The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-09-29
ton. Cheers for Stanton, cheers for
the Secretary ofthe Navy.1
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here. Why are they not here to re-
joice in the victories that will thrill
the hearts of the lovers of Freedom
throughout the world Alas, that it
must be confessed that it is party spirit
that holds them aloof. All Of them
are partisans. Some are Republicans
who cannot rejoice in the national vic
tories, because this war, for the relief
Of the nation, is not in all respects con-
Quoted according 10 their own pecu
liar radical ideas and theories. They
want guarantees for swift and uni
versa!, and complete emancipation, or
they do not want the nation saved
Others stay away because they want
to be assured that in coming out of the
revolutionary storm the ship of State
will be found exactly in the same con
dition as when the tempest assailed
it, or they do not want the ship saved
at all, as if anybody could give such
guarantees in the name Of people of
thirty million. Others are Democrats.
They received from their Father the
axiom that only Democrats could save
the country, and they must save it by
Democratic formulas and combinations
which progress Of age has forever ex-
ploded. They cannot come up to cell
ebrate achievements which condemn
their narrow and hereditary bigotry.
Others of both the Republican and
Democratic parties arc willing that the
nation shall be saved, provided it is
done by some of their chosen and idol
lied chiefs, which chief they mutually
denounce and revile They cannot
honor Grant, and Sherman, and Far
ragut, and Porter, because by such
homage, they fear that Fremont and
McClellans fame may be eclipsed
Nevertheless, there are enough here
oEthe right sort. (Yes-that's true)
enough of men who were once Re-
publicans, but who, taking that word
in partisan sense, are Republicans
no longer, and men who were once
Democrats, bat who, taking the word
in its narrow application, are Demo
Gratis no longer, all of whom are now
Union men, because they found out at
the beginning of this tremendous civil
war, or at some period in its progress,
that no man, no party, no formula, no
creed, could save the Union, but that
only the people could save it, and they
could save il only by ceasing to be-
come partsans, and becoming patriots
and Union men. Cheers for the
Union. ..... ......
Yes. my friends, when this war shall
be ended in the restoration of the Un-
ion, no man then living will exult in
the recollection that during its contin-
uanco he was either a Radical or Con.
servative, Republican or a Democrat
but every man will claim to have been
: throughout an unreservcd and uncon.
! ditional Union man.
THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
But why should party spirit, espe
! cially at this juncture, divide The
American People. And why should /
a member of the Executive Admins
tration, allude to it on such an occa
! sion as this? The answer is at hand
The Constitution of our country com
mands that Administration to surren
Q der its powers to tho People, and th'
S People to designate Agents to assum,
5 and exercise them four years. Yol
J. receive the Executive Government il
1 a condition very different and hlghl,
improved. We found it PRACTICAL,
c expelled from the whole country soutl
t of tho Delaware, the Ohio and tn
c Missouri, with the most of the arm,
S and navy betrayed or fallen into th
e hands of ofinsurgents, and new and trea
d sonablo Confederacy, with the indi
: rect but effective cooperation Of for
eign powers, establishing itself in th
Gulf of Mexico. We chcerfully Civ
Il the Government back to you, wit
- large and conquering armies, and
y, triumphant navy, with the hatefr
:, :, Confederacy falling into pieces, an
u u the rebellious States, one after anothel
y returning to their allegiance.
~ u Regarding myself, therefore, not q
"a h Secretary, but simplv as ono of tb
n people, I like Won am called by m
t. vote to determine into whose 6ant
a, the precious trust shall now be col
N fded. We might wish to avoid, or .
: ~ least to postpone that duty until til
n present fearful crisis is passed. But
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