The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1861-10-02

HON. H. j. JEWETT,
TO THE
DEMoCRACT q UNION MEN
VI Ts-FE tl.Lst
The s,h Congressiomas .,sst.lc,.


lien. lHuGH j. IEwErF haSias been in,
yited to address the Demotesoy Of the Ninth
District ii Marion, and eeTng unable to comply
with their wishss sastesscd them the following
Litter. -ls @ ID
oN -ts > 2&xssvuLE, o., Sept. IS, 1851.
~, T. II. aoppSR, Esq.-1i is graft yny to learn
that re people of yonr section OF tho State full
(, ly Appreciate the perilous times upon which We
have ALLEN, and, regardless OF minor conditions,
are epguiring how the dangers with which our
, beloved country is threatened can most cilectu
ally and speedily be avoided. II we would all
thus enquire and act in accordance with our
honest convictions, can but believe that the
storm now portending ruin to all our best inter
ests would soon be allayed. .lt.....s
In some sections Of the State, and ] have no
doubt in yours, studied effort is being made
TO divert the attention Of the people from the
real merits Of tie prasent controversy. 1t Is
TO be hoped that such efforts will. not be sue
cessiul. but on the contrary that the people with.
out being led astray blythe cry Of "Farty or no
party or by the hypocriical objection to these
resolutions or that will grasp the issUe a, it is,
and after giving 10 it that consideration which
its great importance demands, so vote as that
their opinions and feelings may be properly
represented and their most vital in erests sub
served. a- t
II the people Of the south give credit to the
Republican press Of the North they must con.
clude that large body of our people not only
syfnpathize with them in their opposition to
the Government but are actuslly prepared TO
give them aid and comfort whenever the oppor-
tunity shall offer. No one in his sober senses,
living in the free States, believes for a moment
that those who conduct and control that press
are serious in making soch charges against their
own fellow-citizens, or that believe that such a
state fittings exists amongst us. Every man,
who is not led or driven, knows that such char
ges are made for mere political considerations
and party effect, generally with the hope Of in.
Aueneing the action Of some, but not unfrcquent.
lyto crafty some ancient malice. The serious
effect Of such charges is in the influence they
may have upon the people Of the South, in
Stimulating them topiolong their opposition 10
the Government, with the hope that this sup,
pressed sympathy in the Nerth may soon man.
ifest itself in some practical form. @
II may well be said that the people Of the
north are united in their determination to sup
port the Government and preserve the Union.
With some the object TO he accomplished is not
pure and single "to prse,re the Union for the
sake of the Unon !" And the great question
which we must soberly and cAndidly consider is,
How can this be done with the least loss OF life
and treasure, and without sacrif:e Of honor?
In my letter accepting the nomination for
Governor endeavored to state briefly and dis,
tinctly my position as to our duty in the pre-
misses. and the line of policy which thought
ought to be adopted In it said what now
repeat that "the great body Of the people in the
"South are loyal to the Government; their sym
''pathy Is with il and for it, il the real nature
. "of the controversy was fairly ie;ore them and
"they were permitted to act in accordance with
'5s'their own feelings and judgments"
Entertaining the belief that the masses ofthe
South were honest, but deceived, that their pre-
rent hestile attitude toward the Government
% was not because they preferred any other form
OF Government or had lost their sympathy Tor
that of their iasher's but because they had
been led to believe that the people Of the North
e had adopttd and cherished sentiments and feel
inss hostile 10 them and their interests, and
that their only security was in Government
to be administered by themselves. Iexpressed
the further opinion, 'thatit was cur duty in
ssi,lstice to them as we'll as ourselves, for the
'ssake Of our common country, for the sake o
s,huunauity to undeceise them; to invite them
sinto National Convention where we might
s'consult together for our common eood and by
"wise measures provide against any and every
slime OF policy which II persevcred ia must re-
"sult in our common ruin" ..g
In expressing these opinions and indicating
This line OF policy made the distinction be
tween the people thus deceived and overpower
ci and those who had practiesd the deception,
and are now leading in the rebellion or revolu-
ton intended 10 be produced by it, and as
against those, and shall ever insInst that the
Government must be maintained and the Union
preserved. -
- Mr.. EwINe (the President OF the 9th Of Sep.
ternber Conyentioa) gentleman Of large expe
riencs and undoubted patriotism concurs in the
opinion that the mass of the people Of the
aSouth are, in sentiment, and feeling loyal to
.shs Government; that their present attitude i.
either the result Of restraint or misrepresenta-
ton.
Col. ToD, the opposing candidate for Cover
nor, is still more emphatic in bearing testimony
ip favor of this opinion. He says: -
believing that the masses Of The South still
,.lovs the Union, and would. were they left un-
.ArammeIed and uniorced declare TO morrow
atheirwiu for its continuance. utterly repudi
"ticn OF the ring leaders OF the conspiracy. and
fwoald urge pGr etsrnaHy until they are brought
40 condign punishment, and their misguided
nipliowers restored to reason and brought back
ITO recognition of the true purposes and in.
"tentions Of the Federal Government, from
(which by aittul cunning and gross misrepre-
"sentatieh they have been mislsd and blinded
B We then agree that the masses are loyal; we
al hax
that they have been lrd astsay by misIepresenta
tons; sos agree Glat the Gge,nms9 should be sus
safaed, the a,aay rendered efficient and vigorous to
q The end that the leaders in this wicked conspi-
Y rscy shall be brought back to duty and to sub
mission to the laws, but we disagree as to how
those deceived blinded and misied masses the
South are TO be recalled TO the Uaien, "they
lcye::" and from which they have been alienaied
BY gross misrepresentaiions." Col. Tod would
have them visited with the sy ord, with war;
,''war eternallytn means heTeiotore unheaid ol
to convince the resfon, cnlighteu the Judgment,
remove the prejudices or restore Tie affections q
aega. ] would have them appealed 10 as men
would seek 10 convince them that they are II,
esrpss,, would ,gise them evidence that ilie
sepsesentationg made 10 them BY whica they
were .tnisled and blinded" were hIse, I lcoua
ainSscfipe Mena. would labor To do all this "a
. matter oi econony--as q snatter o: safety.
EfeyTaal Wa iisi These arc words
u df faarfnl meaning. and the evidence ofpsrposes
81 hotTibls import not only 10 those immediately
concerned but tothe whole civilized world. and
especially 80 when wagsd against men. tlls ina g
ses Of whom are loyal, and who bys candid
sincers and authentic assurance coald bs made
10 battle as zssleasly ard iaasifally in defence
our common and glorious dag. ~ we who are