The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-09-12
Compromise,

w 'hVh OPPOSitlVH W Iu0 OOTeTumcl
, under the guise Of Compromise. Tho,
are attempting to deceive the people int,
the belief that our difficulties may be set
tied in peace. without war. They ar,
holding out the idea that the South ar
fighting Tor something in the Union,
right due to them which is withheld b,
the Government, and which If yielded up
would induce them to lay down thei
arms aud restore peace and harmony t.
the country. In this there is Nc
shadow OF truth. The political eight By
tens, who are crying "Compromise" are
willfully misleading aud dcceiving th,
people, and for it they will answer terri
bly, in perdition.
The South are not now, and never was
fighting for any thing in the Union
They do not now Or never have they
demanded any thing from the Govern
meat, as loyal States in the Union. Their
struggle is for independence of the Uni.
ted States Government-seperate nation.
ality. They claim nothing more, and
will be satisfied with nothing less. They
seek to overthrow our Government and
establish theirs upon its ruins. This is
their claim, this is the only compromise
they offer, the only one they will except.
And these croakers, traitors, devils who
are crying compromise know it. Their
purpose is to aid the rebels in the accom-.
plishuent of that end; to weaken the arm
of the Government, and strengthen the
arm Of the rebellion-to overthrow the
Union, and establish the government OF
the contederates upon its ruins. OF this
fact We have clear, ,uumistakable proof.
No msn who will, need 6e mistaken
The traitors Of the South have put them
selves ucon record; men have only to read
10 reflect, to understand their true post.
on.
Thr Southern States have declared their
independence of the United States, have
they not2 They have established, or at.
tempted 10 establish a Government, indie.
pendent Of ours; have they not? They
have waged war to sustain it
and overth brow ours; have they
not2 They have nulli6ed our laws and
established others, Independent of them
have they not? They have appointed a
President, Cabinet and Congress iu de-
iiance Of the Constitution; have they not?
Do these things bear any resemblance to
an effort to secure rights In the Union?
But further it is a matter of public
history, that when Henry May, of Balti-
more, a Southren mau in principle as well
as latitude, went to Richmond for the ex.
press purpose Of securing some terms OF
honorable settlement, the Confedera;es
spurned all compromise--had no terms
TO offer, save an unconditional recognitio,
Of their Government -
In addition TO this, if more testimony
is needed to satisfy the people, we have
the declarations Of Call their public mer
and public press to the same effect
From the mass of testimony of this kint
we select the following, from the New
Orleans Crescent, as published in thu
Ohio Statesman, called forth by the lettei
of acceptance of H. ]. Jewett of Ohio:
Probably it would be as well for Mr.
Jswett to wait until we express desire
for compromise before he volunteers hi
determination that he has none to make
Probably he bad batter wait until we asl
for terms before he proposes that hc
has none to offer. little Northern peopl
suppose we are .fghtiny for compromise Of
terms they hod as weH getr,d Of that III
lie deluSion at once. We are fghting fo
Independence and a separate nrtonality.-
i zoe were alIoaOed to dictate our own terms
for a further aniOn wah the NORTH, 40,
'OOaId ScOrn and spur" tie proposal"
After this let us hear no more Of com
promise. No terms can be effected ex
cept at the sacrifice of the honor, dignity
} and existence of the nation.
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