The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1863-01-15
For The Lancaster Gazette,
"HurTn for tho Traitor :"

"Hurrn for tho Traitor
When crime aud criminals are applaud.
ed BY The DsmocrGtie community. and
even worshiped' by those who wish to rule
our country, universal ruin only requires
another push from his Satanic Majesty
himGeli TO become fixed fact in these
United States. Such is the condition OF
the Democratic parry 10 Fairfield county
atPrrsent According 10 Scripture tLsy
have SO long psrseveret in evil doings to
destroy our political institutions. tha.
wrong with them bscoms a right. Would
it be consistent to pardon or bring one
OF the greatest criminals out ofths Ohio
Peni'entiary, and carry him in procession,
followed by two miles of sterling Demo
cr"ts. led by Charles Roland. ESQ, from
Lancaster to Columbus 10 make our laws
in the Legislature, and place him bsf,rs
our children as an example worthy of i'm
i'alion. and perhaps ultimately send him
to Congress- and convert him into Pres.
ident Of thu Uuited States. Dr.. E lson
b. O!ds was not imprisoned in The PM.
unti"ry.'o be sure, NJ IN Fort l. lfayctte
for an uHerse ss base as any known
10 law. lie commit.d q crime for
which he would have been behead-
I'd in England hal he rpctrate
1t there. Fort Lafayette was his pen't.n.
'iary-no wonder be was distre sad at
not getting the Holy B bic from the
keeper for the consolation of his guilty
soul ard not to discover how that est of
books hates traitors OF all kinds, espe.
cially domestic traitors, WHO raa "
would destroy their own family their
o~ u country. and fall dead tn msrlves like
Samson beneath it's ruins OF course,
no one r'ading this article is 80 dull as
not to see that mean DR. O.ds-a
traitor convicted by his own conscience
as well as true p,triotic public opinion.
On Monday Of last week hs was rs
colted by his friends to Columbus. Pas.
sng my house on the Columbus road one
Of the party hall oed to me as was sit.
ting beside my wife on he porch, "Hur
rah for Dr.. Olds T. Considering il an
insult Of the grossrst kind. replied with
"Hurrah for the traitor r. Roland in
last weeks E1gls abuses M for reseuiing
an insult 10 self defense, for would have
permitted the procession 10 have passed
without word from my lips, had [ not
been moes:ed by one Of those ira tors in
the first place He says that the lady at
my side left me ia disgust Oh hearing me
denounce the traitor processi n. That
lady is my vile, aud remained wi b me,
and saii "Amen" in her hart 10 nv pro
cuedlngs, for she 10 strong for the Uui1n
as | am, and is working member Of the
SOLDIERS Aid Society" and has two
sons in the army fighting for our coun.
try. while Roland Is limping his mssra.
BILE carcass around home. You cannot
by such Democratic lying make Demo.
crat out Of her who is one of the .ruest
female p'trots in this rpgiou-not peace
damn c,at when "fAere is no peacs.' az
the Bible makes the wicked say. but one
who bslisves that this rebellion can only
be crushed by the strong arm Of national
law and NATIONAL implements Of war.
want none Of Rolsnd's pity or sym
pathy. If he has any-if lie is actually
a human 0reaturs--lst him bestow them
} on his country 10 this tie hour Of itt
greatest need, and not rejoice at every
victory obtained over us by the rebels.
Iu the same article he has abused Ar
thur Carne$. on Of our most substantia
and horofable farmers-calliug him /
Black Republican, impulspd by arden
spirits, when he called Olds a traitor be
fore the Ia ter hfl in tho Haliely.h pro
cession for The capitol. Both Of our tes
timones wer- applausively echoed BY IT,,
citizens of Columbus so IN after his arri
vil there. A procession of carts paradet
the city IN the 6rsl Of which was seated
monkey, who grOaned and inv oluutaril,
bowed TO the spectators on each side
very good emblem Of the criminal o
whom we have been speaking. Hav
ing climbing m GRIM ng propen
sity which will bring him more fu,ur
troubles for like lbe mouk,y who imita
ted his master shaving. he will cut hi
own throat one of these nights or days
think have said enough to reach Ih
gizzsid, if not the conscience Of the rebr
editor 10 our midst. The more a dir,
puddle lie stirred the worse il will dilfus
it's aroma or smell around. Lik
Ods, am afraid that greater notoriet,
mig ht elevate him TO the Presidency ulti
mately. Go thy dirty and ,rsitorou
ways, thou lame opolqgy for paIriou'
edi or, and do not disturb those who az,
trying to save the land which you ar
striving 10 ruin aud place in the hands o
Southern Shareholders.
JAMES McCLEARY.
} Greenfield Township.
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From the Army of the Potomac.
New York, Jan. l3-A special dis