2. II.
THE SECESSION OF WINGERT'S CORNERS.
Wingert's Corners, Ohio, March the 21st, 1861.
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South Carliny and sevral other uv the trooly Dimikratic
States hevin secesht — gone orf, I may say, onto a journey
after ther rites — Wingert's Corners, ez trooly Dimecratic ez
any uv em, hez follered soot.
A meetin wuz held last nite, uv wich I wuz chairman, to
take the matter uv our grievances into consideration, and it
wuz finally resolved that nothin short uv seceshn wood remedy
our woes. Therefore the follerin address, wich I rit, wuz adoptid
and ordered to be publisht:
TO THE WORLD!
In takin a step wich may, possibly, involve the state uv
wich we hev bin heretofore a part into blood and convulshuns,
a decent respeck for the opinion uv the world requires us to
give our reasons for takin that step.
Wingert's Corners hez too long submitted to the imperious
dictates uv a tyranikle goverment. Our whole histry hez bin
wun uv aggreshn on the part uv the State, and uv meek and
pashent endoorence on ours.
It refoosed to locate the State Capitol at the Corners, to the
great detriment uv our patriotic owners uv reel estate.
It refoosed to gravel the streets uv the Corners, or even relay
the plank-road.
It refoosed to locate the Penitentiary at the Corners, not-withstandin
we do more towards fillin it than any town in the State.
It refoosed to locate the State Fair at the Corners, blastin
the hopes uv our patriotic groserys.
It located the canal one hundred miles from the Corners.
We hev never hed a Guvner, notwithstandin the President
uv this meetin hez lived here for yeers, a waitin to be urgd to
accept it.
It hez compelled us, yeer after yeer, to pay our share uv
the taxes.
It hez never appinted any citizen uv the place to any offis
wher theft wuz possible, thus wilfully keepin capital away
from us.
It refoosed to either pay our rale-rode subscripshun or slack-water
our river.
Therefore, not bein in humor to longer endoor sich outrajes,
we declare ourselves free and independent uv the State, and
will maintain our position with arms, if need be.
There wuz a lively time next day. A company uv minit
men wuz raised, and wun uv two-minit men. The seceshn
flag, muskrat rampant, weasel couchant, on a field d'egg-shell,
waves from both groserys. Our merchant feels hopeful. Cut
orf from the State, direct trade with the Black Swamp follers:
releest from his indebtedness to Cinsinati, he will agin lift his
head. Our representative hez agreed to resine — when his
term expires.
We are in earnest. Armed with justice and shot-guns, we
bid the tyrants defiance.
P. S. — The feelin is intense — the childern hev imbibed it.
A lad jest past, displayin the seceshn flag. It waved from behind.
Disdainin concealment, the noble, lion-hearted boy wore
a roundabout. We are firm.
N. B. — We are still firm.
N. B., 2d. — We are firm, unyeeldin, calm, and resoloot.
