The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1863-01-02

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while | have no doubt that a |
ma jority OF tho troops now in Ken
tucky do not regard the Presidents
proclamation as justitisble, either by
law or nt cessity, yet there are few
degraded men who prefer aesocia-
lions with our slaves to any society
they find here, and by gross misrep
resentatioDs, have produced some
disaffection among the pegroes, that
will, perhaps, be the cause of much
difficulty"
This ia Il gross misrepresentation,
and does great injustice to our brave
boys in tho field, nine out of ten OF
whom are in favor Of the proclama-
ton. az we'll as large majority o!
the true Union mou of Kentucky
1t is necessity 60 plain to every
patriot that it does no, need argu
ment. Ills left handed lick at the
society of Nicholssville, is also
ISLANDER. That is loyal region III
general; therefore his insinuation
about 'to any eociety they find
here" have been intimate with
soldiers, and in the army for more
than a year, and do not know Of
single instance Of soldier inducing
a slave to run off or selling one,
though | had not the misfortune to
be in Bugll's command. ] bavo not
seen or heard OF the instance of
Northern soldier, or any other SOL
der, seeking the associations OF
slaves, and all these scare.crows
about negro instructions and diff
cullics. and all this slander and
twaddle, was worn out by the seces.
sion years ago. 1t has been the
standing threat by the secesh tina,
there would be a rebellion if this.
that and the other thing was not
done, or was done. That raw head
has worn ihread'bare. We know
who all lh 80 threats came from
without the split in the cloven foo,
being uncov, red. The truth is that
there is preierment Of the society
OF female slaves by great many Of
our Kentucky bucks who have new
er been in the Union army; this the
great number OF saddle colored Jew.
els about our towns, whose origin
will date back to when there was
no Northern soldiers in the State.
will attest The Secesh prophecy
rebellion and revolution, when We
have been in tho midst of rebellion
for ear two years. They have done
all the rebelling they could. They
will 10 all they can, 10 matter wheth
er all they ask is conceded to them
or not. Fifty thousln OF the mer
OF Kentucky have either openly ol
secretly rebeIled, Too late now tC
bring up that old worn ont secesh
threat. The only way to deal with
them now, is to give them Hail Co
lumbia. And yon hear all these
threats arising from something con
cerning nigggr, and in the mex
breath they will tell you that the re
belllon is not on account Of the mig
ger. Il it is rot on account OF mig
ger, then why is it that every slav
State came SO near seeding, ant
not single free State.
These straddle. bugs who sic OF
the fence take great care to do som,
little favor to each party, so that il
, the hour Of danger they can bring
! up to show to either party that ma
I have the upper hand at the tim
b that they are one OF them. The
Q are cowardly, pusillaniInous sc
D OF hounds, that will trembliDgly d
, the bidding OF amy tyrant that shake
the whip at them. Alter the Nc
o gan raid, when these men were {
: the opinion that the rebel symps
= thizers would have to foot the bill
I, damages, they were dreadful as til
e stern, ION the raging cansl,) terri
1t ic as sheet.iron thunder, (st a the,
n ter.) on the rebel sympalh z .rs =
II They were running to the F,der;
D officers in power at that time, ur!
}, ing and entreatirg them to be mo-
II severe; advising them to kill, sla
g. copfiscate, chaw 'em mp, don't lea,
10 greasy spot of them. But lo!
D. change comes over the spirit o. the
Gu dreams. Another raid comes ov,
o' the dark and bloody ground. Son
y hundred thousand famished, grea
l. hends, specimens OF the genus honl
n, cover all the land. Where now a
'g the terrific straddle bugs, where?
9, They are down off the fence on t
* secesh side, and loud in damnil
lo A bolitionists; are awiul on all 81
81 ASSESSED the traitors; it was drea
g. fully unconstitutional; and the
sh then friends were robbing aud
ID vastating the State by wholesa
o1 and not a word do they have to s.
10 against the constitutioniality OF t
er invasion, murder or robbery conn N
40 ted by these thieves. They are
lis thoroughly impressed with the ms
'se nitude OF the rebellion that they ,
- now subdued. They will submit
ms all the robbery that has been co
no mitted, afraid to resist, for anotl
raid might make it worse for the
~ The resident aids and accessories
'p- Inorganic highwaymen are now b,