The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-03-18

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Our forces were all ready for fight.
The Mississippi river is so high at Vieksburg
that General McClemand'S troops have been COM
pelled to emburk for Millikcns bend, sixteen miles
above that point.
A large number Of refugees from Richmond
lately came within our lines. They represent that
owing 10 the vigorous conscrpton md famine, all
persons are coming North who are able to do 50.
TUE TRUE COURSE OF LOYAL MEN.
While the Copperhcads of the North are
organizing secret societies, whose avowcd
object is to weaken the influence Of the
Government, resist it's power, and aid the
rebels, and while the Conservatives are
employing their time in making protesa.
Nons of loyalty, and in uttcring cries for
peace" it becomes the truly loyal and ear.
nest supporters of the Government tC agree
on some well defined and earnest platform
and to organize for coming political strug-
giles with parties processing honesty and
caudor, yet to the last degree willy, unprin-
cipled and deccitlul The object to he nc
compished requires no secret organization
---no platform of obscure or ambiguous
meaning--no attempt to make crime appear
iunocent---no compromise between Right
and Wrong, or Loyalty and Treason hut,
contideut in tho Justice of our cause, aud in
the loyalty Of the honest masses, lei the
principles WHICH we advocate be proclaimed
openly. and in language which cannot I've
I II.
wherever and in whatever shape it appears,
mauiesting no desire to blind ourselves 10
its existence, or make it appear less or bet
ter than il really is and finally, let MS ban
ish every thought OF batting ona jet or little
oc Justice to appcase the advocates ana
sympathizcrs of the rebel government
which owes even its sham existence to the
preparation Of the greatest crimes.
Men who at heart ale truly loyal-whc
desire the preservation Of republican, iUsti
tutions rather than the accomplishment o
personal ends, OF the success of parties
need no lengthy argument 70 convince then
of the duty they owe to the Government
nor will they hesitate to perform that duty
though il cost the severance of old part,
ties. or the cnmity of those who have beer
their warm political friends. And wi,i
Government bcset on the one hand by armc
traitors. aud on the other by hypocritica
foes, who claim its protection yet improv
every opportunity to diminish its ppwe
and add TO its embarrassment, it must be al
parent To every friend of free institutions
tlat the present, of all others is the tim
when the Government most needs his opor
earnest aud undivided support This
no time for loyal men to settle minor differ
emcs. Do they desire tho success of IN
Government? Then let them strengthen
hy every means within their power
credit. with money aud with men. Do the
desire the crushing Of the rebel power
Then let them earnestly support every meas
ure which the Government inauguratos fo
the accomplishment cf that object, viz: th
confscation of rebel property fear {
which will cause many wavcriug traitor
10 return to their allegiance the destru,
yion cf slavery--the cornerstone and pilla
Of the rebellion, and without the suppol
ofwhiCh, the rebel army would seen ceaS
t. exist; the punishment of Northern trai
ors-who discourage enlistments, resist tn
draft, counsel desertions, encourage tn
Ccbels, ami then talk of their constitutions
rights"
la short, let all loya men unite thci
efforts 10 strengthen the Government an
weaken the rebels let them exact such
course from every one who receives publ
trusts at their hands let them shUG IA,
.R2JerH Democracy which sees nothn
wrong in treason or admirable in loyalty
and that " Conservatism whose song
about peace" and Compromise ON a.,
lsrDS' As we love our Government, /,
as now I'LL It's hands to overaowmg with til
snews of war as We admire Right, let 4
compromise no principle, either with IL
rebel in the field or his apologiSt at hom,
Let all such loyal men unite on an II
conditional Union PLATFORM platror
whose onlyplank is: TuG USloN, AT A,
rmcE" Let us be MEN, whose .irst desi
is ever for honorable peaco--whoso Sccoa
is for honorable, avenging war,
A victory OF such platform would 81
substantial moral support to our Cover
ment, and dismay TO the rebels-~a defe
would at least leave us a consciousness
the recttude of our purpose, aud our pri
ciples would command the admiration of t.
lovers o! popular government,