Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-06-16
said and Comfort - to the Rebel Cause.

The managers and leaders Of the oash-bound
eecres Leagues keep themselves very busy in
misrepreseutiug and slandering that portion
of community which does not belong to their
order, nor approve of the extraordinary, fre-
quent and alarming violations of the Constitu-
tion and laws by the Executive and his suboF-
dinates, And the universal corruption and thiev.
ing of the horde of cormorants and scoundrels
who have in go many instances received the
favor and patronage of the party in power
These fellows, and the papers and atumpers in
their interest, have no hesitation in styling
their law. abiding neighbors, "seceasonists,"
ORATORS" "sympathizsrs," and other like cpl
thet,, and affirming that all the Democrats and
other conservative men, who anxiously desire
the preservation of the Constitution and the
restoration of the Union, are butternuts !"
and copperheads, who favor the success
Of the rebellion and the establishment
of the Southern Confederscy. They charge,
too, that Democrats and their conservative CO.
laborers are in favor of an unconditional peace
at once, and final separation.
Now all that they charge in this regard Is un'
founded and untrue, and all the epithets they
use toward those who will not act with them in
their corrupt organization, are not only imFrop'
erly applied, but are absolutely false and SLAM
derous. The only true loyal Union men at
this time in the States not in revolt, are the
Democrats and those who act with them, while
the chief managers 10 the ranks OF the doml-
naut Abolition party are out and out Disunion-
lists.
In the slanders which they originate and put
aAoat about the Democratic party, they have
two objects in view, the first Of which Ia to
keep up g constant strife such as their inia-
nous slanders are calculated to eDgender,
hoping thereby to turn the eyes Of the
people away from their stupendous thieviDg and
corruption, which exceed any thing Of the
kind in the worlds history; and second, being
hostile to reconstruction and the Union on its
old basis and in favor of disunion and separa-
tion, these fellows stigmatizs their Democratic
neighbors as already Indicated, and print the
ISLANDERS on them in their Abolition papers, with
the object and intent of getting all such mat
ter into rebellion, hopiUg thereby 10 encourage
JEFF. DAvIs's government to hold out and fight
on until it3 independence is achieved. And
thus these managers of the "Union Leagues"
aud "Loyal Union Leagues" their stumpers
snd papers, are constantly holding out "ND AND
COMFORT" to the rebel Government. and rebel
army. They are more valuable to DAVIS than
fifty additional regiments Of troops would be, 90
we'll as enemi es OF the most dangerous character
to the Government. Their present object 10 to
ge. all the plunder they can out of the Govern
ment and the people, and when that is accom-
plIshed, they will throw off the mask aud go in
for disunon and separation, and for despotic
Government in the North and West, in place Of
our present institutions. Many honeN and
well meaning men, inside and outside OF these
Lesgues, are acting with the infamous chsrac-
ters to whom we refer; but they do 90 10 total
ignorance Of the designs Of such wicked and
corrupt leadera. Some, We are glad to know,
are beginning to see the object, and where they
are drifting, and such will abandon the corrupt
organization referred to, and join in with
the Democracy to cave the country. Any
ordinary observer who will take note of the
savings Of the leaders and their !oidies
will not be long in discovering that they are en-
emies to the old Constitution and Union which
our fathers made, and which they will incau-
tiously assert ls "plsyed out" "Served Its day.
etc and shat 1--WE need a stronger govern
ment," etc., etc., all going to prove that tbeiI
design 10 the end, is, II possible, to overthrow
our glorious institutions, and in their stead es
tablish despotism.
Il 10 the men we have spoken OF, and moi
Democrats, who give aid and comfort to the en-
emy, and If they had their deserts they would
receive promptly the punishment which by the
laws of the land are inflicted for treason. But
instead thereof they are allowed to run at tiarge
engaged In plunderiDg the government and plot
ting is destruction