The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-12-08

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Ee nave more men now than we had when the war
began, that We are mol exhausted nor n rcess ~
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iye Es andas we be-
lsh and maintain the nht6nplauthorty il unebanssI
Mld as we believe unchanged 3ble 6fsc
unulng the stoItreinalns 10 pllanasa q .4TT w.
on careful consideration OF ali ,it ,yi,,.,. ,,..
inle " seSmsto me, thai, 4 ,nt,.tion
Nun W. tne hsursent leader cofld result in any good
e would accept OF nothing short Of he seveyanS" ~
the Union His declarations to that effect arc l;c.
.and on repeated He does not attempt To deceive
us' lie affords us no excuse to deael * ourselves
We cannot voluntarily ye.dit.. between him ami n9
heissne Is distinct, simple and lnaexible III IL az ;s
sue which can only be tried by war, and decdedby
i we yield, we are beaten Irthe Southern noo,iso
iali nm, he lsbeaten. Either way Wondis ,s ic
Tory ana defeat following Wnf Nhatfsirue howe var
OF hnn who heads The fnsrrgent cause, Is not neees
sarly true Of those who follow Although he connot
re-accept tie union,, they con. Some of them wc
know already desire peace and reunion Tho nrn,
erO per O sHen may nerssse They can at any moment
have peace simply by laying down their arms and
submitting to the national authority under the Con-
stltutlon After so much, the Government could MT
nu would, maintain war against them. The local
People would not sustain ALLOW. it.. II, ouestiona
should ronlain,we would ADJUST them, by fle peace
u means oflcglslation conference courts and votes,
pFer"ilG only III cOnsttutonaI and lawful channels
some certain, and other possible questions are and
Monld lie, beyond the Executive power 10 adiistT
rOrmsance, the admission ofnenibers into Congress-
ana whatever might require INSTRUMENTATION nj mon
ey' The Executive power itself would be Qrentl v d
lnnlshedb by the cessation ofactal war; pardons and
re'mssions oforleitnrcs, however, would be still with
IN Executive CONTROL In what spirit and temper this
control would be exercised, can be fairly INDEED Lv
the past. 4 year ago, general pardon and amnesty,
upon specified terms. We're offered to nlI eSccnt ccr
tam designated clnsscs and il was at the same time
made known that the excepted classes were still with
IN contemplation Of special clcmency. During the
year, many hVailed themselves Of the general nroys
ion and many more would, only that the signs of bod
hth IN some, led to such precautionary measures os
rendered the practical process less easy md certain
puung the same time, also, special parduns have
Oeeh granted to individuals Of tile excepted classes
ana no volnnhry-arplicaton has been denied Thus
Procueay me door been for full year. omen to
a1 except such MS were not in condition 10 make re,
cholce that is, such were in custody or undcr
cohStrint. ~ Is still open to all but the time may
come when public duty shall demand that il he clos
S nu shP. " iell more vigorous measures than
In presenting the abandonment Of armed resist
acc 10 The national authority the part of the in
sgents as the only indispensable condition to ending
e war ON the part ofthe Government, RET raet notl,
ing heretofore said as t. slavery repeat the dcclar-
alton made nyearago that while remain I,rv fres
en- poSluon, shall not attempt to retract or modify
the emancipation proclamation, nor shall return to
slavery amy person who is free by the terms or that
proclamation, Or by any Of the acts OF Congress, Jf
I!hepeopie should, by whatever mode or means make
II my executive duty to re-enslare slch persons an
Other and not must be therinsrpncnt 10 nerfurn,
ply to say, that thewRr will c6se on the part of the
ItoNernncnt, whenever it shall have sed on tho
part of those who began it. rsE
aniHABRAHAM LINCOLN.