M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1863-06-18

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He did not know what character the
resolutions to be brought before the
Convention would be, but he was in
flavor Of the adoption Of a resolution,
that no free people can decide to con.
linuO this war, or end it by peace, un
til they have concluded that their own
Liberties wore safe. lie could not say
that the rendering OF an armistice to
the Confederate States" for settle
Fmsnt OF the present difficulties, a.
proposed by Mr.. Vallandigham, was
fright, until hO had heard bis argument
and his presentation of oil the facts.
But whom the President or any mil
tary gentleman told him that HE
fellow citizens should not express his
opinion, he would reply that it 10 q
farce and a sham to talk of free gov.
ernmsnt. The Democratic party was
not. responsible for this unhappy re.
bellion, brought about by its adverse.
Sies 10 power I; they were warned and
implored not to launch this country
Into the miseries Of q civil war. They
did it, and claimed that they could by
the sword restore the Constitution and
Union as it was and we hold them
to tha. responsibility, in the face of
God, the civilized world and the judg.
msnt Of all ages, if they demand and
require untold millions Of treasures,
and if they fail, the judgment Of their
country, God, and history will be
Rgainst them. As q citizen of the
fUuitsd States, he would not submit
one hour, 80 .help bin God, to this
arbitrary and irresponsible power
The Democratic party had suffered
already more outrages than ever could
havs been conceived Of, II lam to hold
my life, my liberty and personal
property Suoject to the arbitrary whim
of General Burnside, or any other
General. This Convention should
never adjourn until it has achieved
the liberty OF the people. He said it
lin view Of Order No. SO. He could
die but once. scorn your Order
No. SS. [Chesrs. j trample under
foot the order Of any military officer
defining treason. They may imprisoD
me, put me to hard labor, take my life,
or come what will, l deSpise Order
No. 38; and ifyou,my citizens,
are such sbject slaves as to hold your
lives, liberties and property at the
dictation Of any man, Colonel or Cor
poral, you deserve to be slaves, and
p osterity will deSpiGe You. BE main.
tained that his client, Mr.. Vallandig.
ham, who had dared to express his
opinion upol the momentous queS
tions Of the war, had that right under
the Constitution to deliver them /; and
he exhorted the Convention to post
pons every other question in favor of
the question Of our own liberties; and
he would exhort Mr.. Lincoln on the
question OF peace or war;. when he
had the right to express that opinion
ct the hazard OF his life. This queS.
ton should fill their hearts every hour
and day, and be their exclusive busi.
ness until the second Tuesday Of Ooto.
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Mr.. Pugh then, with much severity,
dwelt upon the acts Of military ofn
GERS --iniruding themselves into pri.
vate houses, and, in the presence Of
their wives and children, bringing
their victimes before q mock tribunal,
called q Military Commission. He
sdmonishes bis Democratic friends
not to hslloo to-day and repent to.
morrow. Say it and mean it. Lot
each man take counsel with bis own
heart, and come to the resolution that
this usurpation Of tyranny shall be
stopped, peaceably if possible, but BY
force if necessary. The best security
Of liberty is to maintain it all hazards.
Somebody must make the issue. lift
is myself, God help mo, ] will meet
the responsibility. II we had an hon.
est man in the Office Of Governor
instead Of q creature, who has sold
himself for the name Of Office and
licked the dust for power, affairs would
DO as different as when the honorable
President Of this Convention had DOS.
session Of the Executive Chair. Now
we have less than the dust OF the bal.
lance. We now have no Governor :;
we have q king, who had the audacity
to say to my face shat we would even.
tually crawl back into the Democratic
party, and ito convention would put
such men as Vallandigham and Olds
to the wall. TGroans. If God spared
his (Mr. Pugb's) life, aud Governor
Tod ever presents himself in any
Democratic Convention, he would
move to suspend all business until he
was expelled from the convention. He
could pardon au honest man, who
was misled and desired to return to
the fold Of the Democratic party. but
he could not q man who soils himself