The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-03-11
[Correspoudeueo of the rerrysburg Journal
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PORTAGE, March =, 1903.
Eps. JorRSAL: There are two kinds Of imiaor-
talites-one kept in everlasting remembrance, like
Washington, because Of the good they have done
their fellow men, the other Ike Aaron Burr, John
c. Cslhoun, or Jeti Davis rice rcrsa. To tho But
ternuts, of course. will fall the immortality Of the
latter. Now, | shall take the position that every
man who is in favor Of arnistice, and then Gem
promise, is either knave or fool! This is plain
talk, but will not rescind. Here is my argument.
Webster says, "A fool is one who is void of res-
son." or Zone who acts absurdly' Now, is not
that man devoid of reason who says, "RecogniIe
the South" or who says the same Indirectly
COMPROMISED
He who votes for recognizing the Southern Con-
federacy, votes for the privilege Of helpingto sup
port standing army to guard our Southern IRON
tier, from the Atlantic to the Pacific and also for
an ultimate separation Of the great West from The
East and for the broken fragments Of a once glo-
rious L union, spotted with standing armies to pre-
vent coercion by some adjoining power! To rec
ognze the South at this juncture, or any other,
short of thrashng the villains and holding their
States in the Union, would be to acknowledge our
incapacity to whip them. What, sir, do you think
of letting them go with such an impression as that
If we do, at the first ofiense they may find con-
veneut to tako-because of a difference of opinion
between the two nations in regard to transportation
through their waters, returning their fugitive
slaves, or some other difference-they will howl in
tones of thunder, as is natural for suoh tyrantS
Remember the Rebellion Of '6l and '62 !"
Then it would cost twice the blood and treasure
to whip them out of existence that it will now
Aud these very Butteruuts would then swear we
g never can whip them" and succumb to any thing
the tyrants might choose to heap upon them. Is
it not plain that any man is devoid of reason who
votes for this Shall we, 20 900 900 of people,
armed in the cause of Right, kncel at the shrine of
their deviltry, while they "bnd us hand and
foot2" God forbid
believe 1t Is our duty to fight treason at home
and have been aroused of late by the clamor in
some portions of the North, to resist the coming
draft. May our soldiers never be compelled to
hOar any more of the traitorous bowling Of But
ternuts at home in Ohio for many of the poor
boys haye bled, aye, died, for the protection of
those at home. .
The Prince of Butternuts, Yallandigham, in o
recent speech in Congress, after speaking of the
loss DI so NluCn lfeaspft, askeu' " W Ill mtn en-
list at any price E? All sir it is easier to die at
home!" Again he says "But ought this war to
continue l answer no-not a day-not an hour.
What then? Shall we separate? Again l an
swer, no-no!" What kind of talk, ask, is this ?
What can we do but separate if we stop the war
In the rebel Senate, and through rebel organs,
they say, "No compromise but recognition !" The
Richmond Enquirer said owe have no delegates
for peace but johnson, jackson, Beauregard, and
Longstreet," &c. And just after all this, Vallan-
digham says, "Stop this war;" and in the same
breath, Don't separate-no, mol" Sir, he and
his clan mean compromise and recognition; and if
he went South with any other compromise than
recognition, the rebels would kick him from their
dominions, and he knows it.
Much has been said concerning the suspension
of the writ of hobeas corpus. Any who says its
suspension under present circumstances is uncon-
stitutionGl, is either ignorant, or "actng abb
surdy" The constitution, in effect, says the priv
ilege of the writ of haleas corpus shall not be
pended, unless in times of rebellion or invasion
the public safety may demand it, The public
safety demands that Northern traitors be placed
where they cannot spread their influence, thus him
derng enlistments.
Truly yours, d. d.