The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1866-08-01
Bitter Memories for Demoerats
~ TO Cherish.

Let no Democrat in this broad birth.
right Of Liberty forget his duty whsR the
hour comes. Let him remember the
Thug like outrages that were heared up
on him during the four years of Jacobin
rule to make the performances Of that
duty ullthe more pressing. T@UlE
Lei no Democrat Of the Constitution
as his fathers gave il and Of the Union
as his fathers made II, fail to remember
the hellish malice of prosecutors that
followed upon his heels like blood hounds
upon the scent If game, for'thes exeroise
Of his right to stand by the institutions
and form Of Government handed down
into his care.
Let no Democrat forget the deyilish
treatment he received at the hands Of the
Higher Law mob, when the army Of the
Union was used more, against him than
the rebels i, the field, because he was
true to the old landmarks. i ~, ,,x,
Let no Democrat fail to remember how
he, or his neighbors, for the expression Of
lhcnest convictions, permitted and guaran'
teed by the Constitution Of his country
were dragged out frs6 their homes ant
fresides at midnight or hunted through
the streets and fields in day time by thu
tools of a Revolutionary Party. 100 , 1
Let no Democrat fail to remember AM
cherish how he was, driven from the poll
and his Liberties abridged during aperio'
of four years, by the tools Of q RELENTLESS
/, power unknown to American Govern
ment.v y, (. I,,g n
Let no Democrats forget who we're th
instruments Of their persecution for opin
q ions sake, or fail to;Satch their presen
= devilish m~achiuations with Argus eyes.
. Let Democrats everywhere remembe
q the damnable outragies that were hcapet
-. upon them by the lying hypocrites Of
q selfrighteous cause; whobreak through o
constitutional barriers to insult their pc
= sons, outrage their rights, and rob the
q of their property. ..
Il Let Democrats everywhere rcmemb'
! who the men were who, in the bitterne
!. Of party domination, Sby a subsidized pre-
aud through the power Of an army foul
= embittcred BY ne false teachings Of viii
q cravatted New England emissaries, dra
ged them to prison and robbed them
property "guined by honest toll"
H Let Democrats everywhere rememb
the ins:igators..of rhobocracy, Of outra,
and crime against the common and co
stitutioual law Of the States.
,o Let Democrats everywhere rememb
that the army raised to put down arm
D. rebellion in the South was used for t
be purpose of riding over the constitution
rights Of free citizens Of the North a
II West.
&c Let Democrats everywhere rememi
:, that for the exercise of the constitution
privilege Of free spsech and free pre-
ri. many true patriots and tried soldiers
to their country were-some murdered
cold blood -scme dragged to Radi
y, bastiles-some bauishcd-and some r
de bed and driven from home and friends
ill Let Democrats everywhere remem'
bo that all this has come through Aboliti
!. ism, Higher; Law, Self Righteousne
CIT and miserable incompetent, and accur
on, Republican Radicalism, equalcd only
hts the crimes Of the French Revolution
70. in the days of Robespierre and his to
Let Democrats everywhere remem
and cherish all this-pot for The purp
ex- Of retaliation (God forbid that a De-
eat crat in all this land can be SO lost to
II. instincts Of humanity and Of charity
to be equal 10 the task but that t
'cu' may profit by, The experienccsofthe p
ion and stand united, and prepared for "
lust may, in the future, be in store of goo
Il, evil to their country and their cwn
sonal liberty, Let Democrats everywl
- stand u" to each other and put t
ress shoulders to the wheel q
,ese If the Democratic party should
en-. through FIVE long years Of hellish
Gus rage unprcccdented,ia the history Of
an nation Of modern times, we believe
an can not oily exist ip the future; but
the it is bound TO win over 'tthe world,
fSe ! flesh and the devil" Up Democr
stand together! And let US assure
blood hounds Of Revolution that the
son it took Democrats four years TO
is not %lost'to. the country Of VIII ich
DIRK oro II, onlv defendcre f'H'' "''.