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

ana lfaHlpleu ny Iueln uHuer tHelf
feet--if you are Of the opinion that
this was wrong, you will support Mr..
Stevenson on the 1lth day Of October
next. If you examine the record Of
Mr.. Finck, you will find how much he
is in favor of you and your country,
and of the rebels and the rebel coun-
try. Mr.. Finck opposed, spoke and
voted against the confscation Of rebel
property. You will find this to be so
by examining the Congressional Globe
for '63 and "a, pages sol, 5O4, 507 and
5l9. Now ask, why he votes against
the confiscation of rebel property, if it
is not for this same reason; that he
considers the rebellion right and tho
war wrong? No right, says he, to
contiscate their property, and | will
vote against it. Now, l cannot for a
moment see why a man having the
protection Of this great Government,
should live at all among us and pub.
lish these Southern principles. l have
some respect for rebc! that stands up
to fight TOR his principles, but look
with the utmost contempt upon q
snake in the grass that will strike you
in the heel, without being in danger
Of being hurt himself Again | say,
that Mr.. Finck's record shows that he
is against the confscation ofrebel pro-
perty, because he believes the robel-
ion is right, and the war wrong. If
any one here can give better reason,
| am ready to stop and hear it. lie
opposes and votes against the act to
rc-enforcc the army from the loyal
States. See Globe, page 1885, Why
did he vote against rcinforcements to
the army? There can be no reason, |
repeat it, but because he believes the
war wrong, and the rebellion right.
We find if we look through the rec
ord of Mr.. Finck, from beginning to
end, that this is the principle by which
he is actuated That is, that the re-
bellion is right and the war wrong
that they have right to sccede, and
we have not n right to keep them ia
the Union. He is opposed to rccrui-
ting in djsloyal States for the same
reason. See Globe page 84G.]
Again lie votes against Homcsteads
for soldiers on confscated rebel lands,
Mr.. Finck is entirely consistent in his
record from beginning 10 end, in be-
ing Northern man with Southern
! principles-in his conduct toward the
, noble men in the army from the 18th
; District of the noble State of Ohio,
{ who are fighting for their country,
I while he is continually defending the
S rights of those men who are shooting
down your brothers and my brothers
t on the field of battle. He opposes
national currency. See Globe pages
c 145l, 1452.] Why? Because he don't
c want tho war to succeed. Mr.. Finck
G don't want you to take grccnbacks,
: because the Government cannot get
|, along without them. He is governed
: here by the same principle that actu-
h atcs him from beginning to end. lie
: refuses means to carry on tho war
l lie votes against the expulsion of Har.
c rls, and lodges the vote on censuring
IL him. Why? Because Harris made q
IS speech in favor of the rebellion. He
u defends Alexander Long for proposing
$ to recognize the rebel Contcdcracy
L. (See Globe page 1922 And he and
G his party oppose the punishment OF
u rebel guerrilas-thOsc rebel gucrrillas
e who lie in ambush and take your life
s and the life Of your friends, without
& being in danger Of you taking thciI
d lives. Those men who do not fight
o according TO the rules of warfare, but
&c who will stand upon the shores Of tho
l, Mississippi, or our other western
1t rivers, and fire into our steamboats,
n killing our wives and children.
i. would vote for hanging these men
t, yet Finck says they ought not to bC
S punished at all. He acts and votes al
- the time with Wood, Vorhees, Long
/ and Harris against everything to sus
( tain the Government, aud in favor o
n everything to encourage the rebellion