The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1864-07-27
"A Desperate hope.

Conscious of having to bear the incu-
bus of the next political canvass, OF the
most deservedly popular man in the Uni
ted States, the Shoddy party is hugging
TO itself the delusive hope that the Demo-
cratic party Will be divided at Chicago.
This is.the straw to which the drowning
faction Of anarchy is convulsiyely cling
ing. 1t is gratifying to observe that, con-
sclous :cf guilt, the revolutionary party
has no hope save in the dream of schism
in our. ranks That dream may as well
be broken. We have no idea Of quarrel
liags with each other at. Chicago. Good
men and true will assemble in that Great
| Western city to aid aud sustain each 9TH
er in one grand rally for the preservation
of the Union; and the perpetuation oflib-
eral institutions in our country. We
shall assemble in spirit of mutual con-
citation and forbearance.s There will be
no1ahampered1 discussion and no packing
kof committees. The convention at Chi
cago will not be made up of parasites, the
human barnacles which cling to plaza and
power greedy contractors, jesuitical jour
nalists, and men with promises of fat Of
6cesaia their pockets, 1t was fitting that
such convention should be held in the
theatre Of "Vienna" Schenck's crusade
against women and newspapers; it was fft-
l7tihgs that such. convention should nemi.
Fnates the man who, upon the eve of the
bloodiest confict,of all time should utter
the coarse sneer s'N obody hurt" Letsnot
THESE people who have been rioting and
revelling during the season of National
menrnin q these people who haye9inYited
Louis Napoleon to.destreyl a. sister ,Repub-
lie, these people who have kidnapped, by
order of a Spanish Captain General, q
frefugee who had sought our shores as
sacred asylum, these people who. have de-
4rifoyed the sanctity of,judlcial Brits and
the authority of courts of justice, these
people. who have placed soldiers in charge
Of printing offices, for innocently publish
'fihg gaispatchessforge by one of themselves,
4 these people who have provided that tho
tenth part OF a population, shall represent
the other inine-t tenths and govern them,
these people who persistently -traducs
! white soldiers to praise negroes, these
people who have elevated a President
( above Congress, Courts, States, the mass
!. les, and above, all written. law these peo-
, pie who have legislated all specie out of
. circulation, and declared void contracts
]yior its delivery, these people who have
l-endeavored' ito prescribe, sostracise, and
disfranchise their political opponsntsin
the North in short, these people who for
thirty years have worked ineessantlysto
D produce this war, and are now working as
zealously 20 prevent its successful sconclu-
: sion, let them not fancy that the Denlocra-
e Fey as going to dii0iade so that they nsy be
E PdSdiR retarned to Poaoer to complete the
ftiruinssof the aatioa.Fi sft mel. = sT9ns
eli There are too many vital interests at
e stake for us to fail in compact aorganiza-
n ton. The defeat of the. Republican fac
tion involves the security Of every right
j endeared' to patriets.- 1t involves a re-
ii stored Union, a sound currency, free
: press, nptrammeled courts, an honest bal
4 lot, and social independence. Itinxolve1
v beside, the. respect of the world which
e has been lost to US by the contemplate
d and dastardly policy of the Washington
e Clique .(wes cannot. t.eaH them statesmen).
d and it involves also hope for the future oi
v our country, which has well nigh perish
ed beneath the excesses of bad men to
Il which we have so'long and patiently sub
Il mitted, aiis. ..aH4 p s5lsg t25 31aasTG
With such interests hanging upon oul
,el political success, We shall come together
- in one solid column, with one battle. cry
= i'Down with the Lincoln Administered ion,
: and when that vast column sweeps over
: the field in November, the Shoddies witt
their camp followers, treasury leeehes
!, fplace men and. trumpeters, their Came
, rons and Forneys, will go down before
= our serried rankslike shreds of canvass il
4 a Biscay gale.-Cleee. Plain DealeSo