The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-07-11

from oue another whenever they shall
fiDd it the easiest way of settling ihelfI
debts or affecting any otter selfish OF
unjust object
The principle itself is one Of disiu-
:egraticn, and upon which 20 govern
ment can possibly endure. il all tho
States save one should assert the power
TO drive that one out Of the Union it is
presumed the whole class Of seceder pol
iticians would at once deny the power and
dsnounce the act as the greatest outrage
upon State rights. But suppose that
precisely the same act instead Of being
called driving them ou. should be called
tie seeding Of tho others from that one.
Il would be exactly what the secedels
claim to DO; unless. indeed, they make the
point tha. the one, because it is a minor
ity. may rishtiGlly do what tho othorS.
because they are u majority, NAV not
rightfally do. Though the politicians
are subtle aud profound on rights Of mi.
aorities, they are not partial TO that pow.
er which made the Constitution. and
speaks from the preamble. callios itself
ave, Tie people,
L maJ well be question whether there
is to-day a majority Of legally qualified
voters Of any State, except, perhaps, South
Carolina. in favor Of disunion. There is
much reason TO believe that tho Uuiou
men are in tho majority in many. if not
every other one Of tho so.called seeded
States. The contrary has not been dem
onstrat, d in ary Of them.
Itis venture to affirm this. evon Of
Virginia and Tennessee. for ths result Of
an election held in military camps where
the bayonets are all on the one side Of The
question voted upon, cau scarcely be cou
sidered as demonstrating the popular ten
timent. AT such an election all that large
class who are at once for this Union and
sgaiust coercion, would be cocrceI to vote
against the Union.
Il may bs affirmed without cxtava
GAUGE tlat the free institutions we enjoy
have developed powers and improved tho
condition Of oar whole people beyond
any example in tho world. OF this We
now have striking and an impressive il.
lustration So large an armJ AS Govern.
msnt has now on foot was never b,fme
koowa. Without soldier in it but who
haStaken lis place tLore Of h.s own free
choice.
But m1ro than this, there are many
single regime lis whose monibers Ole anl
another possess full practical knowledge
ofall arts. sciences. professions and what
ever elso whether useful. or elegant. is
known in tho world. and there ia scarce.
ly one from which there could not DO BE
lectSd . President, a Cabinet, a Congress
and perhaps Court. abundantly compe.
tent 10 administer the Govern menl itself!
Nor do | say this is not true also in
the army of our late friends. now adver-
saries in this contest, But il it is. 50
much better. the reason why the govern
mant which has conferred such bensii's
on both them and US, should not be broken
up.
Whoever. in any section, proposes to
abandon such goVCl lnmept. would do
we'll 10 consider 10 Difference TO what prin.
cple it is that he docs it. What better
10 is likely to get in ito stead! Whether
the substitute will give. or DO intended 10
give so much Of good to tho people,
There are some foreshadowings on this
subject. Our adyerssrits have adopted
some declarations of independence. iu
which unlike the good old one penned BY
Jefferson, they omit the words call hcu
are created equal" Why. they have
adopted temporary National Constitu.
Mon, 10 the pre@nhe Of which, unlike
our good old one. signed by Washington.
they omit eve the people. y and substitute
I've the deputies of the sovereign "nd in.
dependent States" Why ILIs deliberate
pressing out Of view the rights OF men
aud the authority Of The people, This ia
essepti'lly n peoples contest, on The side
Of the world, that the form aud substan'e o
Of Government, whose leading object is
to elevate the condition Of men to lilt ar.
tGoial weights irom all shoulders, to
clear the paths on laudablo pursuits. for
all an untclered start. aud fair chanc.
~ The race Of life. yielding TO the partial
aud temporary departures from necessity,
Tilt 10 tho leading object 0! the gov.
eminent for whose existence We contend.
aE noat happy to believe that the plain
people understand and appreciate this. L.
is worthy Of note that while in this. the
governments hour Of iIial. largo mum
bsrs Of those in army and navy who have
been favored with the Offices, have re-
signed aud proved false to the land which
had psmpered them. Not Que common
sailor Is known to have deserted Ills flag
Glelt honor is due to those officers who
have remained true despite tho example
Uf their ueacherouB associates. Blu. the
grsaIsst honor aud most important fact Of
all 10 the unanimous frmness Of The com.
mon soldiers and common sailors, tU tie
last man go far as k own they ave
successfully reSisted the trai,orous eGo,ts
Of those whose commands hut au hour DC.
fore thOy obeyod AS absolute law.
This is patriotic instinct Of plain peo.
pie. They understood without un afgu
meni. that the destroying Of the Govern.
ment which was mado by WaSh;t gtod
means no good to them.
Our popular Government has often
been called an experiment. Two points
iu 1t our people have already sSIled: TIE
successful establishing aud the succ essful
administering OF Il. Que sill remains, ils
sucCesSful maintenance against formida.
bic. internal avOwodatemptlo overthrow
IT. It's now ivr them to domonslrate TO the
world that those who can fairly carry au
election eau also suppr sc rebellion;