The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-07-31

their families shall be even better provi.
dcd Tor ,lian If they remained at home n
Care should be taken that no wife or
children shall want 10 tho absence Of the
soldier husband, or father. Rehectirg
upon this subject he had made caleula
,ion that the laUoring man OF good hab-
lis who goes to war can really savs more
money than he could at home, but this
does not absolve the community from Its
obligation ofaddtpg to the comfort ofhis
family. Among other inducements, that
is the noblcst which presents 10 the miLd
of the patriot tile consequences and re.
wards Of his sacrifices. Every man who
oes TO the 6-ld will be honored now and
by his posVerity. He will be proud Of it
10 after years when his grand children
cluster about him to hear what he has
done and suffered for his country. The
young will revere him, while those who
neglect this sacred duty will hang their
heads in shame. This war had done one
good thing. Ilhas developed the man
hood Of the people. Two years ago we
4 did not know the value OF our hardy
youth, but we do now and we are proud
OF them. He trusted, in conclusion, that
the people Of Fairfield county would not
content themselves by booking about TO
see what other counties had done. He
did not wish TO hear them say this county
, or that has done nobly, but he hoped she
, would bo aba 10 say, told Fairfield" has
, done her duty. Mr.. Ewing now intro
, duced .N g.. ..ar- b.. t0 t. -t..N.
HON. RUFUS P. RASNEY.
e Judge Ranuey said he had come ut the
: urgent invitation Of the Governor, to pre-
= sent few considerations why the people
should respond TO the requsi'ion OF thu
+ President. Concprring with the Govern
t or freely in the propriety Of The call, HI
n had yielded to his desifes, There wa
II no doub, but tue army must be increased
n Legitimate authority tells us so. The Go
y vernors of nearly all the loyal States ha'
}, RECOMMENDED it. 1t seems to be a neces
l. sity. The question is, are you willing I
B. endorse il? It is a popularity of this Cru
verument that TO the people is reserve
?, the right to decide upon tile questions {
ot voting and bearing aims in support OF tli
in Government. One is as obligatory as tn
't other. Ii is our duty 10 see that laws ar
'e made, equally our duty TO see that the
are enforced, and that Shen they are vic
ID lated it is obligatory upon us to use arm
III ed force. if necessary, to protect them.-
rs This is our situation. We are not Gale
I'd upon to uphold this dynasty or that priv
n Legged class, but we are calling upon A
G. merican citizen 10 defend the laws he hin
10 self has made. ......
ay There is every reason why you chou
he respond cheerfully to this fequisitiou
Of YOU are constrained, if the Goverrme
let is obliged to resort to drafting. the moi
on force Of such an army and Of public OPT
'st ion is entirely lost This is a princip
We we cannot sfIord to lose. 1t is Of his
'ct Importance that we maintain it before &
Dr. world. Let US. therefore, step iorwar
on cheerlully. and provide the necess.
Pile force 10 crush the insurrection. I
The speaker had no information about the w'
ow which is not in possession OF every OF
ed. 1t is 2alpable lba. we are operating vi
ant inferior forces, and that ii we would ave
Jon foreign interference, we must make Il
his short war What we want is such ap
hi. secutiou Of The war as will put down
traitors. I. .'-
he He did not want TO allude 10 polite
He differences. If he undertook that
A might differ with everybody, but there
os one point where all can meet. The la
ain are n danger subversion, and we m
Tor have force to defend them. That's enou
his to see. The Constitution requires
ans President 10 suppress insurrecton,
,in- his sworn duty before God to maint
var tie laws, and if the law. is assailed
hen force, we must defend it with arms.
,icN want the restJration Of peace, the exc
e to ton of the laws. We want no more.
- President has 10 authority 10 do more
yer, That must be done, or we must confes
the the world that we are incapable Of
ivsr government. Ny opinion is now, q
us, always has been, that as long as there
for man in arms against the laws, that
hey must be put down by arms.
de- JudgeRanney expaliated at some len
'me upon the obligations Of stay-at'home
,ited zens to the families Of soldiers, COM
. by ring with Mr.. Ewing, that those who
fault no, fight must provide for the .familie
-dnce those who do. But in considering
light should 60 be sdmonished men not TO
'hed. round to find some poor man who is OF
Con ed to 60, but lel each. man inquire
land ought not to 60. aud 90 determine.
soon was indispuiable that those who go 81
ebels foe the most. and therefore hose VIII
great not 60 should be liberal to tke famili'
ar absent patriots. We are under high
ry to legations to the soldiers already lii
,oun- Geld. We virtually said to them,
vern', will sustain you-if dis4ase and b
:. thin your raLks we will Gil them up az
cap That time has come. Let US make.
,oung our word. Don't hold out false
res to our brave soldiers. 1t is due TO I
ot,he that we Ahould not leave them TO
ought with superior numbers. The spe
,mpe. proceeded to show further why Anne
AGO of citizens should voluntarily lake arr
y nec- defend the GoVeInment' expauatlng
. our the fact that its peculiar organization
com character needed that Development =
,vern- has already shone &C conspicuousl.
ent to the response Of a half million voluu
other at the blast OF trumpet sor MS
The he could not comprehend how any hi
ght.- being on the face of the earth, who is