The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-01-28
VIisoIf q. SHAW,

Olds and Shaw. The two former al
ready enjoy a widely extended notori-
ETY., and their fitness for the work they
have undertaken, will be admitted by
all. The latter gentleman is not SO
generally known, and as his praise is
destined to be in all the churches, SO
long as the New Church organization
shsll abide on the earth, we shall give
some account Of him and particularly
such portions of his history as show
the consistency Of his connection with
the new church movement.
In 1854 he left the democratic party
and joined the Know Nothings, and
was by them elected Probate Judge Of
this countyat time when that party
could give Office to almost anybody
He made haste to desert the "sinking
ship" when the fortunes Of that organ
ization waned, and associated himself
with the Republican party soon after
il was organized. Whatever of infu-
ence he possessed, was used to render
the party odious to men Of moderate
views, BY reason Of his radical aboli-
tionism which he never took care to
conceal. His opposition to slavery
was not bastd alone on the political
ground which the Republican party
took againstit, but he took the high mo-
raj and religious position Of tho first
slavery almanacs which were
circulated thirty years ago.
1t is said that he was quite dissatis-
fed with Mr.. Chase when candidate
for Governor, because he refused to
answer affirmatively his written inter
rogatory to the effect "arc you in fl-
vor Of negro equality
In tho Congressional campaign Of
1858 tho Republican Central Commit
tee wcrc making arrangements for a
series Of township meetings through.
out this county. Mr.. Shaw objected
to any other speaker going with him
because, he said 81 have q peculiar
speech to make and want to occupy
the time" He went to Berne town
ship and delivered his speech, the pc
culiarity of which was made known
the following day, when republicans
who heard him, came to town and said
that Judge Shaw's speech must be
shorn of its wool or the people of Bernie
township cannot swallow it," AS
late as 1860 Mr.. Shaw was dissatisfied
because Giddings' resolution which
condemns the ''twin relics of barbarism
Slavery and Polygamy." was not
reproduced in the Chicago Platform.
Shall we be believed when we assert
what is even so, that soon after this
Mr.. Shaw was found acting with the
democratic party. Maintaining asomc-
what respectable silence during the
campaign of 1860, he was ready by
the spring Of 1861 to engage with the
democratic party in all its multiform
acts Of opposition to the Government
and constituted authorities. This
wonderful transition took place in less
than n year. Once incenscd at the
immortality and irrcligion Of slavery,
he cannot now bear to hear "deliver-
ance preached to captives," or prayer
offered for it; and IL clamorous for q
church from which all such unpalata-
BILE sentiments shall be carefully ex.
cludod.
But Mr.. Shaw has religious side
somewhat peculiar which it is proper
here to notice, In tho Spring of 1858
he connected himself with the NJ Il.
Church. Those who attended tho IN
ion Prayer Meetings held in the yari-
GUS churches in this city and the
Young Mems Christian Union, at
Clinton Hall, have heard Mr., Shaw
give his reasons for uniting with the
church. On moro than ono occasion
he stated that he did not unto with
the church because he felt that ho nced-
cd the benefit of it, but on account of
the influence Of his example upon 9TH
ers. Whether Mr., Shaw is now de-
srous for now church gotten up to
his especial order because he has be-
come satisfied that such an institution
would bo beneficial to himself, or be-
cause he is still possessed with an in
Aated idea of the influence of his OK
ample, we cannot say,
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Critical Condition OF tho Confcd.racy.
NEW YoRK, JAN, 26,--The Post says
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