The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-02-25
ADDRESS FROM ono SOLDIERS.
Words that have the True Ring.
STINGING REBUKE TO NORTHERN
TRAITORS.


but ii is a production so admirable in tone,
so woll-timed, 50 eloquent, just and truth
fnl, that we this week give it TO our readers
in full II is a memorial which will go into
history-which will be honorcd and pre-
served by every loyal son and daughter Of
our noble State. 1t will ever rise in iudg.
ment against the traitors who disgrace the
soil of our State, aud will forever stand as
Just rebuke to those who have cndeayored
to breed discomfort among our brave boys,
and have preached treason in the trying
hour of our National life
The BATTLEFIELD OF stone RIVER
February ], 1863.
To The Pcopieof Ohio;
The Ohio soldiers of the Western Army, your
friends, brothers. and sons, address you from this
field Oi ren0wn IN urgent cntreaty, upon matters oi
such grave import to them aud to the country as to
demand your calm and patient audience. ENiles
from home for long weary months away from the
petty strife Of local politics and the influence ol
selfish demagogucs and party leaders, with the pure
and stcadiist faith in the holy cause OF defending
our Government which brought us in the field, and
has sustained us in perils, hardships tolls and eN-
posurcs, which have scarcely parallel in history
we feel none of the acrimonious bitterness that now
enters into the gnoblc contentious of home politics
and calmly view the condition Of the country from
that only true stand point, the soldiers friend and
patriots devotion to the great Republic once
blessed Of all nations.
We ask, what means this wild, shameless party
strife at home why any opposition to this war
Of self preservation 2 why any but political dema-
gOgucs should wish severance OF the Republic !!
wherefore foolish cry for cessation of hostiies
ON our part, to give time TO the traltorreDcls TO-
strengthen thUr deitnscs aud discipline their armies?
why should the brave, true men Of the great army
of the United States, war-brokcn, toil-wOrn and
battle stained, be left without sympathy or aid
! from you mon of Ohio now enjoying the blessings
| of peace, careless of dangers of INVASION war $
dread terrOrs, only because We your brothers ana
| sons, stand between your loved home and war
| dcsOlatiOn ~
Are we not in war? Is notthc whole force OF the
! Government employed in defending the nation
| againsta gigantic effort to destroy itP Has not
| blood flowed like water and treasure expended
enough t0mlkc rich nation? Is It not worth
| preserving? Can two Or more States be carved out
| peacefully from the present loved Republic Can
we give away its rivers, lands and loyal people to
| its dcstroycrs? Can we afford to divide ;hc Rc-
public into contcndinR petty States and be forever
the victim of intcrnccine wars between small prin-
cipalitics Can we quietly, calmly, even com
placcntly, sit by and see the grand Republic OF the
world thus cut of and destroyed by innate weak.
ness No honest citizon of Ohio is wiling that
such should be our fate
What matters now the cause of the war? BY
whose fault or by the adoption of what
mistaken policy? 1t exists 1t must he fought
out, or ended by giving up all that it is
| wagcd for. For the sake Of peace, would any
basely give up his nation and become the citizen Of
| ruined and dishonorcd land ?
