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

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South, they have deluded the loyal and
betrayed the citizen into acts Of sympa-
thy with rebellion, and upon exposure
change names, passwords and signs
to break the laws Of their country II
any secret organization exists among
Union men, We oppose it. 1t is anti
republican and anti-democratic where.
ever found, and however honest in pro-
fcssion, foreb0des evil to the country.
Is this Democracy? Is it loyalty to the
country? Is it not the direct road to
treason?
We adiure all who claim the pane of
Democrats. by our duty to country and
its beacon light Of civil liberty, to cast
aside all sympathy and aid to this trea-
son. Come what may, through evil
report and good report touching us
and ours, we stand by the country and
its Democratic institutions ReprOach-
full names have no teiTors while the
broad banner Of our republic, the en-
blem Of civil liberty, 50 often yearned
for by the down -troddcn in other climes,
is over us, and We hold up its stand
ard. We stand by the Government,
seeking no favors from it, and pledg-
ing no support to individuals in it and
we will uphold it as the chosen type Of
our country and freedom with all our
energies during the attempt to destroy
it. We can find no assured hope that
were the present National Administia-
ton forcibly oyerthrOwn that our con
dition would be bcttered. On the 9th
er hand. we believe that nothing but
anarchy, ruin and blooshed, would fol
low. Whenever the day Of election
comes, we can express our preference
for men Of Union devotion, but now
our duty is to "our country, our whole
country, and nothing but our country.
If that country falls we ask no shield
from its fate
We have no purposes to serve but
the honor safety and welfare Of oul
common country. and have no appeal,
to make to those who are partisans on.
ly for partys sake. We have no par.
tisan ends to accomplish. We would
sincerely advise you to meet frequent
~ together in your neighborhoods and
to hold consultations with one anoth-
er Suffer nothing to intervene be-
| twcci, You and your duty toyour coun,
try, or to cause you to countenancC
anything that may create division o.
the Union sentiment Of your ncighbor
hood. Throw off the party yoke thrown
around your nccks by the leaders Of Al
: organization barren ofprincip!es, an(
unite your efforts together Drthc gooC
\ of our common country and the prcscr
, Walton of ita Government
, Remember that the everything prln
, ciples of Democracy teach that the cit
, izen owes no allegiance to any party
to the peril Of his country. If it b'
: claimed that. as matter Of duty, yO,
ought TO adhere to the organization o
, Which Mr.. Vallandighan is now th,
, representative man and sainted idol
( because it is the same old party organ
2 ization with which you had before vot
ed, and, therefore, has a hereditar.
. claim upon your sntfragcs-show f
, such claimants that thisanti.wm part,
was inaugurated but little over a yea
4 since, and that, upon the score Of ole
party associations, it has no claims up
, on YOU whatever. Thatitwas brough
, into existence by Congressional clique
/ year after the death ofthc great cham
6 pion Of Democracy, Stephen A. Doug
: lass 4; that its leadership has beer
5 mainly in the hands of those who sup
ported an opposition candidate for tn
c Presidency in 1SG0-nOw Il General il
t the rebel army and that this lr-organ
0 ization was inaugurated in order t
$ place again within the pale Of the part.
! church, the scceders Of 1860.
+? Men of our convictions of dut,
: throughout the State have desired t
. meet and consult upon the perils @
D their country, the divisions among OH
T. former associates, and the best mod
/ to bring forth the patriotic scntimen
f of the Democracy, and we have beel
e instructed to appoint time for mas
meeting of the Union War Democrae,
of the State Of Indiana to assemble il
= II mass meeting at indianapolis, am
t we invite all the Democracy who fee
= their duty to their country in this he
4 hour of peril to be paramount to part.
: discipline and organization, TO assem-
BILE with us in cordial welcome an
: brotherhood. We promise that yo
Y will be addressed by many of the mos
D talented Union War Democrats of tn
. country whom the Democracy hav
/ heretofore delighted to cherish and hon
Q or. JAMES GAVIN, Chairman,
Decatur County
{ Alvah Johnson, Warwick. .
: William Knrtz, Gibson,
t A, Lowering, Clark, .H
, John /. Morrison, Washington.
$ John +. Carr, Jackson,
| Nath'l T. Hauser, Bartholomew.
John NJ. Johnson, Franklin.
f Joseph S. Buckles, Delewarc.
/ W. w. Frybarger, Fayette.
f David S. Gooding, Hancock.
@ Austin H. Brown, Marion.
Henry Sccrest, Putnam.
f Ezra Reed, Vigo,
Jas. Fl. Stewart, Carroll
!. Joseph H. Brown, Warren.
n Chas. W. Cathcart, Laporte.
: Chauncey Carter, Case.
Q William S. Smith, Allen,
/ Andrew Jackson, Madison
= John Brownlee, Grant. .h.
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