Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1863-10-02
why the Rebels Attacked Rosecrans I'm
In OverNvh Q lmInn EOrce.

why the Rebels Attacked Rosecrans IN
In Overwhelming Force.
IN Ordcr FaVora5iy to Affect the Ohio Election
-Ldtc and Important Rebol Testimony Con
cerning Va0dndighdm's Iredsondble Compile
ay nth The Rebels.
We clip the following highly important piece
of intelligence from The Stark County Republi.
can of the 24th instant. Freemen of Ohio
read it
FROM THE OLD 18TH OHIO.
Yesterday we received from Captain Fire.
stone of Company A, 18th Regiment, o. V. J.,
copy of the Augusta (Georgia) Constit'aiondi-
isl, Of date, Sept. 9th. In an accompanying
note Captain Firestone says:
LEE & GORDON Nuts, wALKER Co, GA.,(
September TO- 1868.
FRIEND HARrzEL:-I send you a copy Of the Augusta
Of yesterday. II taken from reb
Ell mail captured Rnggold, Ga. call your attention
TO the editorial article the second page.
We have neither paper pen hereall company bag
gage left at Chattanooga. S. J. FlREsroNE'
Following is the article to which Captain
Firestone refers:
From the Augusta (Ga.) Constitutionalist, Sept o.
TO REvIvK THE PEACE PARTY.
Our people will remember that two three more
months ago heard great deal, and that continually,
OF the wonderful things the peace Of the North
going to do Many In midst built strong hopes Of
peace the action Of the malcontents in Lincolns
realm. Many proposing terms Of peace, invt
ing the Northwest to free OF Mississippi and
actually going far to ask the Northwestern States
to abandon the New England and the Middle States and
come with US under our Pro-sayery Constitution But
since about the 4th Of July, since the captuaton OF
Vcksburg and the retreat fiom Pennsylvania, we have
heard scarcely whisper OF peace from beyond the Poto-
mac. The people of the United States have become
eated at their andh gone crazy again the
sensation Of crushing the rebellion and suugatng the
insurgent States.
the division and dissatisfaction OF the Northern people,
the gradual but sure growth Of an outspoken peace
party and the final outbreak Of the insurreconary ee
ments which exist among the enemy but which, by one
means other has far been smothered checked.
But have always held that the only way to build
party among the Yankees and 70 set at liberty the
furious opposition Of the anti Republicans, by
cessful war lincolns armies in the field We still
have great expecatOnsrom the peace Of the North
and tue explosive wrath Of the opposition Masses but
we never fully CONVINCED than now, of the
essential Importance of thick fast and heavy blows from
the Confederate armies in order to give vitality system
and organization to the peace and to unoose the
fierce Impulses OF the enthralled and errorzed people
Mr. Vallandigham himself have heard, most em-
phaticaly declared that the of Southern
alone could give strength and consistency TO the peace
movement and verify believe that IL Vicksburg had
been held and Lee had thoroughly defeated Meade his
ground the Woods and Coxs and valandighams and
their followers would have been rampant for peace and
epeaton and that not drafted man would ever have
the United States unifom-the livery OF hireling
or degraded solder-in the city of New York. But
Vcksburg fell and Lee failed to overwhelm Meade, and
the peace mute frightened MICE and the
drafted rowdies are forced easily into the ranks.
If we expect anything in the way Of bringing about
peace from the action of the Northern people outside of
Lncoln's armies, IL s of the last importance that
armies work to that end now with n will and that speed
y If hope for the close of the under FIVE years,
IL is become all important that give the enemy
such lesson and that soon, will cast down their
naughty and eated spirit and incline their hearts again
peace and their minds to the conviction that the
bellion is not crushed neither be- At present.
pearances decidedly against that the Northern
Masses judging by themselves in similar circumsan-
ces rapidly arriving at the conclusions that
nearly ready to surrender at discretion The feeling is
adroy inspired and kept alive by the leaders, and the
people remain in ignorance of real powers resources
and determination, and so are rampant for the vigorous
prosecution Of the war of suljugatiOn.
