The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-07-24

loyalty or dlsioyalty OF the ''heroic Val-
"-"immorial J. N. Free" aud
20 Blessed Martyr" Sammedary COnyen-
ton. So far as the Commercial is con-
cerned, it had not charged tina: the Con.
vention was one OF traitors. There were
a good mshy honest men and earliest
friends Of the Government; 10 it; but they
were not tie men who made the noise Of
the occasion. There can be no question,
by any candid and intelligent person who
looksd upon the proceedings, or WHO Las
read the reports Of the Convention, that
there was very considerable element Of
rank hostility to the Government in it,
We would not make so grave statement
i it could not be amply sutslanIiated -
The proof is at hand The editor OF the
Ashland Union was delegate. lie says;
8 TLis is damned Abolition war. We
believe Abe Lincoln is as much Of a trai'
tor as JEFF Davis. ... .... .,.
The editor Of the Crawford County
Forum was delegate. He says Of this
humlD DlolTa lon' ''' HF
1T has put arms in the hands Of out.
laws. Il isyes. mutderers, and traitors"
The la;c editor Of the CmcleyilleW Watch.
man, WHO said Of General Butler: .-..
"Why don't the men Of New Orleans
shoe: the infamous wretch like they would
a rep'i, or a dog9'-- ''
Would havs eu nomin,tei as a can.
didate for Secretary Of Safe, if it had
not been Tor the circulation of story
that he WAS crazy; and the arrest Of Il is
villain, who had recommended the asSas
sina'ion Of Democratic General was
groanrd and howled over. from the lie,
ginl!irg 10 the end Of the Convention
The orators, from Tie "heroic Vallandg.
ham 10 "the immortal j. n Free" got
poiheticker and pothei ker, continually ,on
the subj-ct. ''''
Vallandighan prof'sscd to believe that
the Democracy we're being prosecuted for
their excess OF patriotism. Now. no one
can point out case where Democr,t
has been abused or i'll treated in any re
spect, in cons quene Of his principles. :
The assertion that Democrats have been
pc secuted by the Federal authorities as
such, is a traitors lie, aud all the traitors
and liars know it, Thcr, fore, whenVal
Iandigham calls upon the Democracy, i
they are the men their fathers were, 10
resist the p resolutions of the Government
and the ag sress;ons of"the Iyrant." (hO
USES the term what does he mean? Sim
| ply TO stir up sedilion. to help BrcckiD
ridge, Burnett, and other traitors in arms,
who are his coa6denti.l friends, out of a
bad sclape, and 10 promote his scheme
cloaked under simula TED adora ion ofslc
geographical Mississippi Valley. for using
the Northwestern States rs tail for The
Southern kite, llo would now give the
Southern rebels that aid and comfort from
his party, upon which they depended
when they commenced the war. What
does Judge Ranbey mean, when with
long drawn visage he talks about his Bun
ker Hill ancestry, and declares "JfAe war
is prosecuted for the overthrow Of our free
institutions, every drop of blood asked IS
poison to the body polite. and every dol
lar spent goes 10 forge the chains upon
the limbs Of the p,opleY" What does 4,
mean? lie knows very well that tho war
is no, wagcd for any such purpose as he
in inuaies. There is not on atom OF test.
mpny 10 support his dassrjly inuendo,
and he Is adundantly smart 10 know it
Why this u? Simply insidiousiy to des
troy confidence in the Government. With
wha, purpose? What good end does he
pxpec! TO accomplish? Clearly enough
he Is with Vallandigham in the scheme
Of building up q sectional party in the
North West, that the Union may be fur
th+r dismembered preparatory to con.
verting The North Western States intoPro
vinots Of the Southern Confedcrcy. This
is the geuIlemans attachment to Bunker
Hill ane the Union, And when Judge
Thurman speaks, and with a high br~d
snesr talks Of the idea that prevailed that
"lhe South" ", uld be oyerrun in ninety
u"ys' lanu some loyal democrat WITH
moro WHISKY lhan discretion IN him. m'blabs
"a 'ono o. unc.lou' satisfaction, refer
,g ,'Sg 10 ,oe reVefses before Richmond,
Eyes. and Msy got whipped" he passes
on eomPla oo:iy TO tel not how the
Tsos'S p proposed 70 MOIST lhe'r ilag over
DoS'pIi' ou! now Democrats have special
suneF,d IN mis- war lie tells US they
nave msd" enormous sacrifices of their
prlncip'es, preJuiices and feelings, and