Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1864-10-06
NO. 8.

know tnaC with our people, united and de.
: termined the war will end at once.
That won't do ''This id Yankee
Abolition Administration" must not be
allowed to win peace. 1t would ruin
their party, and every rebel killed is vote
, lost at some future election. It will never
do to continue this "anahozy aoar'' on our
4 southern brethren for that reason, however,
the only hope is to demand an armistice.
4 JEFF. Davis & Co. must be encouraged to
hold out, and if need be helped until after
felection, when, if we win, we will restore
them everything, assume their debts, give
them all they have stolen, and reimburse
them for all losses, rather than lose their
votes for the Democratic party, the party
that always opposed the war, and restored
peace and all their rights.
I Their leaders must keep quiet for while
until this little affair blows over, when
they can resume their old places, and the
great time-honored party resumes sway.
Soldiers may be permitted to leave this
country and enlist in foreign service-you
need look for no consideration here, lie,
those who took part in the cd Abolition
war; Under no Government would these
men be allowed to bawl their treason in
public places, and yet they affect to denounce
this as a despotic government, talk OF
suppression of free speech, &c.
4 I almost think at times, that this govern
ment or its friends have no rights while
listening to such rebel ranting, Not one OF
these men ought to be permitted to vote
without taking an oath Of allegiance to
their country and government, and many
of them deserve at least to be cared for at
public expense.
Until the 1st day of January, 1863, we
were fighting to save slavery and protect
the interests of this democratic party IN
the border States. We were placed as
guards over rebel property and obliged to
submit to insults from the owners, because
our good President hoped that these Demo
cratic citizens would remain true to our flag,
and the rebellion confined to the Gulf
States, be more speedily put down.
Did they remain true? Go ask the bands
of guerilla thieves, ineendiaries, and MUIR
derers in those States ask all those who
have gone to swell the ranks of the rebel
armies. Since the first Of January, 1868,
the date of the emancipation proclamation,
we have been fighting to subdue the rebels
South, and their friends North. We have
done pretty well in but little over eighteen
months, and with Gods help we will so dis
pose Of our enemies in arms by the lst CT
November, as to have abundant leisure to
devote to those in our midst
Grant our old sUseless," is butcher,
because he has killed some rebels, and de-
prived the great peace party of some votes
| Sherman, cold Sleepless,' is a monster
for like reason.
| Won't some Of these peace men petition
Father Abraham to stop Sherman In his
unholy. work of subjugation? Send HIM
copy of the constitution as it IS All
traitors insist upon our respecting the con-
! stitution, following their example of course.
! Comrades let us remember that we are the
true peace party. Tell our enemies every
where, that we shall have peace and gov
ernment that shall command it for all time
to come When this war is stopped the
mouth of treason may be stopped up by the
introduction Of stumps of our arms, gained
fighting for privileges they were too craven
or TOO corrupt to maintain.
Soldiers, our work is not finished until
we subdue the foe in arms, and at the bal
lot box put down those amongst US. We
want peace, we have fought for peace, we
will vote for peace that brings no dishonor
and for those eternal principles of liberty
and Justice, nourished by the blood of our
slain brothers. All parties have their tools
for dirty work who are rewarded by petty
offices in the event of success. You will
find them in grog shops, and places where
their dignifed masters do not ike to go,
repeating their lessons. These fellows be-
come noisy, and indecent in proportion as
they arc opposed, or can attract notice.
Pay no attention to such beings. They
only bark for him. We are champions of
peace, free speech free press, free religion,
and free men. We may be called Niger
stealers, Hessians, Lincoln hirelings, &c,
by those for whom we shed our blood. We
can be called anything but traitors to our
country. God grant peace, but never at the,
price Of dishonor We can't prove traitors
to ourselves now by voting against the only
principle for. which we are contendlng' the
right of man to self government, or the rule
Of the majority, when lawfully expressed az
provided in our constitution.
4 soLDrEz.