Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1864-04-05
Designs of1he Abo,ltionis,s.

"The success of the Democrats would
necessariiy end in SiviI war IN the North.
1t could not be avoided. Joliet Republican.
This enuuciation Of tbe designs of our
our political opponents in case they should
fail to carry the election next FAN. should
receive due consideration. -''" ss&
Democrats ore here made to understand
what they must expect should they be
so fortunate, or unfortunate, il the results !
described above follow, as to succeed in !
electing Gen. Mcclellan, GGen. Grant, or
some ,othOr constitutional Union man Pres
sident Of the United States.
Civil war IN she NORTH" with all its
dire. and appalling Consequences, must
Unnecessarily" be the result, If the men who
have grown rich on Government Offices aud
favors be lawfully displaced. EN- s.as. 4
According 70 this Republican sutbority,
which is but the echo Of the Chicago Tri
/ hume, the particular pet organ o: the Adj
ministration, the election Of Democratic
President would inaugurate civil war
amongst us. The doctrine is here clearly
laid down that Abraham Lincoln and bis
swarm of greedy miEiOns must continue to
rule, or war must be brought to our doors
and frqternal blood must flow in tho North
! as well as at the South. b.. ......-.
How different She course indicated above
! from the action Of the Northern Democracy
when the Republican party triumphed in
| 1861? Though they were strenuOusly
opposed to the election of Mr.. Lincoln
believing that it would result in war and
perhaps dissolution, yet they acquesced IN
the verdict Of the people as rendered
throGgh1ths ballot-box And after their
worst apprehensions were realized and
war with its fearful calamities befel our
nation, notwithstanding they honestly be-
leved the evil was the result Of the policy
persisted in by the successful party, they
submitted to the lawful authority and
sacrificed their political feelings. Always
law abiding, they did not finch. though the
President and his party violated not only
their most sacred pledges, but the consti-
tuition itself. Aud even now, though the
party in power Lave wantonly forfeited
every claim upon patriotism and duty. the
Democracy are spilling their blood aud
aud sacrificing their lives to sustain an
Administration and policy which they
believe to be PerniciOus, content to wait
until the next election and appeal to the
decision Of sbe SURFACES of the people for
redress of griesances-Pledging them.
selves to acquiesce in that decision, il
made in accordapas with the mode prescrit
ed by, the constitution. ',s
Our opponents, however, If they do mo-
succeed in carrying the election and mo.
nopOlizing the Government patronage and
ofices, declare that they will secede-
that "the success of the Democrats would
nessariy end in civil war in the North u
Traitors to the Union OF heart, they will
resist with force aud arms, if majority OIL
the people should declare in favor Of &
Well, ifwar is the alternative, let i
! come-for the Democrats are certain t
triumph next fall. Therefore, let the 10y.
al Lsaguors prepare far war.
The Coles County Troubles.
For the last week the Chicago daiIie
3 have beer filled with statements regarding
) an alleged rebellion in Coles county, Of
character to excite alarm. if the lying pro
! pensities of newspaper correspondents ha
!, not been understood.
, The dispatches from that locality heads
! with flaming capitals and containing tn
! widest reports of terrible outbreak c
the "Copperheads" and their premedita
ted attack upon Charleston, the county sec
of that county, were seized upon with avit
, ity by the credulous readers And man
/ supposed that civil war had actually com
nenced in Illinois-and that our beautiful
prairies would soon be stained with frater
nal blood and our homes at the mercy O
tho contestants.
Later adyices, however, from the seat O
war, dispeled the fears in this respect in
measure. It turns out, according to th
statements of men of both political partie
who have visited the scene of troubles, tha
the unfortunate affair was nothing but
fight between thirty or forty soldiers an,
perhaps that number of citizens, resulting
from too free use of Intoxicating liquors
: The conflict commenced by soldier jost
ling citizen, who resented it, aud eacl
being reinforced by their friends, the affai
soon assumed rather alarming proportions
Pistols aud muskets were used freely
Seven men, FIVE soldiers and two citizens
we're killed, and about dozen wounded
The soldiers belonged to the 54th regi
. ment, the surgeon of which regiment, Dr
, York, was among the killed.
The fight lasted but a few minutes be
fore order was restored by the geffor is Q
citizens of both political parties Their
, was considerable excitement at the time, o
course, but it soon died out when the fact
we're known. ...aH ~.
I The frequency of these disgraceful af'
trays between soldiers and citizens, arr
truly subject Of alarm. In most cases W
have no doubt they have been encouraged
by the. bitterness engendered by the publ
press and Abolition leaders. The Adolf
zion papers, therefore. are responsible 70
the Llood that has been spilled and tn
wrongs that have been perpetrated in tn
Northern States. And we contend tina
those who have been guilty of stirring d
bad blood between citizens and soldiers
under whatever pretext, should be summa