The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1863-02-13
THE COURIEa AND IIIE ARMY.

Tbe C0urier OF last week devote.
consileBbIe sspscc5 tos an effort e
break the effect OF tho statement We
made tllst'Ospss. Stearns and Bope
Iieutennnts Monroe and Foreman
and Col. Neibling were in favor o
tho Proclamation, 1t says that two
Of these gentlemen wore always Re-.
publicans, and the third always be
longed 10 the Same party with his
employer. Capt Stcarns and Lieut.
Monroe, 10 whom the editor undcubt
edly refers, were active Democrats,
and, b,fore'going into the service,
were in the employ Of Republicans.
Captain Bope is, as q matter oi
course, roun lily abused, as all Dem
ocrats have beeh and viii be, who
have the, patriotism to sustain the
Government. ITO show the con-
sistency of the Capt ;" the Courier
publishes an extract from letter
written by Capt. B2pe TO II Brown,
Esq , in which the Capt. expresses
satisfaction at tbe result OF the cleo,
ton. deDounci the idea of war OF
'xtei min alton, expresses desire fer
an honorable peace, and ending with
these words: c.,i .
''The whole army arc ucs- just
such democrats as bsve slways
been. They cuiss the Abolitionists
equally with the traitors North and
the traitors South" m ,s 4t
Now mark. Following this ex-
tract the Captain said [in substance1
that il such Democrats as Brown
had been elected, and only such,
ii was well--but he feared that a
number Of the vallandigham stripe
might have oblaiHed poeition, and
II go, he regretted it. This SEN
tencs, which more than all the reet
showed the position OF Capt. Bope,
on Ohio politics, the Courier with
the mcannoss and dirtiness charsc
teristc OF that sheet, omitted. With
this addition, what is there in the
letter inconsistent with bic former
or present positionP Captain Bope
wac always a war Democrat 80 was
Henry Brown. The Capt. says in
'ffect, that il the Democratic victo
~ isa triumph of the war Demo-.
crats, such as Brown, he rejoices-
if it is triumph of the socesh Val
landighammers, he regrets il. .
The Captain supposed it was q
victory Tor the war Democrats: A,
the time be left for tho field, Aaron
Blackiord, Whitley, Henry Brown,
nnI Gribben were making ferocious
war speeches, oil over the county
they denounced the rcbes 10 un.
measured terms, aud made the most
rnoving appeals for volunieers. At
Van BnreD, Whitley made one OF
tie best war speeches we ever heard
in TACT, he got mp 80 good On imi.
tation OF pa riotism, that for q few
moments the best judges were de-
ceived, and really believed him hon.
est in it. Fallspdigham and his
doctrines were at that time repud
ated by all Democrats, save a few
OF the Aquilla Gilbert and Van.
lie stripe, and the candidates. OF the
Democracy were soliciting Repabli
can votes on the ground OF "de-
fpising Vallandigbamism." Capt.
l'ope did not, nor could not know
OF this change. BE did not suppose
that the Democracy had shifted from
a vigorous war policy to complete
Eu'terhutism, aud be wrote accord
ingly. .. II
One thing we desire our readers
to notice. Capt. Bope gave certain
reasons for his support OF the Proc
lam alton. Does the Courier pretend
that his reasone are insufficient, g.
Does it deny his assertions, or re-.
fu'e his conclusions Not at all,
Instead Of refuting the argument, 1t
uhnses the man.
In our article Of last week, we
quoted Col. Neibiing as supporter
OF the 1'r clamstion, and gave tie
substance OF a nversation between
The Col. ind Mr.. Croninger, on that
subject. Tie Courier states that the
Col. said !tosMr. Barns, that the Un
ion could never be restored by fight
Ing, that it coald only be done by
thsIe'ple at homo, by compromise,
and that The men want compromise
that they may speedily return.