The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-09-19

aHoclOus crime, ana tDat na'l0u WnlCf
has committed suicide, which .surren
ders up Its life to an enemy from whom
humanity and courage nigh. save il
[Applause) r. s' e
HOW NORTHERN SPIES AND TRAITORS sHoULI
~ BE TREATED.
Yellow citizens, | know there are thost
who look with more toleration upon tL6s,
offences which prevail among US than
can possibly do. Perhaps am to.
harsh [Cries Of "Nol"I But mus
say ;nis: that the men who, 10 otr o&r
midst. give aid and comfort to the enemy
either by furnishing them secret informa
tion or by advocating their cause. or By
striving to SOW dissensions among our
selves. or by insidiously dissuading oul
loyal men from entering the militaly ser.
vice, are more fa,ally the foes Of Our
country than if they we're in the service
Of the Confederate States. prolonged
applause, aud cries Of "Good!''
The powerof the Government can do
much 10 correct this evil; out much more
can be done by the crushing power -oi
public opinion. branding as an enemy
socially and politically disloyalty, when.
ever and wherever it Is found. Cheers. I
These men are, morally at least, guilty o.
the death Of those who fal! 10 defense oil
the Government, jus. as much as if they
had met them on the battle field, [Cries
Of "thas's so" and cheers. In your rail.
road cars, upon your steamboats,, in your
thotoughfares, in every social circle, dis
loyalty should be branded and blasted as
a leprous and loathsome thing. Loud
applause. And wherever you meet
these men--be it upon change or in the
social circle-and they offer you their
hands. look we'll to them, for if you have
the eyes which have. you will see that
they are red With the blood of freemen-.
your kindred and friends It may be, who
have perished and are perishing still up.
on the battle 6eld. [Great sensation.
Turn away from them with disgust aud
indignation. Loud cheers.1 t.i
TIE EXECUTIVE TO BE SUSTAINED.
Fellow citizens, if / may be permitted
TO utter word upon such, O. subject, I
would earnestly counsel f5l bearance and
patience 10 refence to those charged with
tho administration Of our Government,
[ Cries Of "Good!'' "Goodl''1 Before olit.
icisipg their conduct, we should remem.
ber that we may not see all the field Of &C
ton and may not be in a condition iustly
to appreciate the difficulties which are II
be overcome. No man can doubt the
courage or loyalty Of the President Of the
United States, "a burst of applause and
enthusiastic cries Of MOI Mott or his
determination to suppress this rebellion.
To him; under the Constitution. the pop.
ular voice has committed absolutely the
fate Of this Republic. His hands are euti-
tied 10 be strengthened by ours. Ths,
which weaksns him Seakens yourselves,
and weakens the struggling country which
VIC are all struggling 10 save. Zap.
plause, He isat this moment ovelwhel-
med with the mountains of toll and re.
sponsibility. such as have rested upon no
public man in our history, and is fully
entitled to all the support and considers
lion which generous and warm hesrtsd
patrio tism can yield. Loud cheere.
aNet RIGHT MUST TRIUMPH.
Fellow citizens. admitting all the dis
coursgements which surround Us, l have
still an unf,ltering faith in human pro.
gress; and in the capacity Of man for sell
government. | Cheers. believe that
the blood which the true lovers of our race
have shed upon more than q thousand
battle fields has born fruit, and that tba
fruit is the Republic Of the United States
1t came forth upon the world like Tho
morning sun from his chamber; its path
way has been a pathway Of light and glo
ry, and ithas poured its blessings upor
this people with the brimming iullnesl
with which our rivers pour their waite
into the Sea. | cannot admit to my bo
som the crushing thought that in the iul
| light Of civilization, in the nineteenth
century such aGoverninent as this lie 10
ted to perish beneath tina swords Of tn
guilty men now banded together for it
overthrowi TCries Of 'Nsverl' 'Neverl
and cheers. l cannot, will not bsliev
that twenty millions ofpeople. cultivate,
loyal courageous--twenty millions Of th
Anglo.Saxon race, bearing the names o
the heroes Of the Revolution. aud passin,
their lives amidst the inspiration Of it
battls 6eld--will suffer their institution
to be Overthrown by ten millions on
half Of whom are helpless slaves with isl
ters on their hands. Loud applause.
II this Union Is dismembered and lhi
Government is overturned. the grave {
every earthly hope will open at my fec
aud 1t willopen at yours also, Applause.
In the lives Of families and OF nation
there arise, from time to time, emerger
cies of danger which press all their men
bers into the came common family. Whe
the storm is shrieking and the laboriD
vessel grosns in every joint, all on boar
the humble sailor and the most obscur
passenger---have tight to speak upo
the great question ofsclfpreservation ian
even SO, amid the heavy current Of th
national crisis, /, an humble citizen I
this distracted and bleeding country, ,hav
: ventured to lift up the voice Of couns
/, In your midst, and l thank you for yot
, most kind attention.
Mr.. Holt sat down amid prolonged an
| enthusiastic applause.
From Washington.
WASHrNeToN, Sept. l4.-The Potom'
flotilla reports new batteries Eve miles b
? llow Acquia Greek; also q number Of 50