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

Treason is The price paid for Demo.
cratic favor in this county and the high
est bidder has thus far been the buyer.
The Ohio Eagle from the beginning Of
this war has been most malignant in its
opposition. II has teemsd with sympa-
thy for the ebclliou--containiDg 20 word
Of Encouragement for our caass. On the
18th of April. 1861, six days after Fort
Sumter was fired upon. and two days si-
ter the President issued his call for troops
that paper contained the following:
"Now, that tie ,Aboltion,sts haze in,
Guguratsd this soar. the burden Of tdrotiOn
ViH be runious.
ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO WOULD
ENLIST TO FIGHT AGAINST THE
SOUTH. WOULD ENLIST TO FIGHT
FOR TIE PRINCIPLES OF THE
CHICAGO PLATFORM.
Democrats of the North. are you to be
dragged into civil war Of murderous
horrors for cause in which YOU have no
sympathy. Let those who inaugurotcd
this wor fight their Own battles If blood
must be sked, LET 1T BE REPUBLICAN
BLOOD! ( e1s-,.ltg g. ..-s
"T'he Democracy of Old fairfield be.
lieve this an unholy war. fruilless Tor
good, certain in its aesulrs 10 add 10 the
arrangement and bitter hatred OF the Two
sections, and TO work dissolution eternal
"a war waged by the sectional "irre
lprcssibles" for their own selfish aggran
dizemrnl, and for the carrying out Of the
Lincoln Chigago Platform.
In the Orospsctas Of the Eagle publish
ed and circulsltd after the battle Of Bull
Run, will be found the following:
Our position in regard 10 the iviI
war, ihaugurated by a sectional adminis
trntion has been deliberately taken and
will be adhered 10 to The end. AS hum
be sentine on the ouiposts Of Democra
cy, we have felt il 10 be our duty 10 op.
pose The cosrcive policy of Lincoln's Ad.
ministraIion. We look upon this war as
undertaken not TO uphold the Union, bu'
to carry out the political dogmas Of the
Republican party, and which can only
result in The destruction of the Union
and the ruin Of the people"
Alta Democratic Convention, held al
the Court House, in Lancaster August
81. 1861, the following resolutions were
adopted:
Rerolved, THat noe heartily endorse The
Ohio Eaqis. beiieUing It's course has been
truly Demo rotic, just and patriotic, and
most cordially recommend It 10 The ! 6sral
pr rtrange Of our friends throughout The coun
ly
! Resolved, That We believe lhe purpose
of the pariy now in power nnaer ME
false and hypocriicaI plea 10 s've the
Union, is 10 prosecute re wM for the
su tjugalion Of tie south for The freedom
Of the negro for the subversion of state
COVER nment, and for the erection Of a. con.
soldaied government on the ruins Of our
federal constitution.
Our motto is, millions for defense, BUT
NOT ONE CENT FOR TIE COER.
CION OR SUBJU6ATION or SOVE
REIGN STATES.
These are but specimen extracts, We
could GIL our paper full Of like stuff, We
Pask loyal men To read them, and say
whether or not the Democratic party as
an organization is opposed to the war
| We ask true Democrats 10 read them and
say whether or not they will support men
for positions Of honor, profit and trust
who entertain and avow them.
In charging disloyalty upon the Dem
ocra!ic organization Of this county, we do
not desire 10 be understood as saying
that all Democrats are disloyal. This ia
by no means true. There are we kno.
many trne and loyal Democrats in Fair
field county who love the Union
aud hate its enemies-- men who nre vii
ling to give not only Of their sympathy
and property. but Of their blood for thu
cause. But by such as those The party i,
not controlled. ON
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