The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-11-03
One Week More.

There is but one week remaining
bc'Ore the Presidential election. FIRE.
qucntly as this duty recurs to the peo-
pic of this country, thas never before
come to them laden with such mo,
mcntous responsibilities as at present.
By the votes to he cast on Tuesday,
the people will determine the charac-
ter Of the Government, not for q sin
gle term merely, but so long as the
Government itself shall exist. Nay,
more than that +; the vote then cast
will determine whether the existence of
the government shall be further contin-
ucd, or whether VIC will "rub out and
begin arew."
The proposition submitted by the
Chicago platform is nothing short Of
an utter abandonment of the Govern :
mcnt, and a bcsecching appeal to in
surgcnts to take the government in
hand and make of it what sccmeth to
their good. 1t proposes an drm'Stice
ii recalling of Federal troops from
" Confederate tcrritory"--a concession
of the right of any State TO Secede from
the Union, and thus break up the
Government whenever it chooses so to
do-an admission that the attempt
made by our fathers to form perma-
ncnt government, has provcda Il miser-
able failure, and thusNlcmonstrated
that the men of tho Revolution were
mere expcrimcntors, having no claim
to craftsmanship, and whose patriot
ism was Of the cheapest and most
questionable sort. The gist of the
question to be determined is, whether
We will abide by tho Government,
or give it over as worthless, and
take our chances in general scram-
bio { some other system. Whether
the American people will abandon the
last hopo of free government on
earth Whether, in short, mankind
are, under the most favorable circum-
stances, capable of self government.
We have no misgivings as to the rc-
suit of the election; no fear that the
people will not be true to themselves ;
no apprchonsiOns for the ultimate sue
cess Of the government in subduing
the rebellion and establishing its au.
thority upon firm and permanent
basis. But We have to deal with foe
as willy and crratic as ho is implaca.
bic and INSCRIPTIONS. There are
those in our midst whose sympathics
are with the rebels, and whose efforts,
worthy of better cause, are given
chccrfully in behalf of insubordina-
ton, disruption and revolution. We
have secret, midnight associations to
combat Wehave fraud to watch and
circumvcnt. AND WE HAVE TO VOTE.
For without that, all our other watch.
ings and anxicties are nothing worth,
Let every friend of tho Union and OF
Republican institutions make it point
to be EARLY AT TnE POLLS, and his
FIRST DUTY to VOTE Let him look
to it that his ncighbor is prompt in
tho performance OF that duty. And
let him watch, that no enemy of the
Country or its cause, is permitted
to app poach the ballot. box. And when
he goes to deposit his vote, let him re-
member the base attempt to cheat the
soldiers of the right of suffrage, Lot
him remember the reasonable com
binations to overthrow tho govern
mcnt. Let him remember that the
public enemies at tho South are now
arming the slaves, and using them MS
instruments for resisting the lawful
authority of tho government, And
with these thoughts in his mind, ltt
him do hisduty to his country, his con-
science and his God.-Stdte Journal,
Tuesday, lst,