The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1866-09-07
war threatened.

the interpretations in brackets, from a
Radiealpapor pub lished not athousand
miles from this place:
"The Union people who fought
through the war and saved tho Gov
eminent may just as well prepare for
another conflict. mot by substitutes
in the hundred days service.1 You
have either got to sacrifice all you won
by your arms or sustain it by your
ballots. Neither can bo done by q
substitute. You have been m%ostshame-
fully betrayed by the traitorous fool
whom you elected TO the Vice Presi-
dency, and you must have nerve enough
to withstand his most appalling and
shameful treason or else lick the dust
of his traitor-trod shoes. Which are
you prepared to do? Having whipped
the Internal murderers of u young
boys who went out to subdue these mis-
creants, shall we now votefor and with
thom2 mo substituted admitted here.
Shall we vote for the murderers and
starvers of our soldiers2 mo placofor
a substituted Shall we? Nor mo
substitutes will be allowed in this new
army about to be raised by r. c. b.
There is war in tho above article and
no mistake. The language is of a bel
ligerent character. We can't say that
we admire the style Of the writer. 1t
equals Billingsgate London. 1t smells
strongly Of saltpeter and othor wal
materials. Il makes us feel all over
as though we were again to be called
to the bloody battle and the deadly
breach. We have so far luckily es-
capped the bullets of these vile rebels,
and we don't want to go again into
danger. Please brother B. don't insist
upon taking us out again. We now
protest in advance. We will, however,
encourage you in taking the field if
you are determined so to do. And
whilst you arc far away in the land of
the enemy, eating nothing but "hard-
tack and sow-belly," we a sympa-
thize with you, well knowing the con-
dition of your bowles. We only ask
you not to press us into this new war
you are about to get up on your own
hook. BY nc hook or crook can we be
persuaded to pitch in. You may press
or draft us into this next war, but ifyou
do we must send a substitute.
The notice taken of our worthy
Chief Magistrate, Andrew Johnson, in
this dolectable article, in u opinion,
to say the least of it, smells strongly of
tho odor Of treason, as that ofrense has
been understood of late years. Did
any one evor hear the Government so
badly abused. This is worse than the
copperhoad slang during the admins
tration Of Mr.. Lincoln. Then it was
if q man talked against Lincoln as
brother b. does against Johnson, he
would have been denounced as opposed
TO the Government, as q traitor, a seces-
s%ionist, Il rebel sympathizer, a vile
copperhead and a nasty b%utternut, and
the first thing the unfortunate and in
discreet fellow does know, he finds
himself in the possession and in the
strong grasp of some Provost Marsha.
or his deputy. being dragged off tc
Fort Monroe, Fort Lafayette, or tC
some Jail or State prison. We would
caution our excitable friend against
too free use Of such harsh and out
landish language. There is no know
ing how bad Mr., Johnson might fee
if he should by chance see the abov,
article threatening war and denounc
ing the Government. You do not know
what danger you are in by opposing
the GoUorRment. You must recollec
that Andy Johnson is the GoUernmen
now-it is no longer Mr.. Lincoln.
1t was at one time fashionable, ant
that to in the memory of man, tina
when a newspaper abused the G0vern
ment, alias the President, like you d
Andy Johnson, the press was stopped
r the office was tore down, it was scat
! tered, it was hushed up, and its tras
was i~nterdicted from passing throug
the mails. And worse than all tina.
p the proprietors and editors wer
|, mobbed and i'll treated. But brothe
3. B. pound away, you will not be me
t lested-our word for that.