The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1863-03-06
WHOLE No..eso.
Address Of the Ohio Soldiers Of the
Western Army to the People Of Ohio.
TnE BATrLErIeLD or srosE RIvrH,
Feb. lsf. (,

In0 OhIO bOiufefe OF the Wcntofn army
your friends, brothers and sons. address you
from this field Of ronown, IN Urgent eDtroaty
upon matters of such grave import to them
and tho couDtfy,,ss to demand your calm
and patient audience Exilee from home
1 for long weary monfbs, away from the potty
strife Of local politics, and tho influences Of
selfish domsgogues and party leaders, with
tho pure and stoadfast faith ia the holy
cause of defending our Gogernment which
has brought us into the field, and has suB-
! tanned ne 10 pcfiis, bardships, tolls and ex.
posures which have scarcely a parallel in
history, vo feol none Of the acrimonious Bit
iorDecss shat nov enters into tho ignoblo
contentious Of homo politics, and calmly
view the condition OF The country from that
only fruo stand point the soldier and pat
RIOTS devotion 70 the great Republic--oncc
blessed OF all nations.
We ask, what meaps this Wild, shameless
party strife at homof Why any opposition
10 this war of sclf-preservation: why any
but political dcmagogues should wish sew
GRANGE Of the Republc? wherefore fool
ish cry for q cessation Of hostilities on our
| part, 10 give time 10 the traitor-febels 10
strengthen their 6efenses and discipline
their armies: Why should the brave, tfue
men of the army of the United States, war;
broken, toil.worn and battie-staiDed, be left
without sympathy or aid from you men Of
Ohio now enjoying tho blessings Of peace,
careless Of dangers of inyasions, wars dread
terrors, only because we, your brothers and
Sons, stand 'betwceD your loved homes and
wars desoIationy
4 Are We not in war? Ia not tho whole
| force of tho Government employed in de-
Tending the nation against o gigantic effort
4 10 DESTROY ii: Has not blood flowed Ike
water, and treasure expended enough to
4 make rich nation? Is it not worth pre-
serving: Can two or more states be carved
out peacefully from the present loved Re-
public: Can We give away its rivers. lands
and loyal people TO its destroyers? Can We
afford to divide the Republic INTO contond-
ing petty states, and be- forever the victim
of internecine wars between smai princi-
J pslities Can We quietly, calmly. even ccm-
( placentiy sit By and see the grand Repub.
| lie of tho world thus cut of and destroyed
. BY innate weakness; No honest citizen hon.
, est citizen Of Ohio is willing that such sbod
! be our fate.
What mattors now The cause Of the war?
2 By whose fault, or the adoption of what
i mistakeu policy II existsl II must bo
fought out, or ended by giving up oil that
a it is waged for. Eor the sake Of peace; TO
! be rid Of tho burdens Of taxation; for fear
! of she shedding of blood, wouid any basoiy
: give up his nation and become the citizen OF
= |, ruined and dishonored lands
* Then wherefore opposition 10 the wari---
e Because particular party Is in powers Be-
q cause its policy is obnexiouss Because It
,rl has thrown to its surface aud given prorui-
N nence to bad or incompetent men, or has
i adopted political theories and sought even
a to make them practical, which are con-
- demned by many good menA No! the rem
IN edy for all these evils, il they exist at all
ag may be found in the quiet but powerful
Of means of the ballotbox. which has power in
be our Government to change dypasties whore
I'D the armies of the world would fail
usi ls It thought that peace and a voluntary
4 restoration of the Union may be effected by
- compromise! All that has been tried. Dis
dainfully the rebels flung back in our faces
'e every profered oIiyebranch, before peaceful
Ie men became armed soldiers, and the BOOM
n ing Of Fort Sumterss cannon with it's terri
r BILE alarm called q patton TO arms. And now,
o insolent and defiant, they laugh to scorn all
n thoughts of peace on any terms than recog-
milton of their false nationality. They are
stronger now than then. The despois and
: money changers of Europe have given them
substantial aid TO destroy Republic: they
g have more powerful armies, abler generals,
4 and frmer determination than when tba
\ rebellion began. They know their strength
gogues Of she North, who are their alIies.---
Tbay condemn and despise THEM. Read
their proclamatons. addresses, army orders
and newspapers. At no time have they ever
0 Espoken Of Northern friends except as Az
I LIES IN THE wARi They deride the foolish
: appeal of their Northern allies for peace g.
1 compromise, and preclude all hope of the
! Union on any terms.
What inealcuIable mischief is being done
' by these Northern allies--their speeches &
newspapers are quoted and results of cleo
] tions reported in Southern papers, as evil
9 dence not of any hope of restoring the Un-
e ion, but to show that the loyal people Of
|. the North are becoming willing to submit
q to any dishonoraole and humiliating terms
of peace, based even on = full recognition
!, that this iendish rebellion was right, and
. that it was we'll to destroy this Government.
!, People Of Ohiol But one alternative is
1 tsf yon. Yon mHss say il ieas right and
9 jsstJfebie 10 destroy this Rrpa5i,c; ehat a
Republic is a ieeak, kelpiess government
q p1tuerless to sustais ttss!f. & 70 be DESTROYED
tchmever eoaspirafers. s.enougk can Be allied
for fhs purpose; or you must shcio 30 The
icorld the power Of seifpreservation in the
great example Of Confederate Republics.--
That it has quiet. dormant force, which
aroused. has gigantic strength and energy.---
| Anoe ~ tfos WHY VII ptStODt ttn SistNoue ~
all Of their rights and privileges, but can
sustain itself as well against foreign attacks
70 as internal treason.
% We are fighting for the Republic; TO ID We
{ hare given our hearts, our arms, cur lives.
s. We Intended to stand between You and the
y desolating hosts Of the rebels whose most
4 cherished hope and desire has been and Is,
as to take possession of and raVsgo your own
,, beautiful Ohio. Once already We have stood
le as living wall between you aud tais fate,
e and we may have to do IL again.
IN Mon of OhiOl You know not what this
d Western Army has suffered. You know net
10 uow the bardships and sufferings OF your
o, soldiers In their chill tents, their shslterless
D. bivouacs, their long, weary marches, and
their battle-thinuod ranks. IT there be. hon.
ID esty and purity in human motives. u mnss
ID be found among your long-euduring soldiers.
ct Hear usl aud for your e0untry's sake If not
|; for ours, stop your wild. shameless. poiiti-
T. cal strifss, unite for the common cause and
u never think or speak Of peace and compro-
nt mise until the now empty terms mean |;