The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-08-04

recent facilities Of steamships and tel
egraphs throughout all Europe, will
not permit us to remain Indifferent OF
inactive spectators, considering the
proud position we will occupy, and the
deep and vital interest wo will have
in the great issues involved.
Such are some Of the benefits, thus
briefly adverted to, which, 1 believe
Heaven has in store to reward our
tolls and sufferings in this conflict
benefits which nothing but q long
protracted war like this could have
possibly secured. A brief ,ear would
have left US with the curse Of ,Slarerg
still upon us; vicious, unsound cur
rency; increasing inequalities of wealth
anti-tepublican, aristocratic and mo.
narchical tendencies secession pro-
clivities and troubles, low wages, free
trade, and q liability to be robbed and
insulted on the high seas, without the
ability to punish or resent it.
If ever there was cruel and O
causeless war On the one side, and q
Just and holy one on the other; this is
that war. Yet we find bad men in oul
midst endeavoring to paralyze the
arm of the soldier, and the efforts Of
the people and the President by rep.
rescnting this war as wicked and un-
just, prosecuted by wicked men, by
wicked means, and for wicked purpo.
ses-how shameful how vile why
not rather nerve the arm of the soldier
in battle, and soothe his dying mo-
ments with the consciousness that he
was fighting and dying in just causef
Why not leave his parents, relatives
and friends the consolation and hap
piness this conviction would bring
Judging of others by myself, l confess
if these bad men could convince me
that my four sons, now fighting the
battles of their country, were fighting
in bad cause, l would not sleep upon
my pillow, or offer up a prayer to
Heaven for their success in such O
cause. No! Let us spurn and spit
upon such vile and villainous sugges.
tions, and under the inspirations of q
good cause rally to the standard of oul
beloved country, and strengthen in
every way in our power the hands Of
our honest and excellent President in
his patriotic, untiring and God-inspi.
red efforts to save the Union and bring
this war to O speedy and successful
termination.
God is in this war-and who dare
impeach His wisdom and goodness by
supposing that having selected this
mighty continent, to plant upon it his
chosen and favored people, and tc
build up here, rs if by magic, great
and free republic, q beacon light o.
liberty to illumine the world, would
now madly destroy it, and tear down
forever this glorious work of his own
hands, thus leaving the world to the
dominion of darkness, despotism and
despair-or will he not rather vindi-
cate and display his justice as well as
his goodness and wisdom, in first pun.
ishing by this war, our national sins
especially the sin of slavery, correct.
ing our errors, and restraining our
tendencies to stray away from the
path He set before us; and then to
perfect and carry out His great origi-
nal purpose by restoring our Govern
ment, thus purified and improved, on
surer and safer foundations and make
it what he first intended it to be, the
great model republic, the home of the
free, the asylum of the oppressed, the
star, the light to guide the footsteps Of
freedom and her followers, throughout
tho world, henceforth and forever.