The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-08-15


"Resolrsd That we believe tie pur'
pose of the party now in power, (pnder
The false and hypocridcal plea to save the
Union. is to prosecute the present war.
4 foI the freedom Of the negro, Gc.
-FGi16eld County Dem. Platform
The above resolution was penned by
John L. Tuthill. Irhe believes it he is
fl subject for the asylum. If not, he is a
ft subject for the penitentiary. lntimes
Of peril like the present, VIXEN the repub-
lie is writhing inthe jaws ofpsason, when
our liberties are throtled by the most gi-
gantic, deadly and upjustifable couspir-
aoy known to history, the man, or set Of
men who would deliberately msrcpresent
the object of the Government in It's life
struggle, who would deliberately pervert
its purpose, who would malicionsly cast
DISTINCTIONS in its way, and who would
at and encourage its enemies by word or
thought, or deed, is baser than Phillip
and more damned than Judas. ....
What are the facts. While the REBEL
ion was yet in its iuception-7when it was
gouug and might have been crushed out
by the vigor Of our strong arm Con,
sti,utionsl amendment passed both branch
es Of Congress and received the signature
of tho President, "7hat slavOry Should no:
be intcrfcrCd wiM in the Sotes' Lincoln,
10 his first proclamation declared the pur-
pose of tile Government to be suppression
Of the rebellion and the execution of the
laws, and not to be the interference with
the property Of citizens in any part Of the
county" In his subsequent proclama
tions and messages he has uniformly said,
IN is not The purpose of Tie Government 70
interfere Nth Slarery," "ltis The pur-
pose of the Government TO guarantee 10
each and all of the States, each aud all Of
their Constitutional rights, and to pro
tect them in their persons and property
The Congress of the United States, by I
: vote of 1873 to 2, passed the Crit'ender
= and McClcrnard resolutions, declaring, a
= mong other things. that the "object of lhc
present war was not 10 interfere will
= slavery" Such have been the declara
: tions of the Government. Now for it!
' acts. ......
n A slave instruction broke out in Mary
q land. Gen. Butler in command OF III,
Baltimore division of the grand arm.
% promptly suppressed it. A division Of tn
70 army of the Union has dragged its sloy
length over the whole Of Western Vir
@ ginia, and yet, not a slave was interfere
j. with. On The contrary. those who wer
: deserted by their masters, or who escape
I from them, were inVariaJiy returned, upoI
Y proper application. So in Maryland; s.
. in Missouri; SO in Eastern Virginia.
Thousands Of slaves have been returned
= 10 their masters and not a solitary one sc
u al liberty There arc now 900 fugitive
/ at Fortress Monroe being fed and care
for until claimed by their masters. Thos
'e among them who are able to labor arc en-
n ployod by the Government, an accuraI
o. account being kept of their labor. Gpo
claim their masters will not only get the
negroes but just compensation for thci
7. labor. Upon this subject the Secretary {
1a war has lately instructed Gen. Butler, q
d Fortress Monroe, as follows; 4 ..
Wy "It seems quite clear that The substal
tial rights Of loyal masters are still bcs
y, protected by receiving such Iugitiyos, {
~ well as disloyal masters, into the service
's' of the United States, and employing thor
nd under such organizations and such oCor
Le pations as circumstances may suggest {
+. require. Ofcoursc, record should i
kept showing the names and dcscriptio
=" of the iukitives, and such acts as ma
no be necessary for a correct undersaEdin
up Of tho circumstances Of each case.
n. When tranquility shall have been r.
~, stored. Congress will doubtless proper
~ y provide for all the persons thus receive
o' into the service of the Union, and for
th, just compensation to the loyal master
,ho You will however, neither authorize n
nd permit any interference by the troops u
der your command, with the servants
'@oo @ peaceful citizens in house or iield n
10 will you in any way encourage such SC
he wants 10 leave the lawful service Of The
On masters; nor will you prevent tho volu
or tary return of any fugitive to the sorvi
, from which he may have escaped
'"O These instructions ought forever to
Jus lenco the miserable quibbIo about the s.
ting free Of negroes. Intelligent men nev
- " believed it to be the purpose Of the Go
W" ernment to interfere with slavery, a
" honest men would never have attempt
~, >. to ioist the lieng absurdity upon the pC
y" " pie.
4, Highly Important from Cairo.
Especial Dispachto the Cincinnati Gazette
lhe CAIRO, August l2