The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1861-09-20

while others suffer whose burthens
shonlt be lightened. Equality
that Ike the dews OF heaven each
may bear, ip proportion, . just
share, is what is required. aud what
il should be our aim to securt.
The unprepared state in wi ich
the opening oi the war found our
state government, naturally created
many obstacles, TO little con'usion.
mnen delay. and many trying ana
peculiarly annoying difficulties TO
both tho Executive aud the people
J am happy to believe thd these
obstac ~ me now mainly removed.
II shall be my aim to give the
utmost support 10 the national gov
ernInont, conceiving the doctrine OF
secession 10 be entirely destructive
Of oar national existence, without
which it will be impossible to gov
ern ourselves, regarding tho original
compact of the federal Union not one
OF states, but Of the people, and ad.
herring to the never to DO shaken
belief that as they-the people--and
by this mean the people of all the
states. or their representatives fairly
elected and delegated and assembled
in national Convention, have alone
the right, after the most liberal and
I. enlarged debate, to determine its
: future destiny. Believing that the
masses Of the South still love the
Union, and would, were they lei
, , lun.rammeled and unforced, declare
tomorrow their will for its continu
p, snce, | utterly repudiate the mon
s,rous and wicked plea and petition
of the ring leaders ofthis conspiracy
! and would argue war eternally unit
y !, they are brought to condign punish
y ment, and their misguided follower
: ,. restored to reason and brought bac
y to recognition Of the true purpose
&c and intentions OF tho federal go,
ernment, from which, by artiul cur
= ming and gross Misrepresentation
u they have been misled and blinded
~ pray the time may not be long
70 70 its approach when our deceive
" Southern brethern shall be restore
=, to their allegiance, and the more c
y fectuslly the war is prosecuted
=, this end the speedier the honr W
90 come, when we shall behold Il
~ Union as it was-as it was intend'
10 be-as il must and shall ben
~ q pillar withdrawn from it's magnit
- " cent temple, not star erased fro
- its glorious constellation.
NJ | recognize the full spirit al
~ -, endorse in every word sentence, al
~ as a whole, the platform, simple, pu
~ ~! and honest as it ia, upon which | a
!" placed, and with the best energi
." with which | am endowed, all q
~ capable, shall aim to carry ont
,s' just and righteous principles. A
", that our brethren of the South IN
oo ace in it and in this my cnior
mcnt-having hitherto been count
81 among those who were their war
W, ut and most devoted fricnds--'
y, sincerity and truthfulnes. OF our p
~, pose in our war for tho u ion for
nu u, sake Of the Union shall go forwa
III il elected. of which | can have
'e, manner of doubt--and elected
III, euch an unparalleled majority az si
'e' convince the world how Ohio
'he act when the Union ia in dang
nl i -..:-.~-.~ .L-o"tanCl- --hu
~ ~, ing all party passions and prcJudic
,'n w., yielding up all polite Il prediIrctio
~ w. believing in the dying words Of
~. great Illinois statesman, that "w
,I w, ever is not prepared 10 sacrifice pa
VI organizations and platforms NJ
-, the altar of hi' country, d
-; ,s not deserve thr support o hoI
". .1 people" shall 90 forth TO the (
W" VI charge OF my responsible dut
~" u" strengthened by the justice OF
" csus,, and relying upon the char
- i. of all good people who, aware
10 20 tho infirInitics to which all men
';o - suhject. will not expe I too m
~, % from any one, or such thing as /
,ns ,os fiction; and with a single purpos
~" ~ maintain the honor, dignity, repu
H. f. ton, and il it please Heaven to {
VI" to these, 80 that Ohio may r,
-. second to none in her loyalty,
'I'' ts' liberality, her courage and INDY
~. devotion to the government OF
,m"s fathers--,he Union, one and ins
,n y' erable, now and foreve'!
VI DAVID TOD
CLEVELAND, Sept. 9, 1861.