The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1863-03-05
LANCASTER, OHIO. THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1863. TX
To the Democracy or Ohio. who
Prefer the safety Of the fsepub-
lIc 70 the 'rritithpf or n Party.


Prefer the safety Of the Repub-
IIcto the 'rFiatapt Of a Parry. /
Mr. FRIEsDs: "A few months prior to
tie election Of 1851 ! sdaEsssed a letter
to you through tie columns Of the Ohio
Statesman, in which ] appealed ioyou
in behalf Of your country, then just
involved in q war with rebels, ask.
ing you TO lay aside. for time al
least, your PsculiAr party predictions,
and unite with every U.ion loving citi
zen to rescue The country from i'm
pending ruin. Many other true and tried
Democrats united with me in that appeal.
| was more than grali6-d at the response
~hich you gave. In every county, in
every township. nay, in every school dis.
.lfict throughout our great State, you
flocktG to the banner Of the Uuion, and
The cause which you supported triumph,
ed by a majority OF 6fly thousand votes.
Now when The danger is not less than it
was two years ago, now when your aid
and the ad Of every patriot is imperative.
" demanded, in order to roll back the
tide of rebellion and place tie insli
ulions Of our country on a sure founda..
tion. l presume again TO address ;ou,
You know me; with thousands Of you
| have spoken face TO face. can say
honestly. ] have n.vrr deceived you. /
have not. l cannot have. any interest
separate from yours, beseech you TO
hear me patiently. You aud l acted 10
the beginning Of this contest, on the prin.
cirle thar this war was commsnced by the
rebels OF the South. Inr the purpose Of
overturnipg this Goverpmtnt. under
which we live. With this conviction
deeply impressed on our minds. we call
ed on our friends, our neighbors. our
bro,hrrs, TO fly - the field OF battle, and,
! il n-cesssr y. TO lay down their lives in
defeusr OF the. Government and the old
flag, which is loved by all but traitors.
litiis was true two years ago. il Is true
now-ycur own hearts tell you i; is true
1.-The voice OF your brothers in arms
speaking from the blood stained fields of
T,nnessee. tells you il is true. The phi,
losophers and statesmen of the old world
who have looked on this coDhc', have
sail, and Lave said truly, tha. TO
every impartial observer. it is now
evident that the wrong lies Hh"lly
with the South" (Let'er Of NJ. Labour.
dagc) Your brothers in the army OF
he Cumberland ask you in tones that
must reach the heart, what means this
wild, shameless party strife a, home?
Why any opposition to this war of self
preservation? Wherefore foolish cry
for cessation Of hoslli,ies on our part.
to give time to the traitor rebels 10
strengthtn their defeuces and discipline
their armies' Why should thu brave.
true men of the great arm, Of the United
States. war broken. toll worn ard battle,
stained. be left without sympathy or aid
from yeu mth of Ohio. now enjoying the
blessings Of peace-oply because we. your
brothers and sons, stand between your
loved homes and wars 'deso,ations. p
| address Of the Ohio soldiers 10 Tennes.
see. J That voice you must not. you dare
not rpfuse TO hear. 1t comes TO you from
the graves Of those whom you and en-
couraget 10 60 to the fsid and lay down
their lives TO defend the privileges which
we enjoy here in our homes-it is the
voice of blood. is the appeal Of the
souls OF those whom we sent to die fal
from home and friends lha, we might
live in peace and security. Will you
dare you, by your sctions. raise monu'
ment over their grsvea, 10 tell that they
died in defence Of a Gee No, my friends
You will not do it. This is 10 abolition
war-it is q war TO uphold the Govern
ment. to preserve the Union. II slavery
falls, it falls by its own act and its owl
sin its fall is one oI the incidents of the
war, not one OF the principles for which
the war is prosecuted,
Let us now see how we stand. Thit
war has continued for nearly two years
we have placed mighty army in the
field; we have covered our rivers aud oul
sea coast with strong vessels Of war; w
have hemmcd the enemy in on every
side; we have seized lis seaporls. and hi
Tort fed towns on our rivers. The arm
les OF tie Union occupy hundreds Of hi
most important towns, and the flag Of th,
Union Aoas in eveiy rebel State. Or
scores of batte-felds the armies Of III,
Union have been triumphant; and ifsome
times disasters have crossed our path, j
is but The common fate Of war In al
r this turmoil and military buslle. the ma
tttisl prosperity Of the North has no
. been retarded for \ moment. Falls
: teachers, for pariizan purposes, hav'
!. preached 10 you OF ruin; 1t is ruin o
| which they have dreamed, but which yol
: have never ielt. Sorrow has visi,eC
s many households, and hearts are sad TO
e day for the loved ones who have fallen il
n the conflict; but tur homes are safe, ant
9 our hearth stones are undesecrsted ou
q temples and our altars have not felt ih
2 polluting touch of hostile hands. T,
J, what do you eve this safety and thi
u protc cotton? You owe il 10 your Govern
9 meni. which is able, even in the mids
!, of this terrible rebellion, to enfold you il
}. its s,roug embrace and cover you fror
Q the storm Look abroad over your land
!, you See the rebellion forced daily int
r more strailened limits. while ycu kuo,
. that with the single exception Of hast
!. raid into Pennsylvania, not a singl
= Slate which has proved wholly loyal ha
= been troddsn by a hostile foot. Remem
i ber then. / say. thar you owe this to you
Government which, i il has not don