The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1864-09-15
Grtters from TIE Srmp.
Correspondence Of the News
From the I'd Ohio Heavy Artillery
A Soldiers Opinion of the "Peace'
Democrats of Highland County.


Democrats of Highland County.
HEADQUARTERS % o. H. A.,
CLEVELAND, Tenn Aug. IL.
With mingled feelings ofsurprise and
disgust, have just read the Copper
head call for "Peace Convention" at
Hillsboro.
Isay I am surprised, but not at the
malignant and vicious spirit manifested
iu this call, for I have long since learn
ed to regard the desperate characters
who work the wires of that party as ca
pable of perpetrating or promulgating
any wickednesS their depraved minds
might coDjure up. 1t is but a natural
consequence of defeated ambition, which
being unable to accomplish its purposes
by fair aud honorable means, is driv en-
to those straits of desperation. But
with many of the signers of this call 1
am personally acquainted, and as they
are only laymen in the political organ
ization, was not prepared to see them
take so bold a stand. am disposed to
be charitable with them yet, believing
that they have acted rashly, and have
not considered the consequences which
are to result from a course inaugurated
in this manner.
Surely they do not wilfully and pro-
meditatedly throw the insult contained
in this call in the face of the brave m en-
who have fought the battles and achiev-
led the glorious victories of this war
They ask the President to recall his
Proclamation, calling out 100000 men,
and protest against the draft. Not be-
cause they think the army in the field
sufficient to crush the rebellion, but be-
cause, as they assert, the rebels are only
cOntending for an honorable peace. By
this they not only identify themselves
with the rebels, but they take up the
rebel cause in such a manner that when
their demand is refused or utterly disre-
, gardrd, as they must certainly know it
will bc, the will feel themselves insult
Q / and aggrieved, and the only course
left them, compatible with their concep-
tions of honor, will be to take up arms
and defantly resist the draft. speak
of the honest masses, many of whom
have signed this call. The leaders, al
ready stepped in every species of polit.
ical crime, have no honor to lose, nc
principles to sacrifice, and can easily
enough find some subterfuge behind
which to hide themselves.
Suppose in their folly they should at
tempt to carry out the treason implied
. in this call. Do they suppose a Gov.
. ernuent having at least 100000 well.
5 drilled, we'll. disciplined volunteer sol
diers at its command, will be foiled il
t its attempts to recruit the depleted
ranks Of some of its regimentsP If they
t do they have arrived at a degree Of
Q madness that is horrible to contemplate
= They may inaugurate war on their owl
= soil. They may bring ruin aud desola
3 ton to their own fre-sides, but the,
e cannot even put q nome ntary check t,
= the war against the rebellion. I'm time
8 of peace the power of the Governmen
y is in the people, but so long as this wa
= lasts that power ia in the army, an,
8 whatever opposes the war may expect t.
60 down under the iron heel Of thi
: war-power. This is no time for men t.
t act hastily and without consideration -
: We are living in critical age, and tn
g work of single hour now may tell upoI
:, US for life.time-aye, for generations
The men who set themselves up againG
= the Government in this war take I
o themselves the name of "Tories," an
y their children will be pointed out whs
: they are in their graves as the children
Of Tories. There is no going back i
O this war. We are fighting for . prime
: pie that we cannot afford to lose, eve
|. though our homes are made desolat
/ and our families brought to ruin; fc
n when once lost it can never be regaineC
!. Liberty and Uaitsd Government mus
q be transmitted to our children, pure Q
We received it from the Fathers, If
h cost oil the blood and treasure in th
!. land to secure it, aud whatever come
q in tho way must be put down by th
o same force that is to conquer The re
!. bellion itself.
n We have passed through three and
i. half years of war already, to accom-
ne plish this purpose. No army could hay
ID accomplished more in that length
IA time. Three -fourths of all the territoI
SO claimed by the insurgents is now in OF
* possession, and their strong holds hav
fallen at the approach Of our vi'toriOl