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

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Let us reason iogsitsr-lst Ne blunt
the keen edge of our prejudice aad bury
shs ha,ehst Of Our strifs.
TAsss are perilous tinss :-"timss that
~ men's .souls"-timss tha. have no
counterpart: Ia the upheauings Of the
pas,. A na'ioh's life, = WORLDS hope. 9
peoples liberty are Involved. God has
Get the clouds together. The Iigh'uings
are bursting: Afav the shock is heard
Ilswisthful mutisrinEs are audible. What
will We dos Where seek shelter from
the stormi Where escape from The thun
d.lbol.f Where security from the red
rightasm otths mighty strife
Out OF the s,oIu now raging may come
uuion or dissolution. order or anarchy.
prosperity or misery. freedom or slavery.
hopes bI.s,sd or promises fulAllsd. The
struggle msy close upOs the grave o'frss
Institutions and the birth Of anarchy: or
upon the irianph and psrps'ua'iOu OF eli
thst is m.gpi6csntO Of free govsrnnsn,--
oil that is sacred Of human rights.
The people Of eleven States are IN
revolt sgainst the Government. Their
whole svailsbs population ere in
srms. To meet those the hosts Of ahs
Union ar. marshslsd. They are armed
They are pressing forward. The aasb o.
their bayopsts is AZ the sunh. h' Of God
. The thunder Of their tread 10 IS
the shrisk Of the Ihundsrboli. They are
tsc,ng dsa,h; they ere dyiug. Tne sMok4
Of the battle aseeuds on high the shock
Of the conflict rsn6s the skies. The bones
Of the dead whitsu an hundred f-l,s-
tue blood o. the slaughtered mix with
the waters Of al the sSrth. Armed st'
for. 10 destroy the Union 10 mel By
armed t6ort 10 save it. Assault upOr
the Gosernutn, is beam back ty /"
ssult.
whsisiors THE strife whence these
oounilsss bosis- these "rwsrs Of b'ooF
this dsroiaiiOn. The Sauss-whe II
biame--,hs ohjrot sOught-ths end to b
attained. Where cur in,ersst-Whst Ou
dp,y?
Lot Us inquire. But 6rt lei rs hea
eur hearts to Gad. Let us be candle
unbiased and just; open our ears
tafa, and unssal our eyes to light. Il
Ne sweep the dead wood out Of 'bs chat
asl Of our Judgments that the sne1'
may run spoo,hly and unobsuuct'd'-
Let us sunder tho fstiess that hav" toon
oar reason, that reason may Ewo"P u
and grasp the truth. Ls, US put u
brsshs upon our swf, runaiug p" judie'
that they may not prscipi'a's Us into u
abyss Of destruction below. An err
now may 10 irrspsrabls-may cost
our libcrly--usy mark and mat the q
turs with rivers Of blood.
our oovssEMsEr.
The Government oi the United Stat
In . good Govsrnmen'--lhs best. nc
liberal, most humane the history OF I
world sGords an txsmpls Of. II "cur
the people in moro rights. inaie's IL"
wrongs. produces more PrO'P riy'
gets less hsrdships, sGords more co
plsis and more certain guaran tees to p
sonallibsr,y and private property than
other Government that ever wa' or 81
esp be devised, ]. is tie peoples @
ernmen,. made BY them, administered
them and for them. Our fathers Of I
Revolution built II. and laid its foun'
ton in their blood. They carved
principles ou, Of despo'iSm by the $50
Under this Government We have e."
mighty. multiplied in wealth. 10 glO
10 honor. sowncc has developed.
manity enlarged. religion prO'p'fsd.
liberty quickened in'o h's' Z"
wronged no man IL hs' benefited
Why should any S.sk iIS dsSTuo'io"
why should no, all hasten 10 ''s defer
strike for itS preservation and P''p'
, uf II the Government 10 lost, in
common ruin will bs found the Wrsv
fee institutions. With itS dsSUuc
Genes inevitably The destruction Of
" guaranteed right. Anarchy will
sssd Law. and force bsO'ms the arl
ofsvsry principle. Personal liberty
private properly will b' stripped Of
only ssf. guards, aud .hs'' for'u
pcsssssOrS will hold them only BY
doubtfal tenure Of power.
NEWS AND RUMORB FROM WA
INGTON.
The Times New Orlsahs latter
that Gen. Banks 10 iorlifyipg all the
..,..h.a N lha oitV ihOlouuhlv.