The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1863-01-15
Gentlemen of The Senate and
-. House of RepresentativeS :

..,4a -, House Of Representatives :
l congratulate the people OF our State
our common constituents, that the period
has arrived wien you, their immediate
neighbors and representatives. fresh from
your homes, can participate in the dulies
and responsibilities of providing Tor and
protecting their nleres,s; and it source
of great relief to myself to know that
with your presence l shall have able
c;ounselors to guide and direct me in the
discharge Of the cares and responslb'll'
tissss resting upon the Executive,
There never has been a period in the
history Of ourr State when faithful aud
vigilant effort on, The part of the people s
representatives was more required .'hsn
at'presynt. The dIeslion of mans capac,
,ity for self government is yet unsesqted ;
The gigantic effo,t of wicked and bad
man q overthrow our beautiful and heav.
ely form Of government, which existed
al liz period Of your adjournment, has
no. Vet Been duelled. We were given
the reins Of our State government for the
time being BY an honest and cOnhding
constituency. with special view to CARY
out their wishes ir maintaining the Gov
.ernmeut as handed down TO them BY their
Fathers; we should look we'll TO it, them
tha, we do not disappolnt their expecIa,
lions. They lave not faltered IN this
great work /; but. fully pprtcialing the
mighty importance Of preserving our 'n-
situtons, they have yielded ap everything
with degree Of generosity unparalleled IN
the history Of any people. Everything
dear to them has been given to the cause
Husbands, fathers, sons and brothers
have left their loved ones TO brave the
dangers Of the field and the diseases in
cident is camp life, with cheerluness
never before manifested. The mothers
wives and sist-rs also have fully de-
monstrated their claim to the love and
affection 10 these brave and gallant men
All that women can do, has been done to
alleviate the distress oi our soldiers, and
thereby stimulate them to duty.
Such being the character of our con
stitut nts, it is impossible 10 measure the
claim they have upon US, their agents.
Energy, integrity and purity OF purpose
economy and industry, are, at least, du'
from Us 10 them. rs .. .rtt-. =.
Aside from the claim that our constit
ueuts have upon US for all this, the only
true reward public servant can win io
himself, is to be able 10 claim, when com
munlng with his Maker, an honest ant
vigorous effort at public duty. II We can
not claim this for ourselves. when VI
shall surrender up our trust, we will hav'
worked to littls purpose. a
1t is not necessary 10 discuss the ques
ton presented by this rebellion with th'
people of Ohio they have, with grea
unauimity, determined that, cost what
may, in time, treasure or life, the UnioI
of the States, as banded down to US b,
our Fathers. shall be preserved unimpair
ed !; and thus handed down to our chill
dren. They will not for one momen
concede that there can be any-cause sui
fcient to justify State, or any numbe
Of States, in Withdrawing from the Union
Admit il you please, that the authorize
Of the Federal Government. for the tim
being, were 10 attempt to interfere witt
the domestic institutions of either Obi
or South Carolina to the extent even Q
introducing slavery into the former, or ex
,Oludipg it from the latter /; this would no
give the slightest pretext for the one thu
attempted 10 be interfered with. to kee
up arms against the government. Tn
Federal Constitution itself expressl
protects tha Stats,l thus interfsrsd with
from injury. Long before any such a.
tempt could be executed, the people, i