Year: 1862

The assembage of Democratic State Con-
ventiOn at Columbus is made the occasion of as
saults by Republican editors upon the Democratic
voters of Ohio, which, in cool, deliberate, malig
nant villainy excel even the former efforts of these
mercenary scoundrels in the same special line.
They evince the ferocty of beasts rather than the
passions OF men, and exemplify, with fidelity
which is startling, and with distinctness which
can not be misunderstood, the settled relentless,
murderous hatred which they harbor, and strive
to disseminate among their bigoted hordes against
the two hundred thousand citizens of Ohio whose
| judgment and conscience, whose love of country
aud sense OF duty to God and man, impel to vote
with the Democratic party


We desire to have a word or two with these
gentlemen, and with the Republican party of
Ohio at large, concerning the mode in which they
have seen fit to oegin this campaign, and the stu
pendous calumny upon which they most rely for
the achievement of Black Republican triumph
in October.


We, the Democracy of Ohio en- nasse are
stigmatized as traitors to the Government under
which we live. Our Convention for the nomina-
ton of State officers is pronounced a reasonable
assemblage. Our speakers (it is averred by the
same authority.) disguised but thinly. and by a
transparent covering, their devotion to the cause
of JEFF. Davis and his confederates, while our
delegates, universally did nothing but talk and
cOnspIre treason during their sojourn in Co
] lumbus.


This mode of conducting political campaign,
and this impeachment of the loyalty of one half
of the people Of one of the greatest and most
powerful of the States, upon whose fidelity to the
/ Constitution, the perpetuity of our Government,
depends, has more than one aspect which invites
comment. We shall consider it briefly from diff
ferent points of view.


/ 1t will be most inspiring ana cheering intelli-
gence for JEFF. Davis, and all other traitors in
league for the overthrow of the Government, TO
learn that 900, 900 voters Of Ohio are with him
in heart and sympathy, and only await opportu-
nifty To second, by active endeavor, his daring
conspiracy against the Constitution and the
Union. No reverses on the field will engender
despair, when he knows that one half the people
Of all the loyal States (for the Black Republi-
cans everywhere have adopted the uniform pol
icy OF proclaiming as traitors all who will not
vote with them) are as hostile to the COnsttu-
ton and the Union OF our fathers as he and his
contederated traitors. He is shrewd enough to
know that the Government must fall, and that
before the lapse OF any considerable length of
time. with the people of one-half the States in
solid mass, and (if Black Republicans can be
belleved) a moiety of the people of the remain
ing States only waiting opportunity to join them
10 life and death struggle for its destruction.
/ There is nothing short of actual contributions OF
money and men which could impart as much OF
aid and comfort to the rebellion. as the maIig-
nant slander which, for the sake of partisan
triumph, you utter and publish to the world
against the ever-loyal Democracy of the State
OF Ohio


?. IL may be worthy Of very grave consdera-
ton TO estimate how long the public peace can be
preserved in our communities under conditions
such as we have described. Long suffering and
/ patient the Democracy have been; butthere must
be limit somewhere to human endurance of in
suit, and contumely, and taunts, and threats; and
il so, you are wantonly, wickedly, atrociousy
putting in imminent and deadly peril that secu-
rity Of life and property in our loyal communi-
ties which even the horrors of civil war have not
yet been able TO disturb. God avert from the
people that last drop of bitterness which would
NIL the cup Of our woe to overhowiDgl If you
are men Of ordinary sagacty, and if you would
but wrest from the indulgence of malevolenl
passion single moment for reflection, you would
appreciate the danger which we point to. and il
you are not hends incarnate; il your spirits are
not as malignant as damned souls, YOU would re