The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1864-10-20

WhiOh OuE ONHNNHbhpN ~
to the death. The soldiers in the field
are not tho ones that cry, "The Govern
ment is broken up, the Union dissolv-
ed" but it is the poIiticiaas-the pOliti
cal huckSterS, who stay at home aod loll
on downy pillows, who cry Peace,
when there is no peace" who are will
ing to acknowledge the independence of
the South. The soldiers, who have
braved the dangers of war, the trials of
hot and fatiguing marches, and the dis
eases of an unhealthy climate, are still
strongly in favor of vigorous prosecu
ton Of the war, so long as an armed
rebel remains in one Of these once hap
py States. They have had SO many
conversations with the rebels that they
know the sentiments Of the Southern
people, and although many of them do
clare publicly that they hate the flag Of
our Country as much as we love it, and
would fght against it with the same
bitterness as we fight for it, yet between
the great masses Of the soldiers Of both
armies there is but little apparent aui
mostly existing. / have seen them
drink water out of the same canteen,
and chew Tobacco of the same plug, and
3 in an hour afterwards, by the orders Of
5 their SuporiOrs in rank only, engaged in
mortal combat.
r Such is this war-brother against
Q brother-father against sonl Oh, ma J
> a peace, honorable to both, speedily be
$ concluded, is my hearty desire. But
e fellow citizens, which of the two is il
d honor bound to propose peace2 l con
Q tend chat those who rebelled-those who
fred the FIRST gun aud shed the first
T. blood, are the sinners, to lay down their
u arms and ask the Government to for
9 give them. There are those amongs
= you who claim that the Governmen
e should Offer them terms of peace. L
Is has done so. All that has been asked
h of them was to lay down their arms anc
d return to their allegiance. They hav,
,, refused. Still there are false sentinel
y on the watch-towor of Liberty, declar
to ing that we should succumb to the de
!. mands of Jet, Davis & Co. 1 for on
! ! say Mol .... r
g, VallandighGm, the only consiston
fe leader know Of that school of politi
J clans, having never voted a man to tn
. support of the Government or q dolla
,e n money, is allowed to preach treason
IN our midst. He was arrested, but h
says wrongfully, and tried by partia
7 jury and unconstitutionally banished. -
AS to his denial Of the first charge be
leave to differ with him. There is n
doubt but he advised citizens not to vol
unteer and advised them publicly to re
of sist the draft with arms if necessary. -
Was not that treason2 He was trict
! convicted, constHutonally, but throug
i clemency of the President his first doot
10 was commuted to Punishment into tn
SO laad of Dixie. Would there had bee
D. Jackson in the chair. Then we woul
D. not now be cursed by the harsh sound
as of treason, softly mouthed by traitorou
D. lips to the injury of our Country.
w., kbinG ,aa sIron
at language. my friends, but if your fee
iugs had been narrowed as mine hav
- been in looking over the many battle
in fields in the so called Confederate States
p you would say the horrors and miser
rs of the sight would justify all l haV
ur said-and all caused, as I-believc, to
SO great extent, by our people not beiu
he thoroughly united. ..'- .7.'
II I do not say will vote for Lincol
o. but am satisfied in my own mind tn
ne a dissolution of the Union is ineyitabl
a if the opposition peace pretendsrs su
i II ceed in electing their candidates vi
at ,heir success Recognition fthe iSout
pc, srn Contedsracy ,oiH Jollo,O. There a
De- many honestly opposed to the Admin
els traitor, but certainly there are GOO
mt reasons for saying that the policy of Il
nd opposition leads to ends far moro da
pc gerOus to the Country. os coq 3
pS fl have hurt the feelings ofany o
-. am sorry. Iwant every one OfyOu
sr investigate this subject without pref
of dice. Compare the acts of the Admi
Ter istration with those of the opposite
ic- iu their endeavOrs to perpetuatS 1
ith, Union an d suppress the Rebellion, Al
in give the proper credit whore it bslo6l
oy- is all that any Union man Beednask.
bly, Please reotify all mistakes, as dOul
my less yOurwiil fnd plenty of thom. :
the ANDREW J. BARKER, s1
ore Private Co. c, 4Sth o. V. V.