Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1863-02-27
letter from nascom, seneca county.

Letter from Bascom, Seneca County.
Correspondence Of the Journal.
BAsooN, Feb 90, 1863.
FaIrsD KrrtKR;-Thcse arc indeed perilous
times enough to make the stoutest heart irem-
bic, and q true patriot weep With nation bap-
tized IN blood az ours now is, one would sup
pose that the people with common consent
would seek after justice and righteousness
For some iiuc the friends Of freedom have
been comparatively quiet whilst those who ia
vor slavery aud through that the Southern Con-
federacy have grown bold and insolent Now
again the time has come for the true lovers Of
their homes and freedom to open a withering
fire upon the norther traitors. There appears
to be nothing that will satisfy the pro-slavery
element at tho north but compromise, even
when the south declare they iciH not compromise.
These men are ready 10 get down and kiss the
toes Of southern demagogues. Would to God
they were down souh.wlth their brethren; yea
more, that they were made TO feel the accursed
lash of the southern afstocrat.
But why have the friends Of freedom and the
Union been comparatively quiet for timer
Answer; For the sake Of peace at home. But
the enemies have taken advantage of this quiet
and scattered the Internal seeds of secession all
around. Feemen, awalscl and stand by the
right, though the heavens fall.
Men are going about cursing in frey language
the negro as though he were guilty and had
trailed our banner in the dust What has he
done2 Answer you whose tongues are red
with cursos. Listen. Did not We steal him
from his native elime2 Have we not kept him
in bondage, 10 these many years, and been fed
and clothed out of his sweat and blood2 Why
then curse the negro9 What has he done2 He
has served under the lash whilst every right
tha, was dear to him has been taken away. We
have sold his wife and children and now we
curse him. Stop, sir; you curse not the negro,
but the God who made him. He is black; who
made him soH Curse his black skin will you?
Nay, YOU curse the God who made il so. Hold,
least worse thing befall you.
The test has come. MIR. Lincoln, as a neces-
sity, in order 10 weaken the rebellion, issued
proclamation freeing the slaves of rebels. Was
! Il wrong2 Have you son. brother husband or
father to send south 10 help those rebels bold
their slaves7 lfso, gol go, aud creep in at the
back door Ofthe southern aristocrat, and after
you have bowed and scraped before him, tell
him that you have come to help him watch his
slaves. Col but never after show your face
among freenien. You are suited to be waiter,
but not freeman. Away with your preten-
sions to love liberty: it is false you have not so
much as as one clear idea Of liberty. Go serve
the southern gentlemen. 1t is for them you
raise the lamentation-their rights have been
taken away. What rights? The right to rule
this nation and make you dance while they pipe.
You are ready, however; you do dance at the
first sound of their whistle. Southern arsto-
Gratis call you the "mudsills," nothing but ''whte
trashl" Still you are ready to got down in the
dust before them; go, then, to your brethren, for
they love you as despot loves his sublects.--
| If you love jeff. Davis and the Southern Con-
federacy more than the Union go there, freemen
don't you with them.
But the way grows dark. JEFF. Davis and his
allies have determined to kill every colored man
that may be found in the Union army. This is
southern rights with vengeance Mr.. Davis is
your model man therefore pray for him. Shame.
| Mr.. Lincoln's proclamation was TO free, and
Mr.. Davis TO kill. The one is from the north,
the other from the south. No man can mistake
the meaning of these proclamations
But what is more severe and shocking is the
action of men aud St0tes in the north, passing
laws prohibiting colored men from settling in
their states. Some states have such laws Now
then where are they to GO? No where but into
the Union army, to be murdered by Davis and
his rebel crew fast as they fall into their hands.
There are petitions now in circulation in Ohio,
praying our Legislature to pass such a law in
this state" Men are signing these petitions by
thous lnds. Professed Christians too, are put
ting their names to these petitions, If should
sign such petition then let my right hand for
get its cunning No man at this time who un-
derstands himself except he be traitor will
put his name to such paper. 1t is designed to
defeat the proclamation, embarrass the admins
tration and strengthen the southern confedcracy.
! What are the signs of the times? Our coun-
trymen by thousands have fallen; they have
poured out their blood upon their country's al
tar, to defend our homes and our glorious ban
ner. We are at home. What are we dong?-
Alasl too many are doing all they can to give
aid and comfort to the rebels. would have as
much respect for the man who would murder
my mother, as the man who wonld murder my
country, or sympahizc with the man who
would do so.
Let these brave soldiers once leave their pla-
ces, let them fly before the rebels as many in the
north desire they should, let rebel hordes pass
over our country and lay it waste, then, and not
till then, will some of our northern rebels feel as
they ought. 1t may come to this, Who is TO
blame? Answer: Northern rebels. Those who
cry out for southern rights and sympathizc with
the south. HENRY LANCE.
For weeks past repel sympathizers in this
county have been circulating like petitions in
almost every school district Sheep stealing is
honorable in comparison to such despicable and
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