The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-08-04
communication.

IpupeF mas Deen lOydb anu TRUE TO gne
interests of the country. You have
never desponded or despaired of the
ultimate triumph Of the Go, ernment
over It's enemies. You have upheld
law and order, encouraged patriotism
and supported public virtue, but your
work is not ended Those who have
fought for the country, must vote for
it. Young men whose antecedents
we're Democratic when there was q
Democratic party, who have been in
the army, fighting for the great cause
of Free Government, are now return
ing to their homes to resume their
position as citizens among u.s.. That
combination of men who still call
themselves Democrats, shameless OF
their late disloyal speaking, writing
and teaching, are now earnestly Ia
boring to deceive these young men,
and to induce them to unite with
tlfe disciples of Vallandigham, Pugh,
Pendleton, Sam. Cox, Harris and
Cory. On the 22d of June, Vallan-
landigham maFshalled his followers
at Columbus, for consultation invi-
tations were sent out from the State
Central Committee to the influential
men of the old party who still call
themselves Democrats to come to Co.
lumbus and consult for "the good of
the Order.' Very few responded by
their presence. Our Congressman
was there, and divers of this class,
and it was resolved that Vallandig
ham should be toned down a little,
and the party adopt somewhat 10y
al attitude before the country. That
convention should be called, and a
ticket nominated, platform manu-
factured us nearly "all WOOL as pos
sible. The negro must he stirred up
again, and If he can't be found in
the "wood- pile" this time, he must
be hunted up somewhere, and used,
for if there can be no nigger there
can be ne fight. The Union men had
failed to stir Sambo out, but out he
must come, and he will come, and
these gentlemen will make stubborn
resolves against "Negro Equality"
Negro Suffrage negroes of all
kinds, young and old, from "browny
white to sooty black" to all Of which
there will he but small objection
The object of all this will be TO &c {
up an Anti-Negro party, which from
its late opposition to the country and
the war will now turn to take a tilt
against the negro. They have no af-
firmative principles, but rely entirely
for political capital upon their oppo-
sition to everything and everybody
who will not drink, smoke, shake
hands and voto with them. A pro
gressive nation, young, strong and
vigorous would be badly ruled by a
party without principles--dcpendent
entirely upon somebody saying yes,
that it might turn round and say no.
Give us a party led by men who can
say yes, or no, who have the brain
to conceive the will and the power to
do and dare. Such n party can gov
ern this nation through all time, and
it shall never stain its honor or lose
its power. TO such party the
young heroes who have been fighting
so eloriously for their country want
to belong, and to such an one they
will belong--they will unite with
none other.
Let me remind these young voters,
returned soldiers, and all who can
be made TO feel an interest, Of the
late disloyalty Of large portion of
those men who now for the first time,
almost, since the war, talk compla-
Gently of"our Victories" Of the great
success Of the national power, and
would fain make you believe that
they "helped TO do it," Let them
remember the resolves to resist the
draft, made by these fellows the re
volvers, rifles, shot guns and blum
derbusses purchased by them; also
the sneers at Union successes, the
long faces and cold shoulders shown
to the soldier when at home, and the
little encouragement they ever gave
him in the field.
Let them remember that these men
winked ut the assassination of the
President, and then would have had
them escape. These fellows should
not be permitted to GO unwhipped OF
justice. The soldier should know
who are and have been his friends
sparing not aid, money, time or labor
to relieve his wants, and as far as
possible to minister to his comfort
when far from home ON the terrible
campaign, in the hospital wounded
or sick. He does know this-hc
I knows that the Union men and wo
men were those who supported the
principles which he has periled his
life in thousand ways to maintain
.SENEX.
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