The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1863-04-16

that while his parting address had been
for months before the public, no resident
o. that place had coulradiced single
statement lh-rein. In dealing with the
people he had taken the people that as
alien enemies the people of the South
were wholly at the mercy ofthe conqueror;
that, 10 use a paraphrase Of The Dred
Scott decision, that they had no rights
that negro was bound to respect. The
subjoined paragraph explains his position
on this su ject.
ThE SOUTH TO BE TREATED AS ALIEN EEE.
MES. t,
"Now, then. to paes from the partic
uar to the general, come 10 the propo.
silion, what is the contest with all the
States? 1Dto what form las il GOMEZ
1t started an insurreclion it grew up a
rebe Hon it has b come a revolution,
carrying with i all the rights Of revo.
luton. Our Government has dealt with
it on ,h.t ground, When it blockad, d
the ports it dealt with II es revolution
When it sent cartels tor the exchange of
prisoners, it dealt with these people no
longer as insurrectionists aud traitors
but as ofgaHized revoluionists. who had
sci up GoverDmanI for themselves on
the territory Of the United Slales. lie.
no man say 10 me, "Then you acknow|
edge the fact Of revolution" l look
things plainly ih the face, aud | trust |
do not dodge because hey are unplpas
ant to my sight. Again | say, | 6nd
this revolution |; and these men there fore
are no longer our loving brothers, but
they ere out alien enemies; oteieh 10 us
- applause carrying on war against
us attempting to mako alliances against
US attempting 10 get inc the family oI
nations.
THE tNtsN- btf NOT &s IT %AI.
"And now, my friends, | do not know
hut lshsll commit some hrresy, but al
a Democrat, as an Andrew Jackson dem
ocrat, say that l am not for the Union
as II ws. Loud cheers J | have the
honor to say az Democrat and as an
Andrew 3atkson Democrat, tlat am
not for the Union to he again as it was
Understand me. was for the Union as
II was. because saw, or thought l saw
IN the future the ioobes which have
burst upon us but, having Undergone
those troubles, having spent all the blcoG
and treasure. do no' like to 60 bact
and be "ehepk by jowl' as we were be
fore with South Carolina, if l can helT
it, (Cheers Let no m thisunder4
stand me- and | repeat it lest | nigh
be misunderstood, do m-sn 10 give W
an inch of the soil of Soulh Caro- pD
If | had been alivs at thai time, and lad
the position ard The ability, | would
have dealt with Suuth Carolina as Jack
son did and Kept her ih al All hazards
But now she has gone out, and will
take care that when she comes in again
she will come in better behaved =
Laughter and cbeersy will taxi
care hat she shall lie no longer he fire
brand Of tie Union-aye, and that sh'
! shall enjoy what her people never yr
enjoyed, the blessings Of a republican
form Of government. (Cheers.) There
fore. in thai view. / am moi foI tho re
construction of the Union as it WAS
have spent tears and blood enough on il
in conjunction with my fellow ci,izcns
10 make it a little better. 1t was goot
enough il it had been left alone. Tia,
ole house was good enough for me bu
AZ they have pulled down tie early part
propose, Wien We rrbuild it, to bull
it up with all The modern mprovemt nls
Enthusiastic applause J"
coNFIsoATIoE, &c.
The General declared that he woulc
axe the property Of rebels and give il t,
loyal men at the South enough to max,
them as well as hey we've before. Tn,
, remainder he would distribute am ong Oh
volunteer soldiers. who would soon maxi
; even Souoh Carolina 6l TO re.enler lh
Union. Ths s.mo laws Of war setlIet
, tile slave question.
ut is al tie hand OF the conqueror-
of the GUvernn' nj which has malnlaine
For extend, d jurisdieio ion over the ler
. ritory-to 10 deal with those slaves as
4 phrases, to free item or not rs tLst Gov
: ernhient chooses. 1t is not for the con
s qurre1 to make terms, or 10 send lhri
friends to MAKE terms on that question
/ Laughter and applause. Another di
b ii uty which seems TO trouble some {
!. my old D mocrstiC frienrs Is the ques
ton Of arning the negro slaves. If thes
e Confederate States are alien enemips,
!. Ihere any jsciion that you know Of I
u armiog one portion Of loreign countr
J. against tn olher? Suppose We were 1
8 war with England, wbo here would g,
y up 10 New York and say We must n,
d arm the Irisb, lesl thy hurt somebody
y Laug ter aud applause Again The
Is there is n law, either Of nations, or
Goytrnn enIal action that know o
n which prevents country arming any po
u lion Of The citizens nr its subj, Gle for q
Y defense Of thai p,ftion or Of any other
= PuREIGN TREATIES.
!, alter expressing, bis ~eliei that the nj
y groes would fight, the General paid b
% repeels to the foreign powers. Neuu
o nations have no'open relations with II
}, r, bells; with us they have treaties Of con
n merce and friendship. The pretext lhcr
}. fore. that they Gould justly treat Il
l. United States and the Confodency alil
Y absurd.
: "Aud yet our English friands profess
| do no more than 10 stahd uerfectv ne,