The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-10-02

VII Tue negroes were all Tree, anu tue
South desolatedl With a request for
negotiations forpesce on bis table be-
fore him, he recklessly and wickedly vic.
lated the solemn pledges made by Con.
gress and signed by himself; aud issued
bis Emancipation Proclamation-which
was usurpation, and revolutionary
step. Then, Lincoln threw off the mask,
proclaimed martial law, and defed the
People. The sons and brothers Of De-
moerats, who had volunteered to fight for
the preservation of our liberties were
now used to overthrow them-to muzzle
the Press, gag the People, and destroy
Personal Liberty! The slaves we're not
only declared TO be American citizens,
and entitled to homesteads on public
lands, reserved for bounties to soldiers;
and arms were put into their hands, and
they were declared the equals of our sons
and brothers in the army. The Aboli
tionists add insult to injury, by declar.
ing that negroes make The best soldiersl
Is it any wonder there is dissatisfaction
and alarm at these Revolutionary pro.
ceedings2 Only equalled in boldness
and atrocity by the coup de etat OF
Louis Napoleon when he took upon him.
self all the powers Of the French Gov.
ernment. ..
Now, Mr., Lincoln and his subsidized
presses, aud hirelins orators, tell you that
this extraordinary usurpation, this un.
holy revolution was Military Necessity!
which has been the Tyrant's plea for
every usurpation, since the food. This
plan was not necessary to restore peace
and preserve the Union; it was death to
bothl ! have already stated that the
South had offered TO negotiate long be-
fore this step was taken. This is proven
BY the letters of Lincoln himself, which
he begged should not be published, and
then hurried on with the work of destroy.
ing the old Government. Hence, you
perceive that his plea Of NECESSITY was
a LIE; the assertion that is, 100000 of
northern people, with the old army and
na'y, could not conquer 5000, 900 in the
South, without the aid Of negro soldiers,
was an insult to northern soldiers, and a
libel upon the white race!
Andbecause have opposed such doc.
trines--because / have opposed these
hellish plans TO subvert the best Govern.
ment on earth. you say my paper is dis.
loyal. Shame on you, Prem Metham,
for talking about "loyalty"a word that
doesnot belong to our Free Government.
The loyalists in the revolution were the
minions Of King Gcorge--the Tories
and their decendents are the 6rmest sup.
porters of Lincoln, the usurper, now
They are loyaliSts to Lincoln, and not to
the Government Of our fathers--and like
Tod, would prefer to live under Queen
Victoria rather than under the Union as
it was And are you not ashamed to
rank yourself among such men-aud be.
come petty tyrant too? ...
Now, Prem Metham, you know as
well as 1 do that previous to the passage
of the law allowing Ohio soldiers to vote
in camp, my paper circulated freely in
your regiment without complaint-and
why do you exclude them now? Because.
you are a coward, and dare not let the
soldiers read the Truth-for fear the
truth wonld make them free aud induce
them to vote against the Nigger party
in Ohio. That's what's the matter
and are you not ashamed Of such con-
duct? .......,-....
| know, your apologists at home say,
the course Of the Democracy tends to
encourage the South, and discourage
our soldiers. 1t is not possible that you
believe so foolish lie as thatl From
what You have seen Of the rank and file
ofthe rebel army, and Of Southern people
not in arms, you know very well, that ii
the Democracy had control Of Congress
and a majority of the States north, the
rebel army would dwnde away in o
month like snow before o summer sun,
and that jeff Davis and his internal crew
would have to fee before the fiery wrath
Of their own people. You know, too, that
LIncoln's abolition policy strengthened
Jelf Davis-7and you know that Brough's
declaration that there shall be no Peace
VII slavery Is blotted out, is as good as
10000 men to the rebel cause! Know
Ing, this, as you surely must, are you not
encouraging the rebels, and prolonging
the war, by aiding ON the election Of
Brought l think you are--and if so,
the blood Of the future slain in your regi.
ment will be on your own skirtsl
Now, Prem Metham, think for mo.
ment. Are you lighting for the old
Constitution--the old Union, and the
Government your fathers made? If 50,
the Democracy are with you'll am with
you--Vallandigham is with you. Help
US to defeat Brough, and thus assure the
Union people Of the South, and the
Union men who have been forced into
the rebel army, that when they lay down
their arms and submit to the old Con-
stitution, they are again our brothers,
and shall have the old Union, with all
their old State rights. Do this, and
victory and peace are recertain and speedy. \
Be man, and let your soldiers be freel
Give them papers and tickets on both
sides. l send you tickets with this letter
scatter them among the boys, and let
them vote as they please Ifthey want
long war for NEW Union, with Ne.
groes as citizens, they will vote for
Brough. But if they want q speedy aud
honorable peace, and the old Union.
and return home with laurels Of enduring
fame, they will vote the whole Democrat,
ic Ticket. oa Nt'N'a''-p "e '.'9' s777i
As ever, Your Friend, t5e' 4