Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1865-03-10
THE SPRING ELECT4ONs.

The time is almost here when the people viii
be called upon to select persons to fill the vari-
Gus township Offices. These elections this
Spring will be of unusual importance Taxes
are to be levied and money provided to pay the
debts contracted by the townships during the
past year in the way of paying bounties TO vol
unteers. Money is to be provided and disburs-
ed for the benefit of the families Of our soldiers
and other duties imposed upon the township
officers have contributed towards rendering
them of great Importance.
1t is necessary, then, that not only compe-
tent and honest men be elected to fill the Offices,
but that they beloyal and true to their country
also. 1t will not do for the voters to make the
mistake of electing men to Office who are inim-
icle to the Government and whose daily prayer
Is that our boys who arc now facing the traitors
may be defeated and driven from Southern soil.
1t will not do to defraud the men who have adj
vanced the money to procure volunteers that
our citizens might not be drafted il viii not
do TO let the wives and families of the heroes
who have gone to the front suffer for the COM
mon necessaries OF life, when the land is over
flowing with abundance.
You will be told Of the great length of the
war; of the enormous expense TO carry it on; of
the high taxes, and the large amount of money
required to procure volunteers. Remember that
all these evils were brought upon the country
by the leaders of the Democratic party. When
secession was coDsummated that party had the
President the Cabinet the Supreme Court, and
large majority in both branches of Congress.
In full possession of the Government, with the
Army and Navy at its command that party
permitted the traitors TO fortify our ports, fire
upon our unarmed vessels, to occupy our forts,
TO appropriate our cannon and small arms, to
scatter our Navy TO the four winds, to send the
army to remote and out of the way points, and,
as far as they could, to divide the Republic up
into two countries. This was the work of the
Democratic party, and this the legacy left 70
Mr.. Lincoln and the Union party. And now
you are asked by these men, these Democrats,
to vote against sustaining the Union because,
forsooth, it is costing great deal to maintain it.
That is about the amount of patriotism that
pervades the leaders. of that party. Itwas gold
and cowardice that induced them to bow 20 their
Southern masters in the first place, and now
it is a few paltry green backs and Office and
love of treason that is urging them to relinquish
any further effort to save our country.
1t is a shame and a disgrace that such class
of men infest the country. But ON the other
hand it is pride and satisfaction to know that
avery large majority of our people are loyal
and patriotic, and mean to stand by the Gov
eminent till every rebel shall bow to its suprem-
acy, even if it takes the last man and the last
dollar to accomplish it. This class of men new
er whine at the taxes if they are necessary,
and if there is any grumbling about contribu-
ting money to pay bounties, it is not because
he gives his money, but because he has none TO
give.
We advise the friends of the Union then to
be stirring about; put their best men in nOmin-
alton for the various Offices and then see that
they are duly elected.