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The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-10-06
Finck's Platform.

The following is copied from the
Ohio Eagle of Thursday, August 18th,
1864:
CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION
The Democracy of the 18th Con-
gressional district met in Convention
at Circleville, on Tuesday last. (Au-
gust lGth) and re-nominatcd Hon.
Wm. Z. Fnck by acclamation. The
nominee delivered an able and POS
TIVE PEACE SPEELH, which
was received with GREAT AP-
PLAUSE by the large delegation pres
ent.
The following resolutions were
passed without dissenting voice:
l. ResOlved by this Convention, That
we are in favor of the immediate ces
sati0n Of hoStiiities and PEACE.
2. ReSOlced, That we hereby re-
commend and request our delegates
elect to Chicago, to support none but
PEA CE men and PEA CE measures
3. ResOlred, That as the history Of
this war proves that the Union cannot
be thus restored, we are in favor OF
NEGOTIATION and an ARMS
TICE 10 the end that PEA CE and
Union shall be restored.
4. Resolced, That the thanks o.
this Convention be rendered to the
HON. ALEXANDER LONG, for hi,
boId position md speeches IN Congress.
This is the platform Tor which Mr.
Finck asks votes. Immediate cessation
Of hoStilties and peace. None but
peace mon and peace measures. The wal
for the Union q failure. Endorsement
of Longs proposition to recognize th'
rebel confcdcracy. Are these the sent
imcnts Of the peoplc?. Can they sup
port such sentiments?
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F'inck's Record.

lie OPPOSES, SPEAKS and
VOTES against confscation of rebel
property. [Scc Congressional Globe,
1S63,1S64, pages SOL, 5O4, 5O7,. 619.]
He opposes and VOTES against
the act to REINFORCE THE AR
MY from loyal States. [Sce Globe,
page $780,
Ho opposes and votes against RE-
CRUITING in DISLOYAL States
[Scc Globo, page 946.]
He votes against HOMESTEADS
FOR SOLDIERS on confscated rebel
lands. [Globe-page 2253,
Opposes national currency--Pages
145l, 1452,
He REFUSES means to carry on
the war. .....
He votes against the expulsion oi
HARRIS and dodgeS the vote on censu'
ring him. .... e..'
He DEFENDS ALEXANDER
LONG for proposing to recognize the
Rebel Confedvacy. [Globe, page 1862
He VOTES against censure Of Long
He and his party oppose the punish
nsnt Of rebel guerilldS.
He acts and votes throughout with
Wood, Voorhees,, Long and Harris
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advantage on one wing to put some
conceit into his men He acknowl-
edged. however, at one time it looked
as if the Bull Run route would be en-
acted again.
"Spacc will not permit US to follow
Young Napoleon through the nara
tive Of his career. The Yankees might
haze taken Richmond after tie battle Of
the Z Pines, when our forces uere in con-
fusion, after the b0ttte Of Hanover Court
House he might hare done the sumo
thing. after tile battle Of Antietana the
same.
SIN the report Of the battle he con-
victs himself Of faIsehood in the most
glaring manner He excuses himself
tor not renewing the battle the morn
ing Of the 18th, by saying his losses
were so great, and there was 50 much
disorganlzation in some of the com
mands, that he did not think it pro.
per, especially as he was sure of the
arrival that day of $1,000 fresh men.
He happens to recollect' the return
Of his enemy, Hooker's corps, viz
$4,000 men for duty, and four days
after the same corps showed 1900
Yet, after this admission of loss and
disorganization, he closes by claiming
a great victory, with capture Of 13
guns, 80 coloes, $4,000 small arms, and
5000 prisoners.
His bombastic dispatches from
Western Virginia secured his eIeva.
ton. His reputation was founded on
lies. In lies he lowered, and under
lies he is lost-crushcd. How fortu.
nate for us that he was chosen chief oi
the Yankee army! With the immense
numbers at bis command, an officer ot
truth, enterprise and daring, would
have pushed us sorely; but he was in
awe Of his dishonest reputation. Hi.
lies made him a coward, and from Tx
first day to the last of his military
career, he did not dare, on single oc
casion, to expose himself to fire. A
mendacious, dastardIy boaster, he per
ished so unmanfully that the ridicu.
lousness Of his last moment destroys
every vestige Of obligation conferred
by his vain glorious pretentions."
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ApAMNING RECORD.

