The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1866-03-21

MIyyLIs, March IL, 1866.

L y
Ashland Times, ] noticed correspond
ence from our little Township, over the
signature Of aSAM.n Now, il matters
little to me who this "SAM" is; one thing,
however, is certain, that he is an Aboli-
ZIONIST Of the darkest dye. ! am led 70
make this assertion for the following rea-
sons ,.Fi2 saifs -ss,ys sts-..asl,
l. No one but 40 Abolitionist of Sans
stripe would write communications for
such detestable sheet as the Ashland
Times. .... hasa
End. That he (Sam) is an Abolitionist,
is clearly seen by his reference to Squire
Ruth, who, he says, makes good Cop.
perhead Justice-decidcs all cases accor.
ding to the Constitution Of the United
States Squire Ruth is an honest and
upright gentleman, and a Democrat Of
the Jacksonian school, consequently be
lieves that the Constitution is the great
Magma Charta by which every honest cit.
Zen shouldlalways stand through veal or
wo. How very different from Sam and
his trkitorous crew, who declare the Con-
stitution to be league with hell and a
covenant with the devil who have been
laboring for the last twenty years to de-
stroy that sacred instrument which was
framed bysour fathers. But it does not
suit the Abolitionists-it never did,
They want new Constitution one that
will place the untutored Negro on an
equality with the white man, that they
may vote to help perpetuate Abolition
rule. All the Democracy'ol little Miffiin
have to say to Squire Ruth is, go on, de-
eide all cases according to the Constitu-
tion Of the United States and the laws OF
Ohio based thereon, as you are sworn to
do, and not like the: fanatics Of Sans
school, who swear to do one thing and do
another, and afterwards toast, a Ia Shin.
Plaster Chase, that they have made a
mental reservation to violate it whenever
it crosses their fanatical plans.
As to the Jollifcation meeting In this
place upon hearing Of the vetoing of the
obnoxious Freedmen's Bureau bill by the
President, of which Sam has SO much to
say, would simply state that it was Jol.
lifcation enough to make Sam and bis
brother AbolitioDists show their col.
ors, which they did by swearing at and
denouncing President johnson. over.
heard one of these late "iriend' Of the
Government" remark that it was the
worst thing that ever ha 'poned, that the
President should do anything that even
the "traitor" Val1andighala could endorse.
But the worst damper upon them was the
speeches Of Mr.. johnson on the 22d Of
February and the LIST Of March, which
Sam evidently had not read when he
wrote that "the President had not come
ever to the copperhead party and was no,
likely to-" Not quite so fast, Samuel
you should have deferred sending your
correspondence, which evidently cost you
so much labor TO be delivered Of, until
you could see what old Andy would dc
next for, as our worthy Postmaster said
it is evident that the old coon will e
over to the Copperheads, horse, foot and
dragons. Now, don't be scared, Sam
we will not claim Mr.. johnson as our par
| ty President. No, sir; but we do claim
the right to endorse his actions when thel
are in accordance with the Constitution.
Sam says there has been no excitemen
here since old man Sunday resisted
| United States officer In the discharge o
his duty Sam should have the man
hood to tell the truth. Old man Sunda,
never resisted an officer in the discharg
of his duty As the facts in the case ar
so we'll known here that need not 60 in
to detail, but will simply state for the in
formation of those who are not acquaint
ed with the affair, that Provost Marsha
Drake came here without warrant or 9th
; er authority, as he himself has since Dc
clared, and which Sam knew when pen
ing his epistle, arrested son Of old ma
Sunday as deserter, got him about on
, mile from Miflin, when old man Sunda
heard Of his sons arrest, and he shoulder
ed his rifle and met Drake, demanded
, see the papers authorizing him to arrei
bis son, which Drake refused to do, as b
had none; therefore, old man Sunda
I rescued his son from an illegal arrest an
r accidentally shot Drake in the rightwinl
: wherupon Drake thought it dangerou
business and like his namesake Of th
feathered tribe, gave . quack and sk'
0 daddled. JAKE.