The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-08-18
Estab blished 1926.

lion is success, and went for Val,
for Governor. l. -
AS all anecdotes relating to great
men, are highly interesting, here is
one Of Gen. Schleich: .
Last summer, whilst looking out of
his office window, there came along an
enthusiastic friend of Gov. Brough,
who recognizing the General, shouted.
"Hooray for Brough :" That's right"
replied the General, "Halloo for the
mans that undcrr Again, casting
his eye up at the General, the insult,
ing AboIitionist returned ut the top
Of his voice, We'll, then, Hooray foi
Gen. Schleichr'
The General is now a suppliaut for
peace, and thinksit great outrage on
free speech, to propose expelling Alex.
Long Tor Offering to throw up the
sponge. In addition to the above list
Of UNFLINcHING Democrats. who once
favored the waragainst rebels, We may
mention Case and Wright Of Hooking
County; Eshelman Of Ross, and host
OF others too numerous to namc: but
all alike. are now for peace. They all
acted like patriots; following the nd.
vice OF Washington, they all irowned
Indignantly, it not upon the FIRST
DAwNINC,' certainly upon the AT
TEMPT 10 divide the Union. They
are now pointing out the impoSsibility
of frowning it down, even with cali
non and ships, and are, to all intents
and purposes, subjugated, beaten,
whipped and conquered Democrats.
Thesuhjugated patriots can see moth
ing but disaster 10 Union arms. In
place OF reinforcing the brave army,
they helped in some degree, to place
before the cannon, they are supporting
Finck, III Congress, who boasts that
no vote Of his, last winter, was for
another man" to increase the army
the draft; the appropriations to place
hel p in the field to save the men now
there. They turned from support to
opposition TO the war, until cOmpulso-
ry measures have to be rcsortcd TO
save our brave army and the territory
they have conquered and when draft.
ed, run off to Canada and leave honest
men ut home, and a brave army in
the field, to assume all the duties and
bear all the responsibilities belonging
to good citizens.
But this is not enough Some Of the
most distinguished leaders Of the So
called Democracy propose to divide
the Union, like unto the false mother
before King Solomon, who would have
that monarch destroy the child she
professcd to love. The true mother
objected, and the true men object TO
dividing our native land.
Putsuch men in power, in the North,
and your brave army is withdrawn
The protection it affords to Union men
is withdrawn with it, and the patrio-
tic adhercnt to the Union, in the South,
is left to be murdered by traitorcus
guerrillas. Your betrayed army will
march home to join their friends in re-
sistance to the foul and cowardly sur
render Of all they hold dear and ven
gence swift as the lightning will be
visited upon those who forgetting their
country, and betraying its defenders,
seek only security by sacrificing honor
and patriotism.
The storm of war will then have
gathered ready to burst upon the gull.
tv heads and the corrupt hearts pros
tituted to treason and lcagued with
bclls' blackcst perjury. IT crime is
punished in proportion to its magni-
tude; if Gods judgments are severe
in proportion TO infamy of guilt, the
dug which witnesses the abandonment
Of our national struggle and our sur
render 10 treason, will also mark the
bloodiest era upon the page OF time,
for self government must then survive
or perish, attended with blazing torch
and war s alarms. =