The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1861-09-20
THOMAS EWING, Pres't.
j. NJ. COFFIN BERRY, SecY.
LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE.
To THE PEOPLE Of ONO.

Intelligence Of which has this da, !:
,een officially communicated to me !,
md IN the acceptance OF the same, p,
I is meet | should express to you =,
ny sense Of the obligation which
his high honor coniers. Language
ails me in this attempt, as | can
conceive OF no more distinguished /,
mark Of your confidence ut this crit
cnl juncture, through 30 intelligent
and patriotic o convention oi repre-
sep,atives assembled from all pars
Of the state, rejecting the sentiments
Of sll political parties, rs we'll rs OF
the highest interests and most i'm
portant concerns involved in what
may with truth be termed q struggle |
for our national existence.
Believe me when | assure you ]
fully appreciate the vast responsi-
bility attached to the position Of
Chief Magistrate OF our state at this
critical period in it's affairs, and
duly sensible Of my own demerits;
and we're it not that | rely upon your
generous forbea, snce, should hes'-
t,e to accept whstyo distinguished
impartiality with such unparalleled
unanimity has assigned Inc.
Without going into discussion
of the circumstances and events
Which have brought about the pres
ent alarming and unhappy condition
of onr national affairs, AS these
must now be apparent to oil, II will
content myself by saying that the
iasue presented to us as PEOPLE in
the sunguinary struggle forced upou
rs by the ambitious and designing
leaders Of the Southern rebellion, is,
that OF mans capscity Tor sell gov
ernmeht. The whole question to be
tried and settled settled in such q
way that nothing in human power
can ever disturb or change it again.
is then, whether man is capable OF
governing himsei." Should it not
be shown wien every resource and
sacrifice has been made and | would
exhaust every mans in our power
fret ere yielding, then in order thh,
we might have our rights protected
and our liberties preserved in som,
degree sppro aching the peri, ction {.
our ni'ueftU supi"'scu rInpregnah'
system OF free government, ! woulo
consent to be taken under protection
IT our once so- called "mother conn
try" ,ro any ot' power ci a 'l'
ot maintaining Tor us the rcspest o
the nations OF the globe.
Tuat wo shall eventually succeed
in settling this question to the salts
faction OF all the world, beyond til,
hitherto expressed doubts aud sus
pcions Of foreign potentatcs, states
men and presses. have not the re
motest doubt, but that we shall /,
required to exercise all OF thos
higher attributes Of which man i
capable, patient and perseverin!
purpose. inlicxible will, unshakel
/. fortitude and unshrinking courage
the already written experience ofth
pact few months has indicated -
And it is the source Of the heartics
cong ratulation that we can alresd,
Joint to the brave deeds and DARN.
aud glorious actions Of our nobl,
volunteers thus early, and feel with
in our hearts, that the number o
these invincible Soldiers has only {,
bo increased and their welfare an,
C 'miort considered md cared for I,
tho utmost OF our resources, to hav,
abundant evidence of the success
: which, though it may be temporaril,
interrupted, mnst cyI ntually percl
upon our banners.
IL is tho duty Of every man VIII,
can bear arms at this uncture, i'm
, pcrative necessity alone preventing
4 when his efforts should be given il
I another direction towards strength
ening the cause and aiding the gov
ernment, to rally to tho standard Q
his country and be counted amonI
the heroes Of the greatest as it will
,, be the most Extraordinary revolution
since the world began. The strnggl
of our ancestors MAS for seli-g gov
crnment, our struggle ia to maintai
it, and under the blessing OF tn
same God who smiled upon Wash
, irgton and his bare. footed and hal
starved comrades, we will do it!
. Those who cannot aid the caus
in the field, may yet do much whil
n pursuing their ordinary avocationt
4 the sinews Of war are needed an
+, these they may help to contribut,
every man az far as his means WI
# warrant; and there should scarcely b
D a limit TO this, when ii ia considere
3 that IL our government is destroye,
X property will have lost whatever
!. value free institutions and enligh
ened laws conferred. In this viev
II the nstionsl loan, based upon sue
Il security as underlies the existence
a. the federal government and the valr
Of all property, and to which no 9th,
species Of security can at all al
= proximate in value. should be, I
!. literally subscribed 10 az go much
,. lien on life; for what is life worl
r. without libertya And is not liberl
ls to be purchased and secured at evel
3, cost? The character OF tho nstion,
Q loan is such that nearly all class,
d may participate in its subscription