heard some Of tn
boys say they wished their brother
would be hung. / also heard other
say the same OF their fathers Ther
was man in the 18th Ohio killed on
of his cousins ut the battle of Mul
freesboro. For myself, l would jus
as leave kill Il rebel at home us her
, in Dixie.
) There will be some of our boy
home before long, and they will Civ
some Of the traitors what they dc
serve, if they don't be careful
, When you write, L want you to te
, me what you know about those lodge
; the Copperheads have in our county
David Beard, of company A, 2lst
/, writes:
4 l see that while a Copperhead shee
, the Chicago Times is exhorting th
Democratic clubs Of ILL.,, to raise fund
for buying the Conscripted Democrat
out of the army, or in other words
wants Copperhcads to be kept {
: home to keep up fire in the rear {
:, our gallant army in the field; will I'll
loyal peopla OF the North and Wei
5 endorse such traitorous measure
G We hope better of them. We trul