The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1863-09-17

county WHO endorse the principles en-
tcrtained by Xallandigham or who sub
scribe to the policy advocated by him? ?
Are their any who believe in the right
1t Secession? Are there any who de-
sire that the principle of secession
should be recognized and Incorporated
into the Constitution of the United
States? Are there any who justify
Vallandigham's boosted refusal to vote
n dollar to pay or feed or clothe our
gallant soldiers in the field? ora man
to aid them in their glorious work, in
upholding the flag, in defending our
border, in maintaining and perpetua-
ting the unity Of our nationality? Are
there amy who shall be heard to say
that our sons who have gone forth to
battle, shall not be fed, shall not be
clothed, shall not be paid, and when
ontnumbercd and Overpowercd by the
cncmy-when falling by the hand of
superior numbers and crying for help
they shall not be aided but shall die? ?
And yet every intelligent man knows
that these arc the principles enter
tanned and avowcd by Vallandgham
from the beginning. Did he not while
in the Congress Of the L. s. uniformly
and consistently refuse to votc dol
lar Of money or n man to carry on the
war? And did he not boast of it as
an net worthy of representative of
the people in these words Il have
not voted Tor any army or navy bill or
any army or navy appropriation bill,
since the meeting of Congress on the
4th day of July 1861 Docs he not
declare in card to be found on page
81 Of his record, that if any one or
more of the States ofthis Union should
at any time secedc for reasons of the
suiiiciency and justice Of which before
God and tho groAt tribunal of history
they alone may Judge &C., 'that he new
er would asa representative in the Con
grcss ofthc United States vote one dol
lar of money to prevent their seccs-
sion or coerce them into submission to
tho laws? Did he not attempt to cs-
tablish as principle of the Govern
mcnt the right Of secession from the
Union? No man can question this
who has ever read "articlc XIV" OF
his proposed proposition to divide the
"Union into four sections"
Few rs the numbers are who endorse
Vallandigham's principles there are
yet fcwcr who justify his policy. How
many can he found in Fairfield County
who favor, now that the rebellion is
tottcring to its very center, BOW that
final triumph and permanent peace
with united and unhrokcn territory
are about to crown our victorious arms
how many can be found, we repeat
who favor without terms and uncondi
tionally tie "withdrawal ofour armies
from the SoHth,' the breaking up ot
the blockade the production of oul
navy "thc withdrawal Of our moni
tors and ironclads,' stopping the fight
and letting the rebels alone with THEN
Government established with ours over
thrown, with their laws enforced & our,
dcticd, with their flag triumphant, and
ours disgraccd, with two Governments
two Presidents, two Constitutions in
this land of our fathers, discovered
Union and divided people? Who
would give up kentucky, who would
surrender Tennessee, who would yiold
the Mississippi, surrender Vicksburg
and all the forts, arscnalS and glorious
fields that have illustrated the valor OF
our arms? And yet this is the policy
distinctly avowcd by Nallandigham
and proposed by him to the American
Congress, and through Congress to the
people, in his celebrated speech of Feb
ruary 7th, 1863
Notwithstanding tho insignificant
number Of men who agree with the
principles and policy entertained by
Vallandigham there are nevertheless
many who will vote for him for party 5
sake alone, who will support him he.
cause his deeds of wickedncss arc pcr-
petrated in the namo of n once glori.
ous party. Shame on such as these
OF what value is party when the
measures Of policy it seeks TO inasuratc
are at antagonism with the interests o
the people? Ofwhot value is politica
organization when its efforts but pro
mote the ambition Of individuals n
the expense of the peoples liberties anc
tho existence of their country. Wha
is there in name that should callinel
from their principles, interests, homo
particularly when that name ha
been adopted as n Disguise to cover tn