The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-10-06
HOW DEMOCRATS LOVE THE
SOI,DIERS

SOEDlENS.
A gentleman, the other day, in
speaking of the good feeling now
manifested by the Copperhead De-
mocracy toward the soldiers, said
that that was necessity of their po.
litical faith--tbe result of convictions
received through the teachings of
certain ultra partisan leaders--that
Vallandigham, one of those leaders,
had denounced every act of Mr.. Lin
coins AdministratiJn--every princi-
pal act--as palpable and dangerous
violation of the Constitution--hod
declared that the multiplied wrongs
and outrages upon public liberty and
private rights committed by the Lin
coin Administration, had made this
country one Of the worst despotisms
on earth--worse, even, than the des-
potism of Austria-that neither the
Gar Of Russia or the Emperor of
Austria dared to exercise the arbi-
trary power that Lincoln did--that
his usurpations would have cost any
English sovereign his head at any
time within the last two hundred
years--that the war under Lincoln
was gotten up by the Abolitionists
for the purpose Of promoting the
general interest of their party--for
the purpose Of extending their do
minion, and increasing their politi-
cal power, and that the object of the
war was to free the negroes and en-.
slave the white men. Believing
these charges, as hundreds and thou
sands of Democrats did, they very
naturally hated Lincoln, the Lincoln
war, and above all, the "Lincoln
hirelings." In fact, so intense did
that hatred become in some localities
under the continued harangues of
Vallandigham, Voorhees,, Richard.
son and their endorsers, that it could
not be restrained. AS an instance,
he referred to the riot in Coles ooun.
ty, Ill, only about a year and q half
since, when some thirty Democrats
who had been deluded by these lead
ers, banded together, and armed
themselves for the purpose Of shoot
ing soldiers. With that object in
view, they went to Charleston, the
county seat of Coles county, with
guns and pistols concealed in their
wagons. The result was, five soldiers
were murdered in cold blood, and
six others wounded.
Now, these very men who urged
these deluded men to such acts OF
violence, and afterward exonerated
them of all blame, are now endeav-
oring to palaver the soldiers into the
belief that they have always been the
soldiers firmest friends.
The Hancock Courier of the 18th
OF April, 1884, gave what was called
ga full and true account of this de.
plorable riot and loss of lile," and
charged therein that the soldiers re-
ceived no more than their just de
serts. Yet, the Courier has the un.
impudence to ask the sol,
diers to vote the Yallandigham tick.
ct.
Again, it will be remembered that
in consequence Of strong appeal in
the Courier of the 14th of last month,
the Copperheads came to Findlay to
hear Vallandigham spout treason,
all armed to the teeth, and swore they
would shoot the first soldier who
should do aught to prevent Val from
speaking his piece" No attempt
at interruption was intended, conse-
no opportunity was offered
for decreasing the Union vote. We
believe, however, one man did draw
a revolver to shoot a soldier, but the
crowd was so dense that he was Iear-
ful that lie might hit one of his own
clique, and desisted. This same man
has since been electioneering the
TO vote his ticket. The boys
know too well their duty to be de-
ceived by such men.