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

and punish citizens by military author
ity. The true issue in Ohio is War
to sustain the Government and restore
the Union, or dishonorable peace and
separation. Let it be constantly kept
before the people that Vallandigham is
the leader of the peace men and the
representative Of their principles, viz
anti-war, peace, ard separation.
Inconsistencies of the Cope erheads.
The Copperheads are q set of men
banded together for the purpose of
preserving a party organization and
party power. Their fundamental dog
ma is, "Qur party first; our country
afterwards" This devotion to party
leads them TO oppose everything which
seems to injure the prospects of the
!, party, and as the triumph Of the gov
crnment over thcrobellion will greatly
affect if not destroy their party, they
oppose the Government This blind
devotion to party also renders them
blind to duty and blind to logic. They
must pretend to be loyal in order to
keep the support Of honest but unin-
telligent men, and they must be dis
loyal in order to preserve their party
? hence they are led into thousand in
consistoncies, some of which are as
follows
They claim to be Democratic, while
they sympathizc with and encourage
an avowed Aristocracy making war
upon Democratic Government
They profess to be the champions Of
the fundamental principle Of Democ-
racy, viz: the right Of the majority to
!, rule; and yet they justify the conduct
of an Aristocracy which secedes from
, the Government because it is in mi
g nority. '. "
; They claim to be especially the
champions of freedom and of equal
j., rights, and yet they support and are
in sympathy with that class of men
who have rebclled against the Govern
mcnt in order that they may faster
forever the chains Of slavery upon mil
lions of human beings, .nt,u", ...
They want the ".Constitution as il
is" while they are continually dcman
ding the cessation of the war anda con
; vention to change the Constitution.
They demand the Union iosj
J. was" and yet they proposeto divide i
: into four great sections. n.
! They profess great fear tbat thhpp fro
: States will be overrun with emancipa
I. ted slaves, aud yet when the Govern
u mont proposes to employ the negroet
in aiding to suppress the rebellion qn(
thus to prevent their influx in th,
North, thoy raiso,a cry against armins
= negroes, ~ '.'H u.1
y They have so much sympathy will
!, the negro that they oppose his goinE
: to war to be killed, and yet they woulC
l." bind him a slave forev6rtr'n-
They have a fear and horror ofnegr'
' equality, and yet they who dread !
:" most, associate and drink with negroes
They oppose the immigration of ne
y groes into the State, and fear there
duction Of wages, while they emplo,
} negro domestics and laborcrs, and pa,
= them higher wages than ever becaus
" of the scarcity of laborers. '9d,g al
Il They pretend to be in favorofthe sold
>, iers votingwhilc they endcovor to shoN
that the law allowing them to vote
Unconstitutional. ... .... .U.....I
= They profess great love for our sol
diers, while their presses publish evol,
=. - report ofoutrages orviolations ofpror
, crty by Federal soldiers, but never pub
lish accounts Of the murders and Out
:, RACES committed by the rebels.
They are constantly complalnln
. Of the violations of the Constitution b
le the Executive of tho Federal Govern
'l' ment, but never complain ofviolatior
rs Of the Constitution by the rebels,
nc They oppose high taxes, while thot
nc who oppose 1t most bitterly, never pa
. one cent of tax " r.a
y They continually denounco Il
y" Treasury Notes as Lincoln rags, y an
green backs, and yet will refuse @
"S cry other paper when they can 6
~ the notes Of the Government, 81,
IT, They donounco the $500 clause
81 the Conscript Act as favoring the ric
- and yet when the Secretary ofWt
sc declares it optional with the Dcpar