Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-09-03

= Cilusegls regiment on 1t6 mArcn TO
IS defend our National Capital, and
; shed the blood Of three Of its brave
Is men. Who ofall these democratic
y orators, now splitting the Gears Of
T groundlings" with denunciations Of
= Radical expressions Of their South
! ern brethren, ever uttered a tone Of
! condemnation against the atroci-
, ties Of those rebel fiends2 These
! are but the opening acts Of the
} tragedies perfhrmed by these dem
7 ocratic friends Of the Constitution
2 and the Union.
THE CLEAN AND THE UNcLEAN.
1t is q matter of historic record
that, from the hour of Mr.. Lin
cola's Inauguration, until the close
Of the war and the triumph of our
|, arms, the great majority Of the
democratic party threw its influ-
ence in favor Of the rebellion. II
is true, and to their honor be 1t
spoken, that large and influential
numbers of that party, after the fall
of Fort Sumter, and after the call
! Of our President for $4,000 men,
rallied to the defense of the admin
istration, and cordially co. operated
in all measures to sustain the Union.
Mr.. Douglas crowned his career by
;, leading the van in the patriotic
movement, and by the bold an
!. nouncement chat there could be
/ but two parties in the contest, pa
triots and traitors" His action
and utterances made a separation
between ''tbe clean and the unclean"
! and saved many from the defle-
of the democratic camp, and inaug-
urated that great Union organiza-
ton of soldiers and citizens which
has marched with such majestic
/ tread over rebels and their allies
From that era until the present
time, that demoralized party, by the
power of its leaders, and against
the consent OF multitude of its
honest deluded masses, has pursued
a career Of bitter and unrelenting
opposition to the efforts of the
friends of freedom. The full cata-
logue of its wrongs can not be
written or spoken. 1t pursued and
| prosecuted that bright and full orb
ed embodiment of American hon
or and patriatism, Abraham Lin
coin, with rancorous hate, denounc-
ing all his acts and utterances as
I1ypocritical and tyranical, pouring
upon him the yilest epithets which
depraved hearts and imaginations
could coin, and deprecating upon
his head that bloody vengeance
which its minions and mercenaries
educated by Its base teachings, so
tragically fulfilled It character
lied all the calls for volunteers as
usurpations of power, exhorted all
not to respond and invoked the
curses of men and the maIedictions
of heaven upon the unholy war. 1t
debauched the popular mind by ar
guments and appeals addressed to
the lowest passions and prejudices,
flung contempt upon our armies,
used all acts intimidation and in
trigue to prevent the increase of
our army, discouraged enlistments
and encouraged desertions, magni-
fed our disasters and diminished
our achievements, deprecated the
bravery and skill of our gallant Of
ficers, and literally bestowed com
mendations and encomiums upon
the bravery of the rebel leaders,
and, worse than all, in its delirium
of rage it sIandered the "braye boys
in blue" by characterizing them as
"hired assassins," "thieves," +" "rob-
bers," "minions of tyranny" and
Lincoln butchers"
1t invoked no blessings of aid of
earth or Heaven upon our army or
administration, but spurned all
sanctuaries where loyalty was com
and loathed all pulpits
where godly men supplecated Deity
for success and victory. 1t was not
with those TIE Deums of
triumphs which cheered loyal
hearts, but was saddened with in
telligence of rebel defeats; it had
no tears for those who were bereav-
ed, and no sympathies for those
who suffered among our patriotic
braves. it shared in no contributions
of charity and kindness to the nee
dy of our army, nor in any of the
of benevolence in our
camps and hospitals, but confined
it's ministers of mercy and charity
to the camps of rebel soldiers. The
of Fort Pillow, Memphis
and New Orleans, nor the fiendish
barbarities perpetrated upon North
ern prisoners at Andersonville,
Salisbury and other Southern bas-
tiles did not shock its sensibilities,
nor extort from that party a sin
ole tone of rebuke or indignation
against such unparalleled atroci-
ties. This sketch Of the delinquen-
cies of that party would be incom-
Dlete without addition of that dark
,st feature of its depravity, its com
1licitv with the dens of the Knights
If the Golden Circle, and Sons of
Liberty, in which were planned and
natured those diabohcal schemes,
" which the rebel inmates Of our
amps were to be let loose to plum
Ter and deyastate the homes and
of loyal men. and assassin
tie our prominent men who had
,een distinguished for devotion to
'ur country and its cause.
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