This popular feeling must be checked and changed and
there is means Of doing it but by determined and
conflict nj one or more points The heroic
holding out of Charleston helps TO extent but
sonnet ing must be DONE The election for Cover
of Ohio takes place in November believe, and the
Yantee Congress meets in December In order favor
ably to effect the Ohio election aud the organization and
rton of the Congress- majority of which is against
he Republican party, but firmly decided as to anything
slse II is the last degree essential that the Confed
crate armies win decisive battles within
the next thirty or sixty days II Johnston and Bragg
defeat RosecTans and Burnside Charleston still hold
ing out, IL Lee, with his recruited army can defeat
Meade with all the aid of his conscrpts
md dsafected they represented, then may
the favorable results in the Ohio election and
he Lincoln Congress But unless something Of the kind
is accomplished speedily then a long farewell to the
party-Vallandigham will be defeated, and Wood
Ind his party parayZed or overawed in Congress- and
,eacc postponed indefinitely, without foreign aid.
In relation to this infamous combination be-
ween the Vallandighamers of Ohio, and the
Southern rebels, the editor of the Republican
we'll remarks as follows:
There the worlds history any rd
black this article shows the traitors of Ohio to be
ngagedin Valandigham declares that the success of
southern arms give strength ana & 81
enough of brave brethren at Chattanooga can be
Yallandigham can be elected And says the
rebel papers, In order avoraby TO effect the Ohio cleo
ion II is the last degree essential that the Confederate
.rmes win decisive battles within the next
thirty sixty days. If Johnston and Bragg defeat
ue.
favorable results from the Ohio election"
Now ask all the other candidates on the peace ticket
this Can IL be true that the price of your cleo
ion is the feboOd Of the brave boys down in the ron
Do realize the awful truth that the rebels of Georgia
longing to the Vallandigham ticket elected and
With such vehement desire that to secure success for
hey willing tn hazard battles for your
rour election depends the defeat Of the Union arms.
rhe rebel COHstuiOnGst urges that more battles
fought to favoraby effect your election prospects
Are the dispatches from the Army of the Cumberland
music to your Are you Specializing how much the
blood of the Ohio wounded and slain profit you
election day And why did rebellion choose to eneom-
and Overwhem ROsecrans with whom most of the
ohio troops are Why says the COnstuufioRdttst In
order to favorably effect the Ohio election It Is true
hat Seymour and his "fends, the New York rioters,
to extent responsible. The considerable force
ubtraced from Meade to render the draft effective in
1f rebels to concentrate upon Rosecrans II was Horato
seymour Copperhead Governor of New YorE that sent
ongsircet upon his mission to favorable effect the Ohio
election On the historic days OF September 18th and
l0h 1898, the heroic columns from Ohio, under their
gallant leader met the shock of the combined forces not
Dnly of Bragg and Longstree but Of the peace men in
New York and the Vallandgham men in Ohio. And the
battle precpated by the es and the sides of the
Lookout Mountains Redeemed with the blood OF our
noble men, of the 1Sth 19h of the Gath and 65th
Ind why that Vallandigham may be elected in the
State of Ohio, for says the ConstHioHalst " Is to
he last degree essential that the Confederate armies win
decisive battles within thirty sixty days
order favorably 10 effect the Ohio election And II
doubts the genuinness Of the above article they
will please call at this office and be convinced.
Day by day. broader and clearer grows the evidence
hat the leaders of the party whether coaked
Ter constitutional quibbes party hosities, are In
tanning conspiracy with the Richmond devils In due
lime they will be arrayed before the tribunal Of just
3od and punished for the crimes they perperatng
gainst the liberties Of the people and the integrity OF
lis country under the cloak of Democracy.
Drafting In the Time of the Revolution.
We recall TO the memory of those who have
read the history of the Revolution, the action of
ba Congress M that nerod i'm relation to the