, 1862-10-14

Governor Tod ON tho presidont,s
FFocIA nsatlO0.
GOV. Tod, Of Ohio, the Leader Of the Damo-
cratic parry in that State for the past dfeen
years, made = lrief but glorious speech 1t
Columbus On Tuesday last, which Ia reported
In :uH in tie Ohio STATE .7ou1ssal. It IL ~ fol-
lows:~ =.
Hi Nx1annoRS: It i6 yeFy gf4&tfYinG to be
thus cordially and kindly received. But I
hepe thai you'u excuse me and mot be dtsap-
pointed tnat make no speech: Tou1d be
glad 10 do TO; but the labDrn Of toe p3st few
apyE, aid the pressing llbors nov on hand
tuIbd. a few ords w1ll suffice for me to
speak my views on this proclamation. I
have studied It calmly; ! have given It my.
fai;f attt tntio1; azd hsrl say t. you that
1 cosaia'ly inaosse ezefv scntaaasRt a1td sy3aak
eJ ii. ,soh}n be ,rry 10 olfger with tie dis
1;lgu;sEed gCLcrs1 Nalsace) as to its bsiag IN
any wise il-timed. Gen. Wallsee Ind said
1lAt LIE Irucla alualioa s1ould have t4atu etfact
OF the 1st ct January, 1861, Instead 1T 1859.
tisstd in every regard. We must remember
the position that Mr.. Lsnco.n occupies.
HI is as much the president Of South
C:an.ira and Vir.i-1a as he is nf 0aio
a'd l.ltots- And tell you that his
long fofbearance in Lying his hand upon
reStn nigh toward the heavens. Few men In
t7is world could have acted so carefully andso
CALI II as Ar. Lincoln has done. THIS proclar
ms'ion, is in NY Judgment. perfectly we'll
tined; particularly 20 As 10 Oh1o. For afairs
hac ccme to such pass that the question was
foret d uEo On us-Whether ne with our army
should etay at hcme TO protect our homes and
our f:mllss from the rebels, or that they
should be sent back to protect theirs Cheers
| ard "cood, good!"l stupid though he may
br, sill only let this Afn:an be made free,
and my Tcrd for it, they will soon give these
Tnhff raFeaaR n nIUh n HH fakh nafa x4f
their own homes and families. [Cheers. And,
| for cne, prefer that they should be put to
TIE work Of Looking out for thsiuselEes, rather
| tlAn that We should.
! Lavs seen for months. my friends, that ex-
haustfCn OF one side Or The other Is to be the
J only erd Of tbs reb:llior. For the spirit Of
| their n;aEt&r, tie devil, has 60 completely en-
| teree into and Tce:esee3 the HEARTS Of those
! II bel leadtrs that nothing bat exhaustion will
be able to reduce them to obedience to the
| proclamation is the very thing to weaken
item in most vital part. {Applaase~l
| This Froc1aEatlon-W1at Is It? The presi-
dent simply says to these rebels, cesse your
urgodly war, lay down yourweapons of rebel
lion, return to ) OUT allegiance by duefepzesen.
and sll is r'glt. Then the proclamation Of
emancipation Of Four saAyes won't hurt you.
tcar a'c not .'sHtfy days time enough for thepa
to eefe4mi'sc ta- l'oi'st to scAieh course kasy
! ElH fGEe- 1t HltllA these ttree months the
TeMl States rIturn to their proper and lawful
condition il the Union, then this p:ociAma.
titI becomes dead letter, But if they choose
to continue in their nngodly rebellion, who ia
to blame but themselves? Tney invoke the
consequences on their own heads. Aud who
:-au!a be willing to stop then? Go ask tae
fxther Whose only son has yielded up bis life
before those rebel gucs, If he wonld have the
government stop there. No, # they should stop
ihe1t, j: as:,r acy Influence w;rh the govern
nent, will ur.,e them 10 90 farther, aud tc
70 On ill every oEe II thr=v l1flnlous 1eaaeri
ire larget, as Ell ex mt I1e to al future time
Ilm1It rae ai,pisus:.. Tue best blood Of Ohis
e:l.s ;r@..s. The battlefield aud demands th.
dea,l Of those leaders. [(1rear applause II
besga1 them BY cnndscxtion is not enough
T6ey Lust die! Wild applause.l There i
no loyal man in Ohio that can Condemn tn
president for his proclamation. We hare N
; divided issues among us.
) am happy, my friends, to Say that hav
, recently nlatfe the acquaintance Of Abrah III
, Lincoln. / had known him before as "
know men whose hand We take and are gone
But no.c I've come to EAom him. I have mad
long sid confidential conversation with him
, He is calm and undismayed, and I am satis
| fed, perfectly satisfied, that in his hands #
have confded the affairs OF government
, hands able and faithful. And. Jet me assu,
| you, whatever the newspapers may say to III
contrary, that there Is perfect harm any In til
cabinet at Washington. And, in nv opinion
all bids fair to end the war right soon; an
that, as believe, after this wiuter we sha
have but little left to do but to Catch and han
the leaders Of this internal rebellion.