Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-03-30

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as slaves. The Abolition party seem de-
termined to force the issue of submission
10 their infamous doctrines. Or resistance.
Resistance to tyrants is obedience to
God" II this issue is forced upon ps, a.
THE AbolNionists seem determined Il shall /
be, then, let us show ourselves worthy sons
Of patriotic sires, aud meet and resist it !
with the sacrifice Of our lives, Il need be-
But here is the Abolition programme I
Read it for yourselves
! , stsi fFton the cleveland seFsa.f - 80 |
Treatment OC COpperheads.
ESery days .expetlehee teaches that iihe
Copperheads, now afordng aid and cOmiGrt
to rebels, must be sieneed. Il necessary, re-
sort must be had to the bayonet for the Coy. !
lernment will he false 10 itself, If, while usng
the bayonet against traitors in arms ~ the !
SOuth it refrains from using all the force nee
essary to subdue the traitors in onr midst /
OF course the power Of public opplnlon Iis
a mighty lever aud when placed under Cop
perheed should pry HIM oat by the roots, hut
most traitors care little for the respect OF good
men and nothing but physical force oyeraWe
lhuCh, 1 bt .Nnie lhb OONtlhAhSubr ls HIePAAFu
lfor ouy military necessity that may arise,
there is a duty incumbent upon all loyal men,
proper discharge of which may, perndvsn-
lure save, IN many cases the resort 10 militia
ry force
Ia Philadelphia "a Union League has been
e established whose primary object is 40 dis
counteuance and rebuke, by moral and social
influence, all dsloyalty to the Federal Gov
? ernment and TO that end the assocators will
= use every possible means, in public and prl
Y vate The League is doing incaleulable
; good, by the practice Of its members--who
/ include the most prominent business men OF
the citJ--ot cutting the acquaintance OF
lCopperheads, no matter how high the social
or monied position Of thatraltors ! The most
e poteut of all influences that can be brought
i to bear upon certain class of traitors, is, to
= refuse 70 have anything to do with them rX
e cept such transactions as the exgenceR' Of
80 business require A loyal man cannot, cpn-
sstenty, associAte'with Q disoyal one, and
'o the brand Of condemnation should be so ia
le delibly stamped upon traitors that 1t can be
seen Of all men r'' =
Every loyal man in the country should iGm.
u self assist in carrying out the pledge made
in by the members of the League to which we
have referred, and in public and private hs5
~ every proper means to counteract the t1iiiu-
j. ence OF our home traitors. Let the Copper
an heads understand that they canno. be permit
ed to associate with true men let them see
or that the crime of which they are guilty Til
cost them the esteem and friendship most
10 he valued and if all such rebukes fail LET
. THE strong arm OF military law pit them in
prison or drive them into the land oi fellow
II traitors,
.c- This matter OF domestic treason must b'
. looked square in the face for as events Jar,
~ now progressing it is assuming such bolduesi
lc- that within three months, the duties OF ProyoS
,se Marshal will be most onerous of any officer IL
, the land Every county will require an arm
he ed pose and military law will enforce wha
on moral suason and social influence fail to ae
$50 complish
x Treat Copperheads as assassins as me-
on who, if they would not aim the knife at you
breast, would, at least, not move n finger t.
arrest the blow They are assassins the
m, ar traitors and that last word IL the suIh a
for of everything vile.
:, Here is bold and open declaration o
war, by the sword and bayonet, on tn
Democrats of the North. The Abolition
Il. lists constitute themselves both Judges an
to Jury, and all Democrats Who refuse,
bon their dictation. to bow down and woishi
'ver at the feet of their ebony idol, are to
lea put down by military force.
lish If this is to be the programme, and v
- do not doubt it, then in the words of a
ssh- other) we say to the Democracy of Il
the North, watch and be vigilant plant you
Eith selves upon the old Constitution, and /
ects solve that you viii make the same sseri
mes ces, if necessary, TO sustain and defend
ors- that the fathers of the Republic endur
am in order to secure it, Stand. as you I
ion, ways have stood, the advocates of cons
and tutional rights and the enforcement of I
by laws. You know your rights and kno
ioci- ing them resolve that you will maints
the them, at whatever cost And il revo
igue ton must come--if Abohtionists and la
r. less miscreants are bound to force the
llot, sue upon Northern 'freemen--if it must
pose, war for our constitutional lberty-th
p we say, be ready, and lei duty find yoh
,enly your post This is the only recourse
I the for men who would have freedom regul
men ed by law.
I i'm II remains to be seen whether the Obj
lara Of his ofgauizatipIi is toibe backed up
a. L Al. L.