The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1866-08-16
that revolution commences, unlike the

thaJ revolution commences, unlike tne
other, the voice of tho American peo-
ple will be heard and their arms will
be felt II may rock the pillars Of the
Republic once more, but the eni will
be that its head will come of. Trea-
son will then be made odious and trai.
tors be punished [Shouts ofapplausc !
Revolution has been rife for four years
in the past, and it may occur in the
future. We have duty which we owe
to our country. Let us perform that
duty. and believe the best manner
I in y hich that duty can be performed
I is by sustaining Congress in what
they have done. Gentlemen, we must
be consulted You may remain, if
yon please on the outside. You rebels
must consult us 1t is our right, and
| it must be done; and il must be done
in our way and not yours. TCheers. I
If we d. this, then | believe the time
will como when we can be united as a
people, when we may meet together in
Congress. There will be no argument
then in reference to the civil rights
of the negro or the civil rights of the
white man. for it is fixed by the Con-
stitution. There will be no discussion
about the civil righs to be accorded to
the traitors for that, too, will have to
be fixed by the Constitution. There
will be no discussion of the payment
of tho rebel debt, because that will
have been fixed by the Constitution /;
no discussion with reference to boun-
ties, because that will be fundamen.
tai law of the land, 1t wipes outall
these questions which otherwise will
become exciting questions in Congress,
as exciting as ever were the questions
before the war. When we have set.
tied these questions in that way, we
are then in such q condition as to 90
along quietly and prosperously.--
There will be nothing to again dis
turb the relations restored between the
States and the Federal Government.
And when this shall have beon accom-. /.
plished, there will be a shout from one
end Of this land to the other that eve.
thing has been done. and that it has
been well done. If | tako UP arms
against the Government, it is right that
the privileges | enjoyed shall be taken
from me until such time as that Govern
mcnt shall see fit to restore them. to
me. This will be the voice of the en-
tire American people. Ard it is bnt
proper that the child at the South now
growing up may sec where the foot
steps Of his father would have led him
if he had followed him in t;eason.--
And he himself will be more careful as
he goes along his winding way on earth
than he would do had these things
never lranspircd. believe, then, when
all these things haye taken place, that
peace will reign from one end of the
land to the other, and that We will all
be quiet and happy--that we will for.
get and forgive. Our friends who
have fallen in defence Of this country
are not dearer to us than those in the
South who have fallen in the cause. oil
treason; but we may then mlnge our
tears with theirs, and go forward in
peace, prosperity and happiness, sail.
ing over smooth sea Tor all time tC
come. Let us unite. Let us select
loyal men, honest men, faithful men
as our leaders. And so let us go for.
ward in theo!d ship until hcrestsin the
harbor forever. And this great mon.
ument OF liberty that has been erected
by the American people, washed by
the blood OF three hundred thousand
men, towering until the nations of the
earth gazc upon its beauty, its grand
eur, and receive their inspiration from
il, Applause
i thank YOU, ladies and gentlemen
Tor your attention. sr....j WAN.