The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1863-03-19
HON. DANIEL $. DICKINSON,O THE
sT q REBELLION.
THE DEMAND or THE PRESENT
r<t HOUSE.

We give below the main portion Of
the Hon. D. S. Diykinson's letter 10 the
Cleveland meeti' e of Monday. Feby %.
written bsrSuss oe his iusbility to be per
eopally PRESENT. for the purpose Of ad
dressing the meeting:
We want no political palli,tives, or
panaceas. or pain killers |; no gum elastic
platforms, to I've slietched or shrlvelled
TO suit the occasion /; no csutuses or
conventions 10 scheme fr political ad.
vantage no resolution mongers to cover
up AID conceal the point where Loyalty
leaves oif Tpd 'resson begins; but we
want a united and determined people of
all parties, ages and conditions. acting in
concert,,tn cry out against and hunt this
Internal scourge from our land, and drive
it heyoud the boundaries of civllizalon.
Abraham LIN oln is not the Govern
ment, but It's temporary agent and repre-
sentative, and even the mosI preiudiced
aud bigoiec partisan should remember
tnst in such a crisis as the present, sup
ptt or resistance to the Government is
mani ested by supporting or opposing i's
Administration. Government cannot be
sustained and encouraged, nor treason
arrested or cebuked, by giving rebellion
one blow and the Administration iwo.-
II the Administration is weak. it should
bs made stronger by the popular ARM
Ii it lacks purpose, it's energies should
be Iie.ved BY the exhibition OF peoples
viii. lfit is d.6cien, in wisdom popu
lar counSels should aid and assist il, and
stay up It's hands until the victory over
: the modern Amalkekites is completed -
The question is not whether our glorious
edi6ce would be best cared for by Demo.
Orats, or Republicans. or Aboitonists,
or Americans, but whether ne edi6ce
should be preserved for the common en-
joyment Of all OF be gwen to the incendi
ary's torch.or razed to its 'founda ion, for
the qualification of ap unholy ambition,
which, failing TO govern, would fain de
s,roy. because il would rather rein in
hell than serve 10 Heaven"
J. An old fashioned Jucs sonian Drmocrat,
OF the striightest sect, brought up at The
feet of the Gamalisls of the party bap>
,tized at its font, confirmed al it's chancel,
and enjoying its lifelong commuuon.
propose 10 adhere to lie ancient faith. that
"Me Onion must and shall be preserved, p"
and reject all the new revelations com.
mitted to the political Joe Smiths of mod
ern times. as dangerous and herelical.
an, aware that the Immaculate standard Of
party has b'en raised by self constituted
leaders. and all who fail to fall down aud
worship at the sound of the secession
psaltery and sackbut. are marked ou, for
'0siracism, that the parrot CRY Of "radi.
cap' and conservative has been set 10 se
cessiou music, as II chan,ed at the malin
and vespsf devotions OF the votarits Of
treasOns but I am prepared to defy alike
the ssductions Of their song, and their
bulls OF excommunication. inculcale
in the premises bot one grand idea,-
crush aud bury tfis rebsIlion at once be.
udtbe power or prospect, or even hope,
Of resurrection. In doing this, would
not 60 optoi the way after slavery, nor
get aroand slavery, as'an abstract guess
ton; but / would treat it as ! would all
other elements, take just as much of il,
and in snch shapes as would aidths Un,
ion cause and weaken the rebellion, and
no more. for ! would have but one great
object in ths prosecution Of the war
But il prosecution should result iuoidsn.