The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1863-08-20
better than unconditional disloyalty:

5ional disloyalty:
l had rather myrightarm
we're pluclied from its
socket and cast into
eternal burning, than With
my convictions, 10 have
thus defiled my soul with
tho guilt OF moralperjury.
VALIAspIoHAa In his last
speech in Congress on
refusing 10 voto supplies
for tho Army.
ave are for poace bo.
cause the war has failed. 4"
"New England was the
cause Of accession. -
Fernando wood.
81 am astonihhe1 at
the quiet resistance OF
the people of this coun.
try."-Rynders.
"'Liberty or DEATH
seems % have lost its
force. Hehoped Demo.
crats would resist this
military despotism. -
[criss Of tive will" "we
will" 1--WE are ready
ncw," &e. lib
know the words that
are spoken in times like
these are spoken at q
mans own peril, and
thus defiant and fearless,
] say that The South can
neUsr be coH7perei. Tire.
mendous applause.l
The question Is not about
he Independence Of The
South, Southern freemen
,gH fats ca o Of that
" That's So" Laugh.
teri The question Is
about the liberty Of the
people Of the North
[" That's it."1 The qnes.
ton Is whether tho Fed
eral power, defeated and
hurled back by the free
men Of the South, is not
going to try whether they
might make nm easier
conquest by putting their
yoke on yonr necks.-
Voices I" Neyer."l !
tell you 1t Is not by shou-
ting "neyer," II IA not by
cheering and grooming /;
II is by the determined
will Of freemen born. who
are ready to say that they
will die now ii necessary
--t1pplause - that they
will die sooner than yield.
Your way 10 orgalize as
eeB,en {; 10 orqonits IN
pour Wards. If your
Ward is too large org1n-
ize In companies by tens
and hundreds. Then o.
gdtizs regiments dhi send
10 Iopr GOysrao' and aSk
hin for commissions.
IL IN written in the
Constitution OF the U. g.;
ii in written in the Con.
stltution Of the State
that the people shall have
the right to keep and
hear arms for tho de-
tense for Themselves
and p0t ofthe UniOn--.bp'
Of the STATE. tfremon-
dous applause.l It's the
right Of the militia, not OF
the regular army--it is
tho right ofour ourselves
rs militiamen TO keep and
to bear arms. I" Hear,
hear, Bravo Dvou hare
not got them, get them and
prepare pourselUeS ordeiJV
and firmly 10 pressrve M.
der Vopr gallant and tGor.
hy Governor The liberties
Of this State and this ma.
tton. tGreat applause
]. A. MoMAsTERs at Tho
Vnllandigham meeting
in New York.
"If | were a citizen OF
Virginia, | would burn
every blade ofgrnss, and
run the nation in reser-
volrs ofblood sooner than
come back into the I'm
ion under these degrn.
ding laws, RICHARD d.
MERRroK At the Demo-
cratic State Convention at
Indianapolis.
He would eGhort Mr..
Lincoln on tho question
Of war when he (Pugh)
had the liberty 10 discuas
war or peace. lie would
oxpras5 his opinions un.
der the rights guaranteed
10 him BY the Constitu.
ton, even at tho ha2ard
of his life. lie begged
the Democracy IN think
OF this. TWAS the oues.
ton Of the day and hour;
not TO 80 home and think
ofcrops and workshops,
and nut II IN. II ought
10 flll their hearts every
hour; ltonght TO be thor
business nom now until
tho second Tuesday OF
October. What were
their prosperity and
wealth worth 10 thAm--
what tho safety Of t,,cir
wives and children, and
everything dear. 10 them,
IL they were liable at the
dead hour Of night to
havo their doors broken
open, and, In the pres.
ence ofwite and children,
he dragged to n mock tri.
bunal aud tried. fGrcat
cheers Don holln,nnd
repent tomorrow. II
was easy for them to hol.
IA without responsibility.
Say what YOU mean and
stick toit, Let zach nan
tll.c counsel OF his own
heart, and como to the
resolution that this thing
must be stopped pennca.
bly, It possible, but stop.
pod II BpS' DO. II they
did that II would bc stop.
ped. Don't talk about II.
Do u and maintain II at
nll hazards. Somebody
must meet the isauo.-
GEO T.. Pu1H at the Dem.
ocrptIc State Convention
Rt Columbus.
Z wdr Rpst come, 4,
must be on Northern, ana
notion Southern 3ol1. We
shall leave our wives and
children and our nged
nj home, and achieve The
trlumpha worthy Of oui
cnuAo,' - JrTT DAvis.
Feb, llth, 1861.
"If tho people elect
Abraham Lincoln to NOR,
row, a. I expect thoy Will
he shNll be the last Pres,
idcnt they VIII over elect
in tho United statas. -
GEo. E, pu0u ut Daytor
tho evening before the
last Presidential election
4" Yes, and bV Cd, thu
night, ater the speocl
,uGs o0sr, a lot moro ofu'
had n little meeting; nnC
we passed q resolution
that II Lincoln was elect
cd, Ws psre going 10 rs.
our best efforts 10 t,d.
dozen he Gouornment." -
JAS, II, BAoootr, ox.pro
bate Judge of Montgom
cry county, in January
1891.
ReSo'vtd, That We iavo
an Immediate teymindfiO,
Of ne present rdr, and
sepd alton Of The sections
because tho North ha
ihlled, either by arms o
by argument, to sustai,
her right Of conquest
and tho South Ia dccido,
70 separate from tn