The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-07-10

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piou,' denouDcing tncoLs as dsSpo,
'od tyrant. and by thus doing should pro
vent the young men Of Ohio from respou.
ding TO the call OF the Governor TO fill
ohr qnota al troops. Would any loyal
citizen ofthe State condemn tie Govern
neot for his arrest simply 6ieauss there
was no ldtO authorizing its Ibis is fnr
test Of the principle, aud it is the prin:i-
Iplc we arc defending.
We justify the arrest Of KEGS on the
ground Of public necessity self defense.
lHis Office vas a public nuisance. himself
an uhmittiguicd sCoundtel,a pestifsrous
traitor. doing all in his power and succeed.
ing mcasurably in poisoning the minds
and Withholding the support Of the peo-
lple Of PIekaway county from tho Govern
ment A Adccent respect for Ihe people OF
bis county, proper regard for lie vel.
fare Of the republic. the necessity of ma.
king public example Of aud destroy ing
the power for evil. Of a public Enemy and
moral traitor, long harbored and protect
ed By tue Government, demanded his ar
res. and tho suppression Of his paper.
made tie vehicle OF lbs filth, columny,
and treason. In our judgment, If the
Government had 10 tbs beginning put
forth It's arm and dragged down more of
the leading traitors Of The NORTH much
evil woulI have been prevented and much
good produced
Our people are already aware that the
arr 81 OF this man KEGS was made tho sub.
ject ofAp indignation meeting by, the do
mocfacy Of Pickaway county. Flaming
posters w'rs issu, d. -faIseLo ood oi oysiy
kind ciIculaeJ--lhe act denounced az a
tyrauical usurpatlon Of pow, r--tho peo.
pie wore sssiduously Piled wrought to
msduess, urged TO arm themselves to
yiDdlcate themselves in the blood OF their
own towDsmen If Opposition were offered
by word or act, 10 their unlawful assem-.
Glage for disloyal purpose Tho arrest
was chara' tcrized as the kidnapping OF
u peacsable and uuoiIensive citizen, drag
glng him lIom the bosom Of his family, al
the dead hour Of night, without a mo.
ments warning"
What can be said in defense Of mcn
who justify these unlawful aud inceudiary
meetings. who meet in public TO sympa.
Ithiao with such men as JouN w. KEEs. -
What can BE- said Of party (bscansc this
meeting was 10 ibe name ofthe democra.
~ that would bold publi1 assemblage
for tie purpose ofsympathising with trea'
son, and deuouncing the arrt sl Of resli'
lerOus traitor in the very hour when thou
sands OF our sons we're being smitlcn by
tho hand OF troason-- whilo thousands o.
the veterans Of tho north we're stretched
upon tho plains of Virginia gaspug ia
death? We cannot summon words to OK
press our utter detostation of such men
or such measures. The mostiug was an
unlawful one, called by public cnemies
Tor an inccndiary purpose, 1t was the
deliberate purpose Of lis instigqtors TO OK
cite tho mob--lo produce violence and
bloodshed in the streets Of Ciruloville, and
v the people Of that city had been pos.
sessed Of the spiri. u mon, they would
have resisted il even at the risk Of blood
They would have smitten the dogs who
were Attempting to bully them and insul,
the government. from The face ofthe earth
Don't let il be said we favor mobs--oi
tia. We encourage thcm--we deprecate
mob violence above all things; but when
traiIOrs resist the law and urn themselves
for the purpose Of numbering those who
attempt TO execute it, we are not sure but
public necess'ty and Iublio virtue de.
mand their suppression. II we are to do
battle with traitors, we may as we'll do il
in Ohio rs In South Carolina, when the
gauntlet Ia thrown down. Prominent In
this moeiing--its chief orator anil black
esl aud m ,st malignant spirit was Epson
b. Obs Of Lancaster Oh, what an utter
contempt and detss;Ation must every good
citizen feel for tho wretch who Tor politi
cal purposes, would prostitute his abilities
to such purpose. Who tor the sake oil
office wonld arouse the people to open re
sislance to the Government under which
they live. Let good men loa,hs him az
they would aviper, and shun him as they
would some incarnNte 6end. -
Judge TEump.Rn ADaIltIOnIst.