The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1864-08-17
The People for war.

il any doubling Thomas of the Republi-
can war party had been in Cadiz on last
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, his
doubts as to whether the people were really
for war or not, would have been perfectly re-
moved Our goodly town was filed with
800 applicants for exemption from the draft
on account of physical disability; and 40 APP
plicants for discharge from the draft on ac-
count of age And strange to say, the very
front seats were crowded with the loudest
war advocates who had been voting for and
advocating a vigorous prosecution of the
war. Many of these persons are now found
upon the anxious seat, humbly implOring
the powers that be to release them from the
Lincoln grip which they regard with as
much terror as the cholera grip, and not
without just cause. Every man, it would
seem, who was subject to the draft and had
any bodily ailments, presented himself for
exemption from tho draft Such manifes-
tatiOns as these, would, two years ago, have
subjected these men to suspicion, if not
open charges, of a design to interpose OBJ
stacles in the way of the draft, by the ''loy-
alists. Yes, men who, two years ago,
branded others with being sympathizers,
butternuts, traitors, because they would not
go to the war, are now the most anxious to.
relieve themselves from the draft. Why is
this intense anxiety to keep out of the war?
No man can be at loss to find the true
causes. The people are tired Of tie ,oar.-
This is the main, moving cause. Another
is, the fact that the war, as now conducted,
is great slaughter house-and few men.
have very much desire Of entering it.
The people are more anxious now to get
relief from the war than they were in 1861,
to go into it. The truth is three years ex-
perience of war, with no bright prospect of
its terminating very soon, has diSheartened
the people, and has destroyed their conf
dence in the ability of its present managers
to carry it on successfully. The oft repeated
promises that grand and glorious victory
over rebeldom was just ahead and would
very soon be consummated have lost their
charms, and distrust has taken the place of
confidence. The terrible slaughter Of our
men during the last four months has cast
gloom of dependency over the people, and
has made the heart Of the nation sick and
faint With such horrible slaughter and no
commensurate vistories-wilh the rebel
back bone for tlB twentieth time broken,
yet as strong and powerful as ever, no Won
der the people have become sick and DISCUS
ted with the managers of this bloody con
fict, and at least seek relief from it's death
grasp. This is human nature, and augers
the return of sanity and humanity to the
people, and gives promise of better times
when despots, tyrants and imbecles have
lost power and honest and capable men have
assumed control of affairs.
No honest man can deny the apparent and
plainly visible fact that the people desire
peace, and will so act as to bring it about at
the earliest moment They have been be-
trayed, deceived and hoodwinked too often
and too long to yield further their better
the false promises, the lying as
Fertions and base, hypocritical cant about
loyalty" and restoration of the Union.-
They must know and feel deeply the imperi-
GUS necessity Of a change of our rulers, and
that unless it be speedily done the country
will go to utter ruin. This is solemn truth,
and the people begin to realize it and when
they do SO in all earnestness will they not
only sec to heep out of the war, but seek
to end the frftrcidal strife.