The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-09-25
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80 CRY OF LANCASTER.

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80 cry OF LANCASTER.
War Begun by the South---war
the 0aIy tKOufc 20 Peace and
hsUnIon---The Democratic Party
OF Fairfieid County Opposed to
the swar---ProOE
On the te h dav of April. 1862, the
secessionisls of the South made open war
upon the government ofthe United S at's
By 6rins upon Fort Sumter and bal tering
down lits. wall Months before rebellion
ka6sb SCI 90 foot, States had thrown
cff,stlisir allegiance to the Fcderal Gov.
slpnept--dr6 dthe laws and subverled
the. Constitution. The f,rts. arsenals,
dock yards. aud arms Of Tho Government
wigbinv those States had b-ou forcibly
seized yand appropriated A pretended
goserhmeath had BEEN organized. aud pre-.
tended officers elected npdrr it. It's ar
mics had ben sent hto pbe ,fsld and It's
pirates onto tie seas In violation OF every
known Law and every civil right
War Was thus wag,d in,rhe hour Of pro-
found peace rebellion thus iuaugurated
in the monsDt Of un4tamped prosperity,
when che rights ofthe whole people and
the liberties II The whole people were
firmly maiatained and securely guarded
by the best and.frecs, government ofany
age or cline. s-. .'
The purposr Of this war, ,on the part Of
the rcbe's. las never been disguised In
fie beginning il was pablcly proclaim.
edto be Tie overthrow of The FEDERAL Un-
ior bys separation ofMs States, The sub
version of tie Fc2eral Constitution and Ms
erection on its ruins Of tWo or more inde
pendent rpaJlics.'q To ,hwart this pur.
pose. to prevent. the consummation al
these mad sehemes--to save humanity
ftoh,ttis TIE greatest calamity tha' cvsr
ailietfd The world, 10 preselve an assault.
ed'Uuion. 70 enforce violsted laws. Ia
save ono and undivided the only land
where republican institutions ever A3ur.
isFed ADD hu,nan rights were ever ms,n.
tatoed, did Go rerpmeht, Of III Unirec
States snnmoued It's loyal citizcps tt
arms. Marching in voluntary obedience
10 this sunDnnns) aie million OF itt
sons .abe lightuirg of their bay opets nm d
ihahderAof heir tread startling the world
1.-The issuesbf the conflict are wopder'
fully narrowed down. All lquosions oi
peaceabIe adjustment. or compromise or
rsconstruolipn BY virtue of the public
septimenl Of the South are swept away.
There now remains nothing bnt the pa
ke1. rugged issue Of war or submission
Va must either conquer The rebellion or
Satfsr ohrselvos 10 be ingloriously con.
glsfsd Jy.u. sWefmust pow either main
lsinthe unior BY force Of arms. OF see i
destroyed, ,by, farce OF arms. War, DitI
vfetorg, IS naw NE only possible route eithsrtc
pearssprosperity, glory or union He who
opposes his Wat By ACT or deed. isnot onl
Sniaiier OF tebellion--is not only an enc
my aflhs hssGopntry's peace, the country
glory wd the eouutry's p,osperily' but
di'uniebist. .uaa 2.
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sTEF .pEaocnArIc PARTY OF TINS couE
TT AS AN ORGANIZATION is OPPOSED TO rHl
WAR. The deplTaiions of its leaders
the publications oi ito organ, and ~,
spirit OF is platform, ali make p,oclam,a
tionS of.this iaet. Let US look TO lh'
proof. l1 eJ ~
urrdmp has prdclalmed that tho "oL
TERROR OBJECTS OF rniS WAR IS TIE nm l
IsHaEsr OF sLASERT." AND rnAr TO sveI
A'wAR the DEaccsAcY STAND OPPOSED.
aTtamp has proclaimed that the con
test now Uoinp ON was tho old ,uni of
y,ssqtId contest Of popular privV ge on III
one. Iias. and nxEcurwE usuppArros o,
7seis oThyR L-nIr Rtours or THE psorL,
ASAissri sFi yuk ~ ONE MAN POWER uhsn used :
cyty,g hi fhsIiB9yiies ofRe iDeople." TIN
ruK tuNc ,Ssrirurr NAL Aors aud usuRrA
TJ6SsgoC t6s, Government ws,s such az n,
IiokAae6 oEu ESsL,sD nAs DARED ro AS
s,nst a See r,,r IRON RR.os ar rAr Tvpoaa
For ,h,sellbeIs unju the Government
thesbs sdisIoyui ut,ernuees the Democrac,
tut Lin iu NOMINATION Cor Common Plea
Judrsy iMoaAL TnrAsoS ia the price d !,
mjaHded and paid for iheir yo,es.sl Ia 4.
ULpS said Our onnorsnts (tha Re-