The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1863-03-12


shslterl' IS bisouacs. their -slong weary
marches. and their battle,t ,thiuued ranks.
II there be honesty and purity in human
motives il must b5 found am ing your
long enduring soldiers. Hear US, and for
your country Q sake-if not foru stop
your wild. shameless. political siTifes Il
unite for the common cause and never
|ihi0k Orsheak o. peace and compromiss
until the now empty terms mean, The Ro:
public as it was, peacefully il il may be.
but foroibly at all events. II is said.
war and force cannot restore the -Unionl
What can?
Is there anything else that has been
left uiltried. short Of national dishoDor
aud shane? Nothing. = Purely phyai ali
pow,r has ben invoked to destroy the
Government. and physical force must
meet it. Conquer The rsJeIlious armies.
shut in blockadss, and victorious armies,
the eeluded people oflhe tebeliing states,
and let 60 peace. no baPpines-, no pros
perity dwell in their land or HON s. until
they rise against their own tyrants, until
popular opinion with hem, oyer,hrows
their false Government, and doom their
despolic leaders. Wlrip them AMI con.
Gne them, until "Ac ejn is deSoured BY
his own dogs" .,- .., /
This is all lba' can be done and il must
rbs done with the determine j energy Of
united propIe. Thus feel and think the
soldiers of the Grand Army Oflhe Uursd
Stat 8. Are you with us, or will y.u
now desert US, s.ll your na,i,nal birth
right Tor mss Of portagi, and for sues
cess in local politics. barter away your
country, crawl at the feet. and lick lie
hands Of the peridious, cru and devil,
ish conspirslors who have organic d lhis
rebellion. and who boast OF their success
in destroying Jour Government, slaJ iug
your sons. and wasting your treasure, -
oon'emhed. derided and dtspis d by them
"! lie you are bumtly craving their ia
VOL? No: waiting or ven hoping for re-
.arning l,ySlity IN them, or, ror terms Of
peace 10 be ,snd rcd by tlem2 Can You
llus dishOnor yourselves, your soldiers,
and your SIale9
We ask you low to stay, support and
uphold the Lands Of your svl iiers.
Give sOuo Of thu wasted sympathy, so
lily but froeiy bes'ow d upon tho old po
litical hacks and demasogues. who SEEK
blessed martyrdom 10 lincoln Bastiies
10 The tuaeribg but bavely enduring
soldiers. who in the camp. the Geld ant
the hospital bear real hardships unopm
plsinln- ly. IL trsaSon must run riot in
he North, KEEP It there,--iusult moi
your soldiers by sending to them the viIe
emanations Of The traitors who are ri
ding into GfIice, place and power. over
the ruins o; tho Government, and making
them their s'epping stones. Insult US
not by letters. speeches ard papers
Which tell Us that We are engaged as hire
lings in an unholy abolition war, which
make IN b idols OF tho hour Of those
whose hypocrilical domag query takes
shape in ccwardly, covert reason =
VII Ise Constant vocation is drnunciatiol
OF their Goyernmsut aud It's armed de
tenders.
The Army o. tho West is in terrible
earnest, ,--'ainest 10 conquer and destroy
armed rebels. .-'-earnest 10 meet force will
, force arnest in lis hearty detesialiol
} OF cowMdlJ traitors a, home, Earnest il
, will aud power 10 overcome all who de
, sire the nations ruin. ...-.... -..
Ohio's 100 900 Goldie,s in the 6cld
ci IL M al home. potent in either capac
, ity. ask III ir fathers. b'ethern and friend
by their fresides. and 10 their p acetu
homes 10 hear and heed this appeal. an
! to pui an end TO covert treas N al b ONE
= more dangerous now TO our Ma ional ex
istencc, than tho presence OF the armo
hos uf misguided reles in the field
On the he.ring and adoption Of thi
=. Address By the lat Brigade, Sd DiYi'
I. ion, l4ih Army Corps. Col. Walker ais
u IrroTied ,ho following resolulion, whic
u was unanimously alopIed;--
. Therefore Resolved. For oulselves. "
are 10 olyed 10 maintain the honor an
!. Integrity Of our Government. from I'll
ST. Lawrence TO tho Gulf. and belwee
: the Oceans, there shall be but one 81
Il preme political p wev. We are able
n defend our brthright; The blood Of OF
siJes 10 10, contaminated in our voint
i, we are neither TO be inspllcd, nor robbie
!, with impuui'y the Government, VIZ d.
. Faud wa, formed fuI noble purposes v
:. are the xecutors Of a living, dying t.sti
nen', written in the b ood Of our laher
viii wo will r,.wri!e in our own:
N pres rye our Govcrnmen,, sto US a lAv
"a unaltarabls in our hears ab the dccre'
!. Of Heaven; We stop not now TO point Il
J. Gnger Of soorn at petty traitors who vail
Il ly seek 10 inmorlalisc themselves by 40
,r treason II too COW .rdly to sin with an a
lifted hand, too dastardly TO stake life 4
/ lite. as more honorable traitors dol
:, them bear in mind that there is tin
n o. ming, when the honest Indignation
N = loyal p ople, will hurl them headlOr
into N abyss IS bottomess as the pit
# COMPANY A, 1ST OHIO.
ID CAMP SrLL, noN MurfreeSboro
n Tenn. Feb. 10th, '63