The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-08-22
rhe Eagle cIieus In a Bad Piokle.

from shore that without the bel p Of osrs-
men and pilot, they siIl never see land
SsjiS. !
. Itis asSo6iEBing G6s far below the
mark the FAir6eld Democracy shot,
There o not single measure In common !
q the ela,e and oOuuty platforms. On
ths oOatrary. they are directly opposite
IN all tEiSgs'Ot real mOmeat. The State
Platform endorses the War--the County
platfurh Opposssle the State platform
aress its <lsprous rrosecutlOn~-'ha COun.
y platform a suspension of hostilities.-
The ela,e platform will vote men and
money 20 sustain the 0Overumsnt-ths
County platform mot one cent The
tBh,s platform declares the War TO be to
maintafh tho Uuion and Vindtcate the
constituion-sths County platform Do
Slares h toBs to overthrow the Onion,
s6bvert the eonstilallon, aud for he free
dom OF the negroes.
When the State platform was arst pub
Hstsd. the "unisrri6eG" OF Fairfield souu.
~ suddenly 'lost their grip" but bring
ipg to bear their magpifying glasses, and
dissectiug knives, they soon discovered
ths "bats'' Intended for lhem. aud biting
slowly Al FIRST. finally sWsllowed tie
WhOle~- affirming. however, that they
we're swallowing peace" not ""'r."
''cDmprcmise and ooncesvon," aud not
en- unconditional sabmission on tho part
IF the rebels.
Dy means Of the "doubla gearing" Of
Che eSIale platform=SIhe extreme willing.
ucss Of the Eagle Clique" to yield 'ind.
viduA opinton"- tbdir great eagorOssa to
be IN the Dcmoorstic,party, and especial.
y from the assurance of John G. Eainey.
Who had boen 10 Zanesvile and "could 10.
sIre tho brethren that Iwthstauding
tbs platform JseaH we oil FiebH' they
begsn, ono BY on, 10 endorse the plet.
form persisting however, that il sustain
cd hss, rather tban their enemies. But
the poor privilege Of mis- .constru ng
the platform, the shallow consolation
drawn from Rainey's declaration that
"Jswett was all right" was rutbsssly
torn from them BY Jewett himself The
wounds received at Columbus. not yet
half healed, were torn open afrssh. salted
aud peppered. The fearless Jewet, strip
ped hem Of their last refuge, smoked out
their last hole. exposed their last ialaoy.
read ihsla out Of the party. left them
hplhing but total abandonment Of theil
position and unconditional surrender OF
principles. Jewett's strong truths fel
among them like hot shot. To them his
letter was as unexpected ms unkind; n
cleared the whole fsId. left them 10 hook
upon which to hang hope. They mus
"gIease aud back oug' they must ac
knowledge themselves all wrong and their
ensnies all right; they must support The
var they had characterized as, "HnjEst
Ehholy and ddmnabis," Gagged BY the
11ask RspWieons for Ess purpose of con
qEsrin3 tho Sauth, freeing the negroes and
subUsvting Stnts gosrNmsnts" 1t wilb c
interesting 10 see the Eagle man" eat
isg HE own words-- 10 hear him advocate
ths War--urging Democrats to rally Il
the support of the government. Tu'hiI
and Rainey will look we'll in "war har
ness"--there will he music IN their "uI
TO the rcscuo," "orush the rebellion b.
tho strong arm" 10 They will cut
pretty 6gursin their nsArOh from tn
camp Of the enemy TO that OF the Union
but va suppose Fritter will lot them in i
they clean themsslvcs we'll and maxi
proper Acknowledgements. We under
stand they have already taken up thei
ilne ol march. aud that Frit,er. atandin.
oa the watch ioWer, commands them t.
approach with caution after perfect reno
vatiou;" humble yourselves IN sack ololl
and ashes--down on your kness and a.
tnoslsdgs your sinSi" "splsmuly swOa
(bseauss the democracy can no lonEe
trust your hOnorS) that IN the Language
Of Mr.. Jswstt's letter, "Hifh traitors 10,
Aaes ~ somprouniss 10 make. NO terms 4
qfsr o'hfr n n an unconditional sAbmissioi
tOAa EniVa As oonstitution onIMs laws.
"Tlat As rsJsllion is in IA
Ass4: 1fhoss pAO eVs oPpossd to aSy rca
sOaa1Is and psnsgiI odissMrmt" Tao
'tOE SOili In no SaD ssakss AS ara cfE
GovvMsnt h 30 Wqy imp4ir as .5seieA
W0f our army is % The contrary, as
M"nsr q seonOvss 40 WsN as Of Humanity
Import gigOr Gsd sRsrgy 10 both.
TAatyos sW under no drspmst6noss ss5
nk 10 disSOlEtiOa Of the Pnioa."-'
SWEARING to tlis you ere again WELDON
into the DSmpe erAlio fSld." Bally 70
FRIrrEB,
e,t,he Lancaster o1IsiO.
ETThe EaglO man Say@ 81 sndors
the State Platform. 1t 10 sound enough
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