The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-11-28
6 tFor tho Lancaster Gazette.
Editors KOOk,n d SatpAen:


tt.~ Il Is perhaps
necessary. after Clark's editorial 10 your
issue Of the 18th, to say word in an.
swer to the charge that l refused to take
your paper, because be supports the Gov
eminent. You can testify that made
no ouch declaration. simply gave as
reason, that Clark abused and vili6ed
fremont on the street as did the Gazette
10 1855. Fremont's election at that time
over Buchanan's would most surely have
spoiled the egg OF treason tha. batched
under that old traitors adminislration.-
Fiisnds Of Fremont not support the Gov.
ernmentl Taking his vote for President
as q basis, the balance Of the friends of
the Union might we'll despair. The
charge 10 slanderous; no man, however
great or exalted, in our opinion, ifprovsd
incompetent. would be permitted 10 stand
in the way Of tho Government for one
moment by any Of Fremoni's friends. If
incompetent the President had right,
and il was bic duty to remove him. Bu.
for the Union we all love. Mr.. CLARK,
don't abuse and revile him. Grant that
Fremont was incompetent. (to which ma.
ny Of US are incredulous,) does anybody
suppose him TO ba a traitor, or that he
played into .he hands 2oi the eucmy9-
Does anybody doubt that Patterson was
traitor, aud caused our defeat at Bulls
Run, and to do which he spent ten millioas
ofdOllars. He is suffered to retire with.
out removal. and the vale of silence
drawn over his acts, while Fremont is
prosecuted, roviled, condemned. dismiss.
ed aud disgraced.
The reputation Of every soldier that
volunteers to fight for the Union, 10 dear
to him aud bis friends, ard should be
carefully guarded. Many Of us have
friends and relatives 10 the Union army,
that are ready to die, (if necessary IN
defense Of the country. Many are pri.
Yates in the ranks, but by the fortunes Of
war, and their bravery, may be promoted
10 higher positions 10 the army; aud al.
though they may remain as brave and de-.
voted as they were in the ranks, yet prove
incompetent to fillths place: and IL for the
sake OF the Union cause they are remov.
cd, ior heavens Sske Mr.. Clarke. don't
abuse and condemn tbsm; II for no other
reason, than for what they have done aud
are still willing to do.
Take Ohio Eagle or Dayton Empirel
Shamel Clarke, (juuiOr) we hAvn't got
that love yet. J. 4. PETERS,
We publish the above communication
Of John A. Fetters, Esq,, 10 justification
of his withdrawal from our paper. W.
hope our frieuda will take the trouble tc
read II; not that they will be instructed
BY It's psruSAl, but that its lameness viii
afford them amusement. as we'll as gooc
example, Of the mspner which some msr
have OF getting their foot out Of q bat
thing"
Now Mr.. FsttsrS, permi. us to Civ,
your Communication (Which neither de.
mands nor deserves attention a, our haads)
spasslng notice.
You say you gave reason for discou
iinuing our paper, tha. Clarke villi6ed ant
abused Fremont on the streets. let
you gave no such reason: your word
were II am for Fremont and Clarke i
not"
. End We have neither abused nor vii
iied Fremont. On the contrary, W
were for him, justified aud defended hin
up to the very hour Of his removal; be
Jisvsd him COmpstsnt and honest--"th
right man in the rightlplacs," Butwhsl