On the 18th Of January. 1861, Hon.
Geo. II. Pendlcton made a speech in
Congress, from which we make the
following extracts. 1t will be seen that
he advocates disunioh, pure and sim
pie. In the nomination of Pendleton
the Chicago Convention finds fit cx.
poncnt:
My voice to-day is for conciliation,
my voice is for compromise, and it is
but the echo of the voice oflny consti.
tuents. beg you, gentlemen, who
with me represent the Northwest: you
who with me represent the people of
Ohio you who with me represent the
city of Cincinnati; l beg of you, gen.
tlemen, to hear that voice. If you
find conciliation is impossible, if your
differences are so great that you can
not or will not reconcile them, then
I GENTLEMEN. q LET THE SEC ED
ING STATES DEPART IN PEACE:
LET THEM ESTABLISH THEIR
GOVERNMENT ACCORDING TO
THE WISDOM WHICH GOD HAS
| GIVEN THEM.
Further along in the same speech,
he says
Ifthe Southern States cannot be rec.
onciIed, and if you, gentlemen, can
not frd it in your hearts to grant their
demands, if they must leave the fam
,lv mansion. I wuuld sirnalize their
departure by tokens of love, ! would
bid them farewell so tenderly that
they would ever be touched by the
recollection of it, and if. in the vicis-
situdes oftheir seperate existanae, they
should desire to come together again
in our common government, there
should be no pride to be humiliated;
there should be no wound inflicted
from any hand, to be healed. They
could come and be welcome TO the
place they now occupy.
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LANCASTER, OHIO, OCT. 6, 18e

against everything to sustain the Gov
ernment and in faUor Of everything to
encourage the rebellion.
This is the record in which Mr..
Finck rejoiccs He was elected as u
war man. His district last year in.
structed him for war lie has for con
stituents thousands Of brave men in
the field, including Sherman and Sher-
idan. If he votes thus as q war man,
what would he do if elected as a peace
man? How can the people trust him
who has so deceived them
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judge US in due time. and he will pro-
nouncc whether il be humane to fight
with the town full Of women, and the
families of brave people at our back,
or to remove them in time to a place
Of safety among their own friends and
people. | am very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
W. T. SHERMAN,
Major General Commanding
LOllcial copy L. NJ. DAYTON,
Aid -de-Csmp.
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THE REBELS ON mccLELLAN

Occasionally one finds in rebel jour
nal q directncss and truthfulness Of
statement, in discussing the topics
connected with the war, which is very
instructive. The following leader
from the Richmond Wing of April 81
1S63,fs an example, 1t is well wor-
thy careful perusal:
"THE LATE GEORGE B. MCCLELLAN.
young Napoleon is dead-dead be-
yond resurrection. In the flesh he
may still walk the earth, but in spirit
in power, in the hope of glory, he is
defunct. 1t is a noteworthy fact that
the ulaloos and hullabuloos over this
person have ceased in Yankecland
For two or three months after his dis
missal, he was the pet object of Demo
cratic sympathy and conservative
sympathy; but even Beast Butler has
grandcr ovations than he. His name
is seldom heard among men. lie is
no more.
GA review of his career from the
time he claimed Rosecrans' laurcls, in
the little affair at Rich Mountain
down to the battle of Antietam, would
be instructive to the nation of liar;
who accepted him at his own lying
valuation, and discarded him because
his falsehoods, gigantic as they were
produced no visible impression upon
the rebellion. 1t might also profit
the Coniederaoy to trace in the course
of this braggart the overrulng power
which has never failed to darken the
counscls of the wicked and to cause
all things to work together for gooC
in behalf of the just cause. NOthin.
is easier to prore than that the elerdtiol
Of Mcclellan to the position of com
mdndcr.m-chiq Of the Yankee drml
,rdS all that ,CdS needed after the elec
ton of Lincoln to insure oar iRdepCR
deace. The recital Of Il few facts vii
show how greatly we are indebted Il
him.
"In October, 1861, he had 1S0,OOJ
men and the most overwhelming array
of field artillery that had ever beer
seen upon tho continent. Before hin
was an army of 10000 Confederates
occupying Mason's and Munson'
Hill, and defiantly daring him to com
out of his fortifcations. The road
were good and weather splendid, h
had but to advance his force and gaiI
an easy victory-so, at least, though
his master, Lircoln. But he knew
his men wcrc towards, and he wa
afraid of his reputation, He did no
want to fight: he sought merely t
push us from one position to anothe
by dint of enormous numbers -henc
the flank movement by way of Lees
burg, which ended so horribly, an
!, bepumbed him with fright for thrc
months.
"Drivon by an imperative order t
advance again, in spite of the winte
, mud, he entered the entrenched cam
at Manassas only to find it a mass
smouldering ruins.
He shipped around to the PENN
sula taking 10000 men with hin
Magruder opposed him with but 100
men, kept him in check and force
him to use the spade and pick, hi
favorite weapons. He made sieg'
|, and in due time occupied our deserte
lines. The battle Of WILLIAMSBURG
followed. His advance was whippe
by Johnson's rear guard, but OWN
partly to the ignorance of the countr
and to the bad handling Of some Of ou
troops, he was enabled to gain enoug
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-10-06

