The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-10-02
1 From ths, coahcctOu Democrat.
Infamous Management Ofthe War
To. P. METHAM, Moi SOM D. Req:

SIR-l have received two copies Of
the Cosbocton Democrat, returned from
yoHr Regiment--one endorsed by you,
"Secssh peper--fdll Of lies-we want
no more sent here until it becomes 10y.
OIL; Prem Metham, Maj. sOth." The
other was endorsed by West, your Adju-
tant-"Returned for want Of loyalty
hope the next will be more loyal" If
these papers had been returned by the
persons to whom they had been sent, l
would not complain-bCt such is not
the fact. One of them has no name, on
1t to indicate to whom it had been sent;
and we send none to you The otlier
had writing on it, signed s. s. Moore,
but we sent q paper to no such person.
The inference, therefore, is fair, that
you purloin these papers from the mails,
do not permit the boys to read them,
and send them here, with your ignor-
ance and insolence emblazoned on the
wrappersl The papers we send to the
army were ordered by the parents or
friends of the boys TO whom they are
sent, at their request, They write home
complaining that their papers Go not
come-not knowing that you withhold
them and send them back, with foul ep.
ithetsl .-..r
Now, l would ask you, Prem Metham
what has caused this great change in
you, since donned you Lincoln's shoulder
strapsl You must remember with what
great difficulty you filed your company;
how earnestly you appealed to me, and
to other Democrats to aid you, and you
know that did aid you personally, and
through my paper; and so did David
Rodehavor, F. W. Thornhille, Gen.
BurLs and other Democrats. Was it
not strange that appliedto 'sesesh'
editor for such aid? Youdidnot think
SO then, and you would notact so now,
exceptto please your tyrapical masters
Lincoln and Todl persuaded a
number of Democratic parents to let
their sons 60 with you, believing you to
be a gentleman, and kind hearted man,
honorable in all things-and now, Prem
Metham, how are you repaying this con.
idence reposed in you--the kindness
we extended to you2 Why, know of
a number Of letters from boys in your
regiment, to their democratic parents,
complaining that their officers, and
some Of their comrades who are the
pets of officers. abuse them and black
guard them, for having "d--n'd old cop.
perhead fathers;" aud that they are com.
PEELED to sign resolutions aud letters,
containing sentiments and lies, which
they abhorred. These facts are con.
frmed by furloughed soldiers, and by
the late Col. Bartilson, who was himself
the victim of cruel Misrepresentation
by his brother oficersl Have you lost
your manhood2--have you lost all sense
Of honor and decency, since you have
been clothed with authority over the
sons and brothers of Democrats? r
know that Lincoln aud Tod expect ar.
my officers to sustain them,in their wick.
ed and suicidal policy-I know that
furloughed New Hampshire officer was
dismissed because he voted the Demo.
cratic ticket; and others have shared
the same fatel know of soldiers in
Tennessee who were bucked and gag.
ed because they eaid they would vote
for the patriot Neutrality-suspicious. /
did not think you would be guilty ofI
such Unnecessary assinine folly and Aus.
train tyranny, as your conduct indicatesl
Ycu say, on the wrapper of the re-
turned paper, you hope the next will
be more loyal Now, would like to
know, to whom you desire me to oe 10y |
al2 We have no King George in this
country, to be loyal TO- nor any other
king of Prince! The PEOPLE are the
only sovereigns in this country; they
have the power to make War or Peace
and to say how and for what purpose
the war shall be waged-and to direct
Lincoln, and you, too, in all your acts.
Or am l to be loyal to the NEGRO, |
who now seems to be uppormost in all |
things, civil, military, political and re.
ligious2 l would like to knowl
You know, very well, Prem Metham,
that when this war commemorate. !
though knew 1t could have been hon.
orably avoided; although Iknew the
abolitionists were the direct cause of t. !
and desired it'll advised our members
of the Legislature and Congress to give
Lincoln all the men andImoney he want
ed, demanding only that they should
be properly used-and you know that
not one Democrat in the Legislature or !
Congress voted against men or money
You know, also, that Congress pledged |
that the war should not be waged against
the Independence of the States or the 10.
cal institutions ofthe People. You know,
that. influenced by this pledge, thou,
sands Of Democrats rushed to,the army. |
and that among all The saddened and |
gloomy northern people, there was
scarcely murmur, except half.sup.
pressed fear that Lincoln would violate
his pledge. n t17a6s p .s7rH |
"a You know how the money has been
squandered, for you fnd enough about
that in the Cincinnati Commercial, and
you have seen it in the shoddy clothes
andpoor rations furnished to your men,
and you know that hundreds of battles
have been lost by incompetent officers,
placed in command to reward partizan
services in the abolition cause. You
know that all the old democratic meas
ures on currency, tariff, &C., have been
needlessly overthrown; and the country
is now groaning under a food of shin.
plasters, high-taxes, impudeut stamps,
and ouu a rnu Of mn N aoaesarv ae1on h IA