The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-02-07
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cry OF LANCASTER:
s1rnnr Union Men.

paeular is heiug reconstructed, under the r
Secession movement, Is in tie use Of the !
term '.stronv Enion men. as applied TO v
some mru in the Soutn. What our pa &
pers call strong Union men, on the other v
side of',hs Ohio River, ars those who 60 4
for the Union with concessions and new 9
guarantees from the North; who extol the c
Union TO the skies. and inquire why the
orlh don't coneede and save it'll
and who call the Union sacred and send
their defiance TO the Northern States
whish promise 10 support the Govern \c
went in enforcing the laws.
Would it not conduce jus, as much to
The public safety, if we should begin and
call things by their right names. There
are no true Union men in the South. We
have yet 10 hear one prominent man VINO
goes ior maintaining the Union as II H'-
Mr.. Cripenden is as strong Uoion mao
as any ,hre-, but lie dare not 50 for pre-
serving the Union as it is. lie is forced
BY the pressure Of his section to go Tor
a raronstrucuon of the Union OF such
terms as shall suit the Cotton Ststes. -
Mr.. Clemens goes for the Union, but he
wants that the Republicans shall meet
him in his patriotic sacrifice, by agreeing
to the CritIenden pl4n; and even for that
he is pronounced traitor by his section.
The only difference between W al we
are calling the conservative slave States
Of the border, Or their strong MON men.
and III. seeded cotton States is that the
latter are in arms. demanding that The
North shall submit 10 a reconstruction oi
the Union to sui them, aud the others in-
sist that the Secession demands shall be
granted or they will join the Scceders.-
1t is time we were looking the thing In
the face. inttead OF trying 10 deceive our
selv by false phr Se'. There are no m n
Of influence 10 The South who will stand
by this Union. No mans person or
property would be safe who should take
such stand. Part are in open rebe lion /;
and tho ihrrs, while affecting to d'plore
their hasly action. are only trying to turn
il 10 profit; and they declare that the Gov
ernment shall not interfere with it; and
that If its demands ara not submitted 10
they are really 10 join IL.
The whole South has virtually seeded
for so far as the specific dcmauds Of the
cotton States ran be ascerlained the
whole South is united. ThJ Union is
not going 10 be preserved. 1t is folly To
talk olit. Le, lhp South reconstruct tn
Union Oh such terms as they think will
secure heir control Of the Government,
and sbey will accept it, until it becomes
time to secrde again. These are the ouly
terms on whi b they will have Union
with us Lst the people Of the Nortl
use 'he English language in lis usual sig
nifcation. when talking oil this: and nol
effect to cover up the pe'emptury dictallon
of new terms on one side, and A. ject sub
mission on the other, BY alliug it "pre
serving the Union" and by lerming the
IN who dicta these terms, "stroug I'm
ion mrn."
The Union has gone. If those who's
fathers won the!r llherIies from the mos
powerful natin on earlh will now surren
der them 10 the insoent dictaton Of
ceolion. which il cut loose from US woul
sink into tho most dIsgraceful dissoluio
that ever overwhelmed nation, they ma
he tolerated in new Union with III
South, with new GUARANTEES TO bind OF
growing political preponderance, unt
like Sampson bound with green with
our natural vigor bursts them, when v
may have new Union and new guaral
ties. In ,he briel space Of eightyli'
years. the race which won lis liberty iiol
power which made the whole earth trsn
Bile. has so degen-ra,ed that it talks
this submission to demands, compal,
with winch SUBJ bj-ction TO great Bria
WAS light honorable aud even glorious,
patriotism, and as merely olIelng II
cherished opinions on the altar Of the u
ion; and IN its miserable emasculate lm
ecihty, il calls the sacrifice Of opinio
anu convictions, aud oi equal and cons
tulional rights. the highest mat Of |
triulism. aud as worthy Of TIC high,
honors the country las TO bestow.
But the eternal lBws o. justice 81
reign. The immutablr balance of co
pensa'ion and retribution is sd plesel
cd. nepeople which is iaithless to
trust Of liberty, is unfit to have it. |
munity sIill presses onward, all the sa
TIE experiment OF freedom may BE- II
ure in this country. but othor peoples
reversing our progress and g'adua
winning their freedom from crowns Il
fsudal mobiles. Nor do we believe /
Ih- liberty Of the Anglo Saxon race (
be reprss,Od. Il IN y be tied d wn
new guarante tees and now bonds to nou
iSe It's irrepressIble vigor; but the m
odlous they are made, the more ,io|
will be the reaction when it throws ii
OF The present crisis opens a way
peaceful paration, through which {
section can follow lis destiny, unIramr
led by odious or degrading bonds
by healing this with new submissions,
Ge ohy sowing tho wind TO rap
whirwind Let us put asund what
never joined and restore peace aud
mutual respect which the people Of il
pendent natona secure To each othc
Then wa shall releye our Governmcn
aqaes.ion which degradeb tho mani
Of ho North, and which makes that
which the North has no interest. SUPP
over all our interests oar national po
aud prosperiy.- Cincinnati Dniy =