The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-10-02
Why The People Should Vote
Against WIN. L. Fiuck,


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Why The People Should Vote
Against WIN. T.. Finck,
/, ,.i.. 81, ID tFrom the CitelevlIle UniOn,l
We proceed 10 state. briefly, why the
people Of the Twelfth COugr essioual Dis.
'rict should vo'e against VIM. L. Fipck:
]. Because, in the time Of civil war,
when the very life Of the nation is at stake
and whom all men should bo united in
support Of the Government, he is eugag. e.
ed in building up party f4stion h.sHle
10 ibe Administration and ILe war.
9. Because, when the Southern States
rsbsllcd. he was opposed to "ooereiug'
the rebels. and held, with The Olds De-
mocracy Of fairfield, tie following Ian.
guags: "Milliono for defcnsa. but net
one CENT for the coercion or subjugation
Of sovereign States.'' o.. ....run
3. Because be sus tanned the follow.
ing resolution, adopted by the Democrat
10 State Convention. which me. at Co.
lumbus, on the 9Th Of January. 1861,
viz: ......... .,-.....,....-.,...-.. .
"7Aai the tao hundred thousand Demo.
crats Of Ohio send to the peopls OF the
United States, both North and South,
greeting; aud whsn Tie people of Me North
shaR have fulfiled their duties 10 The Con
sttation and tie South. THHS. AND NOT TILL
THEM will il be proper ior tlrem 10 take
into consideration the question of the
right and propriety Of coercion" ,v
This shows. that Mr.. Flock, as one Of
the "two hundred thousand Democrat. Of
Ohio" was originally iu open sympathy
with the rebels Of the South and opposed
to their Coercion" .q -..r f,..
4. Because, at the same time. Jauua.
~, 1861, he concurred with tie Democ-
racy Of Pitkaway County, in the adop-
tion Of this resolution: That the coer
cion of the seeding States Of tie Union,
BY force of arms, is no remedy for exist.
ing eyils-that armed coercion is civil
war, snd civil war would not only render
DisuDion inevitable. but irrcmediable. y
That vas the doctrine of Fiuck, Olds
Griswold, aud Eshslmas, of the Chilli
cothe Advertiser. who l'elegrsphsd to a
Democratic member Of the Legislature.
urging him not 80 vote for man nor a
dollar in prosecution of this Abolition
war;" This man, for uttering this treas
enable language, was defeated for the
Legislature, in Ross county, BY thou.
sand majority; but. in this canvass, true
TO his early sentiments, supports Finck
for Congress. .i
s. Because Finok than, as now, agreed
With the Pioksway Democracy. last fall.
in "unqualidcdly condsmning.' what is
falsely charged to be, "ths uucons.itu.
tional nsdrpa!iens of power BY the pres.
ent Administration" and. also declared.
cha, as this Union was made in peace.
il should be preserved in pesce, and nsU.
er can Be BY force Of arms" Notwirh,
standing these avowals. Finck and his
supporters pretend to be in favor OF the
war, but invariably With the conditions
insisted on by JEFF. Davis. &n aa
8. Because, while he processes to be
a war man, be is opposed to dealing with
the rebels as they deserve, by confscst'
ing their property, including slaves.
7. Because, he does cot wish to hurt
the rebels. for fear Of driving them to
desperation" -, '-- =, .-
8, Because he sympAthizss with the
rebels in arms against tho GOvsrnmsnt.iu
opposing condscaliuu. on the ground that
it"would destroy. ia a great degree, the
industrial interests !" ia the rebel Sta:ss !!
He allows them to make war on the Union
and graciously permits them to hold their
property les, their " industrial Interests"
should be interfersd with. F N+s
Q. Because he is opposed to the eman.
cipaton Of the slaves Of rebels. and. con.
ssqusnlly, Of SlloRiug them 10 eulploy
their labor in overthrOwing the Uniou,
10, Because he is opposed TO seisiug
The slaves Of the rebels and compelling
them 10 labor In the Federal trenches, but
makes no objection to their Worting
agaiust us in the Rebel armyl a'' y 'SO
u. Because he is opposed to emphe;,
patton, By eon6scasion or Executive proc,
lamaliou, or many way gradual or othsrl
wise, thus proving. that he is willing that
slavery, which is the only cause Of the
rebellion, should bc perpetuatad forever,
and that during the war. slaves should
raise the crops and subsist the rebel
armies, while tSeir masters are engaged
10 fighting for the destruction Of the
Union In this policy, Finck aud Davis
exactly agree, buty both are afraid, also.
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