The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1863-06-04
F,rths Lancaster Gazette

abiding people Of F,ir6 II county learn
with astonishment and indignation that
OF Monday night last. between midnight
aud NOR ming. the hoar when respectable
men sle' p. aud assassns, rub ers. rakes
and vagabunds plowl at large, your OF.
6ee was en- ere ly Iawless mob who
cerri,d OF the principal part Of your ma
teriaI.
1t is moi difficult 10 comprehend the
spird that prompted this act OF lawless-
mss, or the motive that induced its ex-
ecution. 1t may lie found in this The
Gazette i, loyal PIPER, dev ting its
energies to thu cause of the country, be-.
friendi aud snslain ny tho soldiers in
tho & ld. coutsmuing ard exposing the
ime Of Iress m. and tho infamy Of those
@ho sym,atbize with, give AID aud com
lnr' 10 the rebSlliDp.
You have been to- loyal, too devoted
10 The Uaion, too much attached II tho
a g." Too ou'pcken in Your patriotism
too free l., the Use Of those pon1erous
truths whI b nut only cul the fl 'sh from
tho bJnes Of hideoos treason. but pierce
ii 10 The ~ marrow.
1t is we'll understood by your reader
tat that spiI! and those men who from
the ou sci lave denounced the Govern
ment as "Jespolsm," and it's chef ex
ccuiise asa "Vr'n' and parjarod sconn
drl who have characterized the soldiers
As "hnvIn,s." Who have proclaimed th'
" war wag for the freedom Of the nc
gro. tn ovprthruw Of the Union, th,
subyelson % the State Government, anl
the enslavement Of tbs people," who have
counseled "rrsthance 10 the drali, " wht
havs "Seen blood NJ the ballo, box" tnt
g murder a. the polls" who have ursot
he people to "arm and organiz'," VIII
lave aba doued tho ehur h and scandal
zed the luis ry. because the church an(
ministry woall 10. lend themselves Il
the extension aud Ielpetuation Of huTnaI
bondage and human misery-vould no
pIo,ltule their holy c,ling to the en-.
cous ,grmDnl o! unhol ) rebellion win
hays W.T. drawn their children fron
school beranse Of the singing Of Ma iona
airn, and the drclanlslion OF patriot
spcech,s, ars wholly 10 blame ior thi
inf.moUd act OF lawlrssuess mud crime
What else ut mob violence could b
expected from the teachings tlat h&v
gone for h ?
The naked truth is, the D, moe ratio pm
Ill ha'e ben mobbiug tho Governmer
ever since tie belion began - that D,
mocral c rators and The Democratic pres
have fr,m the beginning been sIimul,iu
reV,h, and inStigadng resistance TO cor
: i,u'ed authority aud law When me
ars taugNt and urg u 10 despisc the
. 'egally construed agcnts--lhe maker
I Judges and executors Of the law--whe
0 they are made TO believe themselves II
, arbiirrs Of right aud wrong--the judg'
. and EXECUTORS Of law aud expounders
= Constitutions; when thy are nude
9 believe that CouEls Of Justice aie pros
( tulel, and Generals in the field bong
= for pnce:-wlen reason and sound dl
erection are pros trse-ovrIwbelmod
s prejudice and session, 'narchy must gu
9 eed and mob violcnoe become thing
= frequent occurrence.
II For months past the Eli'or OF the L
b glc has affected great Icars Of an attaC
Ia upon his paper aud uttered loud war;
's ings 10 the people, that such an alta
d "would bo met al i . threshold and 10
n rihly avenged" These foolish, insince
II and nnfounded utlcrances, have Of u
Of accomplished their legitimate olhcer a
ID eliminated in tho destruction Of I
y Gazette.
l.. The motives thai in nducsd the attaC
:, could have heen no0e other than poll
r cal---the mmions who executed II, but
he derpicahls tVolS OF tha, Infamous prin
- pie and those exeCrabls teachings VIII
of are at war with the Government, ssrLi
st 10 PROSTATE law, order, country, hon
L. peace and Liberty, - thGsrlash and d'
Of ilish ends Of mean aud sordid ambili
he Doub less the towards and irrespor
hv BILE creatures who engaged In Ihls IN
- and tho l,AdiDg and more influential III
en- ors whose precepis fosIered and VIII
Do, teachings ipsligAled the lawless act, ho
oss that BY the destruction Of your mater
ito they could put out the lights" Of
60. Gazette aOd permanently silence lie il
Md voice = that BY mObbihg your Office T,
The could remove "thorn"irom their 81
ed, and leave in Fairfield county 40 o
- 6sld wherein rampOnrtToa'On could rA
Ind at large Wilhou, an accu'en But in
,gh1 they we're deceived. The Gazette Is
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