The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1869-07-29
COL. COSNELL IN 1868.
Refreshing Reading for Fair
field County Democrats.

Northern COpperhead Democracy
was powerful element Of danger
to the Union cause. 1t was from
tho pen of Col. John NJ. Connell,
who at the time was at tho head OF
the glorious old 18th Ohio Regi.
ment, engaged in fighting the re-
bellion. 1t was the noblest produc-
tion of his life, and he never has
done and never will do anything
that will be remembered moro 10
his honor after he is gone. That
he has since entirely "gone back"
on all the patriotic utterances and
actions of that momentous period
insp res in US no other teelin gs
than those Of pity and regret at
the fatal lapse of such man from
such a position. But here arc the
extracts:
We ask, what means this wild,
shameless party strife at homer
why any opposition to this war Of
self preservation? why any but po-
litical demagOgues should wish a
severance OF the Republic? where
fore foolish cry for q cessation Of
hostllities on our part, to give time
to the traitorous rebels to strength
en- their defences and discipline
their armies? why should the brave
true men Of the great army Of the
United States, war-broken, toll
worn and battle.stained, be left
without sympathy or aid from you,
men Of Ohio, now enjoying the
blessings of peace, careless of dan
gers ofinvasion and wars dread
tcrrors, only because VIC, your
brothers and sons, stand "betw cen
your loved homes and wars desc,
lation."
Are we not in war? Is not the
whole force Of the Government EN-
ployed in defending the nation q.
gains: q gigantic effort to destroy
it? Has not blood flowed like wa.
ter, and treasure enough been ex-
pended to make rich q nation? Is
it worth preservlng2 Can two or
more States be carved out peaceful.
ly from the present loved Repub'
lie? Can we give away its rivers
lands and loyal people to its de
stroyers? Can we afford to divide
the Republic into contending pet
ty States and be forever the vic
Tins Of in:ernccine wars between
small principalities? Can we qui
city, calmly, even complacentIy
sit by and see the grand Republic
of the world thus cut off and de
stroyed by innate weakness? NJ
honest citi=en of Ohio is tciLling ha
such should be our fate.
The despots and money chang
ers of Europe have given them sub
stantial aid 10 destroy u Republic
they have more powerful armies
ADLER generals and firmer deter
mination than when the rebellion
began. They know their strength
and APPEAL TO lT-not to the poo
demagogues Of the North pho ar
their allies. They condemn anC
despise THEM. Read their procla
nations, addresses, army order
! and ne Hspapers. At no time hav
they ever spoken Of their North
ern friends except as ALLIES IN TIL
WAR! They deride the foolish ap
peals of their Northern allies 70
peace and compromise, and pre-
clude all hope of the restoration G
the Union on any terms.
What incdlcuLdUe mischief is b.
ing done by these Northern allies
their speeches and ne Espapors ar
quoted, and results of elections re
ported in Southern papers, as evi
dence not of any hope of restorin
the Union, but TO show that the 10y
al people of the North are willin
to submit to any dishonorablo an
humiliating terms of peace, base
even on a full recognition that thi
fiondish rebellion was right, an
that it was well to destroy the Gov
ernment.
Thus feel and think tho soldier
of the grand army of the Unite
States. Are you uith us? or ,ci
you now desert us, sell your nationC
buthright for a mess of pOttage, anc
for success in local politics, bdrtt
array your country, CrdWL at me Jet
and lick the hands ofthe .Derfdlou
cruel and deUil,Sh conSpirat0rS, ph
hare organized this rebellion, an
vho boast at their success in destroy
ing gow Government, staying you
sons and wasting your treasur
contemned, derided and and d.
spised by them, while you al
humbly craving their favor? NJ
waiting or even hoping for return
ing loyalty in them, or for tern
of peace to be rendered by then
Can you thus dishonor yoursclve
your soldiers or your State?
We ask you now to stay, SUI
/, port and uphold the hands of yor
soldiers.
Give some of the wasted sympi
thy, so lily but feebly beStOiced upd
the old political hacks and demo
gogueS, who SEEK blessed martyr
dom in Lincoln Bastiles, to th
suffering and bravoly endurin
soldiers who in the camp, the fell
and the hospitals, bear real hare
ships unoomplainingly. If trei
son must run riot in the Nortl
keep it there-insult not yor
soldiers by sending to them th
vile emanations of tho traitor
who are riding into Office, plaC
and power, over the ruins of ii