The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1863-02-12

10 tne bPdclAl ATTENTION OI 'he "pa'ois "
butternuts and possessors Of JED Davis
photographs hereabOuts. 1t Is FIRST
ihslalment OF the thunder which in the
future will never cease bursting over
traitors. 1t is but a spark from the
heavily charged clouds rising surely,
ominously and terribly, whose relentless
IlightDings will blast them forever. Capt
Stinchcomb uttsrs the language Of 10y
alty-the sentiment Of every soldier in
the field
HDs lsT BRte. Sd D. 14rH ARMY CoRPs)
Camp near Murfreesburo. T.,S
Jan. 23l, 1868.
) Those at home never once take the
thought how rebels cling tc the idea that
, they are to look to the North west for aid
and comfort. JEFF Davis 10 his speech 10
the Mississippi Legislature distinctly says
it S to the North he Looks for aid these
ate not his words but the substance and
yet il the newspapers are cr1diabla, men
with whom we conveIse-if our friends
who write US are TO be believed there are
I men at home who are 80 devoid ol prinN
, ciple, so little love of their country about
them, and conduct themselves as to en-
: courage the enemy, and if their influence
were needed at all, to discourage our
troops. How many gallant hoys now
- sleep the sleep Of d'sth who fell on the
= battlefield Of Stone River who would to-
day have been in the army, bad all given
/. their influence to their country and their
II government. | fear from what | can
learn that there are many Thousands OF
us in the army who would not now be
!, Recognized as Democrats if we were at
" home. think the lime has gone by
a. when we should stand and dispute as to
st whether | am q Democrat or you Re
IN publican. No such questions are at is'
sue but Of one thing l assure you,
never will bemean myself so much as to
Of vote for any one who wears 6ulternut
as as understand some who claim to be De
/ mocrats hove done. Neither will | &C
- far forget my duty as good citizen as tc
up vote Tor or countenance the man who il
nj time of war makes such speech as DR.
an OIds published in the Ohio Eagle. They
IL may call me what they please. / wan
r.; it dislic,ly understood if they are elected
''S as Democrats, I don't belong to the win!
"a that elected them. Again, there is poo
Nritchfeld, the pitiabe. coutcmplibl
scoundrel, Attorney General of Ohio, a
Ter a supper got up in commemoration Of til
ds gallant cid hero Of New Oll-ans dares t
h. stand up and talk out bold treason, an
y, then to he applauded. Save me frou
|" such Democracy!
Do these men think there is no da
of reckoning coming? Do they suppos
that the Democra,s in the field will sulfe
such men to control and legislate 70
led them 1 tell you, Aaron, the time
20. coming whrn they will lrsru that as Gel
- tainly MS there is such thing as ver
NY geance, it will bo taken, bat TAX til
ay sentiment of every Democrat in the arm
i'm. when tell you that such is not DemoC
- racy, and will not be submitted to by I'll
Democra y. Jeff Davis, Governor Wi:
-" and BrrcAinridgs were oncs Democrat
but who does not know they ale not t.
,cs. day? Valandigham and his follower
,on had better make what use they can Of II
Government now, for they will fud the
o"e time to be short and if you don't fin
iced the boys knocking 6atiernats when tn
dies come home, miss my guess,
oval The time is fast approaching if not a
Al, ready here. when soldiers ough, 10
''' these men at homa icel that when til,
'ge' profess to he our friends that their wor
lors and acis should be in accordancs wi
their profession. They should be aus
that in time Of war it is the duty of all
LEN stand by the Government. am not o
)een who thinks Mr. Lincoln makes no m
Ca. takes. | done all in my power to pr
,bo vent him eating there, and would do
=, again if good war Democrat was
Inc candidate against him; but he is the E
sue. ecurive officer of our Government; q
beion exists and he is tying to put
down, and any one who throws his inG
s oil snce against his government in :he mol
Ome, effort to stIangle treason, is a trait
q ,t, whr ther he is 10 Ohio or elsewhere
,on0 would be proud to say tonight that
'! were unied in the loyal States TO try
us put down treason, but am sorry to &C
fess that hundreds, in fact some {
thousands, followed Ods through Ii
- oil caster and to Columbus, after maxi
who snch speeches as he did Surely th
sent men don't think what they do, or the
80, feet they produce. it must be they
" misreprecented. understand some
OUT them we're going TO attack ut Rulfuer
t., ling them Of it. He wrote to me t
, but he went to the meeting and heard '
with andigham sp.ak until he became {
-, :, gustcd and left; and yet Rutfner | ku
~ IL 10 be Democrat. He wrote me t
crate treason was appl-auded that day. II,
loney ofthem feel like carrying GU! their lhrt
hope against him advis, them when they
coma 10 do it quickly and quietly, and m
sure work that no tales can be told,
10 10 no man has more friends in the l7th OF
'h's l suppose they are talking about h
oney taxes yet. Let them growl and grum
and it may be after while hey will lr
asurs that the best way to stop their high IA
ho.n is to help put down the rebellion.
'''" croaker that thinks more of his mo
ray o. than he does Of his Government h
ruped no sympathy for whatever; and the d
stars. agogue who urges such reasons why
A the war should stop, is even worse than
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