The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1864-10-20
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Mr.. EDIToR-STR: again attempt
to drop a line to your very welcome
paper. While 1 feel and know my in
ability to compose. nything that would
be interesting to your readers, yet l feel
it my duty to say something in regard
to that filthy sheet, the Hillsboro' Ga
zette, copy or two Of which have found
theiv way into our usually quiet post,
to the discomfort of many loyal men
and good soldiers.
In the Gazette of July 21st 1864,
will be found lin the editorial of that
Mo- some Of the most abominnble,
fendish language have ever beheld in
public print; therefore 1, as an Ameri
can citizen and soldier, feel it my duty
to respond, while l at the same time
feel that | am humbling myself to take
any notice Of such impertinent language,
coming from man who has 80 basely
degraded himself as this man Munnell
Speaking in regard to the late PROPOSE
tions of the South, with which your
readers are all familiar, in the aforesaid
editorial, he says "What more can we
rsk ? Great God what excuse is now
left for the prosecution Of a hellish war
Of conquest and sutjugation against our
brothers fthe Sonth, ioho neUer ,oronged
u.s." with many like expressions which
[ could name, il permitted to occupy
the space.
Now would like to be informed who
this man Munnell is, and from whence
docs he hail? Is he an American citi
zen2 Has he lived under the protection
of the American flag, and does he love
it? If so, 1 would ask him if he can
call tn mind the 7th day of January,
1861? IF he can call it to mind he will
recolect that on that day, "a day long to
be remembered in the annals of the
American peopIc) a steamboat called
the "Star of the West was gliding over
the waters of the Atlantic into one Of
the ports of the United States. a can
non ball came kissing and skim ming
across her prov. The Stars and Stripes
sprang out, as if startled by an event
so unusual, to tell the persons, whoever
they might be, that the vessel aimed at
was under the protection of the Stars
and Stripes In moment another ball
comes Kissing and plunging towards
the vessel, and another and another
until she was compelled to abandon her
purpose. Never before was the Ameri-
can flag so shamefully iusulted on the
American Continent, and By whom
BY these same ",Southern brethren" with
whom the Editor of the Gazette is sc
ready to negotiate. Negotiate with
whom ? With traitors who have in
suited our flag without cause. With
rebels who have bid our Governme nj
defiance, and who have seized the forts
and arsenals belonging to the common
people of these United States / And
these are the men with whom my friend
Mr.. Munnell is SO ready to negotiate
would like to ask Mr.. Munnell wha
would constitute an insult from hi.
"Southern brethren" and friend de, for /
be has friend north of Mason anC
Dixon's line he already has more thar
he is entitled to, except il were a hemJ
neck tie. If Mr.. Munnell could heaI
the torrent of oaths that fall upon his
traitorous head upon the receipt of every
copy of his paper, do not think h,
would ever send another and that to,
by members Of the Democratic parry =
| was going to say of his party, but | d,
not wish to do the Democratic party tn
iojnsiice to class this man Munnel
with them, or with any other man o
set of men who have a single spark o
love Of country left. s.-
And now, Mr. Gazette, I wish to nsl
you in all candor, what obligations W,
of the North are under to these "South
ern brethren" of yours, that we should
accede to any and all propositions mad
by them ? From whence do they get
their supremacy Or are you fearful
that the present Administration viii
accomplish their end, and thus show t
I Mr.. Munnell that our Government is q
Government, and will sustain itself
Negotiate with a set of id Rebels, an,
give them half loaf because they fn'
they cannot get a whole one Why
should we give them anyP Does theil
conduct merit it 2 suppose it does, il
the estimation of Mr.. Munnell.
; And now, Mr.. Gazette, will say il
conclusion, that do think thes
. Southern brethren Of yours hav
done US wrong, and further, that
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