The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1866-09-13

democratic opinions; and by all his
appliances of despotic power, they now
defiantly enter tho lists in the loyal
North, and seek to wiring from free
men an endorsement of their wicked
designs. Every foul agency is at work
to accomplish this result.
Falsely protesting to assent To the
abolition OF slavery, they are contriv-
ing to continue its detestable power by
legislative acts against the pretended
vagrants. They know that any form
of servitude will answer their nnholy
purpose. They pronounce four years
of war, brilliant sword sceno in the
great revolutionary drama. Proscrp.
tive public sentiment holds high car
nival, and profling by the example of
the Presidential platform, breathes out
the slaughter against loyalty; ignores
and denounces all legal restraints and
assails with the tongue of malignant
SANDER the constitutionally chosen
representatives of the people. To still
the voice of liberty, dangerous alone
to tyrants, midnight conhagratons,
assassination, and murders in open
day, are called to their aid. A reign
of terror through these ten States
makes loyalty stand silent in the pres
ence of treason, or whisper in bated
breath. Strong mon hesitate openly
to speak for liberty and decline to at
tend Convention at Philadelphia for
fear of destruction.
But all Southern men are not yet
awed into submission to treason, and
we have assembled from all these
States determined that liberty, when
endangered, shall find mouth piece,
and that the Government of the peo.
pie, by the people, for the people, shall
not perish from the earth. We are
here TO consult together how best to
provide for a Union of truly rcpubli-
can States; to seek to resume thirty
six Stars on the old flag.
We are here to see that ten OF these
stars, opaque bodies, paling their inef-
fectual fires beneath the gloom Of dark
ness, of oligarchical tyranny and OPP
pression-wo wish them to be brill.
liant -emblems OF Constitutional
liberty, gittOring orbs, sparkling with
the lifc-giving principles OF the model
republic fitting ornaments Of the glo.
rious banner OF freedom.
Our last and only hopo is in the unity
and fortitude of the loyal people Of
America, in the support and vindica-
tion of the Both Congress. and the elec-
ton Of controlling Union majority
in the succeeding, or 10th Congress.
While the new article amending the
National constitution offers the most
liberal conditions, to the authors of
the rebellion, and docs not come up 10
tho measure Of our expectations, we
believe its ratification would bo the
commencement OF complete and last.
ing protection to all our people, and
therefore we accept it as the best pres.
ent remedy, and appeal to our broth
ers and friends in the North and West,
to make it their watchword in the COM
ing election. The tokens are conspic.
uous Of overwhelming success. How
ever little the verdict of the ballot box
may affect the reckless man in the
presidential chair, VIC cannot doubt
that the traitors and sympathizers will
recognize the verdict as the surcst in
dication that the mighty power which
crushed the rebellion is still alive, and
that those who attempt TO oppose or
defy it, will do so Mt the risk of their
own destruction. Our confidence in
the over.ruling providence of God
prompts the prediction and intensifes
tho belief, that when this warning is
sufficiently taught to these misguided
and reckless men, the liberated mil.
lions of the rebellious South, will be
profforcd those rights and franchises,
which may bc necessary to ADJUST and
settle this mighty controversy in tho
spirit OF the most enlarged and chris
tan philanthropy.
Geo. W. pasehall, of Texas, chair
man; B. Sidney, of Miss; John II. At
kinson, of West va John III. Alder.
dice, of Del A. W, Hawkins, of Tenn;
Samuel Knox, of Mo-; Wright r. Fish,
of La; Milton j. Stafford, of Ala;
Philip Frazcc, of Fa; D. II. Goodloc, Of
N C,j G. Washburnc, of Ga,