The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-07-17


TO the Men OF Fairfield County.
The President of the Uniled States, at
the recommendation Of the Governors Of
the loyal States, has issued call for
100000 additional troops. The Govern
ors of the different States and the people.
seeing the necessity Of this new levy, in
order tha, the territory already occupied
may bs held and that the main iebel armies
may be speedily crushed. have pledged
thsir honor aud patriotism to furnish this
number of troops to the Government
The Goth Regiment will be raised in
the counties Of Fair6sld, Pickaway, Fay
site, Hooking and Vin,on. and the qaosa
OF Fairfield county will be 250 men. The
late ssvsrs cheek Of our army befor e
Richmond, the massins Of rebel forces
ia The West, the rs-oapturiog and burning
of towns in Tennessee, hnd the raid Of
the bandit Morgan into Kentucky, sack
ing and burning towns, should arouse
every man 10 sense Of otr Peril, and ad.
mouish Us that the rebellion is not yet
orushsd. and that we have desperate
and powerful enemy to subddN This
cannot l,s done without more troops
Unless the armies Of the Goyernmont are
strengthened, the war will ba indefinitely
prolonged. and there is before us painful
suspense, expenditure OF means which
can hardly bo calculated, and, iiually,
ruin. But with sufficient number OF
men the main armies Of the rebellion eau
b. at once defeated, and either captured
or dispersed, the territory can be occuPi'
ed and loyal Ss,te Governments erected;
and then peace will be restorsdi the honor
of the Government vindicated, and The
great principles for which we are battling
will be forever established.
Men ofFAris!d! il depends upon you
to say whether the Government shall 10
Sustained or overlhrown. Let Fairfield
county feel a, though it depended nPou
her alone, and, in ona sense, II docs,---
There is this alternative presented 10 us,
from which th,re is no escape, either We
must drive aud keep tho rebels beyond our
BORDERS. or the loyal States must be in
vsdsd by them, and the desolalion and
rniu which they have brough. upon Ten
nessse aud Virginia mus! come upon US
Let no party foeling, nor any parIizau
detc. any one from sulisting. Remember
the dying words Of Decatur, "My coun
t'y, rightor wrong" But in this s'rug
gle we know that our country Is right
Tried BY every principle Of poli'y, Of mo
RAILS. and BY The light Of history, we are ia
tbe right. @
In this last call for voIunto RS, 10 this
last gathering together Of all the thunder
bolts in ono great storm which shallbreal
Snd overwhelm the rebellion, Il Is ospe'
oislly the duty Of property holders to re-
spOad. Those who have only their per
HosAl rights to loose. have Responded ant
viii respond again, giving their ell, thei
time. theiD energy, and their lives; an
those who havs a double interest a
stake, must give from both 10 have boil
protected. We must have money to ia
cilitate recruiting, and to support the fam
lilies of volunteers. In all the princip'
cities of the North, overwhelming and en-
thusiastic meetings have been held an
money subscribed. indianapolis subscr
bed 100000. and Columbus $4,000
Governor Tod alone, giving 5000.
Let the people Of the county come U
on Saturday next. and organize, to ASST
in filling the new companies at once.