The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-05-09
Chas. Roland, Managing Editor of the
Ohio Eagle.

in its treasonable attempt at It's overthrow
True, you have accomplished but ll'tle'
but that is the result Of your weakOdss-
not will. You are none the less culpable.
none the less guilty because of your fall
ure to accomplish that which your disioy'
atty prompted, judgment sanctioned and
heart most desired. Until last week we
had foIborne to expose these things TO the
public. Mol because your articles were
not charged aud over charged with out
rage, insult and wrong, calumny, viiuper-
alton. disloyalty, falsehood and crimnaIl'
ty, but because Of our firm belief that
time aud reflection would set you right
strike down the shameless and senseless
parlizan prejudiccs that possessed and
ruled you like a serf. and infuse into your
soul little reason. patriotism and good
sense. But We believed without founda-
zion aud hoped without hope. The peIils
of our threatened and dying country have
thus far only served TO develop and draw
out your partizan and malignant spirit.
Last week wo charged you with pub.
lishing "treasoaable extracts and in.
stead Of demanding the proof, or defend
ing your course like gentleman, you flew
into a pet, made blackguard Of yourself
and meet the charge and answered the ar
gument as rullians with guilty conscienccs
always do. by prououncing it a "l'c -
You are not guilty Of legal treason, sir
nor have you been charged with such, but
you are guilty of moral treason which is
meaner in the sight Of mau, and just AS
culpable in the sight Of God. Now Tor
the proof.
Judge Lcavtto in his charge 10 the
Grand Jury at the April term Of the Cir
cult Court Of the United States, held the
following language
at is clear that the open aud public
avowal of opinions hostile 10 the Govern
ment and which are in sympathy with The
principles or measures Of those arrayed it
open war against ii does not constitute
treason in the eye Of tho law. S@ch opin
ions are undoubtedly cvidencc QfMc waHI
Of ioyaDy TO the Government and may in
volVe moral treason"
No, Mr.. Roland, you will certainly not
deny, in face Of your own files, that you
have "opeuly and pubically avowed opiO.
ions which are in sympathy with the ptin'
ciples and measures" Of the Southern
Confedoracy. You dare not deny having
openly ana publicly, through your pres
and upon the streets. ayowod the right 0
secession" insisted that the rebelioul
States were Justified in their rebellion,
and that by their act tho "Union was al
ready dissolved"
You have published aud endorsed th,
REASONABLE and deyilsh utterOnces o
Davis, WigfaIl, Toombs. benjamin anC
Breekinridge. You encouraged and np
plauGed their efforts 10 dsalleot the South
ern miud and fro tho Southern heart
Ealnbt the Government to which they
owed all but their existence.
You hdvo hcapcd hlaehOod calumny
aud abuse upon eylIy acI Of the Govern
ment, declaring their purpose 10 be "sub
JuSaIIon" Of Southern white men and fee
dom Of Southern slaves. You have look
ed quietly on whilo State af,er State, con
trolled by blind and scnsclcss mob
goadcd on by the samc spirit you hay
manifested, has pulled down our banner o
loyalty and honor and run up the rag o
treason and disgrace, You have s6e
them annul tho Constitution Of our faith
ers aud set at defiance the law of tho land
You lave seen thor rebellion change Iron
wind and words TO arms aud armies. -
You have seen them mob and urder un
armed and unollending American ciliaans
rob and plunder public treasuieg, Gr
upon unarmed American vessels, bull,
their batteries around aud turn their arm
upon Gov. Forts, lire upon, batlor DOVE
and capture Fort Sumtor, built on gov
crnmont soil pad for by government mon
ey and occupied by government troops
and finally, you have slon them lhreatcl
tho Federal Capitol itself with an arm
twenty thousand strong without rai0in,
your voice in condemualion or sullcrin
one sentiment Of dia1pproyal to enter you
columns or pass your lips, Aud not onl
this. sir, but in the face OF thoao unpara
lclcd outrascs, while the government wa
still crying peace, suffering Ih,eo rot
heIles and murders 10 20 unatloucd f1
these wronga, u insults to 80 uuayonscl
Withdrawing ils forces irom Noultic
prevent the eiIuslon OF blood, permittin
them TO arm, surround aud menace III
public defencoS Of the land without re
sialancO, permitting laws to go unoxocur
I'd aud revenue unColloctel ih the vai
hope 10 Hllay the Southern feeling, relrea
ing from IIarper's Ferry and Norfolk
prevent bloodshed You lave unlor
" and invariably CHARGED their polioy