The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1863-03-26
A few Plain Words.

The following remarks from the ST.
Louis Democrat are. so proper. so truth
ful, and so worthy Of being read. that we
put them before our readers, with the
hope that every man will read and reflect
upon them:
Is it possible to fud man who loves
his country. who regards civil and reIig
lous freedom as blessing. who loves his
children, who regards the we Il being of
prosperity. who desires continuing Of
social order and established government,
that will now seek 10 emb4rra3s those in
authority by exciting party feeling, by
creating discord at home and by attempts
to produce dissatisfaction and insuborii
nation among our soldiers? IF there be
such a man-ene who has calmly and
honestly reflected upon his course-then
uniortuu'lely,ho has entered upon path
which leads far away from peacs and
happiness, and whose end, il pursued
will only be found in the general wreck
Of our free institutions, and Of all that he
now Processes 10 hold dear.
What has the truly loyal man 10 gair
in opposing the Administration? Wha
is the objecl-who is to be helped anC
who injured by ii? Is there rejecting
man who believes that the general policy
Of ;heAdministra,ion, in regard to the re
bellion. can be changed without introduc
ing len times greater evils? Is it sup
posed that loyal and earnest men, VIII
have never filtered in the belief that tn
rebellion should be put down BY any ant
all means known TO civilized warfare :
that the traitors should be hurt. will stan,
calmly by aud see different policy in
troducsd-a policy either to let the trai
: tors 60, or obtain pea,e and pardon u
: their own terms? Does any oee imagin
= : that an issue like that, between formida
: Bile parties, would not lead 10 disturbar
ces at home, would ever end until lh
worst enemy Of our nation could rejoic
infull over its utter destruction? Is
not bad enough to cou6ne fighting witt
in the limits Of the reasonable State
without pursuing course calculated
produce civil war in The other state'
Who would bo benefited by that .exceI
the rebels now in armsP Introduce civ
war into Illinois to day, and which part
/. would tIiumph, or would either until Dol
t. were virtual y 'annihilated. and the enIi
Of State made desoate? And were the pc
!. pie Of all the Northern States to beoon
;: excited TO such self destruction, VIII
: does reflection suggsst to the scene I
10 which the curtain would fall?
J" The question recurs, then; what adva
r. tage is there to be gained by reckless 0
- position to, and wholesale abuse of I
" present Administration and its polio
d. when it is so very evident that a differe
ps policy would desoIatsl the entire Mort
ID Do self styled Democra,s--party Dem
IN crats--at this day, because Of their vnr'
:. recent successes. think that they are al
TO indulge in ciVal war al home, and cru
IT. out all those who have thus far been
To earnest in putting down traitors to I
N, Government? Have they reflected Il
i. The soldiers in the field, who volunteer
!. to put down treason in the. South. m
" vet return to put down treason in 4
'sr North?--or do they rely on their effo
!, Tito deceive or demoraliss our soldiersS