The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-10-20

didate. Let that be tho aim of Your
efforts Be content with nothing less.
Remember that the contest is not one
for party ascendenoy, You are not
fighting for party victory.
The stake for which you are con-
tening is nothing less than the honor
and the life of your country. Renem-
ber that failure now is failure forever;
that triumph Of the cessation and
surrender policy of the Chicago Con-
vention lead inevitably to Il recogni-
tion of the Rebel Confederacy, with
Slavery as its corner-stone-to the
disruption Of this glorious Union and
the overthrow of DemocratiJ and Re-
publican principles all over the world.
Give not such triumph to the foes of
Freedom abroad and the enemies of
equal rights at home Let not Eng
land and France thus glory IN the de-
istruction of this Imperial Republic
Let the world understand that the
American people still cling to the prin-
ciples OF their fathcrs-that they will
still maintain against all hostility the
Integrity of their Union, the authorl-
ty of their Constitution, and the hon
or and supremacy OF their glorious
flag.
We call upon Union Committees,
Loyal Leagues, and all other organ
izations formed for the purpose of vim
dicating and maintaining the Union
cause, to rcdoublo their efforts. Let
thom perfect their organizations, in
stantly, everywhere Let them send
to this Committee for such documents
as will enlightcn the people in their
Irrespective localities upon the great
issues involved in the canvass; they
will be furnished gratuitously, on tho
sole condition that they are faithfully
used. Let speakers in every town
and cveLy district address the judy
ment and the patriotic sentiment of
the people, and rally them to the
support and defense Of our principles
and candidates. Let full and prompt
provision be made, in advance, for
bringing voters to tho polls, for pre-
venting frauds, and for securing in
this sharp crisis Of the country's fate,
the vote of every citizen who has an
in terest in the preservation of the ma
TONS life.
Let special caro- be taken to secure
for. every SOLDIER, and for every SAIL
OR, who is fighting in the field or on
the sea, in defense Of the country and
its flag, the exercise of his right to
vote. If any mans right of suffrage
is sacred it is his. SEQ to it that he is
not deprived of it by negligence, OF
cheated in its exercise by fraud. Send
agents to the army to secure it for him
Where the action of hostile Legisla-
lures has refused him the right to vote
in the field, procure for him furlough
if military necessity will allow, that
he may vote at homo.
FELLOW CITIZENS: But one month
more remains for effort. If that month
be properly employed. the vote OF every
loyal State can be secured for the re-
representatives. and candidates of the
Union cause. There is not one among
them all that, upon any. just and
fair canvass, will deliberately pro
nouncc the war in which so many o.
our sons and brothers have laid down
their lives, u "BAILURE," or echo the
demand Of the Chicago Convention
for cessation Of hostilitics just on the
eve of victory, and for disgraccfu
surrender to an exhausted and beatcr
foe.
On behalf of the Nationll Union
Executive Committee.
HENRY J. RAYMOND,
+. D. SpERRY, Scc'y. Chairman.