Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-09-26

Blair are elected, 1t VIII break INTO Jury that
will either massacre or drive every Enionsman
Efrom the State be he black or white X
The true history of this bloody affair will
no doubt present the case substantially as it
appears in the Tribune dispatch for such mar
rative is entirely consistent with the rebel pol
icy in Georgia. The expulsion of RepuDhcan
members of the Legislature from that BODY is
but one OF the initiatory steps in pan 10
overthrow the existing government OF deor-
7 gia, involving, If needs be. the massacre or ex-
pulsiOn of, every Union man III the Slate-
There is no spirit of honest Submission to the
results of the war, or to the authority ohCon-
gross in GEORGIA. The ex rebels are as rebel
lions and defiant now as they were one week
les,re the surrender of Lee. No man, then,
j who sympathized with the government of the
limited states during the rebellion, or who now
islands by the laws of Congress, has any guar
antee of his life during a single day in which
he remains there. He is entirely at the mercy
of an element which bears no respect for pro-
priety, law or personal rights, and which is
liable at any moment to break into open and
bloody violence. '''
In the late terrible affair which has just been
announced, to outrage public feeling and chal-
lenge the indignation of the friends of law and
order everywhere, we are told that Republi-
cen candidate for Congress and Grant cleo
tor, who, with their political adherents, at
tempted to hold a meeting for the peaceful
! discussion of the issues of the campaign, were
assaulted by an armed mob, who murdered
thirty-fye outright, not excepting women and
children, and dangerously wounded some fif-
teen more among whom were the Republican
standard bearers of that district. The great
majority of the Republicans had left their arms
at home, and hence were defenceless before an
! infuriated mob of rebel democrats, who are
thirsting for blood as much now as at Fort Pill
low "
The offence of these Republicans was, that
when warned by an armed rebel that they
must not go into the town of Camilla to hold
Republican meeting, they did not heed his
warning and surrender the Republican cause
to the behest of rebels. They went on and
were then met by the Sheriff, who is also a
rebel, and warned them that the people would
notallow Radical to speak in Camilla. Plant
ing themselves upon the inalienable rights of
American citizens, they went forward for the
peaceful discharge of their duties as such, and
for this they were shot down like dogs in the
streets. -,l..r.- rai'l .aa..If uI
This is but foretaste of what is to follow
should the rebels and Democrats triumph in
the approaching election. The few lives lost,
and the few drops of blood shed now, are but
as the sprinklings that precede drenching
storm. The whole south would then be
drenched in blood, and the life of Union man
in either of the late insurgent States would not
be worth a straw. On the other hand, the
election of Grant and Colfax would at once
place check upon these demonstrations, or
dig up the flag of the lost cause again, and
display it in open defiance to the government,
once more to be reconquered by the loyal men
of the nation. This would be far preferable to
the present reign of terror-where mobs and
assassinations are the ruling influences of the
hour. All this admonishes us that the rebel
lion is not killed, but still lives to vex AMI
harrass the nation until the loyal heel is again
placed upon it with extingulshing power. In
view of all this, it is evident that the future
peace, welfare and perpetuity of the Union
depends entirely upon the success of the Re
publican cause in this contest. h
GEN. HALBERT E. PAYNE, member of Con-
gress from the first of Milwaukee District of
Wisconsin, whose name is sufficient guaran-
tee for anything he may say, is the authority
for the following incident, in the life of Hora-
ito Seymour. We extract his story of the af-
fair as told in a recent speech:
When the news of the fall of Sumter
was received in this city, Governor Sey-
mour was stopping at the Newall House.
The city, on the receipt of the news, was
ablaze with Indignation, and Democrats
and Republicans alike burned to avenge
the insult that had been offered to our
flag. A meeting of business men, irres-
pective Of party, was held at the Cham
ber of Commerce, and stirring addresses
were made. Every voice was for war.
Some one mentioned the fact that
Governor Seymour was in towL, and at
once resolved to have speech from him.
One of our most highly respected citizens
a personal acquaintance of Seymour's,
hastened to inform him of the intended
call. He was found in the ladies' parlor
of the hotel, received the Milwaukee
gentlemen most cordially, and represen-
ted himself in the best of health. But
when informed that the crowd wonld
presently call npon him for a speech, he
promptly replied that he should not re-
spond. ''But You must" said his friend.
''The crowd will not take no for an an
swer." 81 shall not do it, said Seymour,
81 don't know yet how this thing is
going to turn, and l shall not speak.
You must tell the crowd that am sick
and cannot respond The Milwaukeean
refused to tell this talsehood, and turned
and left the "great statesman" Shortly
after, another of his acquaintences, also
a gentleman of high standing in this
community, waited upon him with the
same errand. He found Seymour in his
room sick, was fairly deceived by his
counterfeit illness, and left him. Shortly
afterward, a committee of gentlemen
called upon the. Governor and fairly
dragged him cut upon the balcony. He
simply thanked the crowd for the
compliment, and excused himself from