The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1863-03-12
TnE BATTLE FIEID OF STONE RIvEs.)
FEBRUARY Lat, 1865
8 70 Tie People Of Obio.- n =

- the People Of Ohio
The Ohio Soldiers Of the Western
Army, your Friends, Brothers aud Sons,
address you from this Held Of rehoW ID
snfgSat tniFeaty. upon matters Of such
lFsaye import to them and 10 The country,
asto demand your calm and patient auji.
snce. Exiles from homo, for long weary
months. AVsy from The petty strife Of
local politics and the Influence OF selfish
demagogues and party leaders. with the
pure aud stedfast faith 10 the holy cause
Of defending our Goverument which
broughtus into the 6eld.- aud sustained
US IN rerils. bMdships, tolls and expos,
q nres, which have scarcely parallel in
sshisiGyTws feel none Of the acrimonious
bitterness that now enters into the igno
bic copehlions Of hpme politics, and
calmly view the condition Of the country
from that only lruo stand point. the Sol.
diers's and Patriots devotion to the Great
Repdblic-~-once bless; d Of all Dstions.
We ask. what mcaus this wild, shame.
ss party strife at home? why any oppo.
siiisn 10 this var Of sslt preservation ?
why any but political demagogucs should
wish aspverance Of tie Republic?wi ere.
fire foolish cry ior cessation Of hos
iilties on our part TO give time 10 the
traitor rebels iosireuglhru their offences
and discipline their armies /? why should
the brave, true men Of the great army Of
the United Slales. war broken, toll worn
and battle stained: ba lief, witbou, gym
patby or aid from you, men Of Ohio. nj "
enjoying the blessings Of peace, careless
Of dangers Of invasion and wares dread
t'rrors, only, because we. your brother.
and sons. stand "belween your lvy d
homes and wars desolslion2'
Are wo not 10 wal? Is not ihs VII j.
force oflhs Government employed 10 do
fspding the nation against gigantic ,f
f'lrt 70 destroy il; has not bluol q ,wrc
like water and treasure expended enougl
to make rich nation is il uot worth pre-
serving ? can two or more sta'es,be carv
ed out peacefully from the present love,
Republic? Can we give away it's rivers
lands and loyal people oils destroy yers
Can we afford to divide the Republic ia
to contending petty Sales AMI be forey
CT the victims Of internecine wars be
tween small plincipaliIicS? Can we gui
ely, calmly, even complacenty, sit b
and SEQ the grand Republic Of the worl'
thus cut of aud destroyed BY innat
weakness? No honest citizen ol Ohio j
willing that such should he ouI fate.
What matters now tho cause Of g.
war? by whose fault, or by the adop'io
Of what mistaken po,icy2 1t sxiSs!
must be Tough. out or ended by gigiu
up all that is waged for For the sake O
peace to be rid Of the burd, MS Of taxa
,ion for far Of the 8. sdd;ng Of bio ID
would any tasely give up bis nation an
bscome the ciIiz Of ruined and d.
honorcd land?
Then wherefore opposition to the wa
Because particular party is in power
because its poli"y is obnoxious? becau'
II has committed errors? because it hs
thrown to the surface, and givsn prom
neuoe 10 bad or incompetent men? or
doptsd political theorics and sought
make them practical. which arc coud- mi
I'd by many good men2 No! the emed
for all these evils, it lh J exist al all ma
be sought 10 the quiet but powerful meal
vi The ballot, which has power in .,
Govonrmcnt to change dynastles, whe
tia armies of'lke world would fail.
II is thought that peace and volunt
W restoration Of the Union may bo Q
iected by compromise? All that has bee
irird. Disdainfullp. the robIs aur
back 10 our faces eyyry proiIersd oil
taancb, before peaceful men became All
cd soldiersand H. buomiug orFori Sum
tors cannon. with lis terrible alaru'
called nation 10 arms And now Us
lett and defiant, they laugh TO scorn I
thoughts Of pea on any other terms th
recognition Of their false nationality
They are stronger now than th"u. n
despots and money changers oi Euro
have given them substantial aid To d slr,
Republic; they have more powerful 4
mies, sblcr generuis and frmr d.te
minatiOD than when tho rebellion hega
They know their strength and APPEAL
Ir-Dot to the PoM d. msgoRues OF t
North, who ara lhvir allies. They co
demn and despisc raEM Read thor pr
clamations. addresses, army orders al
newspapers, At no time have they ev
spoken Of NorIhero flIeuGs sxccpt ~ A
LIES IN THE WAR! They derIdo the 70,
ibh appeals Of their No,theru allies {
peace and compromise. and preclude
hope OF the restoration Of tho Union
any termS
What incalculablo m .sohirf is hsil
done by th,so NORTHERN ALLIES, s,-lh,
sIscches and newspapers are quoted, I"
results nf I'll oions reported in Southe
papers. as evidence. not Of any hope
restoring tho Cnion. bnt 10 show that I
loyal people Of the North ere becOmir
willing TO submit to any iishoDorai
aud humilIa,ing terms OF peace. b,s
even on full recognition that this Zen
ish rebellion was right, and that il "
we'll to destroy This Government
People Of ohiol Bur ONE ALrERS
rSE IS LEYr roU.--You MUST paoEoUN
rHn A JUsr ReBELLIos,-YoU MUST d
THAT II WAS RIGHT AND JusTIriAnLR
DESTROY THIS REPURLIc THAT A REPr
Lie Is A WEAK HELPLEse> GovERNME
PowERLKss TO SUSTAIN IrsELF, AND TO