The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1863-07-09

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avowed anti-Slavery doctrines of Pres
ident Fillmore did not stay his sigma
ture to the Fugitive Slave Law, and
his prompt execution of its harsh en-
actments. 49,.
The anticipation of scctionalism
from the election of Northern or free
States, was contradicted by the pledges
Of the President elect, by the obliga-
tons of duty under his oatl, of office.
He was at least entitled to trial of his
regard for both.
The election of President by sec
tional party, however impolitic, was
within the bond of the Constitution,
and the peculiar candidate of the Sc
ceders could only hope for an election
bya sectional majority, The Secedcrs
themselves sanctioned sectionalism in
breaking up the Democratic party for
sectional candidate and u sectional
platform. Although their own courts
Of justice had proclaimed Slavery To-
cal institution, although their only
Statesman in the Congress of 1920. re-
naming from the Convention of 1888.
himself representing the metropolitan
district of South Carolina, the fountain
of secession, proclaimed upon the Mis-
souri, Compromise that the agreement
in framing the Federal Constitution,
was that Congress should not touch the
institution of Slavery and have moth
ing to do with it; although that doe
trine had been the favoritc theme of
the advocates Of Southern rights, and
had induced the repeal Of the Missouri
Compromise, and the canvass by the
Northern Democracy in 1856; yet in
violation of adj former history and
pledges, the scccders from the Con-
vention at Charleston proclaimed the
sectional doctrine OF the protcc-
tioa Of Slavery for Il vital Democratic
dogma. \ party for the largest liber-
ty was required TO inscribc Slavery up
Oh the banner of the nation.
How absurd for the supporters OF
one sectional candidate and platform to
break up the Republic because the 9th
cr obtained the most votes!
The success of The Republican party
was mortifying to our pridcand fraught
with forebodings Of collisions and
troubles with the dangerous and now
made apparent disloyal extreme Of the
South, heretofore checked by the i,fu-
ence and patriotism of the loyal De
mocracy and with fear Of deficiency in
unity, skill, capacity and energy to
curb and check the ovcrbearing and
eXactiLg will of the Southern polite
ians, heretofore welding Il dangerous
influence in the national affairs and
vcrging TO domincering m'istocracy,
now proclaimed in the attempt by
arms to overthrow the Democratic in
stitutions of the country.
But what are our mortified pride
and fears to our duty TO our country
and its ghtcxamplcs of civil liber-
ty? Shall we covet party strife, utter
party reproacles, criticisc so us to Grip
|, war measures and hold out the ham
her of division to the enemy seeking
to overthrow the Republic and pros
tratc all its 'bcnefcencc and glory ?
Our Chief Executive is the Chef Mag
istrate Of the Union That Union is
assailed ON the vital principle Of the
majority rule on whichit is founded
Can We support that Union without
supporting the Executive in his efforts
to sustain it? uY.uff'f rr.. ....,t.
TIE President is the Military and
Naval Chief Of the Republic. War
such as the world never witnessed, fol
the overthrow ofthe Republic is raging
The question at issue Involves the right
to found a Democratic Republic, to up,
hold Il civil liberty, to make a Consti-
tuition and sustain it. II the majority
cannot rule, Democracy is gone, civil
liberty is gone. Does not the law OF
self preservation, adhcrcnt in humani.
ty, require measures not provided in
the letter of the Constitution and the
laws2
The Trainers of the Constitution
having in civil liberty, proceeded tc
regulate its action by the compact oI
the Constitution, they could not have
anticipated that its dear bought faith
would be assailed in its own temple
and upon its own altar They dcsig-
mated the military chief
An army in the field finds its move.
mcnts thwartcd, its actionimpcdcd and
embarrassed, the buoyancy and pride
Of the soldiers checked by rcproachcS
and rcvilings Of the war measures they
ara executing. The soldiers are nor.
titled by the taunts of the enemy and
with the cannon Of the foe, finds the
speeches and diatribes of politicians
and party presses hurled upon them in
mockery of divisions and disunions at
home. The balls of fthc enemy arc less
disheartening than the disaffection and
disloyalty to the cause and conduct Of
the war in which their lives are daily
sacrificed. Is there no remedy but the
slow process of civil authority to checl;
this "aid and comfort to the enemy by
ambitious politicians and misguided
men? Must the army suffer their eff
ficiency to be malrcd and sacrificed tC
satisfy the bchests Of selfish politicians
and party strife? ' '''"'''.
The "freedom of speech is not the IL
cense for treason" and the war meas
ures affecting that right have been de