Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-10-29
The Ohio Election and lis Re-
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Speech Of Hon. John BrOugh at
* Patnssvtlle, October 16.

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Ladies and Gentleman
Earnestly, cordially, do l thank you fer
your greeting to-day. atn not certain but
| shall illustrate my feelings by an anecdote
heard many years ago. A man who was
given to the habit of proiane swearing on
all occasions was ono day hauling load of
potatoes up hill, whcn the tail board ~
the wagon getting loose, h" FUND, on look.
ing back that the contents Of hi: wagon had
escaped, and were strewn over the road.
friend meeting him at the moment asked
4, him !, Why be did not swear over the accident.
wen, ne replied, SIMPLY because am not
able to do Justice to the occasion. am be-
ginning to feel the ebb of tins excitement;
but 1t seems otherwise with you. Perhaps
ings, ana the arduous character OF my la
bors You may well rejoice IN the great
victory you have won, lt.is an achieve
ment OF which you may well be proud; IL
IS one tor which your posterity VIII thank
and gloriiy you, even as you reverence ana
praise your tathcrs Tor the struggle that
gave you the pest governments the World
ever knew. Ihis Is not atriumph OF any
nra'. NO man eou'd nave won IL, ana no
man in the State ever merlted such an ova-
ton. Neither IS II triumph OF any party,
as VIC have heretofore classified and under
stood them. Party lines, to great extent,
have been oblterated IN thls G?nte4. Mass
on OF both parties have joined to swoll this
great triumph, and the line OF division has
only been between those who were friends oil
the Government and the country on the one
side, and the opponents OF these on the 9th
er. And why should not men OF all parties
thus become umtedf Nineteen years ago 1
stood IN this same grove, and followed Gov-
ernor Corwin in party discussion, What
was one ground OF contestf contended
that the principltso OF my party were best
calculated to perpetuate. the Government
and promote the prosperity OF our common
country. The Governor contended that the
principles OF his party, we're better adapted
to the same end The purpose was the
same. we were IKE Two paraes going 70
the mill, each contendlDg that hls was tho
snoothest and the best road: BY and by
What more natural than that we should say
to each other-here is q new element that
seeks to Overturn and destroy this Govern
ment that we are both trying to preserve
that is threatening to tear down our mill
suppose We lay aside our warfare and join
eur forces to subjueste this common. enc.
myl Why, my brother Democrat, should
we have faltered in such crisi2 The place
Of the old Democrat had always been on the
side Of the country in its hour of peril, and
this was no time to shrink from that duty.
We should instnctively have sprung as q
body into the breach.
When the war broke out, the Kepubli
cans held the political power in the State.
They invited US to bury party divisions and
join great party to sustain the Government.
They offered to divide with US the posts Oh
duty and responsibility. They gave us oul
present excellent Governor, and glorious
thing it was forthe State they did so; They
! met US in the spirit OF liberality, and have
. acted in good faith. But the question wa.
not one Of Office or place-it was one ol
prinoiple-and the Democrat who failed t
, strike hands upon it, necessarily admitted
!. that there was more Of patriotism and love
: OF country among his old political opponentl
: than in the ranks Of his own party. This l
tor one, was not willing to do, On neithe
! side have We compromised any principle.
: tests and joined in common cause to save
!. our comnon country. Byrhis, union we hav'
i achieved tho great victory over which vi
= rejoice 70 day.
! confess myself disappointed in the re
. suit OF thls contest. made my estimate
!. : four weeks ago, and have the paper in M,
Q pocket, but am ashamed to show 1t.
!, figured the majority then at thirty-fv
q thousand on the home. vote; but IT ha
a doubled my figures and stands to- day
3 3 nearly seventy thousand was anxious tor
y good round majority ut home, Tor was vel
o satisfied If we we're beaten on the home vote
n the vote OF the army would be rejected.
5 did not want to deprive orr brave soldier
: !. OF their part in this triumph, but rather t
e save them from being cast out wante
r, the people at home to dig the grave OF tIei tIei
!. !. son and bury IT, and the boys irthe held
l. fire the funeral volley over 1t.
Q But this is not your victory only-it is tn
!. victory Of the whole nation, for in Ohio "
have fought the battle OF the whole unior
y II Ohio had been taken from the loyal an
le placed among the disloyal States-if nc
9 great civil and military power had bee
!. placed in the hands OF syu'pathIzer VT
Q. traitors-your cause was lost. with Ne
:, York controlled by Seymour, Pennsylvanl
: in the hands Woodward, and Ohio give
N over to the candidate now so badly defeated
or there would have been. nothing lett US bt
the triumph Of the rebellion, and the di
ID membermept OF our Union. Thank Go