Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1862-08-23
SENTIMENTS of JUDGE nANxEr

AS the Judges orthodoxy has been alluded
to, and his sOundness ou the war que stion look
ed upon as little superficial, his utterauces in
the public efforts to which he is, at the request
of the Governor, dcvoting himself assume an iu
terest and importance, which will cause them to
be read with corresponding cur csity eagerness.
The following is synopsis of q speech before
a military meeting recently held at Lancaster
Judge r. said he had come at the urgent
invitation Of the Governor, to present few
considerations why The people should re
spond to the requisiion of the President,
Coucurrng with the Governor freely in the
propTiety of the call, he had yielded 10 his
desires. There was no doubt but the army
must be increased. Legitimate authority
tells as so. The governors of nearly oil
the loyal states had recommended it. IL
seems to be necessity. The question is,
are we willing to endOs.e it 2 1t pecu.
liOrty of this government, that to the peo
pie is reserved the right to decide upon
questions of voting aud bearing arms in
support Of the government. One is as OBJ.
ligalOry as the other. 1t is our duty to
see that they are enforced, and that when
they are violated it is obligatory upon us
to use armed force if necessary, to protect
them This is our situation. We are not
called upon 10 uphold this dynasty, or that
privileged class, but we are calling upon
the American citizen TO defend the laws he
himself has made.
There is every reason Why you should re-
spond cheerfully to this requisition. If you
are constraiued-if The government is o6llg
ed 10 resort to drafting, tho moral force OF
such al army aud Of public opinion is en-
lirely lost. This is a principle We cannot
afford 10 lose 1t is of high Importance
that we maintain it before the world. Let
US therefore, step forward cheerfully, and
provide the necessary force 10 crush the
insurrectou. 1t is palpable that We are
acting With Inferior forces, and if We would
avoid foreign interference, We must make
this short war. What we want is such a
pros, cution Of the war as will put down the
traitors.
lie did not want to aIlude to political
differences. Il be undertook that he might
be found differing with everybody, but
there is one point where all can meet. The
laws are in danger of subVerSion, aud We
must have force TO defend them The con.
Stilution eqnires the President to suppress
the insurreciou. 1t is his sworn duty be-
fore God to maintain the laws, and if the
law is asSalled 10y force, We must defend il
with arms We want the restoration OF
peace, the execution of txe laws. We want
no more. The President has no authority
TO do more. That must be done, or we
must confess to the world that we are inca
pable of self government.
My opinion is now, as it always has been,
that as long as there is a man in arms IA
G INST the laws, that man must be put
down 10y arms.
lie concurrld with Mr. Ewing, that
those who do not Eight must provide for
tue families of those who do But in con
sdering who should go. he admonished men
not to look round to fad some poor man
who is obliged TO go, but let each man iu
qulrc if he ought not TO go, aud so deter
mine II is iudiSputable that those who
20 sacrifice most, and therefore those who
do not go should be liberal to the families
of absent patriots. We are uuder high ob.
legations 10 the soldiers already in the
field. We virtually said to them, eve will
sustain you. If disease and battle thin
your ranks, we will ill them up again"
our word Don't hold out false hope %
our brave soldiers. II is due o them hat
we should not leave them to cope with su,
perior numbers. American citizens should
voluntarily take arms to defend their GO
verument because its peculiar organization
and character needed that development
which has already shone So conspicuously
in The response of half million Of volurr
teerS, at the blast OF o trumpet lie could
not comprehend how any human being on
the face Of the earth, who is familiar with
this government, could raise his hand a.
gainst it, We do not deny the right of re-
volutiou, for our government is founded on
that principle bit revolutions must show
some great aud juslifyiOg cause 1t must
be papable In all that he mad ever seen,
he never yet had seen a single cause cited
agasnst this government, which jasiios
this rebellion. The government had done
nothing TO justify it.
If the people have not affection enough
for the government to fight for IL, it must
fail 1t was the ouly free government IN
the world It's prosperity had been marvel
Gus. 1t was peculiarly the country OF the
poor man, aud of the foreigner, who was
oppressed IN his native lanu. ~ sVetcnes
It's protecting egis over them-diffuses its
blessings over all alike, offers its rewards
to rich aud poor who seek them with hdell'
ty. No other government on earth has
done SO much for the people, and it II falls
the principle Of free government dies with
i it. 1t has more than realized all the hopes
. of its most sanguine founders, Therefore,
every man, native or foreign born. should
hazard everything for it. If it fails, the
) hope aud glory of the world is gone. Bat
let us remember if we sustain il now, not
!. they only who survive the battle will enjoy
a its blessings, bnt their children aud their
I latest posterily will enjoy them and bless
+ their patriot fathers as we bless oars for
c the priceless gift
Q WHAT sacrifices then shall We make We
must make many, No eountry 10 Che world
4 ever went through such scourge aS this
= rithont GREAT sacrfces of person aud nr0