n1-The ". Y Tribune says : Two
boys were reading the Mcclellan pls-
card aaAt 40
aWhst's G. B. for? What's bis
name ?" said one. s...'or l,s. ..as,,is.
"Gun Boat Mcclellan" was the TO-
ply. -.
awRat do they call him Gun Boat
Mcclellan for?" yli o. ~ zoos
Because he was six hours on board
of one at the Malvern Hill light std
don Z reremhsr auything about IT,"
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Finck's Course.

1st. A Henry Clay Whig'
I'd. A James Buchanan Democrat.
Sd. A Douglas Democrat.
4th. A no party war man.
9Th. A VaIlandigham peace man.
9th. Condemnlng Long in caucus.
9TH. Defending Long in Congress.
Sth. Dodgihg on Harris.
9th. Indorsing Long in his plat
form.
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UhWrChcS, Now KONNcIe, n, 7.
DR.. NJ. Jackson-Dear Sir:--I feel il pleasure
thus of my own accord to bear testimony to the ex-
oollenoe ofthe German Btcrs. Some years since he
ing much afflicted with Dyspepsia, used them with
very beneficial results. have often recommended
them to persons enrecbled by that tormenting dis
ease and have heard from them the most hatterng
testimonials as to their great value In gen.
eral debility, believe to be tonic that cannot be
surpassed j. NJ. LrOSs
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Executive Order returning thnnks TO
the Onio Volunteers for One Hundred
Days.
EXECUTIVE MANSION,

W asuIilSlOu ivy Scpl' ~
The term ot one hundred days, for
which the National Guard OF Ohio VOL
untcered having expired, the Presi-
dent directs an official acknowlodg-
ment OF their patriotism and valuable
service during the recent campaign,-
The term Of service OF their enlistment
was short, but distinguished by mem
orable events in the Valley Of the
Shenandoah, on the Peninsula, on the
James River, around Petersburg and
Richmond, in the battle OF Monocacy,
in The entreuchmentS OF Washington,
and in other important service, The
National Guards Of Ohio performed
with alacrity the duty of patriotic vol
unteers, for which they are entitled
and are hereby rendered, through the
Governor Of their State, the national
thanks.
The Secretary Of War is directed to
transmit a copy of the order TO the
Governor of Ohio, and to cause GER
tifieate of their honorable service to
be delivered to the officers and sol.
diers oftle Ohio National Guard, who
recently served ih the military force
of the United States as volunteers for
one hundred days.
rSigred7 AssAEA,s LlycotH
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From the Rev Thomas Winter, Pastor Of Roxbor

Dr. Jackson;--Dear Sir;-l feel It due TO your ex.
collcnt preparation, Hooiand German Bttcrs to add
my testimony to the deserved reputation IT has Oh
tanedi nnNe ~ q, @ ZINES, oeen uoned wian
advised by u friend otry n bottle of your German
Btters, did so and have experienced great and un-
expected relief my health has been very materially
benefited. | confidently recommend the article
where m set with cases similar to my own, and have
been assured by many of their good effects.
Respectfully yours, T. WINTER, Roxborough, Pa
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-10-06
PORTION OF The SPEECH OF
Hon. Jacob Wolf.
TOF CINcINNATI.1 I

Delivered at Luhcaster, Ohio, Sept. 80,
1864. Reported by j. G. Adel.
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From Rev j. s. Herman, of the German Reform
Church, Kutztown, Berls county Pa
DR.. G. NJ Jackson-Rcspectcd Sir. have been
troubled with Dyspepsia nearly twenty years. and
have never used any medicine that did me as much
good rs IooAands Bitters am very much i'm.
proved in health after having taken five bottles.
Yours, with respect, ]. s. HERMAN.
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PpA999e

