The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-09-18
CITY OF LANCASTER


''s' CITY OF LANCASTER.
war Begun by tiie sOuti---SVHT
.s the only Route to Peace aud
IS UniOu-.-The Democratic Party
OF Fairfield County Opposed to
the Wnr---PTOOE ~ r...r9 s,.,7
On the l2.h dav Of April, 1869, the
|, secessionisls OF the South made open war
upon the government Ofths United States
by firing upon Fort Sumter and baitering
down It's wall. Months bOforc rebellion
had been set on foot, States had thrown
! off tl.eir allegiance to the Federal Gov
srnment--deG d the laws and subverted
the Constitution. The brts, arsenals,
dock yards. and arms of the Government
within those States had been forcibly
seized and appropriated. A pretended
government had been organized, and pre-.
tended officers elected under it, Its ar
mics had been sent into the 6eld and its
pirates ontt the seas in violation OF every
known law and every civil right
War was thus wsged 10 the hour Of pro-
found peace rebellion thus inaugurated
in the moment Of unexampled prosperity,
when the rights OF the whole people and
the liberties Of the whole people were
firmly maint"ined aud. securely guarded
by the best and fTeesi government OF any
age or cline. it
The purpose of this war. on the part o.
the rebels. has never been disguised. IN
the beginning it was publicly proclaim
ed TO be The oUerthrow Of the FEDERAL UH'
ton by separation of the STATES, the sub
version Of the Federal COnshtut'on and Mt
erection on aS ruins Of two or more inds
pendent republics. 10 thwaTt this pur'
pose, to prevent the contamination oI
these Nad schemes--to save humanity
from this tho greatest calamity that eveI
afflicted the world, to preserve an assault
cd Union. TO enforce violated laws, tc
save one aud undivided the ouly land
where republicans institutions ever -four
ished and human rights we're ever main
tained' tho Government oil the United
states summoned i'S loyal citizens tc
arms. Marching 10 voluntary obedience
10 rms summons are million oi VI
sons Inc lightning OF their bayoDe's ant
lnunder OF thelrt tread startling the "orld
Ibe issue" oil the conflict are wonder
iuliy narrowed down. All questions o'
PeacesD'e adjustment, oil compromise OF
reconstruction oy virtue Of the public
sentiment oil the South are swept away
lhere now remains nothing us'he ma
keu' rugged issue Of war or s"om'Ssbn
we must e''hcr conquer inc reoefHon o.
sauer ourselves 10 DC mgtor'ously con
querea 0y H. we must now ei'her man
tain 'he uhioh oy iofce oil arms or see
destroyed oy force Of arms war; ~H
"rfor0 =" mo" mo only poss'0fe ro"f' e"her Il
P'''0 P'o'Pe'"y' y'o'y Z" ""'o"' He "n'
opP'''' WIS "a' py ac' OF oeeu' "ho' ohiI
an a'dor OF rebell'on-iS not only an enc
my oil the country peace, the country
glory and the countrys prosperity. but 4
disunlonisi,
IHE OEaocRAric PARTY on THIS oouS
TT AS AN ORGANIZATION is OPPOSED TO rHE
WAR. The declarations Of its leaders
the publications OF its organ. and The
Sp'rit OF It's platform. all make proclsma
tons oi this iac1' Let US look to th'
prooi'
Trump has proclaimed that the "uL
TEHIoR OBJECTS OF THIS WAR Is TIE An l.
lsnMESr OF SLAVERY" AND THAT TO sucI
WAR THE Democracy STAND OPPOSED.
Trump has proclaimed that the con
test now going on was the "Old and Of
repeated contest Of popular privilege on ii
one 'ids' and EXECUTIVE usuRpArToS OF
THE oruER-TnE RIGHTS or THE rEorLl
AGAINST THE ONE MAN POWER ~hsn used /
crush 0Hff"s fOe''''s cfASpeopts'" Tha
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