The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1862-08-07
The Voice of a Loyal Democrat.
Speech of Judge Ranney at Chilli
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The ChilIicothe Gazette gives the
following report of the speech of Judge
Ranney, the Democratic candidate for
Supreme Judge, delivered at the War
Meeting held in that city, on the 26th
ult.
Judge Ranney was next introduced
He said an enormous insurrection ex.
lists in the country-thiS Is enough for
dna citizen to knOt0 to prompt him to I'm
msdioTe action. Thef6 should be no
division of attention from this fact.-
We should act upon it at once. An ur-
gent call is made upon Ohio. It is i'm
portant that she should promptly re.
spond, and show to the country and
the world that she is ready to maintain
the Government. There should be no
delay-no hesitation Ohio has large
number of men in the feld-we sent
them from every neighborhood. When
we sent these brave men out, we pledg
ed ourselves to support them. We
promised them that if they needed our
assistance we would be with them. 1t
would be unjust to them to abandon
them now. Let our young men go
forth at once and show their comrade
and the world that if brave man has
fallen in the ranks, there is another to
take his place. This will prove that
We intend to accomplish what we under
took; that when we put our hands to
the plough we did not intend to look
back. Whether ice voied for the presen I
administration or not, loe are equally in
terested in preserving the Government
Administrations are but for day
THANK GOD, THIS COUNTRY is
| OURS. We had better expend all we
have in preserving it, and leave it to
our children, than to leave them any.
thing else,
We are under obligations as citizens
to bear arms in defense of the govern.
ment, and 10 do SO voluntarily Should
we wait to be forced into the field, We
would nct be doing our duty; and the
moral effect of popular support would
be lost to the government. This call
is addressed to us ALL do not look
around you for poor man who may BE-
obliged to go. Let him who is in a
situation to enlist step forth and say to
others, come 1t is a great matter
with US to know that we are in the
right. "Thricc armed is he who hath
his quarrel just" Without discussing
the past / say to you This rebellion ,oas
'prodaccd by ambitious men in the
South WITHOUT REASON or EX.
| CUSE. We do not deny the right Of
revolution, but those who undertake
such movements can be justified only
by such reasons as our fathers had, such
as are recorded by Jefferson in the De
claration of Independence. BUT
THERE is NO SHADOW OF Elk
CUSE FOR THIS ATROCIOUS AT.
TEMPT OF THE REBELS TO
OVERTHROW OUR GOVERN.
TENT.
Remember the tolls of our fathers
who settled this country, aud the hero
ic struggle Of the Revolution, the wis
dom of the trainers of the government,
the mildest and best in the world. All
that has been gained for US in tho past
the rebels seek to wrest from U.S.
They seek to sever an immense section
of our country, and to accomplish this,
they, in their desperation, would sell
that section back to old England from
whom our fathers conquered il. 1t is
for us to say whether this shall be done.
The people can prevent it, but if we
would prevent it we must rise in our
might, we must show some of the spirit
of our fOrefathers, while we say to the
Executive You are acting as our
agent, and we hold you responsible
for the preservation of the Union. We
must also say, we are here ready with
men and means to enable you to pre-
form your duty. 1t is idle to call for
the suppression of the rebellion unless
we make the needful exsrtion to sup
press it.
The Union men Of the South need
our immediate aid, and it is duo to
them. They have sacrificed thous
and times more than we have for the
Government, The very idea of Gov
ernment requires protection to the citi
: zens in return for their allegiance.
We must save the Mssissippi-th'
highway of the West, Think what thi
valley is to be when filed by your child
rem. Talk not Of treaties 10Th men toht
haze broken the Constitution made b
Washington. We must neOsr yield hi
riuer OF any part Of its banks, ! ,oouid
rather see eVery man IN the West an til