The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-01-28
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General hahemadea speech in Wat,
erbury, Conn, on the 2sth ultS byin,
vitation, from which We extraets

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erbury, Conn, on the 18th ult, byin-
vitation, from which we extracts I
THREE CLASSES OF POLITICIANS.
There are three sets of opinions to
which desire to call YOU, attention.
There are fcw-very tewAmen IN
the North who seem to be more anx-
ious to destroy slavery than TO. crush
the rebellion, One speech only from
that class has been made in Congress.
That speaker declared that he would
not vote either men or money, because
the Administrationwould not announce
the war an anti-slavery one. Query
Would that class recognize the Sosth-
ern Confederacy if they would eman-
cipate all their slaves? So far as am
concerned, | would fight this war just
as long and just as vigorously without
slavery as withit. Had Massachusetts
and Kansas raised the standard of re-
bellion, instead of South Carolina and
Virginia, would have felt it a duty
to have pursued the same course tow
ard the former that we have adopted
toward the latter. This war, as | un-
derstand it, is for the destruction of
the government on the one hand, and
its preservation on the other The
second class refuse to strike at the re-
bellion for fear of injuring slavery
Their alteration of the peculiar insti-
tuition, is stronger than their love of
country; this class are called pro-sla-
very democrats. They have been
taught that the road to preferment in
this country was in defending slavery,
applauding shareholders, and denoun-
cling the opposite party as Abolition
lists, Amalgamists, and negro equality
men. They know in their hearts, that
slavery is but system Of amalgama-
tion. They nominated and voted for
man for Vice President of the United
States when it was notorious at the
time that he was living with a negro
woman as his wife. When gifted
Northern Senator was blugeoned well
nigh to death in the Senate Chamber;
when outrages were being perpetratod
by Slavery against freedom, on the
plains Of Kansas, SO atrocious as to
have aroused the Christian world, these
miserable toadics were found apologi-
zing for tho actorsnand excusing their
crimes. 49, ss9e -.I I...
The third class arc composed of the
working bakit - men0f the country.
The loyal hv,. fsthe nation are the
unconditional Uhion men. They have
resolved, if it takes the last man and
the last dollar, the Government shall
triumph.
OLD ABE AND TIE sUCc EsSION.
wish it distinctly understood that
the unconditional Union party do not
now take the blanket from honest Old
Abe for the succession, but merely
give notice that we have him in train
ing and in good condition. and that,
if no accident befalls him between
this and the day of the races, that on
that day we do intend to trot him out
and back him to the extent Of our a.
bility against all competitors.
| When he was elected his friends ex
pected he would rest on a bed of roses !;
instead of that he has been devotng
himself to his country on bed OF
thorns; we propose he shall havo an
opportunity to remove the thorns that
have pierced him and his country, and
substitute therefore bed of peace.
Let well enough alone is the motto
of fprudent men. If your public SER
want is faithful, continue him in office.
In my opinion, the substitution Of ANY
new man would be encouragement to
the traitors, and disturbing element
in our foreign relations. | cannot H.
lustratc this view of the case in so few
words rs by telling ar anecdote-one
OF my colleagues in the Senate, Mr..
Ncsmith, was 'at the center ofour bat
tie line at Chickamauga when it gave
way--he was on very fast horse,
making his best way for Chattanooga,
when he heard q voice halloing, "Will
you swap that horse for this one?"--
mo" responded the Senator, "This is
no time for swapping horses" So say
tho unconditional Union mon; we
won the race in 1860; although lean
and lank, our flvorte has shown game
throughout, and We propose to stake
our bottom dollar on him for the sec
ond heat. We have important duties
| I3tessing on us at this hour; our gal
liant army must be re-enforced for the
final blow in the spring | appeal to
you to give to the Government your
hearty and earnest support.