The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-04-24


The.msanss,, most to be loaihed. and
most God -forsaksn and despioable thing
on top Of the sod, with one exception, is
. traitor in arms against the government.
That one exception is the sneakiRg. hack.
biting s.oupdrel in our mids'. who sym
pathising with treason and opposing the
war for the Union. is too great poltroon
to take his gun and share the dangers OF
his fellow rebels in arms. This LATER
class In considerable plumbers burrow 'n
oar midst, and are exertiug their whole
powor to poison the niuds of the people
asd bring the government into di'c'ed'.
They Me easily known. Mosr of them
flourish the cognomeu Of "strai' demo-
crst." They are to be heard talking
"pesce," "high taxes" and "low prices"
deuouncing mcn who fgvor The war as
Gabolitioaists, and attempting TO cre'le
the belief that the war is being waeed for
the liberation Of slaves. They are learn
ed 10 constitu tioual law. and nothing that
has yet been done. on the part of Federal
Government, is in accordance with their
views Of that instrument. They are sci
dom 10 be seen gathering with the loynl
people to hear the morning dispatch, but
may be seen poking their noses ont ol
window or door as though they were afraid
oflight, or that the news would be unfa'
vorahle 10 the South. When the Federal
arms are triumphant they ay be seen In
squads looking serious and blue but when
treason gains victory they strut abouI
with pleasant smiles. They are slow to
cfedh news favorable 10 the North and
eagerly circulate and greatly magnify our
rsversss. They gid their treason with
such arguments as may be found in the
Ohio Eagle Of last week. "The people
are disgosted with Republican rule and
evirce determination to restore The dem.
ocratlC party to power They now fully
realize the bligliinp curse Of sectioualsm,
vhoss fan0tical advocates are respOnsible
for the horrible, unnatural and destructive
civil vsr."
These creatures and their organs iu thu
North are % much msaner than tie "Ab
Olilionists, !" and IS much more RESPONSE
bic for Tho present war ih n they, as Sa
tan is meaper than Christ, or as he il
more responsible for the rebellion in Hea
ven. BY their lies. by their eGotts ia
bring the Governman, into discIedit. By
their assertions that the northern people
were struggling TO subsert State Govern
msnts. and abolish slavery. they hav'
deceived. mislsd. aud poisoned the South
srn mind into belief. They have asserted
and reasseited these un;ruths o. oftel
that the whole south became impregna'et
with the belief, and flew to arms to de
fsnd themselves against imaginary ills
for whose pretended existence northern
doughfaces and traitors were wholly ros
ponsibls. Upon the heads Of these met
rests the blood of more than half Of ihi'
rebellion. May il damn them forever!
We have no words TO expr'ss our utter
Ioalhing and contempt for tho cowurdIy
syppathizsrs with rebellion, aud aiders
and abeuors Of treason in our midst
There Is nothing 10 all nature that would
moi be outraged BY comparison with
them. Cain slew bis brother. and for the
murder was branded and driven from tn,
face Of man, but his crime is a virtue com
pared With hat Of treason against th,
Government Of the United States; slri
king IA 1t does M the destiny of grea
people; blasting as it does the hopes
psace aud Liberties Of millions living ant
millioDs yet unborn.
The mao WHOM the Northern State
--eojoying the benefits and protection o
Law, sympaihises with or Rivrs aid an,
comfort to the reb-lliOo, d serves to b.
hung by the aeok TIL dead To have hi
body then out down, quartcred, and thel
fed to the hogs, More ,fan this, h
should BE- chained by he neck and will
traitor branded On his brow. d, nggrd iron
end TO eLd Of tho universe, and il shoul,
be made penal "acnse for any man no
70 spit upon snd kick him as he passsd.
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