The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-04-08
Examiner of the Goth ult.

! Examiner of the 26th ult.
"While the political leaders are
thus intelligently arranging their plat.
forms, 1n,iana, we learn. has become
more disloyal this year than ever. y
SO this year are signs of trouble in
the great North W west-not signs OF
peace with us, but of disintegraton
and dislocation at home; gracious
buds Of promise which with the ap-
proach of this election may bloom and
blossom into the bloody fruit of rev
olution."
Col. Morrison is we'll known in H.
linois, and If he has stated what this
letter represents, he has not spoken
without knowledge. He is not a wa,
Democrat though he fought hravely
and gallantly in the war, and Mt Don.
clson received the wound that com
PEELED him to leave the service. He
has been supposed TO have "pcaco
proclivitics, ind his votes in Con.
gress have had that tendency. But
we quote his letter from the CONNER.
cial because its statements are for the
most part confirmed by private let.
ter received II few days ago bv the
editor of this paper, from Il Demo.
cratic member Of the House of Repre-
scntatives, in which he says:
"* y ] am informed bv those
who know, that, on the - inst, the
dark lantern" wing of our party
which is now, they claim, the most of
/ it, meet ut ----- To consider matters
of political concern. would be clad
to know what those fellows do, for if
they want to 60 to HI, I would like
to have reasonable notice, Let me
know what is done.
mean what is done of Il political
nature; what they do towards in
strnction in the "manlv art of self
defense" and all that sort of stuff.
that ] am told they talk about at their
meeting is no matter. ------1nd----,
and the whole tribe, will run at the
first fire" But, il the concern has
the strength claimed for it, why il may
do damage, by leading men into
crime, folly, murder and ruin.
The extracts we have taken from
the Republican paper we give for
what they are worth; but this letter
is from a person in whose word we
have the most unboumded confidence.
We haze suppressed the date and
place of meeting, and the names of
the parties mentioned, for reasons
which may he given hereafter.
Suffice il to say that the Convention
of certain leaders of the Democratic
party who have in view the destruct-
ion OF the country, is u fixed fact. -
They have several schemes all tend
ing to the same end They desire
the overturning of the finances OF the
country, in order TO hasten the pub
lie mind to nm acquicsccncc in gen
cral breaking mp. They propose to
force the Democratic party at the
Chicago Convention into measures
that will produce these results, and
part of their scheme is to educate the
Democratic party to resist, by force,
every act Of the Government officers
in tho execution of military power in
the Northern States. IT no collision
of this kind can he produced, or If
produced, fails to arouse the people
generally, then Vallandigham is TO be
brought back, and his rc-arrest is to
be resisted by force and if necessary
by blood and revolution.
The complexion Of the National
Convention that meets here on the 4tl
of July will determine the order of
proceedings If that Convention
promises to be a War Convention of
the lIoratio Seymour kind, then an
attempt will be made, bv previous vi.
olcnce and collision with the Federal
officers, to force that Convention into
an attitude Of declared resistance to
the Government.
III that Convention promises TO be
n Peace Convention, such as is advo-
Gated by the Cincinnati Enquirer, in
which the war in its inception, pros
ccutiOn and continuance will he de
nounccd rs unconstitutional and not
deserving or requiring the support,
aid or countcnancc of any citizcn,nnd
which will declare purpose to ac-
complish an immediate peace with all
the inevitable consequences, then in
all probability resort to violence
will he postponed until the convention
shall declare snch to he the duty of
all Democrats But the general pur-
pose, plan and end of the whole fac
tion is TO 'iirc the Democratic heart"
to opeu rebellion against the the Fed
cral Government before the Presidcn
tial election. Against such wicked
and infamous prostitution of the Dem
ocratic organization il is the duty of
every Democrat and of every citizen
to protest, and it is his duty to de
nounce and rcpudiatc every man,
however remotely connected with
such n trcasonablc and diabolical
plot--a plot which even partially sue
ccssful, will dclugc the the country
with blood, will convert our streets
into avenues for daily strife, and over
turn all respect for law, and all sccuri
ty for life and property
81 wish | was ghost; blamed if |
don't" said poor sweep, ms he was
soliloquizing in the cold, the other
morning "Thcy goes wherever they
please, toll free; they don't owe no