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Small SiSo-75 cents per Bot fe-half doz 81 90
BEWARE OF COUNTERFEITS.
See that the signature Of &C NJ, JACKSON" is
on tho Wrapper of each bottle. D.,
should your nearest druggstnotha the article do
net be put off by any ofthe Intoxicating preparations
we will forward, securely packed, by express.
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The following is copied from the
Ohio Eagle of Thursday, August 18th,
1864:
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-09-28
THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY
SALE
ONE MILLION ACRES OF
FARMING LANDS
irons o
for credit adjacent to i; line Of Railroad n,l iO'
@


upward for credit adj e% TO line of lS%d @en &
in the Extreme southern Part Of the
North South l has all the diversity Of N S to be "5 @ Of
Middle The black soil the central portions of the the richest @ R T@
The seeding these prairie land grasses for Panag Gns to rc wit" T rl
tine 0 s, P' produces the best Of winter WRa to s hemp
South heavily m1G and g the rRg % Fruit Sf S @ n %
offered for Sale.
wlG Io South FaI purpose Acd
The sold tracts forty eighty acres suited to the settler VIII small means in hSr
purchase surprising that the sales the past have been large amounting
Grain ands tod Raising
@ 5 and and S rFon ~ loS na a T F S " %
cry part we'll adapted and Illinois can now boast many til" largest R' the
Hemp Flax and Tobacco.
Hemp and fax can S GS S as g 3E any gF%o @ GS Of i @"
y e c n to raised code extent the Southern portion making
Of receiving considerable large scale have been
indications produce
and sve together Will early g are tent Chicago St Louis and Cincinnati" well
Minerals.
deposits Illinois woela different points the Railroad and the
iron lead lmctoroer clay &c &C. yet barely touched will
eventually wealth
and tb are aie number Of swH erected near o the Railroad
the State difficulty fng lower than almost
To Aotua Settlers
Tidmeo offered that the Company has already sold 100000 and the sales
small Illinois his children will all the benefits cl
rapidly population, has n Years along
Prices and Terms Of Payment.
credit or for cash Abduction ten per-
offered purchaser
Forty $40 long credit interest six per cent payable annually advance the
TSTEnrsE PRINCIPAL. pr the short credit:
".,..S2i
two years." 2i00 Payment in one year" 1880 5000
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-09-28
Table and Pocket Cutlery
IL A II Q II -.

Wostcnholm's
Wade and Butchers,
r. Bunting and Sons,
Thomas Charlton's,
American Knife Company,
j. Russell Co.,
Lamson, Goodnow & Co.,
And other celebrated brands
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-09-28

100 dozen Simmons Patent Axes;
500 dozen Z. G.. Leonard Axes;
500 dozen Manns Axes
500 dozen Collins Axes;
$50 dozen Lippincotts Extra Steel and Double
bited Axes.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-09-28
DICKINSON, PRICE & BISHOP
WHOLESALE
Hat, Cap and Straw Goods Dealers,

lO2 and l04 Pearl Sc, CINCINNATI, 0,
WE invite the attention of Merchants and others
to our large assortment of Hats, Caps, &c. consist
ing of Wool and Cassimer, Planters Hats Of all
colors and qualities, French, Black Brush; also
Plush Boys Hats Of every kind. Children Fancy
Hats, Ladies Trimmed and Plain Hats Panama
and Leghone for boys and men.
Military Hats, Caps and Cords, all of which have
been bought for cash and will be sold low
mne4-3ml
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1864-09-16
Major General Command
His Excellency, the President.
A sure TesG.

There assembled at Fort Wayne, Ind, on Sat
urday night, public meeting to rejoice over
Sherman's victory in Georgia. The meeting was
dispersed by Copperheads-nen who'were rep
resented in the Chicago Convention. Now no
one need be at a loss to know where the sympa-
thies of those Fort Wayne chaps are. T he man
ner in which they receive news of our victor
les is sure test. sHt
There are two parties before the people for
their support The prospects of the Copper
head party are improving by military disasters.
Ii Grant and Sherman should be defeated, the
leaders of this party would rejoice in unison
with the Southern rebels. On the other side,
the prospects Of the Union party are improved
by military victories. Events which cause the
Southern rebels to mourn cause the Union men
to rejoice, because the downfall of the Confeder-
acy would be the triumph of the nation. !.
Now, laying aside personal preferences and
partisan prejudices, let every man who has a
loyal heart, and loves his country above party,
ask himself how he can consistently act with a
party which depends for success upon the
defeats of our armies, aud whose leaders are
sorrowful over military victories. Douglas
said there can be but two parties in tins war
patriots and traitors. Patriots would natu-
rally rejoice over the success of our arnes.--
Traitors would be differently affected. This is
sure test Apply it, reader, and then choose
your place. You cant be a trne patriot and
act politically, with those who sympathize
with traitors That's certain.-Cin Gazette.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1864-09-16
"RULE OR RUM

