The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-07-04

menced tho War, &C.
COMPROMISE.
ION say The "Republicau party rsfuS'
cd to compromise and spurnsd all terms
Of pcaceabls adjustment" Here again
you are at fault. True, The freemsn OF the
North refused TO permit the slave Oligar'
cby TO seizs them BY the throat and die
tate their own terms. True, while trait
ors we're uodermibiug the Constitution
aud bAttsring down the doorsills oi the
government. We refused to let them enter
70 plunder and ntle US Of our rights
True, a President Of TIE United States,
sworn to defend the Government, main
tain the Cous,iiulion and execute the laws.
refused to transcend bis power. violate
his oath and aid in its overthrow. BY rec
ognising tho Southern Confsdsraoy. But
while this was done no effort was spared
4. to bring about an honorable, speedy and
peaceable termination Of our unhappy diff.
fculty. Every rsal or opprehsnded cause
Of grievance was removed.
The Southern people affect to believe
that the Republican party once in power
would abolish slavery in the States, de-
Inanded new guarantees. A ConStitutIo"'
al amendment. providing that "Co"grss'
should haze no powsr to inteyters riM slaue-
ny in the States" pusssd both branches Of
tho legislature, and tie amendment wG' dc.
elared perpetual. Insisting upon the right
TO "earry their slaves into the territories
and hold them there as such.' organic
lars vsrc pasSsd for every inch cfM' no-
<ional domain, stripping Congress Of the
qoper and prOviding MGt in the very Ian
0u1ge of The Kansas Nebraska acts. "thdt
The people ofMs territories should regulate
their domestic insiiiutions in their own way,
subject only 10 the Constitution cfMs United
.Stdtss"
A Borier State Convention was called
The North came up in true spirit. Hon
oratle terms Of adjustmsu, we're agreed
up,n and submitted to Congress. Th'
rebellious States spurusd them with con
tempt. The President Of the Unito(
States, anxious to avoid the eGusiou o.
blood, srd willing to submit our troubles
to the people. proposed and recon msndSd
aNatioual CONVENTION foe that purpose
For these efforts at peace and conciliation,
the Northern people were revled and In
suited. For the ensnoy and forbearauct
Of the government were returned war
robbery and blood. They laughed at ou
solicitude and treated our efforts at peac
as the promp,ings Of cowardios and fear
The concessions we had made and the cal
Of the President for National Convsn
ton. were met by arming to overthrow tb
government; threats oi assassination, an
the boast Of their constituted leader, Js
Davis. 10 cal his dinner on the iI of Jus
in the Capitul Of tho Nation"
wHs COMMENCED THE WAR.
You cay the government commence
this war, that it 10 unjust and damuabe.
Lot us look at facts and apply the insz
orable logic Of events.
On tho s,h Of November Abraham Lin
coin was constitutionally elected Presi
den. of tho United States. The govern
mept was then. and continued to be up ,
the 9TH Of March, 1861, in the hands
The South. But for the rebellion, II
Lincoln would have been powsIlOss f
either good or evil. Both branches Of II
Legislature were against US, and the jud
cial branch Of the government was stron,
ly Southern in ito tendencies. There wa
therefore, neither present nor future W,
grounded apprehension of wrong, II
government would travel only iu the hlg
ways marked out BY It's enemies. Tru
Mr.. Lincoln distributed the loaves a,
hsheS Of executive patronage. and If Il
hearts Of the Southern traitors could
probsd and their motives fathomed, Ii
would be found TO be the true oau,s
their rebellion. Let il be rensm bere
now. that at the time Of Mr.. Lincoln
election, aud up 10 the hour OF HE ina,
guration. March 4tb, 1851. James 3
thdnan Tds PrSsideM of the Uailsd Stat,
That iu the lower house Of Congress the
were iaO anti Republicaus aud only I
Repnblicans. That in the Senate tho
we're 20 Rspublicaus aud 81 anti. Rspu
licaDs. That OfihO o Supreme Judges
were Soulherners slave holdsrs) and @
y 4 from the North. Immediately af
LincOln'S election and nearly four mon
before his Inauguration, South Csroliu
set up tie standard Of rebellion, resisJ
and hullided the laws Of tho federal gc
srnmsni. iusultod and spat upon oue
sional ensign, and committed acls Of in
lsnce. barbsrity and murder upon uu
Tending American citizens. Those q
ofalrocity were ,psSsod over by the q
eminent and were Spaedily followed