The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-09-27
TOWNSHIPS!
PEOPLE OF HANCOCK, COME
Ard show that you are alive tc
the interests of the country.
By order of WI. . -
nR.9COMMIrTEE
A Little History.


Our CoppvrLeaafriends. for reas
ons OF their own, have seen fit, this
campaign, to lose sight of the issues
before the people and tried to force
others into the canvass. They are
devoting most of their energies nov
to denouncing the national debt and
the taxes the people have to raise to
pay the interest and principal of it
No one has the slightest objection to
their doing this, because their mode
of procedure can only add weight to
the already heavy load Of infamy
which they are already laboring IN
der i
Every voter has an understanding
of the status of the Democratic party
to day, and knows that it is led and
controlled by vallandigham, Pendle
ton & Co. Knowing this, every yo-
ter has further, memory, and can
recollect as far back as 1861 and the
intermediate years between then and
now.
When the first call for troops was
made the loyal men of Ohio end all
parts of the country rushed TO arms
en- masse-in such numbers that the
call was filled long before one-tenth
part Of the brave troops could be
equipped, and thousands could not
get into the service. Another call
was made-the result was the same.
And still another; yet the great loyal
Leart throbbed with love of country
and the people enlisted so freely that
recruiting officers had to enter into
strife to see ,whose men should be
accepted. aoioy ~. ss
But about this time, or later. ipau-
ences began TO be brought to bear by
certain men to stop this free Ufer of
men TO crush and put Gown the re-
t5elion. In Ohio there was a Val
ilandigbam, Pugh, Thurman, a
Pendleton. What lid they do ?
They opposed the war, discouraged
volunteerino, and set the Democratic
2arty-that portion that would be
Influenced by them-in opposition tc
the onion. These men-all possess
ed of ability-exercised vast infu;
ence ever many people and set them
against The continuance Of the war
Secret rebel societies were organized
having for their object the encour
agement of rebels, encouragement
of volunteering, and the lowering
,rie credit OF the Government With
the people. THIS influence had just
the desired effect, and what followed?
Bounties were offered. The Govern
ment offered large bounties and be-
ifore the war had ended millions up-
on millions had heen added to the
debt of the nation. The State Of
fered bountiss, and corporations Of
fered bounties. The result was q
still further increase of Indebtedness.
1t was well enough to pay the
bounties, and the people expect now
to be taxed to pay them, and while
paying them of, incorporated as
they are in our debt, they propose
placing the responsibility of such in
tebtedness just where it belongs
with the Democratic party.
Had that party not encouraged
the rebellion and showed to the
South that it was the friend of the
rebels and that they might expect
help they would have laid down their
arms and the war would have ceased
Therefore the Democratic party is
responsible for-leaving out the orr
gin OF the war --
1st. A continuance of it at least
three years longer than necessary.
2nd. Millions upon millions of
money paid for bountios, upon which
the people have to be taxed.
Sd. (And all importanr) The blood
of thousands of Ohio's best men, who
lwsre killed in the South by Southern