The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-09-02
For the Ashland Union.
HAYEsv1LLE, Aug. 20, 1868.

ing with that honest and patriotic portion CT
community which was called to assemble at
Hayesville on the evening of the 18th. As
all honest men were invited to attendant
thinking myself as honest as any one-joined
the vast crowd that wendell its way to the
Baptist Church which was about one third
full. The meeting was addressed by the tal
ented and far-seeing Rev. Wheeler. He cited
to the peculiar situation of our country, and
said in ydays past, the political parties differed
in many respects as to the tariff, banking, &C.,
but &C the present there was but two issues be-
fore the people, and these were: Shall there
be Peace, or, Shall there be War. He then
attempted to describe the characteristics of the
peace party, and said the secret of their hearts
was treason and those who claimed to be neu-
trail were the blacklist traitors. After using
all the hard names at his command against the
Democratic party, he astonished his hearers
by saying that God would hold them account
able. He next said that a large majority of
the men in the army were in favor of peace
and showed that thirteen dollars a month was
no inducement to keep them in the field
SOAo uhdt bACJ o0ACL OIlolCtCQ Ii l1-
ing on the ground. Yet, in face of this, the Rev.
brands every person-soldier or ciyilian-who
favors peace, a traitor. The Rev. was very
much mortified to think that any person would
have the audacity to quote Scripture in refer
ence to this war, and said persons doing so
were the dregs of society. I have no doubt
the worthy Rev. thinks it pays better to quit
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idea of this pink of propriety is that the war
necessity is so great that the people must not
quote any of the teachings of Holy Writ or
the Constitution of our country until this re-
bellion is put down. The Rev. next gave us
a history of the croakers about the debt that
would be entailed upon the people of the ma
tion by this war, and said the men who were
most alarmed did not pay one cent of the tax
es and were hardly known save by the Esq.
and constable. l would suggest to the Rev.
there is another class of men that know
the poor men he alludes to, and those are the
conscript officers They seek them out, as they
have no three hundred dollars to screen them
from the cannon's mouth neither is their ed
ucation sufficient to enable them to preach pol
tiles at one hundred dollars per month in the
army. He then told us how indignant he was
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difficulties in any way except conquering the
south. "Why, my patriotism, " exclaimed he,
Hs so great the very blood rushes into the
ends of my fingers, and if l were not a preacher
[ would do something bad Oh ! what a glo-
rious thing religion must be when merely the
name of a preacher willkeep men from acts of
7iolenoeI The Rev. said many per IONS oppos-
ID the war en- account of the slavery question,
that ought not to stop them now, as slavery
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in the world could not resurrect it
hat it was dead, and all it wanted was decent
'urial- Now, Mr.. Wheeler, if what you say
$ true, that slavery is dead, you must want a
uneraI procession on a grand scale, as Stats
les show we-have six hundred thousand men
low in The field. This, then, would be the
lumber present when it expired. 1 have lived
good while, but must confess hat this is the
Irst time L have ever heard of men being con-
to attend a funeral, as Gen. Ha!leck
avs we must have two hundred and fifty
thousand conscripts before the deceased can be
uried, and if they ale not forthcoming we
lust have eight hundred thousand next spring.
lie thinks it would be attended with great ex-
ense tc keep the corpse SO long, and, there
Democrats should turn out and perform
he last requiem over the deceased. May Rev.
Wheeler have the honor of preaching the flu
eral sermon, choosing the following text from
ne Helper BOOK: "SlaveholderS are more
riminal than common murderers." sc
The speaker then called on the gray headed
lthersH to whisper gently into the ears of the e
Dung voters and tell them how they should t.
ote. The Rev. said that Democrats were :,
lst as loyal as Republicans, except such Ar T
olds as Vallandigham, and attributes a great =
cal of our present trouble to the ignorance
lat prevails in the country. He thinks if we
ere better acquainted with the geography of
lie upper World and Gods laws in reference d
the boundaries of nations we would have 7
SIS troubles, and until these boundaries are |!
there will always be war and y
that England, France, Italy. Prussia, u
ustria. and other places, 1 cannot enumerate. u
ere not bounded by the geography thus
,med, and they would always ave war until a
boundaries were right. His mind then Ell
turned to the United States and said that W
II boundaries must be maintained, and tho't Z
e would yet have Mexico. His patriotism a
as so strong in reference to acquiring it he G
1t like embracing her in his arms. L
Mr.. Wheeler said the secret of every peace IL
ans heart was treason. If a man knows not U
e secrets of his own heart, how can he tell L
ose of others? But the Reverend's mind 1
probably, onniscient. because a man that Z
lderstands Gods will in reference to the 81
'undaries of nations, must be a supernatural n
ing, or had a late revelation. He may be I'll
e second 10 Smith. and if he is, 1 would m
re to hear from him again. tt
A HEARER. II