Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1863-04-24

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which docs not recognize the rightfuln6sn 8
their rebellion. None know theif drad and
trFacherons purposes bciiof than their Nofh.
ern allies, who have been again and again acorn.
fully repulsed by thein, aud who are ntll wait.
ing with their accustoiDed servility, ready "a
perform any act Of coDdescynsion which Their
masters may suggest The popular mind IL be-
coming well informed as 10 the niischievous
purposes OF these pretended lpesseDgeTs of
peace. And unless there a speedy abatement
of their treacherous designs, the nhthorioQ sffrru
OF public indignation will burst with al the
power Of the Constitution and the laws upon
these heartess tranagrcssors.
Be assured that your stern resolve 90 hcceds
to no terms but an unconditional surrender of
the rebels, has inspired all loyal men with re,
newed spirit and energy, and has stricken with
fear and trembling the Northern synpathfseft
| with the rebellion. Your hnndsw4ffinp has
troubled their ,hoaghts, as that npon the wall II
Babylon afflicted another tinnrgiesaor, who saw.
as they see in your records signs Of coming
reiribution.
We concur in your dcnunciations of the bsf.
fidy ofthcse "Dorthetn allies, ho are striving
to chill the fervent patriotism " our soldiers 81
circulating letters, papers aud documents which
basely misreprcaent the noble purposes Of Amer.
ican patriots. This IL but q new, and a. We
th,nk, the last seeps ia the tragic drama, which
has been enacted by these vile performers. The
brst was their affected horror At the aIIefed
usurpaiion Of the Chief Executive Ia callini FIR
1900 men. Their pretsndisd zeal Cor the Con.
sttution made them indifferent to the thresten.
ed destruction OF our National Capital. Their
distractions were dearer to them than the saliva
tion ofour Government. Whila you were buck
ling on your arnor and rushing into the baftie-
field for the defense of the Constitution and the
Union, they were preparing their arrangements
tO Justify their running away FROM the bloody
conflict, aud thus saving that dearest to them
OF all constitutions. their own bodies. They
next appeared with hypocritical wailings and
lamentations over the pretended tyranny Of the
President in susFendlng ihe privilege Of the
writ ofha6cas corpas. They were not afflicted
with the sad tragedy IN the streets of Baltimore,
when the blood Of our brave men who werr
rushing to defend tile Captll of our Union, was
shed by the hand ofthe vile traitors. They had
n" tears for thnse bereayed by the murder Of our
patriots; but they fereely howl, d when the das.
tardly assassins were hurried, without .slue pro.
cess of law" to furts and prisons. Their NOR
bid sensitiveness on behalf of arrested culpritr
indicates a coDcOusness of their own disloYalty
for it is not within our knowledge that any loy-
81 man of Ohio has any distressing apprehen-
sions that his body may be taken for treachery to
freedom.
Again. They pretendrdly frigh,en themseives
and attemp; 10 alarm Others. with the enormous
expenditures Of the war, the depreciation OF
money, and the heavy taxes which must Cypress
the people. The blood ofyour comrades sled
by the rebels al Stone river. and ON all other
battle.ields where our brave have fallen, does
not so stir their souls the great fIH III The cur
rpncy. The mothers and sisters uf Ohio. who
have lost the props Of their homes and hearts,
have unmurmuringly given tu their c,mntry the
dearest idols Of their love; whilst these eroakers
have made the air vocal with the bereayenepts
OF their pockets. With such mercenarits, il
must he immsterial whether freedom or tyranny
prevails
The last act in these false performances II The
unpatriniic attempt 10 incite the prejudices Of
our soldiers. by representing the eonhic as a war
not for the Constitution and the Union, but for
the emancipation of the negro. II is an unfor-
tunate coincidence that these professed Union
men and notorious rebs should SO fully concur il
sentiment But for the proclamation, say they,
we would have cordially co-operated in the vig-
OrOus prosecution of the war. Ohio knows that
this is base pretense. The same men who
howl about emancipation, bewailed in equally
strong tones the arrest Of Kane and his compeers
in perfidy; the disbanding Of the conspirators at
Frankfort, and every vigorous act and pulley Of
The administration which has tended to crush
the rebellion; when these suspected patriots
shall show the same enthusiasm in speaking OF
he victories of our arms; Of your bravery and
of the triumph Of the Union over
he Rebellion; aud of the perpetuation of those
great principles which constitute our national
the misfortunes of the rebels, their clamors
against the Government and the Administration
will at least have the appearance of being the Mt
erances of honest hearts. fitR
We say to you, our brave countrymen, that
,ur wishes, our prayers, our purses and If need
De, our, blood, shall be given 10 sustain you in
your places of peril We have no polif;cs and
no party, but the Union and the Constitutiof.
II there are those with us who will attempt TO
prostitute our great mission with any peculiar
or partisan views, we will repudate their desc
Grafton of our high and holy purposes. Ifthere
are money changers in our ranks who win spec
ulate upon The wants and gains ofthe brave SOL
diery, we will scourge them from our ccmmun.
ion. We unitedly pledge to you and The great
cause 10 which you have dedicated your all our
ives, our fortune and our sacred homer Whilst
you guard us from the hands Of the rebels, We
will guard you from the treachery of domestic
raitors. You have aroused us TO a proper coG-
emplation of the enemy in our midst That
'nemy must and will be conquered by appeal,
oy argument, and by all the motives which can
oe summoned, to move the heart of patriotism.
We dread civil strife; but not so much as We
Tread rebellion. We are ready to meet any Is
'ue, however fearful, that we may save the Con-
ltitution aud the Union.
Soldiers OF Ohio: Beofgood cheer. The dawn
d u brighter day for our country is bre king
healihful reaction is now in progress among
he masses of our people. and they are detecting
Ind exposing the false pretensions and hypdcri-
lies OF decevers. They are beginning to real
ze the true and great issue--the Constitution
md the Union against The rebellion; and they
IRE preparing for any and All sacrifices which
nay he needed to secure victory The liberal.
he enlighied, and the patriotic Of other lands are
rousing to full view Of the nature Of our cdn-
est; and they are now sending theit welcome
,reetingsto the friends of Constitutional fibsrtt.
Wait, and watch, and fight a little longer; and
he great triumph for you, for us, aud f.rthe
world will come. Justice. truth humanity, and
-he sympaihies of the good and true in all lands
are with US. And he who guided our iathets
through the psrils OF the rSvoiution will 90 be-
ore US and be ohF rcarward A. We diva7ltS 10
he overthrow Of the rebellion.
sENAIoRe
.ueius v. Bierce. IBeejamin. Eegleston,
Wills Gardner, WilliarD B., Mrclune,
charles y. Godfrey, Alfred Meveigh.
William s.. Groesbeck, Samuel ouim6y,
lewis B. Gunckle, A. T. R,ady
seorge Hanh, George ". Rn6y.
solomon S. Henkle, John P. ,Robisnn.
'eler Hitchcock, h9heri 2, SherraFd,
Ohm Hood, John A. Sinner.
ohm Kelley William p, 6pragus.
)avis Miles, lIsaac Wslsh
!. Q. MeBurney, Thomas q. whetstoas.
REPREsENfArIvEs
ameS r. Hnhbeil; IJames w. Bnvahd,
;harlea II. Babcoek, JaineS BoeneiF iaa
Ohm battram, Henry Brachman,
AloeTi Bates. Joseph Bradbury,
Ie~is CLARK, Itsebgr W Howe,
sher Coax. james Aasfoa;