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

They act upon the same prlnclple |
that terrified pup does when os
sailed by big and vicious dog
tuck his tail between his legs, sprin
kle the dust, and cripge at the mon
ster's feet, and the big dog will then
be too msgnsnimous to bite him.
Since the late raid you can plainly
sec soitening, backing down,
submitting policy on the part Of our
officials. Our Provost Marshals
have discovered all at once that it
s not their duty to arrest the rebel
soldiers who are daily returning
amongst us. They act as If it wac
their sole duty to prevent Union
men iiom molesting the ecoundrels
who pointed ont their property and
their whereabouts to the invaders
when they had possession. they
are absolutely protecting the rebel
sympath;z: re-, whlle'the Union men
must take their chances. There is
danger in being Union man.
The premium tha. is held out to be
traitors is having a powerful effect
against us. | can hear mon that
know are brave and true. asking.
what is the use Of their risking their
lives and property to accomplish any
thing, when tho officials undo every,
thing.
Twenty millions of dollars will
not pay the damages done to Zen
tucky by the last raid. 1t lie esti.
mated that they took a million dol,
lars worth Of jeans and clothing;
ten thousand horses and mules,
acres OF cattle, and forty miles OF
wagons well losded; towns, railroads
and bridges destroyed and burned;
the mountain region stripped as
completely, as did the locusta strip
Egypt, and they are now suffering
famine. Yet our sweet tempered
officials will argue Constitutions. -
Ii they rob US several times a year,
and we stand and argue Constitu
lions, we will OF course not have
the means OF rceistance, and we
will he at the bottom. cure. -
There ia but one inevitable end tu
that kind OF contest.
Hundreds OF ecoundrels who have
served their time in the rebel army.
or have deserted or come back for
clothing, or to vote, are among lie
constantly coming. and the officials
also. Let the Union men know
that they must not touch them. -
The traitor scoundrels who have
cent their sons with tho rebel army
clothed, harbored and re.oquippeG
said sons when they were back here
and sent them into the ii Ii again tC
do battle against our country anC
our officials don't see any harm il
that. But what horrid thing some
Ohio or Indiana Colonel did! II,
actually let niger follow hs regi
:, ment clear through Frankfort. ant
lid not have any of his msn shot
t An Editor or two tainted over that
and are now taking it seriously in
F. to consideration to dismiss Uncl,
Abe, acknowledge the Souiherl
Z Conicderacy; and throw off the Uu
d ion cloak they hsve so long worn.-
(They need not mind about the cloal
\ we can't see through it) There i
e a cer:ain party that never had an
n stock in trade but the words Aboli
It ZIONIST and tyrannicsl. They or
y pose everything, but what do the
e propose except to give them office
y and senatagcs. The war tax ths
Il they have made necessary is yer
o tyranncal. They do not wish t
,s sec that it Is one of the cons, quel
= ces of the war they brought on. =
d We did not want the war nor il
, taxes; we must defend. They ca
Of stop it in twenty four hours. The
he have made the issne, want0nl y pus
f. on the contest. Nothing else woul
A. satisfy them but to put the champ
= ons in the ring, and see which WI
al the strongest; whicl should COZ
Z quer; which should perish. Bot
re C ,nnot exist tone must die. Whi(
y, will we p,rpltuate-Slavery or Il
7e Union? Tho life Of the nation
q trembling in the scale, and oh! no
ir tyrannical is to throw ont Of Il
er opposite scale one Of its importa
ne weights Slavery. The nation
sy sinking down, down, deep into L
%, sea OF ruin; with pondero
re weight upon it's vltsls, and that We
- ncunlbus telling you ell the wbi
he that the llie OF the nation it is
ng full intent to take, That incumb
ho is slavery, Yet how tyranuicsl it
ID Tor the nation to throw off tn
ir, weight in self defense, and asce
10 again to the realms OF ether, a
10, breathe again, live again. The 8,
ay ond Christian Era has began. Til
he publish it to the world that they W
it tear down the old house, and out
SO the timbers build new one, who
ig chief corner stone shall be hum
ire slavery; and not content with bln
to slavery the gallows is erected q
m the chains forged for all white m
ler who will not worship their Molo'
m. Twenty five millions OF freemen
to required to bow, thy will be done
10y These corrnorants cannot be glutt