The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-09-25
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Mr.. FINCH an AnIi.CoeTcIOnisl

,ow support Mr, Finck. accurately re.
iect his political opinions, aud we shall
therefore. hold him responsible for the
views promulgated by Them, We have
before us the official proceedings. in the
Ohio Eagle. Of Democratic County
Convention, held to appoint Delegates to
a Democratic State Convention. They
thus present the principles OF Mr.. Finck;
/. That the war las been fomented By
" the Secessiorists OF the South and the
Abolihonists of The North, and that it
" could and ought 10 have cen avoided
by compromise, and would have been,
had not The Republicans defeated every
measure Offered by the Democracy to Sc.
cura a peaceable solution Of ourseciiona
troubles" lid
The Crlttendrn Joint Resolutions.
which received the unanimous vote ol
Congress, give the lie to the first state
men of Mr.. Finch. They say, emphai.
ically, &" HAT The present deplorsble civil
war has been forced upon tile country BY
tie DisanionistS of the Soathsrn Stdtes
now in arms against the Constitutional
Government" etc The other deciara
lion is equally false. No Demo rail-
scheme OF Compromise, acceptable to
the South. was ever offered or rejected
10 either House. The Democrats had a
large majority il the Senate, and SeI no
member Of that party, ever offered, In
behalf Of the South. any other proposi
ton than that submitted by Mr.. CriIen
den, which tell between the two Houses,
as measure unsatisfactory to both the
North and the South
In view Of all these facts. Mr.. FincL,
coincidiug with tho Fairfield Democracy,
charges. tha, our ''ife long enemies have
praCipiIaled US into 40 unnecessary war
ioifh oar brethren of The South !" If this
be tru4, is is perfectly clear, that nei'her
Mr.. Finck nor the Fairfield Democracy.
can be- honest and sincere supporters OF
the war, That their sympa.hes are With
the South. is apparent from this sen
tence "Our motto is, millions for de.
tenss. but not one cent for the coercion or
suyHgatiOn Of sovsrsign States = How
can war D .mocrs,s support Mr.. Finck on
such platform az this But again: we
have this remarkable language. which
shows exactly the position Of Mr. Finek;
I'VE believe with Senator Douglas, Iha'
war is disunion-e eternal disuniou : thai
every disuniouist 10 against compromise
and for the war, that must .evitably sew
or the Union and render reconstruction
impossible T. Entertaining such s,nti'
ments as these, how can Mr. Finck he re
gardcd as friendly 10 the prosecution o1
the war?
1t is an old, but trne adage, that {
man is known by the company h'
Keeps" Mr. Finck keeps company will
the Olds Democracy Of Fairfield, ant
hence, he canno: avoid agrcem mt will
them. Like
Birds Of feath.r,
They Aock together y
One Of the foul birds that perch o
the same roost with Fntk, is the "Ohi
Eagle" This paptr is one of Flnck'
organs, and, Of course, speaks authorize
lively for him We have before US, tn
Prospectus Of that paper which thu
promulgaies the real position Of M
Finck CAS- humble sentinels on the gu
post of Democracy, we have felt it TO b
: our duty to oppose this coercive polio
OF Lincolu's Administration, and advc
cate conciliation. compromise and pesc
as the only policy that will restore hal
mony and equality among the States, an
preserve the Union and the Constitl
ton" This is in harmony with M
D Finck's notions about con6sraIion, L
does not wish TO punish or cxaspera
. me Rebel Democracy Of the South
Q Again, remarks Mr.. Finck's organ: "N
> look upon this war as undertaking n
to uphold the Union hut TO carry ou. Il
political dogmss OF the Republican part
We rejoice to know. lhlt the trae Der
!. ocraoy approve our course " We do n
:. doubt il, nor do we doubt, that Mr,Fin'
oyncurs exactly in the anti war views u
,f present. Is Ills not true ? II Fin
= we're not the supporter of the Eag'e
:. principles, the Eagle would not suppc
. him. 1t was little tender footed abb
= Fingk until he endorsed 0ljs and We
"a over his arrest. Then the Eagle be
II him alof; on his pinions ard is ready
" strike its ialons ioto any who dares
insinuate that Fiuck Is friend 10 Ii
coins Coercive Abolition War"
II Mr. Finck, in bis speech, in this ci
covered the whole ground assumed
te the Fairfield Democracy. He charg
n that tue war was originated by the Al
litionists and that it was waged to ema
ID cipate the negroes, with view Of brh
ID ing them North 10 compete with VIII
ir laborers lie dwslt, with emphasis,
IN this part OF his disgraceful appeal 10
no preiudices OF his hearers. and said :
n "Tnis is the white mans country, 1t v
in purchased by the blood Of our fathe
and emahcipated negroes shall not sh'
va in the inheritance" He purposely N
.. represented the policy Of the Admin
n. trstion with the view Of exciting odi'
he agains, the war. He announced. that
Ily would support all Constitutional measu
nv lor the suppression of the Rebellion.
IS. his support oi the war on this cOndiI
lal amounts to nothing because al the leg
In. la,ion oi Congress, and the action of
ar. Executive in approving it, he says is
ID. constitutional. lie places his lsoppor'
-so the Administration on such narrow Q
absurd grounds, that il is impossible a
contingency should ever arise render
p liz noasible for him 10 sustain IL. He