The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1863-09-11
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JAoKsoN, Wood County, AUGUST 1g

i1uSI ihOnuay morning could nc seer
men and boys on horseback, patrolinc
the county, notifying all they sew
THAT Capt. Tyler of Upper Sandusly
would make n Vallandigham speccI
THAT evening, at the Apger Schoo
House.
Evening came and so did Tyler anC
lall the rebel sympathizers within foul
or i've miles-from the grav-headet
old man to the infant. We remem
hercd Of reading Tyler's letter to the
Democratic organ of his country
Stating that the army was much dis
satisfied with the Presidents Enamel
Ipation Proclamation; and that nine.
Itccn-twentieths were anxious to lay
down their arms and come home; that
I'VE could never conquer the South
land recommended an armistice or The
Withdrawal of our armies, asking thC
rebels to terms of peace, dc. The
said letter was published, and found
its way back TO the regiment. A meet.
ing was called, and committee ap.
pointed to wait upon the Captain to
ascertain if he WAS the author of said
letter. He acknowledged the author.
ship of the letter. The letter. togeth-
er with the report of the committee,
were read to the regiment on dress
parade, and by II unanimous vote OF
the regiment was pronounced libel,
and its author ordered under arrest.
He was then dismissed from the ser
vice.
Knowing the antecedemts ofthe man
we did not expect to hear one word of
condemnation of the authors of this
wicked and causeless rebellion, nor
one word of sympathy for the Gov
.crnmcnt in its war with the enemies
of the country and the destroycrs of
its peace; in this we were not mistak
en-. lie said the South had the same
right TO rebel that the colonies had to
rebel against England. He enumer-
atcd the wrongs that were heapel mp
on the colonics-opprcssiyc taxes, re.
fllsing the right of trial by jury, hay-
ing To hc transported 10 a foreign
country for trial--all Of which lie as
serted had been heaped upon the
south, and were borne by thcm as long
is il was possible. They had most
respectfully asked to have their con
stitutional rights regarded by the gov
ermnent at Washington; but their
most respectful petitions had uniform
~ been met with insults, and new en-
croachnents upon thcir sacred rights,
until they were compelled to take up
arms against the North.
We almost thought he was talking
treason, but the Captain said that any
one who denied what he said was n
black Aholitionist, so we dared not
think so. In the next place he began
to eulogi2e the Democratic party: he
eNpiated on the excellent management
.ofour national affairs: the nation owed
its greatness and unparal clled pros
perity t" Democratic sagacity and
Justice; that every law regulating the
policy of the Government, rou the
days of Washington until the inaugu-
ration of Lincoln was passed by De
i''NNiF''S' ANpN' i'dlti' pN'INt, cNtlN
law was passed by Democrats. Ifthe
South had been deprived of their con
stitntional rights, who did it? The
Democrats certainly. for they control
led the policy of the Government; and
all the bloodshed of which the Cap
tain had much to say, is chargeahle to
the Democrats. lie also said ii the
Crittcnden Compromise had been pass
ed there would have been no war
He informed us that the compromise
was simply TO restore the Missouri
Compromise, which he said every De
.mocratic Senator voted TO rcstore-
The truth is, when the Crittenden
Compromise was introduced, (Which
the speaker said was in December
1850, there were 81 Senator'S in their
seats, % from the South refused to
vote; thus showing that they consid-
erred all attempts at reconciliation use
less. They meant that the separation
should be complete. The Democrats
the Missouri Compromise
and he said its restoration would have
prevented this war. OBSERVER.