Then wherefore opposition to the war? Because
particular party is in power? Because its pol
lev is obnoxious Because il has committed errors
Because II has thrown 10 its surface and given
prominence to bad or incompetent men, or adopted
| political theories and sought to make them prNcti
cal which are condemned by many good men? No
the remedy for all these evils. II they exist at all
! may be sought in the quiet but powerful means o
! the ballot which has power in our Government tC
! change dynastics, where the armies of the world
| would fail
Is tthought thai peace and voluntary restoration
| of the Union may be effected b. compromise Al
that has been tried. Dsdainfully, the rebels have
flung back in our faces every prolltrcd olive branch
! before peaceful men became armed soldiers and
| the booming of Fort Sumtcr's cannon, with its ter
| rblc alarm, called nation to arms. And now
insolent and defiant they laugh to scorn all thought
of peace on other terms than recognition of then
false nationality They are stronger now than then
! The dcspots and money changers of Europe have
given then. substantial aid To destroy Republic
they have more powerful arIaes, aLer generals
aud iirmcr determination than when the rebellion
| began. They know their strength and APPEAL TC
IT otto the poor dcmagogues OF the North, who ar,
their allies They condemn and deSpiSc THEN
Read tkGir Eroclamatons, addresses, army orders
and newspapers. Al 40 tine have they ever spo
ken of Northern friends except ALLIES ~ TuI
WAR! They dcridc the foolish appeals of their al
lies for peace and compromise, and prelude all hop,
for the restoration of the Union ON any terms
What incalcuable mischief is being done by thes,
Northern allies their speeches and newspapers
are quoted, and results of elections leportcd il
southern papers, evidence not of any hope u
restoring the Union, but 10 show that the loyal peu
pie Of the North are becoming willing 10 submit L
any dishonorablo and humiliatIng terms of peace
. based oven ON full recognition that this hendSl
rebellion was right, and that 1t was well to dcStIol
this Government,
People of Ohio Bat one oitraotirc ~ icd you
lon Rr,St pronounce his iwi r,briiioH. l'oa mU,
say hat Guos rlJh ant iadiirRc 10 destroy hiS Re
public; hafG RJR(ic IS l.c"k helpless GoroywH'i
poirslicSs 10 sustain itst, aud 10 be destroyed inIeocc
consprdors enough can be dHicd for Me purpose, o
yoa mUst shoc TO The ,roHd the power of Sclfpreser
Vatiun IN the great example of Confederate Rcpub
lies. That it has Il quiet dormant force, whic
: aroused, has gigantic strength and energy. That
not only can protect It's citizens ~ all OF their right
aud privileges, but can sustain itself rs we
: against foreign attack us internal treason.
! We are fighting for the Republic; To II We hav
given our hearts, our arms, our lives. We lnlcn
, to stand between You and the deSolating hosts q
: the rebels, whose most cherished hope and dcSr
= has bCcn aud IL, 10 take possession Of and raNag
/ your own beautiful Ohio! Once already, we hav
stood as a living wall between you and this fat,
and we may have to do it again.
N Men of Ohio! You know not what this Westcr
Army has cultrcd You know not now, the hard
ships and sulltrngs of your soldiers in their chi
- tents, their ShcltCrlcSS hvOuacs, their long. wear
| marches and hcirbattlcthinncd ranks. Ii there b
honesty aud purity in human motives, II must
found among Your long enduring soldiers. llCa
aud tor your counys sake, il not for ours, sto
your Wild shameless, political srilcs, unite for Il,
! common cause, aud never think or speak Of Pcac
I and compromise until thcnow empty terms maai
The Republic as it was, peacefully It il may be- b,
III 11. al ssttl lt,lE
- caunot restore the Union What CAM
, Is there anythOg else that has been left mtricd
short Of national dishonor aud ShamcH Nothing
Purely physical power has been invoked to dcStro
! the Government, and physical force must meet i
Conquer the rcbclliouS armies, shut IN by block
" AIDES and victorious armies the delnded people
the Rbellng States, and let no peace, no happncS
no prosperity dwell in their land ~ homes, unit
: they rise against their own yrants, until popula
opinion with them overthruws their false Govern
ment aud dooms thoir domestic leaders, Viii
them and cOndne them, until ACtUon is deyoure
by his own dogs
This is all that can be done, and it must 6o don
, with the determined energy OF 4 united peopl,
Thus feel and think the soldiers Of the Graud Arm
, of the United States. Are you with us, or will 70
now desert us, sell your national birhright for
mess of puttage, and for success in local polite
, barter away your country, crawl at the tectand lie
the hands of the peridiOuS, cruel auj ueNllSh con
SpirltOrS, who have organized this rebellion, an
who boast nf their success in destroying your Go,
, crument, Staying your sons and wasting your trcS
urv, contemned, derided and dcspised by then
D while You are humbly craving their favor? NJ
4 waiting or even hoping for returning loyalty
thcm or for terms OF peace 10 be rendered by them
D Can you thus dishouor yourselves, your soldier
\ and your State2
We ask you now to stay support and uphold d
To hands OF your soldiers,
( Give some Of the wasted sympathy, SO lily bl
freely bestowed upon the old political hacks an
y demagugues, Who sEEK blessed marty rdOm in lil
= coin Bastles, 10 the suffering but braNely enduru
, soldiers, who in the camp, the field and the hosp
u tai, bear real hardShipS uucompainingly, tn,
l. son must run riot in the North, keep u there n