The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-03-04
: COPPERHEAD" TRAITORS-TIIE
nItrV nH THE COVEIlNMENT.

No loyal man in the North who has watched the
course Of events can have failed to noticc, week
by week since the commencement of the rebellion
an increasing desperation on the part Of the rebel
leaders; and since the Government has partially
relaxed The firm hold it some months since had on
Northern traitors they have industriousiy i'm
proved the time using every argument and arti-
fee which dcvilish ingenuity could invent, TO rep
resent President Lincoln as tyrant; to make tho
people believe that tho present is mn Abolition
war" iuauguracd by the Republicans, and prose
cuted merely for parti1an purposes TO embarrass
the Government prevent cnlistmcuts IN thc army,
and organize Peace at any Price party and
now they are engaged in an attempt to make the
people believe that the entire army is opposed to
the policy Of the Administration, and in favor OF
peace"
Putting "his and that together - noting how,
rs the rcbo desperation increases In the South, the
coppcrhcads OF the North renew and rcdoublo their
reckless attempts to discourage a prosecution of
the war---who can doubt that those calling them
selves the "Democracy" and Conservatives
of the North, and the rebel leaders Of the South
have the same object in vicw-th the overthrow OF
the present Administration, and the destruction Of
the Government
While these Northern copperhoRds are shedding
crocodile tears about Federal violations Of the Con-
stitution they have no word of reproach for the
leaders Of tho rebellion While they denounce the
act of Congress cOnfiscating rebel property, they
harbor no unkind thought toward the rebels for
driving every loyal man in the South pennilcss
from his home While they pour forth epthets
against the Federal draft and Conscription act,
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rebel leaders, in forcing every able-boded man
into their armies While they ridiculo and con-
tenn the idea of the Federal Government arming
negroes, thoy see no wrong in the military employ
ment Of slaves by the rebels While no language
i, able to express their rage at the arrest and im-
prsonmont of persons engaged in reasonable prac-
tees in the North, they have never yet expressed
one word of horror when loyal men in the South
have been arrested, executed without trial. ana
their corpses left hanging by the roadside
for buzraris, and subjects of mockery for the
| worse than savages who murdered them! While
they cxecrate President Lincoln as tyrnnt, they
| extol Ieil. Davis as the apostle Of Right!
| IL there n lover of the Government established
by Washington and jefferson, who is 80 blind as
to believe that this class of Northern coppcrhcads
|
pcrpemity and the overthrow of the rebel Rristoc-
racy of the South Most Gssuredly, not one
| Nor do we think there is man whose SympathieS
are heartily with the Government, but believes
that these same copperheads would heartily rejoice
| nj the permanent destruction of Federal Union
whose watch word is Freedom" and the estab
lishmcnt of a Slavery Concderacy
Believing this. let loyal men continue to demand
of the Government vigorous usO of overy means
within its reach for the prosecution OF the wal
to successful and speedy termination. Let then
| demand that our armies receive such additional
strength as mny be necessary, and that they b,
placed under command Of Gcucra!s who fee
heartily interested in the preservation of the Coy
crnmcnt and the destruction Of treason and traitors
And finally. let loyal men demand that our Gov
| crnmcnt give to the Northern sympathiIicrs and
adcrs of tho rebels, just such treatment As jeff
! Davis gives TO Union men who are found through
out the South. Let Northern coppcrhcads be
Judged by the words Of those whose cause they are
advocating.
The San Antonio Texasl Heraid, in speaking OF
the execution or Union men in that State 'rho',
bones" it says, "nrc Bleaching N he sum-" aud
whose "Jodies suspended By scores from black
| Jacks uses the following language;
"No GovkRNMESr, IN TIME or WAR, WILL ToL-
| ERArE TREASON; ANp NO MAN VINO is TRAITOR
| At HEART SHOULD EXPECr FAyoRs FROM THE rEo-
| rLE or A GovERSMENr WITH WHICH HE HAS NO
! sYMrATHN, ANp IN THE OVERTHROW oF WHICH liz
| WOULD REJOICE.
These are the "rights which are metcd out to
Union men in the South-le, such be the just
rctrbuuon visited upon traitors in the North. The
Devil of Treason is stalking brazen-taced, under
the protection Of our flag, and clamoring about his
| constitutional rights let him be fought with
| the same mercile.s fire which his associates have
kindlcd throughout the South, and which is ad-
ministcred unsparingly TO every man who dare
say a word in behalf Of the Government whost
emblem is the "Sars and Stripes" In Texas
| Union mems BODIES ARE SUSPENDED ~ sCoRES
FROM BLACK-JACKs" let their requiem be The
wall of coppcrheads from Forts Warren an,
| Lafayette. In Texas, Union mems "UoSEs ARi
BLEAcuISG IN ruE sUN"-let their epitaph Il,
| written IN the blood of Northern traitors, who ar
oven now cheering on the aSSassins And whcr
their sympahilcrs talk about the constitutions
rights of frccmen" point them to the words of tha
Southern patriot, Andrew Johnson of Tennessee
who says that when mru, enjoying the protection Il
Just government, attempt 10 subvcrt and over
throw it for parttan ends, "t''y cco'" 10 be free
men, and Lur. lost deir s.,oAooi, hstcdd Of retain
n,g thea. dmo"ions, &cy sh,a'E Mro dr Dimensions d
rcyt2rs. Hrciay slrmk, &,y d'vrc . b, TRIO
uroN AZ RRrrILEsl'
When this course is adopted when treason IN
der the American flag is permitted as few priv
legcs AZ loyalty under the rebel rag then wi
the rebel leaders cease to derive aid and comoi
from their Northern allies, and organized rcbellio
will speedily csasc--thcn may hundreds of thou
sands of our brave soldiers be relieved from tn
privations and hardshrs of military life the
will peace, prosperity and happiness return 10 on
now distracted country.
COLONEL VI. IL. WALKER.
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