The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-02-06
Gen, lanes speech.

Gen. Lane before the Leavenwor.h Mer.
Library Association. We do not endorse
this spesch in whole. There are many
things in it Which will not bear the test
of either right or policy Treason or hu
manity. Gen. Lane clearly Indicates it
to be his policy "to arm the slaves. =
This viii never do: not that rebel is
good to die by the hands Of negro; not
that every traitor does not SO deserve to
die, bu. that. civilization and humanity
would revolt at the barbarous spectacle
Of arming 1000. 600 OF Ignorant. irrespon-
sible. vindictivs and vengeful creatures,
who with torch in one hand and dagger
iL the other would burn the homes and
slaughter the innocent and guilty in in.
discriminate murder.
In 1919 when the British armed the
North American Indians and prompted
them to the work of murder, humanity
shuddersd. Loud and earnest were the
protests Of our fathers bitter and insult
ing have been our denunciations OF the
barbari.y. and yet these Indians were
moro responsible and their work Of az.
sassination. less frightful than would be
that of the armed and liberated slave.
Besides, there are many slaves, perhaps
a majority ofthom If driven to the issue Of
battle. would 6glt for. rather than against
their mastsTs. Promised liberty for their
deeds Of blood. they would commit acts
OF rapine, murder and atreclty unmen.
toned in the annals OF crime. Black
would not only butcher black. but white
and black would unite their efforts in the
common butcher Of ALL By no means
let the war degenerate into such a strife
as this. By all means let II remain a
civilized warfare between civilized men.
If the patriots Of America are SO few, It
the sons OF Washington are so degenerate
as not 10 be able to maintain their own
lIberties--lo rescue their Government
from the grasp of treason without the aid
ofa ssrvile and irresponsible element. they
deserve, to loose both.
The above is by no means the only OBJ.
jscnonable feature Of Gen. Lanes speech.
lie says:
"Ths chains arc 10 be stricken from
every limb freedom is 10 BE- ths battle.
cry from north to south and from east to
west"
In this Gen. Lane is mistaken, and we
thank God for it. The chains are not to
be stricken from every limb and freedom
is not TO bs the battle cry. Such a poll.
ey would be unjust to both black and
white. The ibdiscrminate liberation OF
10000 Of slaves would ruin the coun
try. This war is to te prosecuted for the
single purpose Of preserving the Consti,
tuIion and restoring the supremacy of the
Union. Slavery is Fan institution Of the
country, sanctioned by law and permitted
by the Constitution, aud whenever W,
wage war against slavery, we wage II a
gainst the laws and institutions Of the
States as we'll as the Constitution of the
United States, and thus become aeeres
sors as we'll As revoutionists. We dom,
make these objections because we love
Slavery. Our hatred for II is as deep as
the sea and will abide forever; but W,
love the Union more than we hate slavery
lfslaveIy is weakened by the legili.
mate prosecution Of The war, let i, 20
and we will rejoice; we should be glad I,
see i's power as we'll as its arrogance des
troyed forever. lit thrusts its accurse,
head IN the face Of the Union, go AZ !,
make lie restoration as it was. impossible
let it be Topped of, and cast to the dsyi
to whom it Justly belongs. But, unit
then. let II be held as sacred, within il
Legitimate sphere. as any other institution
Oftbe country. Ifslayes come in the wa,
ofour army lot them be seized and usec
as other properly is seized and used. |
our armies have no use for them as cook
as nurses. as hOSIlers. in the ditch or o,
the fOrii6catiOnS, lot them run; refusinI
to return them to their dislOyal master
or to prevent their escape.