A Philadelphia dispatch, spesking ofthe
Copperhead meeting in tRat- city to ratify
the Chicago nomination, says that the trai-
tor Ingersol, was the chiefspeaker. OF his
speech says; .auisela bss .stls
Ingersol felt rather doubtful Of the sue
cess Of Pendleton and Mae. in November.
He pretended that if the fierce Democracy
was unable to carry the October elections
there would be no hope forthem in Noyem-
Der. In case of defeat there was but one
course left for the Democracy, and that was
REVOLUTION. He advocated general
rising OF Democrats to strike for their rights
which had been wrested from them by
Black Republican tyranny.
VIM. b. Reed and greater lights, OF the
Copperhead club, kept away. The Demo
Gratis are putting their foot in the matter
by starting out so fiercely. They can new
er carry this State by presenting the issue
Of success at the polls or revolution
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1864-09-16

MAJOR General Mcclellan, in the exercise
of his military authority, arrested some doz-
en- or more ''members of the Legislature of
a Sovereign State, " and imprisoned them,
disregarding even the form Of a trial, and
ignoring the habess corpus. Gen. Burn
side, exercised similar authority, arrested
G. l.; Vallandigham for conduct inimical
to the public service, gave him a fair trial,
yielded promptly TO habeas corpus, and
complied with the law in all respects. Val
landigham moved to make the nomination
of Mcclellan for President unanimOus.-
He forgives what he has denounced as tyr
amy, oppression, I" ''usurpation, can in
famous outrage" when it affects dozen
other men. When the same authority af-
feets his owB sacred person, all the bitter
ness Of his nature is aroused, and that
which in the former case, is only ''indis-
cretion, in mis- own case--and because 1t IS
has ocy,-beeomes an objectionable crime.
There is something sublime In this auda-
cious exhibition of supreme selfshness.-
Dayton journal Il gsa' dsah .,. s-e
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1864-09-16
Thunder of Applause.

CFrom the Lafayette Qnd.) Daily Journal.
They must have had thunder time at Chica-
go. All reports agree that the Convention open
ed with clap of thunder, and that the roll,
peal on peal, continued night and day, until
the last delegate was seen carpet-bag in hand
making for the Central Depot In fact, the
"thunders of applause" were so incessant that
there was no time or space for the lightning
May be it viii come in November. Every del
egate went away duly charged, and is expected
to thunder up his own particular neighborhood.
The Convention opened with prayer of min
ute and a quarter. [Thunders of applause.
Henry Clay Dean, of Iowa, denounced McClell-
as an idiot. CThunders of applause.1 Harris
calls him tyrant [Thunders OF applause
Harris knocks down a delegate in Convention,
Afightl fghtl [Thunders of applause.1 A
delegate calls Mcclellan Lincoln's dog. TThun-
ders of applause. Old Wickliffe sends up an
unpaid tailor's bill to be read. 1t is read
[Phunders of applause.] The man that arrest
ed the Maryland Legislature and recommended
the first draft is nominated. [Thunders of APP
plauSe.] The Convention resolves against ar
bitrary arrests and in favor of POstponing the
draft Thunders of aPplause] The COnven
ton adi iourns. Thunder. Jupiter IOFGJaS is
e1eeLSiS -i % - is
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1864-09-16
A oarreet Yle,r- frou Riehmana.

The rebels appreciate the impOrtanee OF mil
itary successes and defeats and understand the'r
bearing ON the coming political campaign The
Richmond Erarnissey Of August 3lst says:
,1 aIf Atlanta were to fall, or Petersburg, or if
sheridan should drive Early back to Lynch
blirg--or If one of these events should befalI,
then all the peace principles and the peace Pres
idents of Chicago would be at the election next
November where last years. snow IS, and last
nights moomshine.i War, for another President
ial term, would sweep away every vestige OF oP-
position. .'''i''u 1isti; s,saI %. Di1e 2 y' %
This shows the necessity Of constant, earnest
effort to strengthen our armies and thus insure
victory Two hundred thousand men added
to our armies will insure complete triumph
within few months hence.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1864-09-16
The Daily Netps says:

we are under dH c,3clunstaace4 2. peace. =
Are you? Suppose peace had been bro
ken by areyolt, not of the shareholders, but
of the slaves, would YOU then have been
for peace on any other ground than that of
unconditional submissionofthe insurgents
You know you would not And yet you
will not pretend that the shareholders had
half the justification for revolt that the
slaves haye.-X y. Iiib3me