The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1869-07-16
Rosecrans and the Democratic Party

its notice of General Rosecrans, the
democratic candidate for Governor :
"He was the special pet and fa
vorite General OF the Gazette and
Commercial during the war. We
have only to copy from the files of
these journals to prove him brave
and accomplished soldier, and high
toned and worthy gentleman" ~
The Gazette did speak well of Gen
eral Rosecrans it believed him to
be an able soldier and true patriot !;
his fighting was good, and his utter
ances were as sharp and as true as
his sword, whether directed against
the enemy in front or the more-to-be-
despised enemy in the rear. We
have nothing to take back. We
rejoice that neither truth nor Justice
requires us to take anything back
1t remains to be seen, however,
what General Rosecrans will now do.
Will he desert his principles, CT will
he force the Democratic party to eat
its own words and swallow those
principles for which he SO gallantly
fought? In letter .'from the field
in reply to resolution of the Gen
eral Assembly of Ohio, Rosecrans,
among other things, wrote:
wherever they (the rebels) have
the power they drive before .hem
into their ranks the Southern people,
and they would also drive us. Trust
them not. Were they able they
would invade and destroy us with
out mercy. Absolutely assured OF
these things, / am amazed that any
one could think of peace on any
terms. He ,cho en.srtains Tie sentiment
Is tt only to be @ slave !; he ,cho ,itte7-S
10 at tbs time as noreOver traitor to
his country, ,chO deserc-s Me seorn and
contempt OF all honorable men"
Trner words, or a sentiment more
noble, were never written The ut
terance painted the character of the
Democratic party in words of fire
lt was so plain, so expressive, so
striking that no one could fail to un-
derstand it. The leaders OF the
Democratic party did understand it.
The Enquirer understood it. 1t made
haste to denounce the letter, and it
did its work in bitter terms.
General Rosecrans will stand by
that letter, we venture to say, to the
end of his days He will not take
one word Lack, The Democratic
leaders who were then .'trsitors to
their country" and deserving of the
"scorn and contempt of all honorable
men," are the same who have nomi
mated Rosecrans and made a plat
form of principles for him to stand !
upon. Circumstances have changed |
The rebellion was suppressed in spite
of the rebels in front and the strait
ors" in the rear but the Democratic |
leaders have not changed. They |
hate the soldiers of the Union now
"a they hated them in 1868. The
Democratic Legislature tried to dis
franchise MANNED soldiers who were
being cared Tor in the Soldiers Home,
and refused to make provisions for
the orphans OF dead heroes. In
every possible way they exhibited
their hostility to the men who saved
the country. Does anybody believe
that the Democratic party nominated
Rosccrans because they admired |
him or approved of his principles ?
No sensible man believes any such
thing. The Democratic party are
willing to use Rosecrans, or any 9TH
er good man, to help them into
power; to make them respectable
once more to cause the people to
forget the crimes committed by that
party against the Union and against
TA.is is their only object in
setting up patriotic men. Were that
party strong in Ohio it would scorn
a Union soldier, as the same party
in Kentucky, where it is powerful,
proscribes Union soldiers.
General Rosecrans may be induced
by the leaders to accept the Demo
cratic nomination but much as we
respect him, we shall certainly not
he drawn into the support of any
man who carries the standard of
those who were ''traitors 10 their
and who observed the
scorn and contempt Of all honorable
men. p Cincinnati Gazette.