American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1860-03-29
no the Patrons OF the Gazette.

win this number closes our COnnec-
ton with the Gazette. For eleven months
past we have conducted i. with whatever
skill, with whatever ability our divided
time would permit, whether to your salts
faction or not remains for you TO say.Et
During the brief period of our association
with you as Editors, we have had every
encouragement. For your extended sym.
pa'hieszfoE your liberal patronage, You
have our thanks, The association, to us
at least. has been pleasant, and with feel.
ings ofregrct We retire from il. I,s re.
collectipus are Of character not soon, TO
be blotted out. In after years when The
gay change Of time shall have dimcd the
past--~hen age shall have weakened, re.
collection aid memory shall have paled
aud famed out, we shall expect that some
at least, Of the incidents of our editorial
career aud many Of the names to as now
familiar, shall stand OUT indellble, endu
ring to the last. Ifas editors. we have
had shortcomings, if as your servants,
we have fallen short of your true esli-
mate, let 1t remembered that the duties of
an editor are oncrouS, the responS Utilities
of conducting apublic journal great, aud
let tbe placed to our credit, that we have
been labofing rot for one of you alone.
but for all, Offering widely as You do, in
manners, education, habit. ,tllouSht and
oplnl0n.ae 'qJ'as-i8 ot iuBt4. o>
In science and philosophy it has basu
our constant aim and effort to aid in tIie
deyelopelpent aud establishment Of truth.
We have sought the elevation Of morals
and the suppression of viee--the course
of true religion, regardless of sect or
school, vs. have labored to promote. With
whatever force we could summon, We have
com bated error; we have withheld moth.
ing from you incur judgments calculated
to do good and published nothing fraught
withja tendency to harm. ...., .'
10 politics we have not been strictly
partizsn. We have known the influence oI
journals in The formation Of public ssni.
nent. We hsye despised with coutemp,
unutserabls "bi'eIins press" and accor.
dinghy have suffered ouIservts TO be bough,
aud sold neither by party nor par.rz,ns. =
We baye been republicans from no siniS.
ter motive, with no selfish end, but from
cho'cs. because we deemed the principles
Of the Republican party best calculated to
promote the Interests Of tNe peolpe. most
conducive to the general welfare Of com.
mon country. Ia advocating the measures
OF the Republican party. We have not sits
He'd our voice 10 It's errors, nor failtd to
record our judgment Ngans. its wrongs,
nor have we fail d to dojuslice to men or
measures because Of a party to which Ia
the main we stood opposed. We have
bern eonssrvailve--We trust bouestly spd
consistently so. The fanatics" of the
North have not escaped our censure be,
cause Sc'ing with the party Of our choice,
but with whatever force we controlled they
have bsen censured, with whatever power
we possessed they have been condemned.
We havsnct foolishIy sought to cover up
their dangerous doctrine nor spologiz, for
,heir acts.
The madmen of,he South have been
denounced. not because they were Demo.
Gratis. but because their te,ohings were
dangerous and their doctrines false. W.
have opposed the Democratic party pure.
ly from principle, We h,vs said Of Il
some bitter things but we take il not with.
out sufficient cause. We had seen a grea
party gradually undermining The oonsIi'u.
'oD and ssppins the foundations Of the
government. We seen il deserlipg
lbe primitive teachings Of the Fathers Npd
going over TO aid in the propagation o
hnnyn bondage. We had seen il arrSyed
against what we had conoisvsd 10, be The
true Interests Of tho country, We had
seen il headed by unscrupulous ,dema
gogues who had used il as a meansto sub
serve their corrupt and ssi6,hends. Ste
ing and feeling these things the little vgal
OF biltSrnsrs" 10 ouT ns!ure boiled VI
and iuni over. la ssai sfspiA dt.t. tr.i
tIu many things we may have erred, bu
oar error was one Of Judgment and no
wiliui aud peryerSs. In tho ,iuture, W,
shall hope TO be found standing where y,
have stood before, with truth our motto
right" our aim and reason onr guide
IN politics. upon the principles OF Ih,
Fathers with the beat interests OF y com
mou country ht heat. our aim oonslitutlop
al liberty--Uoion, and the creates. good !,
the greatest numbers. .l s.sti rsr o
In selling the Gazette we have not solc
our friends. either politically or otherwise
We would scora such au ACT. as mean
ness uopardonabls. Our divilad tim,
has never permitted usio do justice TO ou
pspsr and we weTs constrained to foe
that not only our interests but those Of ou
patrons demanded the change. The ex
istehos Of two Republican papers 10 th'
county has been perpetual drawback up
on you politically and we felt that h'they
cOuid be consolidated uader the ooutrolo o
one good m'n. YOU woali he furnished