The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-07-08

He stuck in his -amb. and pulled out a
plum
Saying, what a brave boy am l."
In other words:
"Holding their sacks, to be flied with green
backs
What sharp people are we."
Once more let US GO back little:
Who planted the organization and drill
ed and mustered to the polls the vast
columns of deluded Wide-awakes =? Who
nearly split their hypocritical throats
with frantic cries of ''free Speech, =" Free
Press" "Free Homes" and "Free Men" )"
and the moment they got into power, COW
cred the land with Bastiles, sealed the
lips and fettered the limbs of the noblest
OF our people, converting the freest gov
ernment on earth into despotism worse
than that of Austria? Who are making
millions of money by this fratricidal war,
and are now urging it on with might and
main for the sole and selfish purpose of
gain, giving precious little of their own
blood IN its oseeution ? Who has dis
graced our bnal character at New
Orleans, am e it a by-word of infamy
among the / IS of the earth?
Who chat lasphemy in our pulpits,
and dare pr the sacred affairs OF God
himself witt I'D jests and low baffoon-
cry? WIN sach Sharpes rifles, ST.
Domingo ms sres, and the utter exter-
mination OF liions of people, instead Of
"Peace on earth and good will to men 7?
Who started all the miserable isms in
the land, which for years have cursed the
nation and demoralized its people? Whc
harrassed and aggravated the Cotton
States, year after year, by persistent IN
reference with their home matters anc
local concerns, until finally they were
I goaded into this terrible rebellion ? Who
: divided the Churches of the country anc
sowed the seeds of discord and sectiona
hatred which have ripened into the bit
terest, bloodiestand most lamentable civi
war which has ever occurred in any ag'
or country? Who deliberately sappet
the foundations, carried away the pillars
and are now busily engaged in pullin.
down into irretrievable ruin, the taires
and grandest temple of human libert,,
which the world has ever seen? Hon
kegs, monkeys, monkeys.
HI tuC VI PC"SO anu NOhSSti
tranquility, in the name of God and hu
manity, isn't it about time that thes
r everlasting monkeys were thrown out o
J the National cage indignantly and for
ever? AHLAH.
CHICAGO, February 6, 1863.
WONDER WHO 1T wAs?-Some one ha
| started the rumor that the returning sol
: die-s from the Potomac army are about a
hot Mcclellan men as can well be found
t 1t cannot be true, however, as Chandler
r Wade & Co., know more about MeClella
, than tho men who fought under him, AM
they say he is just nothing atall. Wha
! impudence!-Soldiers who have only per
, lied their lives on the battle 6eld-wh
/ have fought under and beside gallan
: officer, for thirteen dollars per month-as
3 sunins to set up their opinion of his fit
ness as military commander against sue
? rreat heroes as Wade and Chandler, VIII
: keep out of harms way, make wind
: speeches and drink seas of bad whisky fo
: three thousand dollars per year!-Suc
: impudence ought not to be tolerated
These fellows-though brave and true sol
: diers-should be sent to the Dry Tortuga
: for disloyalty, in not agreeing with Wad
, & Chandler?