The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1864-05-12
G0mmunita ions.


The Exconmur icated Reverend" )"
and His "Christian" Witness.
A class Of men exists in the North.
whose feelings are so deeply enlisted
in behalf Of the rebellion, as to make il
perfectly obvious TO the meancst enpnci
~. Yet, astounding as it may appear
to men Of sense and principle, these
men claim 10 DO loyal to the United
States Government! Term them "trai.
tors and sympathiaers with treason"
and they affect TO be indignant. They
would fain be called patri,ts, for it i.
justly deemed tho highest honor of q
citizen to be true to his country. But
a candid, intelligent min could as readi.
y admit Satan to be an Angel Of light
as that such men are devoted to their
Government. 1t is useless to deny the
| charge OF treoson-trensoB, tho most
maliguant-fOr the indications are toe
plain, too remarkably clear, to be gain
sayed.
True, the reasonable ProClivity O
the men in question u, has not so frcquent
y eliminated in the orert act for this q
prudent caution forbids. But never,
thcless, has treason been lurking
through the dark chambers and deer
recesses of their selfish and treooherous
hearts, (Which are 'deceitful above all
things, and desperately wicked, until
it has poisoned the fountains of their
souls, and brought them to their presen
miserable and Infamous condition
utterly devoid Of all that elovates and
snuebles-destituts Of faith, (save such
as devils have,) hope, (eEOept for the
success of the rebels,) and charity,
(only for traitors, )--haters and dOfa.
mcrs Of tho true and brave; lovers and
admirers of traitors and treason, de.
serving only to be "hdted and carsed b.
man and God" '...
Let it not be understood that this il
applied to men who, through sheer str.
pidity and ignorance. allow themselves
to be made the dupss and tools Of vi,
eious leaders. It is applied to men
who, being advised of tho truth, aci
against light and knowledge; such men
for instance, as we believe REV. Given,
Editor of the "Christiun Witness, A." tC
be. ...
To show "renson. FOR the faith tha
is in u,," We shall quote little from
said Chritian Witness. Speaking ofth,
late address of JEFF Davis, the edito,
snys
'our Southern news Is of more thar
ordinary interest. Jefferson Davis ha
issued a hold, defiant, and hopeful al
dress to the rebel army. IIo remark
upon tho adherence of the soldiers I,
the eauso of the confederaoy, by the ro
enlistment of those whose term of ser
vice has expired, and contrasts it will
"the haltinG and reluctant service o
the mereenariss, who arc purchased b,
the enemy at the price Of higher boua
: ties than have been hitherto known il
war" Hesnysthnt the brave battle or,
of the Southern legions in the comi n
Spring campaign will ring through tn
land of the enemy, and will silence tn
VaingloriOus boasting of their corrup
POrtsans and their pOnsioned press, an
will do justice TO the calumny by whic
they seek to persuade a deluded peopl
that you are ready to purchase salot
by degrading submission Tho vic
} tories Of Shiloh. PerryViIls, Murfrses
bOro, and the ChiekahOminy, Manassar
Fredericksburg, and Charlottesville
are referred TO with a triumphant al,
and the downfall Of the Union armit
IL confidently predicted"
Any man possessed of two grains I
common sense, need not be told, af,t
! reading the above extract, which d
rectiOn the editors symPathies take
Q He will not mistake it for that of wssl
Q ington, but say ct once, they point
y rsctly to Richmond. Itis SO plain th
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