Year: 1861

| no taAc sSeHOCFHtS OF harrison Co.


What glorious times the Republicans have
just now, all the offices, and very little of the
! fighting. Did they bring on the war? Hear
what that arch aboliionist the Rev Granville
| Moody says about it, he is an ou. and out Re
publican. "We are charged with having bro't
about the present contest. wish it we're true.
believe it is true that we did bring it about,
and glory in it, for it is a wreath Of glory
around our brow" Let it stick to his brow.
and his syInpathisers like the shirt of Nessus,
They brought on the contest did they? Well,
why don't they go and fight. Fight! No?-
The cowardly devils, they keep their worthless
hides out of reach OF southern bullets. Must
the Democrats and patriotic Republicans have
to do the fighting? Now l am petty well ac
quainted with the people Of Tuscarawas County,
and the West end OF Harrison county. in which
no" reside. There has been several
Volunteer companies raised, some OF them are
now in the field fighting bravely for their conn
try. But, amazement! There is not an Abo-
lionst in them. No not solitary man
The same is true Of Chicago, New York, and
everywhere else. Even the conservative Re
publicans as they call themselves seem to he
very chary of volunteering. Are they coward,
ly scamps too. They all voted for old Abe and
irrepressible conflict, but to their shame be it
said, that at least two third Of the army are
Democrats, and all the generals worth any
thing are Democrats In the New York reei.
ments seven out ten are Democrats.


Yet the Republicans and Abolitionists must
have all the officers, the Democrats must shut
their mouths, do the fighting for than, it the
Democrats tells them of their bad doing, they
are for the gag law and ready to mob; but some
OF them has at length got the corner of their
eye opened; they begin to see that the Democ-
racy are the real unionsts, that they always
have been and always will be for the Union.


The Abolitionists of the North and Fire Eat
er of the south ought all to be put through
Purgatory, until they be purified, and strong
must be the fire that will do it. Yes our
friends the AS and RS want us to hush up, do
they? What have they done with their motto
which stood at the head Of their Banners, and
their proceeding Freedom Of speech, freedom
of the Press" How long ago, pray, did it be.
come reasonable to denounce President of the
United States and his Administration when
did the President become so exalted, so mmac-
ulate as to be above answer, above criticism,
above repraach. Who was it that pronounced
such bitter and malignat anathemas against
Fillmore, Pierce and Buchanan. But now
forsooth their President is such O paragon of
perfection that we must be silent and bow be-
fore him. If they do intend TO make this coun-
TT Yand Austria or Russia, it is time we knew
it.


But mind their att ok on the constitution,
upon the freedom of speech, upon the rights
press, must cease. They have gone far enough
Men will write and talk as they please in this
country, subject only to prosecution bv the civil
authorities, and they will hold the administra-
ton and Presidents responsible for their acts;
we have not yet become Russia or an Austria,
though there is no doubt it is so intended that
we should sink by and by into that melancholy
state. The press ought now to be unusually
alive and vigilant, while firmness, moderation
and patriotism should guide its course. 1T should
not be sparing OF censure upon public policy
which it sees is calculated to involve us in one
common ruin.


My old friends will be apt when they read
this to remember their old friend


DEMOCRATlCUS.