Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-09-03
EFFECTS OF THE DRAFT ON TIE TN

tell you what you didn't like quit
as well as that; that was the con
scription act, otherwise called tn
draft. Laughter That was til
day that tried mems souls. Laugh
ter. There was general mourning
throughout the country in tina
hour. Oh there never was at an,
pool Of Bethesda such a crowd o
lame, and halt, and blind, Poo
human nature never was afflicted
with such aches and pains as visit
ed poor fallen humanity then, espe
eially of the Democratic party, =
Great laughter.
In that hour Of sadness the Ra
chels Of the Democratic party re
fused to be comfortcd, because they
feared they would lose their only
husbands, if not their only sons
and those colored men that look SC
unlovely at all other times, then
had a beauty about them in the
eyes of the Democrat, that did not
merely greet his vision, but glad
dened his heart. Instead ofcrying.
ooh, for 4 lodge in some vast viii.
derness, in oontiguity with the
shade" their cry was, ooh, for a
nigger to come in this hour OF
trouble and pour consolation upon
my poor, broken hearted wife and
children, who fear that l am to be
dragged from this home of freedom
into this ungodly war" Laughter. |
You have seen some of these fellows,
Yes, | could tell an interesting fact
Of a prominent Democrat of this
town, who swore that he would
die before he would be drafted.
Though he never liked a ne
gro, he could have been seen one
Sunday morning with a carpet-bag
on one arm and negro on the 9th
er, marching up to the Provost
Marshal to deliver this interesting
substitute, who had come to him,
as he thought, a God-send in that
hour Of his adversely, Laughter.
Oh, how he loved the Constitution
and the Union in those days of tri-
al. What specimens of bravery
were exhibited by some of these
Democrats Why, in our county.
hey met in the little town of Dub,
in, on the Scioto river, and, after
laving been eXhorted by the patri-
'tic teachings of George L. Pugh, !
hat distinguished Democrat, who
low claims that he helped save
he Union, resolved, first, that this
raft was unconstitutiOnal-they all
cit in their constitutions. Laugh
er There was weakness, or, as
he fellow said, begoneness about
hem, that showed it was unconsti-
Resolved, second, that
hey never, ReUer would submit to
his unconstitutional draft. And
lown here in Butler county, where
his genuine, Union,loving, loyal
party clung to the Constitution in
hat hour of trial, there they resoly.
ID that they would die in the last
Itch before they would submitj to
he draft. Yes, they would never
'ield. They could not kill rebels,
'ut if this Union feeling was arous.
d within them they would kill these
Provost Marshals or any other Off
ers of the law, who would attempt
. execute the draft. So it was
throughout the land. Why, up here
1 Holmes county, the banner dem
cratic county Of the State, and un-
in the world, they met In
and made q regiment,
nd made q proclamation that they
'ould resist to the death these Off
ers of the law. Well, Gov, Todd,
rho was then Governor Of Ohio,
nd who was n Democrat, sent to
amp Chase, ordering a company
0 90 up and mcet these brave dem
Gratis, who would peril all and shed
he last drop Of blood, not in de-
nnse Of the Union, but of their
constitutions, Laughter. This
went up and met these
len in one OF the valleys there -
hey had an old swivel. Boom
rent the swivel, and boom went the
oys. John Gilpin, in his race,
ever made such time as did these
rave democrats. None of those
raves could be seen standing up in
efense of their rights The fight
as over; no blood was shed not
drum was heard, nor Il funerrl note,
One of our soldiers said ho saw
ne of the fellows run down in u /
'ep valley. where the sun shines
1t about three hours in a day, and |
flowing, met there a couple Of q
llows putting their bags on their |
,rses and their constitutions on 7
G bags, and when asked whore q
ey were going, said they were just p
ling with small grist toja mill c
iout five miles of, That was the s
st patriotic achievement of the a
Of Holmes county. Ii
All, my Democratic felow-citi- IL
ms, there was nothing so pleasant p
the olfactories Of Democrats in ii
at hour Of tribulation as the ii
ent of the track the poor ncgro's G.
,el had made from year to year e.
ON Kentucky to the land of Can G.
In.
And there was nothing that had
ch charm to the Democrats eve @,
those trouhulous times as the h
orth Star. They never began to 81
udy astronomy before. Laugh h
I, They began to look up to "
a heavens. They never looked Eil