The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-09-12
no. 25.
. PollLleaI caLeeAl.m for chIldren.

a Poiiucal cateehism for Children.
II IS lLo boasi Of t5e United States that
ca. children imbib9 political knowledge
almost VIII their mothers milk, and that
our boys st school possess m experience
Of political afair5 which is not surpassed
by tia. ofaverage citizens OF most foreign
Countries We are not surprised there.
fore, that we have s4aoiged the following
POLITICAL CArGcalsA which appears to
have been prepared by some very sensi-
bic American natron for ;hs sake Of her
boys, and ws commend it to the psrusaI
oiyoung men of all ages:
QuEsTroS Wha, ia a Democrat ma?
/ ASwER. a Democrat. my dear, is a de.
iunct species, cf vhich you will find a
fufly preserved stuffed specimen ct Lan-
caster, Pennsylvania. In their day Dem.
ocrats were hearty patriots who sought
tie good Of ths whole country. These
D -mocFa!S have nov gore 10 the wars,
aud ate fgh,iug thsba.tles Of Tie country
agaius. traitors, Nobody calls himself
Democra. nowadays cxcep: broken.dowu
roiitici.us who have no honest means of
living aud who assume lie tile iu hope
Of bang able to chea, and steal.
Q Nha. is q Republican, mamma?
a. Republicans, lny dear, we're people
~hJ soncht TO pre7sDt slavery entering
The uaii0nal territories As the question
OF slavery il the territories land other
places btsiies. parh4ps has been pretty
vel! sat.lsd By tie great Rebellion Of the
shareholders uo3ef JEFF Davis and ether
traitors, there aro 10 Republicans left
nov, except iov persons who desire
places 10 lie CG>;oa-houges.
Q. Wha. i3 tia Democratic State Com
mittse, mamma?
I A. Tie Democratic State Committe,
'my dear, io composed Of dead bodies
which sTa so offensive IN tie sight of God
and mal ;Aat no ono has Lad the charity
To bury lhsD. IN 0cto5ar next this un-
pleasant job will ba done BY the people at
largo.
Q. What is a Breckinri5go Democrat?
a 4 BrecliuFilge Deneerat is per-
son who deairss to se- .his Union over
thry"a, aud the rebellion Of JEFF Davis
lsuccessful.
Q What do tie Bssekinridge Demo-
cra,3 Uant, uamma?
I A. vary uaiG,&l question, my dear.
Some d them wan. Offices under JEFF
/ Davis: ons '7aa.s !, e11es to sell Southern
iott~rv sia.-oss. au1tiIzr 0wus slaves nnd
wants D. bring .hem to New York: others
hsva money owing to thsm a. the South +.
lad would lie % sat 1t; but moat Of them
s7o Il - vas559ail uto want to see an
-afcHy csis5iishsd in the hope OF making
s.me,aing out ofit
I @ What Is costcion, mammal
a Coercion is resisting robbcr who
! Itifsl 10 piunder you.
@ Wha! is comp omise?
A. Compromise ia giving tbs roSber
youi parse, yCrs watch, your coat, and
your boots, ou condition that he leaves
you yoct siiT,-coliar.
z. What is 2 .ra'iicidai war?
A. a ffa.rioifil war is putting down
ihisyeJ aad traitors who happen to be
your fellow eoa1lrynsn, The United
Statas engaged in iratriciial was when
iley chased and caugh; the traitor Burr:
and thy would have undertaken fratri.
cidal var against the traitor Arnold, in
auaon.monly short orjsr, if they could
have 20; at hin.
Z. What is liberty Of the press,
A The Liberty of the prsss. as under
stood by the framers OF the Constitution,
IS he light Of publishing what you will.
provided no Que ia injured thereby: but
tus liberty Of the press as understood by
the friends Of .Istf Davis, is the right Of
playing The sneak thief when one has not
the courage TO play The burglar,
Q, What q Staco sovereignty?
A, State sovereignty, my dear is fine
phrase under which bsd men choose the
avs which they will obey and the laws
which they will break. It is anarchy
ralsed into system.
Q. What IS neutrality. mamma?
a. Neutrality, my dear, is meanly
shirking your duty ga citizen, and
belpipg me enemy in a cowsrdly under
hand way. A man who stands by and
sees poor fellow beaten TO death bys
rowdy is neutral, aud the model of
those who are neutral in the present war.
Q What is the cause OF the present
war?
\, This war, my dear, is The les. dy-
ing struggle OF slavery as political pow.
er, If you have read history Alright, you
muot have learned thai all greatandpow-
er.ul systems OF bodies die hard. The
Roman Catholic hierarchy. the divine
riyts monarchies, the feudal oiigarchies.
al. srucgl,1 very hard before they gave
way to common sense and the rights Of
The people, Just 90 slavery, as an ele.
menl Of political power, IS now making
it's les. lying struggle. ard you may de.
pend upon 1T. it uill 6ght to the last. But
yod have read Your Bible right, and
have the true Instincts Of a free.born A.
mcrican boy in yen, you can not doubt
row the conteet will end.