The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-03-04
A PATRIOTIC LETTER FROM 4
DOUGLAS DEMOCRAT.

We are permitted 10 give publication to
the following extract from letter, written
to citizen Of this county, by loyal and
unconditional Union mana Douglas Dem
ocrat, who gives q singing rebul,e to tho
scoundrel iraitors who have usurpcd the
lead Of that once glorious old party, and are
now ondoayoring to draw its members in
the same line Of policy that marked the
course of the Tor'as Of &c:
MY On FRIssD From your last letter you
seem 10 think that am falling from grace and that
my Democracy is not as good az formerly. My
friend, shall VIC claim the name Of Democrat, and
oppose our Government, our Consultation, and our
country iu its time Of greatest need Please ask
yourself who commenced this accurscd Rebellion,
an for what purposeY
You know that all the leaders or prominent men
in tho rebclli N were Democrats, with whom we
voted, for whom VIZ fought, through all ihe black
storms Of AboitiOnism and fanatcism nod what Is
our reward The same that vultures give tO lambs
They pounce upon us in our unprotected condition
(after stealing our forts aud arms and demand
that we shall grant them their independence or they
will fight us to the death. ! say give US death
rather than succumb to the demands nf such infer
nal ngrates as they have proven themselves to be.
You will now hear the Butternut Democracy, or
Southern sympathizcrs, crying out against the I'M
constitutional acts Of our President defy one Of
thom to put their finger the first unconstitutional
act of Old Abe. DO you ever hear them whine
about the South's violation of the Constitution, when
they have violated every clause of il ? You see
they think more OF party than the country. think
more Of my country than all the parties this side Of
eternity. Had the Democracy of the whole old
Democratic party been as my Democracy teaches
me, this Rebellion would have been crushed out
| and our blessed Union restored long, long ago. !
love the old Democratic party butt suprcmely dcs
pisc the course the leaders have lately been taking
When see fathers, who have sous in the army
warning for our common country, trying to thwart
every excron Of our Chief Magistrate, and turning
the cold shoulder to our Government, feel to pity
rather than condemn for the leaders only are to
! blame. Would to God all the thundcr-bolts Of an
indignant Heaven would burst upon thoir traitor
heads and sweep them from the face were itnot ior
| them) OF our glorious earth, ns with the bcsom OF
| destruction. | consider the Southern sympnthScrs
(who are too big towards to go South to help theii
traitor brethcrn) as more formidable enemy than
| the Rebels themselves.
But thank God, the day ia approaching when even
hey will call upon the -ocks and mountains to shell
ter their tory heads from the Just indignation of tn,
| true Patriot. | would to God that were a logior
| Ofmysclf.
! NY friend you now have the views of MS true
| Democrat as ever lived and |, with stephen
Douglas believe the man who won't drop his party
preudces and do all in his power to save his coun
try is no true Patriot. Language fails me TO desc
crate with sufficient severity the course o the tra
tors ofour common country Yours truly, D.