The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-10-30

eWet 0epend. lou nave, ~ lhls time,
more power than any constitutional non.
arch in the world, The English Govern
ment always scls according to tbs policy
approved BY the constitutional advisers
Of The Crown. You would violate usage
only if you should act without the advice
or even contrary to The opinion, Of your
constitutional advisers. l do not mean
that you could continue - do this with
prOpriety or even with salety; | merely
assert that the power is. in point OF fact.
in your hands. And for such power,
what responsibility TO God and M T!
Itis within your power at this very
moment not only to oonsumma,e an act
of enlightened statemanship, but as the
instrument Of the Almighty. to restore TO
freedom race Of men. If you are tempt.
ed BY au imperishable name it is within
your reach. We may look through an,
cient and modern history, yet scarce find
a sovereign to whom God offered the pri.
vilegs Of besIowing on humanity boon
so vast. f. fs aa
Such an offer comes to no human be-
ing twice. 1t is made to you to day. How
long it will remain open--whether in
thiee months or in one month from now
il will still be at your option to accept
it-7,God, who reads the hearts Of men,
alone knows. ,raa
| And this brings me IN speak of an other
class Of Dangers those which may arise
hrrr in the North, among ourselves. p
Do you read the daily newspaper press,
that wonderful and instructive molern
index OF the passing opinions Of Ihs times?
If so. have !ouno recently seen there
signs that startled you9 advice. auia-
ciously given in certain quarters, that it
is time the amy should take the power
Into its own hau 10 and demand the dis
missal from your Cabinet of the best men
in j.? Have you no acts in yourown cx
perience going to prove that such auda
city has not shown its head without pow.
er and numbers that render itfo.midable! it
! l do not fer it,; not pow. il it is s,rang-
led at its birth. But hs tempts row.
dence, who suffers that spirit Of anarchy
to grow aud gather strength before strik
ing blow for is destruction! e.t
You c.nnot be ignorant Of the design
OF these men. II. that runs may read it,
They see that we are drifting toward
Emancipation. They sec that the de-
mand from the masses Of our people for
this great measure is becoming, day by
day, more importunate. They know that
majority Of your Cabinet favor it. They
feel assured, as to yourself, that If the
option remain with you. it is but qu"s.
tion Of lime and Of form when and how a
Proclamation of fEmaucip lion wi be is.
sued. They perceive but one power that
has any chance successfully to arrest his
stream and coerce your adions. Openly
they appeal to it. Openly they declare
that Cabinet Ministers must be inr rosed
upon you sby military dicIation. No 9th,
course Is lett them 10 effect their grcaI
obje t, namely. to perpstuate among US
that Slavery which the na;ioL, with de-
termination which increases from day tc
day, 10 resolved TO uproo,. H'
One blow may be dealt by you against
these men that will crush. forever. theil
reasonable cabals. II! Is tie same that
lays the foundation of pace. and assures
beyond possible peradvehture. the down
tall Of the ,eb' lion. They know thei
danger. They read Emancipation in al
the signs oil the times. 1t is 10 them thu
handwriting on the wall, foresLadowing
their political fale What wonder tina
they resor; to desperat means TO arrest it
advent?
Shall they b. allowed lime.by insidiou
argument. to euiice the uuwary into tn
renks OF sedition? By prompt action alon
can you prevent 1t. 1t is idle to awai
ununimity, Men acquiesss in ,houssu,
things. once Iight,ously and boldly done
to which, if proposed to them in advanre
they might 6ud endless objections.
Do you besitatt2 Will You delay th
bl,w? See to it, that when, at last, yon
resolution is taken. the power may he
already have p ssed away from you
hands. ymaa. e.f"a u"
The 23I OF September approaches-th
date when tho sixty y.day notice you hav
given to the rebels will expre--c xpir
without other reply to your warning Ihu
the invasion OF Maryland and a mehac
to Pennsylvania. Is it to rest therr? Pa
tisntly we have waited The time. Is noll
ing to fol!owY Ere our enemies to hoast
that we speak brave words--and there o
end OF il. .. .' v"
What day, il you but will it. may III
2sd OF September b comel The very turr
ing point 10 th- nations fail A day I
he rebels Of dcspairn every loyal hear
of exuilau. rejoicing! A day Of which til
, anniversary will be celebrated with jnb
lee while the American IIuion enduresl
day to be remembered not in our Ia n
alone. but wherever Hum amity m"urr
over the wrongs Of the slave. or rejoi, {
in his lihcrationl -"
You are The fist President 10 whom I'll
f, opportunity was offered constitutional
o inaugurae such a day. If YOU ilil I
now, you may be the last. Lift, then.tf
: weight from the heart Of this people,
Let them breathe Tree once more. Ex T
cate the blighting curse. a living thre
: throughout long years past, ,tha. Las Smi
u ten at last with DISSOLUTION land TO whc
God had granted everything but wisdo
and justice, Give back 10 the nation |
! Hops and Faith in a Future Of Peace ar
:. undis,urbed Prosperity. Rulfll--you c'
d far more than lulil'--the brightes, AMI
Q cipations Of those who, in the name
Human Freedom, and IN the face