The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-08-06

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= VI. We charge d. III
Seymour publicly said sr
the issue OF Lincoln's tirs $40
alton otRreedom, that, u aIef
c0uid only be naintaiht e s8
ishing Slavery, then the ttItr
ought to be given up. Does eo
World deny lhief
VII. We charge that Horui
seymour, being elected Goverfe
OF our State, gave bot coiu. ~
luctant, hesitatlng, grddglng cs,
ing supp9rs to tbe FeJefai al .of
tiles, then struggling 10 av,raNb
disruption ofrthc unioD, ~ ,pf,
President Lihcoln WAS coBsa4lined
TO say 10 his h=uthery who was at
tho White House on business,
Please remind your brother, the
Governor, that il be lsi=ever TO be
President ofthc United States there
must be such a country loft to pre-
side over eEgs oF
VIII. Wo charge that when it
became necessary 10 resort to Draft.
ing TO rcplenish the National arm.
les, Gov. Seymour threw his infu-
cnce against that resort; and in ap-
pealing 10 The President to sus-
pend lis enforcement meuacingIy
said:
1T is believed by at least ono
half the people Of the loyal States
that the Conscription act, which
they are called upon 10 obey be.
cause it is on the statute book, is in
itself a violation of tho supreme
constitutional law. i <
| do not dwell upon what l believe
wonId be the consequences OF
violent, harsh policy, before tho
constitutionality Of tho act is test,
cd. You can scan the future as
we'll as |. The temper of tie people
to day you can readily Learn.'
Docs any man on earth believe
that the man who thus demanded
of the President o suspension of
the Draft till its constitutionality
could be tested in the Courts, real
ly wished the Rebellion put down
by the strong arm? A few days
before. he had said TO the rioters
assembled in our City Hall Park:
81 assure you, my fellow citizens,
that | am here TO show you test
of my friendship. [Checrs l
wish to inform you that | have
sent my Adjutant. General to Wash.
ington TO confer with the authori.
ties there, and to have this Draft
suspended and stopped Eyocitet-
GUS cheers.
Mr.. Lincoln, thus appealed to as
though he were drafting men from
mere wanton caprice, and might
as we'll wait year or Two as not,
thus cogenty responded to Sey-
mours 8 most unreasonable demand:
81 do not object to abide the
decision of the United States Su-
premc Court, or the Judges thereof.
on the constiLutionality Of the Draft
law. In fact should be willing to
facilitate the obtaining Of it. But
| cannot consent to lose the time
while it is being obtained. We
are contending with an enemy who,
as understand, drives every able
bodied man hc can reach into his
ranks, very much as a butcher
drives buhocks into q slaughter.
pen. No timc is wasted, no argu-
mcnt Is used. This produces an
army which will soon turn upon
our victorious soldiers already
in the field, if they shall not be sus-
tained by recruits as they sholld
be. 1t produces an army with
rapidity not to be matched on our
side, if wo first waste time to re
experiment with the volunteer
s. stem, already deemed by Con-
gross, and palpably, in fact, so far
exhausted us to be inadequate; and
then more time 10 obtain Court
decision as to whether q law is
constitutional which requires
part Of those now IN the service to
90 to the aid of those who are al
ready 10 il; and still more time 70
determine with absolute cer,ainig
that wo got those who ara ts ~
in the precisely legal prop ~ v
those who are not 10 20. i
pose is to be in my action JAS as
constitutional, and yet practie-'
performing the important d..5
with which | am charged, Of mai
tanning the unity and The FREE
principles of our common country.
These contrasted utterances are
Characteristic of their respective
authors; and, most certainly, either
Abraham Lincoln or Horatio Sey-
mour was not loyal, jealous pat
riot throughout our great trial -
What says The World?
We have more to offer oG thi.
fruitful theme, but will await rio
Worlds response to the foregoing
A Fuss in the Ea miIV,