The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-08-21

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Mr. Hunter He spoke Of the arrest O
such men as olds, the suspension 81 III,
writ Of ha6sas corpus, and other acts O
the Government, jastifyiug The executive
on legal and constitutional grounds, and
charactsrizing those 10 our midst who
opposg the war aud who hold indignation
meetings. as the emisssriss Of JEFF Davis
( DIR. WAYNE oRiswoLD
Spoke next He said there was but one
Of three positions which men could take
in this struggle, viz. a stund in favor Of
the old Government, or in favor Of the
government Of the rebellion, or in favor
Of separation. He quoted from The mes
sages OF Mr.. Lincoln and from the in.
siructions Of Mr.. Seward to our ministers
abroad, to show that the war was prose
euted for the rsi toralion of the Union
and for nothing else. He showed that
separation was destruction, and that VII
could no moIe exist. separated on the line
whichthe South proposes. than a man
could live after icing cutiuto. .a
Is. ,<+i'aF HON. c. A. TRIMBLE
or Chill;cot The, the Union candidate for
Congress 10, this DistriYt, followed in an
able address, delending the Goyernment,
arguing tile justice Of our cause. aud
urging the necessity Of more men and a
more vigorous war. '. "
JUDGE CRADLFBAUGH,
While Mr.. Trimble was speaking in from,
Of Floral Hall, Judge Cradlebaugh, Colo
nelof the ll4th Regiment, mounted the
stand 10 Mechanics Hall, and addressed
another portion OF the immense crowd,
showing how dishonest and wicked those
men are who charge that the war is prose
cuted for the abolition Of slavery, and how
feeble and helpless the North would 10 in
the event Of separation, with England on
one side and the South ON the other, snd
with the hands Of both on The throat OF
the NORTH.
JOB E. STEVENSON,
VI Chillicothe, spoke last. He is a natu.
raj orator, born to speak and to be heard
He is a mah Of genius-the word talent
will not do and is certainly one of The
most promising and gifted young men in
the State. lie met all the objections
which the sympathizers with rebellion
raise against the acts Of th9 admins ira.
tion and the conduct Of the war. He said
they COMPOUNDED the incidental effects
with the object OF the war, and made
those who contend that The war is prose.
cuted to fres the slaves ridiculous by
showing that, on the same ground, the
war must be waged to burn fences and
kill chickens for there was no. fence
rail nor chicken lef, between Wash.
ington and Manassas. lie warned men
that if they wished to save their chickens
they must stand by the Constitution. HI
was glad that the war was to be prosecuted
with more yigor and moro men, Th'
Government was able 10 muster force o
100000 meu at Washington. "And t.
pour them down upon the rotten soil o
'rebeldom. battalion after battalion, hos
after host, division after division, army
after army, with banners blooming ant
bayonels cleaning, and when the van
guard were baueriDg down the walls o
Richmond. the roar wou!l be issuin!
from the gates of Washington, and .hC
priests Of the rebellion, as they ascendet
the watchiowers 10 look out would b.
struck blind with dismay." 1--WE woul'
take Richmondif we had TO drown it il
rebel blood aud bury it in rebel bones.
Notwithstanding there were enougl
men on the ground 10 form Regiment
hardly enough volunteered to form
squad. In every county around us me
have volunteered by ifties and hundreds
and it would bo so IN this county, but i
every neighborhOod there are men dis
couraging enlis'ments, opposing the wal
ard cursiug the administration. Let til
draft come, and come quickly, Put ,hes
men where they must fight, or at leas
where tluy will be out Of the way of III
Government.
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