The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-10-07
IT IFrom the Logan Gazette laR saEans
Questions for the PeOpleaia1il

/ What Internal influence is ataWerk among
the people, inciting hatred, strife, violence and
personal feuds -. :.
But a few months ago, and men tolerated
differences of opinion, each allowed the Other
to be honest, even if mistaken, and each ALI
loved the other to. entertain and express bis
The Democratic and Republican neighboFs
lived side by side, visiting each other, neigh
bored with each other, aud were in the con-
slant interchange of kind and friendly Offices
What sad change the last few months pros
dueed The friendly visits have ceased, the
kindly act is Withheld Hatred has usufped
the place OF friendship. 10 fiaes - - d rfH
The Democrat all at once find that old
friends have become his deadly foes. Thq
Democrat is taunted and insulted at every
step, and his wife and children are, abused his
property and even his life are threatenedsasst
Mobs convene, angry and threatening and
arc onlyheld at bay by REVIEWERS, in the hands
of determined men,, when even Republican
women do forget. their sex as, to cry to tue
burn their houses7-If you don't, we will sxs
OF course, inevitably, as sure as God lives
those prosecuted, outraged people, WHO ARE
THE MAJORITY IN OHIO, will soon reach
point where endurance abruptly ceases, aud
defense of home, wife and children begins.eA
This is the verge Of anarey it is tho be-
ginning of lawlessness and yiolences; it Is
whetting the pick and lighting the brand !:
it isSinciting an Interpreting iconfict, too big2
too wide Fpr too tieveiiskS f9r sol 'diers q
quells May heaven, in mercy, avert the hor@
rors wlich impcnd. s.la AZ aas s1sissftf
The cause of all this. is to be found in the
Loyal Leagues. The mass of the membetf
mean well but they are melted to madness
by falsehood, they are made dhvilish By APP
pcals to their passion. 1t is here that bad
men make their influence supreme. = ig
And who controls these Loyal Rues In.
this county it is Stanton, Lawrence, West
and the gang who have rcde the majority IN
this country, booted and spirred. IL is that
Internal nest of Office beggars, some of whom
have grown rich without a day of toll. .sip
These are the responsible MEN. These ARG
the men who manage the hellish engineRy
which bsgats hatred aud animosity and yio-
lence, whichfbefore long must end IN assassi-
nation, confagration, anarchy. sssli.6
AN ATTEMPT AT MURDER By ONE OF LINZ
COINS PRovosT MARsHALs.--On Tuesday
last, just at the close the Democratic mee1
ting at Shelby, Provost Marshal named
Hacket. assisted by some of the shoddy pht-c
riots of that town, attempted ,toarnest .yetng-
man named Williams, who they alleged was q
deserter but who claimed that he had been
regularly discharged They seized him on
the street, and. attempted to tie him, bnt he
struggled and attempted to get away, and a..
tlally succeeded. and just as he started, Hack
ct fred upon him.. The ball entered his bqck,
and lodged near his lungs, inficting q very
dan serous wound, from which it is doubtfnl'
whether he viii recover. He was removed to-
the residence of some friends in Vernon Towns
ship, and at last accounts was in very preca-
rious condition.- CrdufoTd o.. Forum. 80