The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-04-21
THE TIME TO STRIKE.

the people are not already utterly sick
and disgusted with copperhead rule in
this county, they will be when they
come to understand the corruption and
Satanic wickedncss of the men who
control it, and now, and during the
coming campaign, is the time to let
them know it. The harvest is abun,
dant and lot every man take his sickle
and go to work, Reason with the peo-
pie and let them know the facts-
Show up every outrage, and place the
responsibility where it belongs. For
two years the Copperhoad leaders in
this county, and their organ, the Ohio
Eagle, have been labOring to ombitter
the feelings of their followers against
tho friends Of the Union. Their organ
has constantly advised its readers not
to deal at the business houses Of Union
men; and further, has repeatedly
ddriSed eUery Democrat to arm, and has
repeatedly talked ofa day ofretribution
and warned Union men to berare,--
And their speakers on the stump have
advised the same. Thus, month after
month, they have wrought upon the
passions Of the people, and embittcred
their feelings against Union men and
Union soldiers. At last the fruit is
secn in the murder Of two soldiers in
our streets. One Of them who had fol-
lowed the old flag, a cloud Of glory by
day and a pillar of fire by night,
through hardship, and storm and bat
tie, and had escaped the rebel bullcts,
returned, as he thought, to the seevri
ty and peace of home, whore every
hand should have been extended to
greet him and every heart should have
rcjoiccd to welcome him. But he re-
turned 10 die at the hands Of those
whose homes he had defended, and
who had been misied and embittercd
by wicked men. lie died, not because
there was any personal feeling against
him, but, because he caS Union sol
dior, The deed being done, those up
on whom the responsibility rests, must
protect the murderer, and 80, Grand
Jury, thirteen Of whom are their polit
ical friends, find him guilty OF murdel
in the second degree, and release him
on bail. In tho horror, and excitement
and rage, following the murder, thC
soldiers assault the son of tho criminal
under tho impression that he assisted
in the murder. They are indicted BY
the Grand Jury for assault with inten
TO commit murder, but a number o
innocent citizens are indicted will
them, and the county is put to heav.
expense to crafty tho political venom
Of the men who control it.
a fow disorderly soldiers rush int
the Eagle office, turn over few case
OF type upon the floor, and throw few
boxes Of papors into the street. TIL
actual loss could not bo above 500
But the proprietor puts in claim o
s4OO against the city, and a CIT.
Council, majority Of whom are hi
political friends, without any authorit
oflaw, allows the claim, and taxes tn
people of the city to pay it.
The city, during the past year, un
der Copperhead rulo, has been note
tor the disorderly conduct of rowdie'
for the partialty of its officers in IA
resting and Furnishing offendors, an
for the heavy expense to which it ha
tcen put for the employment Of an eN
trs police force, or, in other words, 70
tho creation OF more offices TO dstril
ute among party iavorites and vC
tcrs.
The High Schools of the city wer
on the verge of being reduced to tn
grade of common schools, and all teach
ers protesting Union sentiments wcr
on the verge OF being discharged I
give place to tho political friends ofth
Copperheads, Happily this was pr
vented By the Spring election, whic
continues the tie vote in the Board
Education,
The County Agricultural Societ
has bcen degraded into n political o.
ganization, ard used to strengthen tt
party by distributing petty onic,
among party friends, while Union me
have been excluded from share of Il
offices, and driven from tho Count
Fair by its partlzan character.
These are only some OF the loc
evils resulting from the rule of tn
party. Its principles and general 81
rit, II thoroughly understood by i
people, would hurl ii from power al
sink 1t forever. Its bitter opposite
to every measure adopted to mainta
the Government and restore the UniC