The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1863-03-26

From Of old II was held pcriloua for
men 10 cry pearsl psacel when thrr- was
no pescs. The dangers Of it for US at this
moment. are manifold. 1t encoursps tho
planning Of cotton and corn; it nnseltlrs
the minds Of our soldiers 10 tle Hsld,
which is decentralization; it stimulates the
euemy 10 more vigorous prosecution Of
tie war, by the idea that VIZ ale 60 tired
fit, s.,t
There are some who reproach the En-
quirar with being an sdvooato of war,
and mol OF poacs. This il somewhat un
reasonable. 10 any one Offering US peace?
Look round our whole horizon where ia
it, on sea or land. tbA, you discern any
fainIest aultor Of the "whilc wings?"
10 all war; all one borlomless gulf Of
blood. one universal carnival Of slaughter,
and ravago aud ruin.
True, thsre ia one way by which the
Southern Confedsrales cond inimed lately
regain all the blessings pf prars; il IL BY
submission = by reconslruotion by DO
eisting from tho "Iebellion." and deliver.
ing up our ringloaders to The punishment
Of lhs laws they have trampled upon. Is
there, indeed. one single citizen of tbis
COpfsdsracy who would have peAOs a,
apy price! Well. here is tho price; say
at once are We to pay il?
But tie symptoms ola breach between
the East and Northwest May not u ey
ha ,nanarad aud tusnad Ia ...,,,., .>o.
haps? Why "repel" tho Northwest by
harsh and cutting language? Truly. W.
admit the language is q very inatquate
weapon against those armed and brutal
invaders; they woul never he "r,pcllrd'
by vilnpsrativo epithsi; and all the BAY
ons,s aud columbiads we can muster alC
scarcely enough TO rtpel tho brigands,.--
Bullet Us Eelp and encourage, you say
their intestine divisions. Yes. we arc
Wiling; In the way we gave rise 10 those
divisions at 6rsi. We wish 10 encou, aye
them now. That 10 " s'y, by desperate
resistance and defiance
To be plain, we fear and distrust fal
more there apparently friendly advance,
OF the Democrats, than the open afro iIy
Of philanthrophisis Of Massachusetts -
That Democratic party always was our
worst enemy; and bu! for ils poisonous
embrace these States would have heen
free and clear Of the unnStuIal Union
twenty years ago. Il 10 not the Stewards
aud SUMMERS. The Black Republicans and
Abolitionists. who have burt US. They
were right all along; there Was an ire
pressibs conflict; between two dGelonI
civilizations, two opposite social orgsniEa
tions; they were no more able TO live
psaceahly together ln one government
Than two hands can wear one glove. l.
ws did not discover so soon As the Abo.
litionisls. this great truth. II was be-
cause the Democratic party, neutral as il
was in principle, false 10 both sides. and
wholly Indifferent TO the morale Of either
Of Tie opposing communities. placed |.
self between, raised the banner of"spoils.
aud- We oil know the rest. The idea oI
that odiouS party coming to lie again
and holding out its armS 10 Us. makes VI
shivsr. 1ts foul breath is malaria; ilI
touch 10 death.
Give uS the open ioSman; ls him be as
ferOciOus aud greedy as you will. Lee
our enemy appear as an exlermihateinG
Yapkse host, We pray. and not as Dem
ocratic Convection. Let him take an,
sbape but thatl Already We have visionl
ol lhS men OF feeble knees. tender fee
misunderstanding spinss. losing their ,enS
and manhood by the con,act,AS they did
slaslso often befvrs. We scent from afa
of the old dead eOmpromisss --absi omen
and seem 70 feel upon our thrOats lb
s,rabgulsiipl Of upossn fingers. But
10 drsam; npbody lives In this Couf-d
sracy aho.will dale To- propOss.or to hin
pvsp IL 3 distance. that We should saer
Gee sl.tl8a sbominnbls ShfiAs oil III
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