The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-06-10
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[For the Perrysburg Journal

ror tne ieTTysDuTR JVuihhis
MEssns EDrToRs In the JOURNAL of last week,
and the week previous, you are pleased to indulge
in harsh epithets toward me, impugning my mo-
.tives, &c.
will not now question your right TO do so, IL
that course meets your appreciation, and affords
you any profit or pleasure. Vague conjectures,
limitations, and oven positive declarations amount
to nothing, unsupported by facts. Your ghasty
horror Of "the strateRetc attempt" as YOU term
it, "to make political hobby of the Agricultural
Society,"" is simply without shadow Of truth, and
ridiculous in the extreme. The facts in the mat
ter are these
have now, daily, from 10 10 mon labering for
me on work that requires my personal attention
and direction. l could not afford 10 spend the
time useessly, il it could be avoided. | knew
that from one to two hours would be sufficient to
transact the business Of the vention, and knew
also, that svon n shorter time would be sufficient to
ratify prepared premium list, then made out, for
the Society and by having both meetings on tn,
same day ii would greatly accommodate myself
and many others, and injure none. No deception
was intended thosght Of, and none practiced
| | desire to relieve your mind upon point which
troubled the JOURNAL last fall in several success
sive issues Of vile abuse and which appears to be
now regathering for another discharge.
| ! am net All aspirant for, or eSpectant Of, any
Office Of trust or profit whatever. | have private
personal business sufficient to occupy my whole
time, and to which expect to devote myself excu-
sively, leaving the political sparrng, and handy
ing of abuse, as | ever have done, to those to
whose nature it is congenial-it is not to mine.
AS to your innuendoes of tricky, dishonesty
Misrepresentation demagogueism, &C." have
nothing to say, prefering that others should decide
this question rather than you and |. My beliotis
now and has always been, that Il man who is tricky
or dishonest, in political matters, will be tricky
and dishonest in his dealings with his follow man.
A ,crong is always the same in kind, if not in
degree,
Tho people of this County know where have
always stood in party matters, up to the breaking
out Of this rebellion. 1t has been my aim to be
governed by principle, and my convictions Of duty,
regardless Of whether it would pla.c me with the
majority or in the minority, and hence | have
mover found it necessary to perform any political
soub,ssdut, to get right again.
In these times of the greatest national calamity
that has ever befallon us, former political connex
lens should be dsregarded, and unthought of as
much as possible. We should come as a band OF
brothers, aud stand up tearlessly in giving q
united, earnest, hearty support to the Government
in all measures it may deem necessary to adop
for the speedy suppression of this gigantic rebel
lion
friends and neighbors comprising our noble army
and whom we have encouraged to enlist knowing
they would have to encounter the dangers ant
privations of soldiers life in so doing. Unity
among the people Of the North, will greatly leg
sen their arduous duties in the South.
At this time, all minor differences should b'
laid aside, and remain unagitated. There is
sutliciency Of undisputed common ground for Us
all to stand on, and labor on. In this struggle
for national life there can not be any half way
position Those who not for the Government
i'll any and every event, are against it.
The only division line that should exist at thi
time is that between loyalty and disloyalty.
But there is no hope of efacting this desired
unity, 90 long as any faction assumes and phar
isaicaly arrogates to itself that we are holie
than thou."-All the virtue is in us. and all thu
vico in you
They can discover the chess in their neghbor'
wheat-feld, but "can not see" the sable cookie
or swarthy dock in their own. The farmer know
how to separate the wheat from the filth th
chemist knows that the acid oil must be mixed will
tho alkali, before the cleansing compound can b.
formed ;but politicians whose objects and aim arr
wholly selfish, can sec no good coming out of Naz
areth.
In aid OF the great and good cause.-The mainte
nance and prosperity of tho Government, no Oh,
would be more plesed than to the true issu
made, not only here in Wood County, but in al
the Northern States, viz loyal and disloyal-
friends and foes. Judge the tree by its fruit, an,
whenever tho product is evil let enlightcne,
public opinion be brought to bear upon it, until
shall be entirely uproot,d, ani the traitors in GU
midst made to feel tina. it is popuii d,., il
, their case--no appeal from it.
Then, and not till then, will our full unoi
! strength as citizens, be given to the arm Of th
, Gorenment. Respectfully yours,
JAMES w ROSS