Washington telegraph. [volume] (Washington, Ark.) 1839-1871, 1863-01-07
RM-An Ohio nanar gives an

b@-An Ohio paper gives an account
Of the suicide of man named David
Lamb, who recently cut his throat with
a razor, in consequence of bis conviction
that the political course he had pursued
was one of the causes of the resent war.
| de voted with the radical Abolitionists
and aided, as he supposed, in bringing the
country into trouble. The weight of this
crime so pressed upon his own conscience,
that ne was constrained, like Judas, to
take his own life.
We could recognize the retributive JUS
tlce of this thing much more clearly, if
| 1T had been Northern Democrat This
poor fanatic was at least honest The
Northern Democrats have deceived US
before and would do SO again If they
had exhibited one half the sympathy for
the South, or @ ne half tie disposition to
ccord US our rig hts before the fatal day
of Ft. Sumter, which they now pretend,
all might yet have been WELL By the
magic of the first drop of blood, the great
gulf between the sections, yawned wide
aud deep, to be closed nevermore.
A large party at the South (of which
we were one) believed in their disposition
to accord the South her rights and i'm
plored the unconditional secessioris.s, to
give them chance before it became too
late. The other hand we stretched to-
wards the North, and implored the con-
servatlve party to give US some token Of
our hope. They were heartless, cold, and
dead to the appeal. They believed in our
weakness and were willing to become par
ties to our humiliation. They were FORE
most in the war, and trooped by h andreds
Of thousands to answer the call of Lin
coin. We were deceived and BETRAYED.
The iron entered our soul We gave
our hands to the secessiouists and confess
ed that they were right. We renowned
our allegiance to the United States for
ever and ever. We have never since
doubted that the secession movement
was begun, just when it should have been.
Aud now, when the Northern Demo
cr4ts find subjugation impossible. they
come again with the old fawaiug fattery
by which in Old time they wheedled us
of our votes, and are full of protesta tons
Of desire to end the war; to amend the
constitution, If we will; or if not to acknowl-
edge our independence and be friends
again. Curses on their professions! They
are the promptings of policy. Should the
tide of war turn strong y against US, and
our subjueatioD become at ali probable,
these same Democrats would again seek
popularity by jclring in the hunt, and be
found the most feroclous of all the blood
hounds, h owiug at our heels.
We rejoice that the over ruling Provi-
deuce, which brings good out of evil, aud
raised di>scnsious between them aud the
Republicans, By which We will profit, bnt
we hold them uo less i'll di>truSt aud owe
them TO less detestatiun. !; We have lett
in US aty faint sparks OF charity ton jhat
portion of our felIrw men, who iuhaUIt the
North Jet the crazy aboltionist VINO shoots
himself in the despair OF remorse, have
them III preference 10 ,he cold, heartiess,
hypocritical, and Misunderstanding couser>
vative. Very few Of them are likely to
emulate the sole reire'niuS trait OF Judas
aud kill themselves Tor shame.
We do not write this to crafty our own
taste for railing, nor to give vent to auy
ebuiitIon, without Il purpose. Nor have
we neglected 10 consider that this tone
adopted by Southern journals may tend
to react upon the Moth and bring about
a renewed concentration of the forces OF
our enemies. Looking at that alone We
would refrain from setting the example.
Blu; our people incur greater aud more
imminent danger from trusting to the
friendship aud moderation of the North
ern democrat, in this crisis, than from
any other source. 1t Is of the first i'm
portauce that we should understand
them truly. Otherwise We may relax our
efforts aud rely fatally upon the disseu-
sions OF our enemy. We may lean too
much upon Northern democrats in fighting
our battle with Linculu's admi nistration.
If through our careessness we meet wit
great reyerses, this hope will deceive US
again. That will unite all parties again
iu favor Of the war, and our doom will be
quot sealed for subjugatiou)but fixed for
long period of want aud devastation.
Energy, then, and unity are the lessons
we are taught by true knowledge of the
disposition of the democrats. Now is the
time to strain every nerve, and exhibit
renewed powers aud resources. Let US
listen IN no siren song entertain no de-