The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1863-05-01

National Capital. Their abstract.
ions were desrer to them than the
salvation Of our government. =
Whilst you were bucklng on your
srmor and rushing into the battle.
field for the defense of the Constitu
tion and the Union, they were pre-.
pairing their arguments to Justify
their running away from the bloody
conflict, and thus saving that dear
est TO them Of all Constitutions
their own bodies. They next ap
peared with hypocritical wailings
and lamentations over the pretend.
ed tyranny OF the President In eus-
pending the privilege OF the writ OF
habeas corpus. They are not sf
flicted with the sad tragedy in the
streets OF Baltimore, when the blood
ot our brave men who were rush.
ing to defend the capital OF our I'm,
ion, WAS shed by the hands OF the
vile traitors They had no tears
for those beresv we'd by the murder oi
our patriots; but they ficrcely howl
ed when the dastardly sssassins
were hurried, without due process ot
law. to iorts and prisons. Their
morbid sensitiveness on behalf oi
arrested culprits, indicates a con-
seriousness OF their own dIsloyalty
Tor 1t is not within our knowledge
that any loyal man OF Ohio has any
distressing apprehensions that his
body may be taken for tbreachery
to freedom.
Again: They pretendeoly fright
en- themselves, and attempt to alarm
others, with the enormous expendi
lures OF the war, the depreciation oI
money, and the heavy taxes which
must oppress the people. The blood
OF your comrades shed by the rebels
at Stone river, and on all the other
battle fields where our brave have
fallen, does not so stir their sonls as
the great fall in the currency. The
mothers sDd sisters of Ohio, who
have lost the props OF their homes
and hearts, have unmurmingly Civ.
en- to their country the dearest idols
oi their love: whist these croakers
have made the air vocal with tue
bereavcments Of their pockets. -
With such mercenaries, il must be
immaterisl whether freedom or ty,
ranny prevails.
The last vet in these false per-
iormances is the nnpatriotic attempt
to incite the prsjudices OF our sol.
diers, by representing the conflic,
as war not Tor the Constitution and
the Union but for the emancipation
OF the negro. 1t is an unfortunate
coincidence that these professed
Union men and notorious rebels
should so fully concur in sentiment.
But for the proclamation, say they,
we would have cordially co-operat
ed in the vigorous prosecution oi the
war. Ohio knows at this 10 q bas G
'pretense The same men who how
emancipation, bewailed in equally
strong tones al the arrest of Kane.
and his compeers In pertidy; the
the disbanding OF the conspirators at
frankfort, and every vigorous act
and policy OF the administration
wi ich has tended to crush the rebel
lion; and Of the perpeiuation o.
those great principles which consti
inte our national glory. that they
now exhibit for the negro and the
misfortunes Of the rebels, their clam
ors against the government aud the
administration will at least have the
appearance OF being the utterances
of honest hearts.
We say to you, our brave country
men, that our wishes. our prayers,
onr purses, and if need be, our blood
ehall be given TO sustain you in your
places OF peri. We have no poll
tics and no party, but the Union and
the Constitution. II there are those
with MS who wall attempt TO pollute
our great mission with any peculiar
or psrtiz,n views, we will repudiate
their desecration Of our high ard no
ly purposes. Ii there are money
changers in our ranks who will spec
nlate npon the wants and gains o
the bravo soldiery, We will scourgt
them from our communion. W.
unitedly pledge to you and the greh
cause to which you have dedicated
yonr all our lives our fortunes, ant
our sacred honor. Whilst yot
guard US from the hands of tho re
bels, We will guard you from thu
rreachery of domestic traitors. Yor
have aroused us to proper contem
plation oil the enemy in our midst, =
That enemy must and will be con-
qnered by appeal, by argument. ant
10y all the motives which can b,
summoned. to move the heart OF pa
triotifm We dread the civil strife
but not 80 much IA we dresi tn,
rebellion. We ale ready to NEE
any issue, however fearful, that W,
may save the Constitution and tn,
Union.
Soldiers Of o 10: b. of good chee
The dawn ot brighter day Tor on
country is br aking. A healthful re