The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-07-31
!. rs disupioui,ts. For nv own part /


lad rather be seoessionist thousand
lines over than 70 hold fellowship with
Abolillonist.s (Hers he'fead extracts from
Thomas Jeffsrson's letter on the Nilsson
i question, in 1890 Perverted its mean
uc aud announced Mr.. Jefferson 10 favor
Of the measure; and said the real question
was now what Mr.. Jefferson had then
asserted it to be.) The slaves Of the
South are to be presented with freedom
and a dagger. AboliliOnism has eonsum;
mated what Mr.. Clay predicted -desOls-
ted our fields, murdered our citizens, and
overthrown the faircst fabric Of human
government that ever roseao animate the
hopes Of men. l tell you my fellow
democrats, that abolitionism has brought
all this 'bloodshed and ruin upon our
county, They TED US the South struck
the first blow. admit il, but tic wrongs
Of The North and the speeches Of such
msn as Giddings forced them 10 strike it.
They told you the elevation OF a party to
p Iwer, adverse 10 their interests, would
result 10 disuniou. They saw and knew
that slavery would be tbolished in the
District Of Columbia. that their oonstitu.
naliighls would be denied them, and
it was this that goadcd them on TO des'
peration condemn secessionists, but
| condemn more the Abolitipnis;s OF the
North. Secession is the fruit but Aboli
ton The serpent that tempted us 10 eat it
1 would punish both alike. | would
hang them all together. a5J faa.
Tie difficulty, could have been settled
even after Mr.. Liucoln's election. The
South were willing 10 compromise npon
honorable and just terms, but the North
rejected them and spurnpd their offers Of
the olive branch. They wanted war
The Republicans wanted war TO sustain
their party and abolish slavery, and they
forced Lincoln 10 change his policy aud
call for troops. Chandler said "wthoul
little blood letting the Union would moi
lbs worth rush" They have had Iheil
blood letting, my f-lpw democrats, ana
IN Gods name hare we not hud enough
''i6iood Our opponents forced this wa,
upon us and they now call on US 10 he
them Ou', hut Iteli you, Ar. Lincoln. Ma
When you strike dOwa constitutions .trampl
lars under foot, and raH on Demo
cratS 10 help you, you will no! get them
Now, is not this war war for these pur
poses? l tell you, fellow democrats
there is no honor, no gain, no profit, nj
glory in this war. 1t is all loss. II il
my brother YOU strike down.
see q recruiting officer in this room
here. no djubt. for the purpose of re
cruling volunteers for this war. Now
want TO advise my Democratic friends q
bout volunteering, Before l enlist, .
before | entice single democrat to en-
list would Grst know, Mr.. Lincoln, wha
you are fighting for. lfyou are Gghtin
for the Union and Constitution, say Sc
proclaim your policy. No., i. is not 70
the Union and Constitution you ar
fighting for. II is for these mad scheme
Of abolition and disuuion. You ar
fighting to make the Southern peopl
throw down their arms. and then !re
their negroes. Every step Lincoln ant
the Aboli'ionists have taken has been {,
crush out Unionism. Take tho declara
tions Of the Government, take ito acts
t,ke its proc amations, take the declara
lion' OF public men, and you will SO,
written in letters so plain that ho VIII
runs may read. Throw down your arm
you ID rebels, and free your negroes
/. No democrat will enlist in this war unit
, , the Admiuistration changes its polio
and war cry. u.-ou el s.tJ
On the 4lh of March, 1861, Mr.. Lin
coin stood upon the eastern pprico OF tb
Capitol, and swore TO support the Consli
tuition. Did he do it? No. his ever
act has been a violation Of it from lha
day to this. The time was when n
American ci;iz'n could cry out am a
American citizen. and the Sars an
Stripes would protect him. Years age
when the democratic party was in poweI
Martin KosIa, man not yet an America
citizen, but who had sworn out his dec
laration vf intentions 10 become one, wa
arrested by the despot Of Austrian gov
ernment, away off in theBay of Smyrni
; thousands Of miles from home. cried OF
| nm an American citizen! The Austria
> dcspot released him, and ,rembled for Il,
1 insult offered our flag But under I'll
dpspot at Washington a citizen of Ohio,
! crazy man, John ". K,es, is arrested b
. the miniOns Of oppression, kidnapped
= . night without authority Of law, havin
= committed no otIensc save that Of edith
y ), democratic paper, cries out in vain
= Talk about libelly. | say it 10 tyrann,
| denounce Lincoln rs a tyrant. lie HI
j pctured his soul. lie may imprison n
but l will still cry ty.ant, l denounC
. these acts Of oppression as foul acts
: perjury against the Constitution.
And now, my fellow democrats. a
. going to have vision. which, if it ve
. % not vision, might b. treason, but VIII
= = | now say | say in sl'ep, and l am nc
" "" therefore, responsible. .t.......
/, | see blood at the bal OF box this IA
y The President has issued his proclaim
I ton for 100000 more troops, q Congrs
has passed a law authorizing him to dra
A Ihem. He will have TO draft them if
i gets them, because these cowardly ab
= liionists will not enlist. There is
election this fall and they want to car
it. They want to draft democrats; tb,
will drat; them TO prevent their volin
s They have the power and car so arran,
D il. You will not be cheated. / tell yt
= you will not submit to these wrongs.
!. You will see blood, If they attempt
10 arrest US and take US from our families
It support on administration in its yioiatc