The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1863-03-19

tally in cutting the whole institution
from its mooring, and setting II sAoat, as
/ believe it must tod may, IslIsll cry
"oat, damned spot with q most hearty
good will. History furnishes no instance
where a people engaged in war have f.il>
ed to avail themselves of the assistance
of inferior orders Of civilization in fight
ing their battles, and if we rcfuse to en-
list colored soldiers, and send them into
service wherever and whenever il maybe
practicable. lest they get 'be,ween the
wind and our nobility" we shall prove
that prejudice is mightisr than patriotism,
and that rebellion should BE- conquered
not by power alone. but by kids and co.
logne- according 10 etiquette aud the
laws Of caste.
lfthe rebel leaders may be taken by
their word, they insugurated the Ttbrll
ion for the benefit Of slavery and its
name. They have thereby provoked our
examination of its danger TO The Stale 10
its political relations, and of its right 10
hold the Government subservieut 10 i,s
dictates. 1t has long remained our ma
tons slame-tinging the proud Arseri.
can cheek with blueh. when reproached
for it by The sons Of monarchy. and has
"made US the reproach Of neighhoring
States " 1t has been tolerated aud proc
tected only because recogniz d aud shield
ed by the Constitution. 1t has now
thrown away and repudialed its only safe.
guard. and inquired with triumphant 10,
science, "Who was able 10 make war ups
on the beast?" and if practical answer
is returned in It's overthrow and exter.
minaiion. as consequence Of the wSr it
commenced, the cause Of free government
on this continent will have leaped for
ward century at single bound = a foul
stain will be wiped from our tscutcheon,
and no impedimrnt will then resist our ma.
tional progress in the work of human re.
generation aud the cause Of political Il.
berty.
Rebellion has already exhausted all It's
inherent power. its virtue has all been
cied. Its conscriplion has depopuIal
ed the land-its fabricated credit, resting
/ in it's beegardly Confederate bonds is a
laughing sock and a by.word. and its
area presents one vast lazar house of alb,
ject poverty, rags and starvation. II il
now reposing f its chief hope in tn.
steallhv schemes of the restless, ambitious
Nspoleon-in slave hating hypocritics
England and their miserable accom- mplce
sympathy in loyal States. Alas! bow
humilisting the confession, that through
a portion of our press upon the stump
and in the hustings; in the State LegioIa
lures and in boIh houses of Congress ne
cessi' Gus and "scurvy politicians are
found, who, with more or less disguise
and cruelty, daily afford aid and comfor
to the rebellion, whoss iangs are tuggine
at the nations vilals- who denrunce
coodemn and discourage the Government
in its efforts to put down the revolt, i
they do no, openly resist is mandates
and who cheer up and give life snd hope
and tenacily and endurance to this black
and bloody treason against God and man
II we fail TO conquer rebellion because
of its own apparent forces, or II wear
met and defeated by threatened foreign
Intervention, in either case we may 6nr
the cause OF our defpat and overthrow il
resistance 10 the Government and en-
enlargement 10 the rebellion by poili
clans at home. The battle is l.encefor
ward to he fought in the loyal Slates-
There will be 3 war Of opinion at our owl
doors. The responsibility should bt
placed, and finally will he, where il be
longs. and those who longer aid and en-
courage TIE rebellion. and resist the Gov
ernmenr, or fail to give it their moral al {
material support and thus leopard th'
very existence of the Union. should b,
branded as well as the first ulderer o
man. that all should know them. Tha
the spirit OF the Father of his count,
may return 10 US, aud animate us-lha
We may rightly appreciate the blessings
before us-that we may not madly DE-
stroy or permit the destruction by oilers
Of the last hope and refuge Of Liberty 'o'
earth; but that we may defend it 81 Ion.
Ss we have existence, and when it mus
perish, SO down with it, is the prayer o
most Sincerely yours.
D. s DICKINSON.
Hon. R. F. PA1EE, Cleveland, o.
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