Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-04-02
The Design Of the Abolition Leagues
Military Force to Be Employed
Against Democrats.

There are two Abolition papers In Cleveland
The Leader and Herald. The former is we'll
known as sn ultra, fsry radical sheet; the lat
Ter has had some reputation for moderation and
forbesrance. But 1t Is impossible for man or
journal TO remain long In the service Of the
Abolition faction without imbibing its spirit Of
violence and vindictiveness
The Herald Of March 81, contained an edi-
torial article headed " "Treatment Of Copper
heads" which opened thus: y. ag
Every days experience teaches that the COP.
pesheads, now afording aid and comfort to the
rebels, must be silenced. II necessary, resort
must be had to the bayones, for the Government
will be falee to itaelf, II, while using the bayo-
net against traitors In arms at the South, il re-
frains from using all the force necessary to
subdue the traitors in our midst.
"The Copperhesds" here spoken Of, every
body understands to be Democrats and Colssrv.
ativea--all In short who Ore opposed to the Ab-
oIition war policy.s These are, according to this
Administration organ at Cleveland, "the trait
ora in our midst" whom the Government
must silence. II other means fail, by resort
to the bayonet.
The Herald then goes on in the same article
to speak in high terms Of the original Abolition
League started short time since In Phladel-
phia, and to recommend the formation of simi
lar associations as powerful suxiliaries TO the
Government in silencing, and If found neces
sary, bayoneting Democrats. sV
But there is one little bit of comfort, fellow
Democrats, administered to us by this Aboli-
ton mouth-piece up North. There Is to be,
thanks to the clemency Of the BoBrarrERRrs and
DArTOHs Of the Anti. slavery revolutionists,
sort Of preliminary torture to be inflicted be-
fore the process Of pinning Democrats to the
ground with bayonets is commenced Notice
as to how long this preliminary torment is to
last is cruelty withheld.
Weare, however, condescendingly informed Of
the nature Of the great preliminary afflcton1
that is to be visited upon us for presuming to
be Democrats or Conservatives. The Phila-
deiphia "League," says the Herald, sis doing
incalculable good by the practice of its men,
bers cutting the acquaintance Of Copper
heads" that 10, of Democrats. The Herald
recommends the general adoption of this prac-
tioe BY oil the Leagues, in public and private,
and backs IL up with this pitby exhortation.
"Let the Copperhesds Democrats understand
that they cannot be permitted to associate With
true men," [AbolitIonistsl; and It adds. this
most gracious and timely warning: "If all
such rebukes fall, let the strong arm Of militia
~ law put them in prison or drive them into
the land Of fellow traitors" The inference
from this last threat is, Of course, that II any
Democrat or Conservative shows any reluc.
tance TO 60 southward into rebellion, his pace |
is to be qulckened BY the use of the bayonet,
and If he should prove refractory, IL will be
gently inserted between his ribs.
We would not recklessly make light of q
grave subject; but there Is really something so
ridiculous In these eballitions of party hate and
frenzy-this threatening not to- say "Good
morning" or "HoW dye do" to Democrat,
and to drive him out Of the country or finish
bin with cold steel, If be persists in utteriDg
his heresies about restoring the Union as 1t was
under the Constitution as 1t is, that we must ask
pardon Of our Abolition Jacobinn, If 1t ofends
them, for little harmless mirth st their ex-
pense.