The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1863-09-03
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Slavery question alone, because it off
ends shareholders. By this logic, the
press and the pulpit should say nothing
against horse-stealing, because it Of
fends horse-theives, nor against rob-
berry, because it offends robbers, nor
against ath-breakiug because it
offends Sabbath breakers, nor against
liquor-sellinga and drunkenness, because
it offends liquor sellers and drunkards.
By taking stand against these sins,
the press and the pulpit offend the
sinners, and they may at some day re-
bel and overthrow the Church and the
prOss. In this we are not comparing
Slavery with the crimes mentioned, but
only showing the effect Of that logic
which would prevent us from discuss
ing the Slavery question. Again, they
argue that the agitation of the Slavery
question induced the slave holders to
rebel; therefore the Slavery question
ought not to be agitated. The argu-
mcnt here is, that we ought not to do
anything which would induce others
to commit crime. There fore, by this
logic, we ought not to keep horses be-
cause it induces horse thieves John
Morgan, for examplc) to steal; we
ought not to keep money. because it
induces robbcrsto rob; and, i'm short, we
ought not to live, because it induces
murderers to murder. Or, look at it
another way. They argue, if there
had been no discussion Of tho slavery
question in the North, there would
have been no rebellion. The logic OF
which is, differently applied, that il
there were no horses, there would bc
no horse stealing; if there were nc
property, there would be no robbery
and if nobody lived, there would be
no murder The logic Of these men
would prevent the press and the pull
pit from saying anything against
any moral or politica! wrong, ant
would also prevent men from pos
Sessing anything which could induce
men to commit theft, or any othe
crimc.
Again, these men argue that minis
s ters Of the gospel ought not to prcacl
t politics, and that any allusion to tn
5 issue between political parties is polit
d ical preaching. Now, suppose the is
o sue between parties is the Observance
r Of the Sabbath, or liquor-solling, o
o gambling, or any other evil; then tn
J minister must mako no allusion t
- these vices, or he must be denounce
for political preaching. This suppot
= es that the politicians have at any tim
= the right to usurp any moral, social, @
Il political question, and that during sue
IS time the pulpit and the religious pres
u have no right to discuss the question
J. involved.
Another argument Of these mon
Is that the North, by refusing TO compr'
% mise, caused the rebellion, and tina
81 therefore, the North is responsible f
X tho present civil war. We have befo
!, ~ shown, in several issues, that by tn
TO logic, the Democratic party is rcspo
'g sible for the war. They were first cal
cd on to compromise in the Charlestc
Convention, but Pugh, Richardson al
RI the Northern delegates refused to yci
I'd to the demands of the South, split Il
- Democratic party, made the South b
q. leive that the Northern Democra
lie were not their friends led to the elcC
ms ion of Mr., Lincoln, and gave to L
o. South pretext for rebellion.
nv But, further, if the agitation Of t
ms Slavery question, and the stand tax
Il. in.tho North against Slavery, caus
Dir tho rebellion, then the Democra
rn party, by the logic of these men,
sr. responsible for the war In eve
uv State Convention, from lS4S to 1SI
IN. the following resolution was adopt
nd as the position Of the Ohio Dcmocra
tb. on the slavery question, 1t is n stro
,ye Abolition resolution, and shows tn
an if their logic is correct, the Democra
Inc party, by agitating the Slavery qu
dc. ton, caused tho rebellion:
"Resolved That the people of Oh
$50. now, as they always have done, L
NY upon sldoery as an erjl, vntaroraRe
'es- the full Development Of the spirit q
ley practical benefits Of free Institutions; 4
Su. that entertaining these sentiments, I
nav oiU at all times feel IL to be their dut!
~ W use all po,oer freely gipcn by the term
pro the National compact, to prerent lis
hat crease, to mitigate and finally cradle
ak the era."
ur- Now, every man who to-day thil
vo Slavery an evil, is denounced as an
our olitionist. The Democratic party
As. ways thought Slavery an evil; tht