Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-09-23

tIon intermeddliug and sgitttlOr,I a. before
the war, and from conscriptioh, coniiscation,
exeoutioa,- -emAnolpstion, Negro equality and
all exer.ions Of arbitrary, despOtio power
slnoe: " ajLiS of5GIJ0Inal
Ohio II l am elected Governor, unless Mr..
Bsough ald his party inaugurate u; In which
event We will u crush out the rebellion In q
very much shorter spaoe Of time than they
have emrloyed In putting down the slave
holders rebellion II, however, be means
ths. they will .ssSede" from p.he State By
voluntary exile TO Canada or elsewhere, there
will be no +" coercion " In that event. But
the threat, II intended 10 intimIdate, isas Idle
&c the wind: If meant seriously, IL 10 time that
the people should know II, that they may afix
the mark Of Cain upon the foreheads Of these
new couspirators against the ballot-box. In
any event be whom q majority, Of the .,,quali-
fed electors" Of Ohio may choose for their
Governor, DiA be insgguratsd, and the vast
mass Of the people, without Distinction OF
party, will aid II need be, In the work Of keep
Ing the peace OF the State, and carrying out the
Fundamental maxim Of popular governments,
that "the majority must govern" For let Mr..
Brough, and ell others who would defeat the
will Of the people, take notice that there is
mighty macs Of men In Ohio, whose nerves are
strung up like steel" who moan shat the man
who 70 the choice Of the people shall be the
Peoples Governor. Should that choice fall up-
on me, ell the duties Of the ofic0 shall be faith
fully and fearleasly discharged. i would my
self obey the Constellation and laWs, aud see TO
Il that all others obeyed them within her limits
and juriCdi3tion. The courts Jhould be open
and restored once more to their tigh9ul author.
ity, justice administered without denial or delay,
and the military In strict subordlnation to the
civil power Hdbess corpus should be respected;
no citizen lrrested except upon due process OF
law, or held except for trial by the civil trbun-
ais; and none kidnapped from the States
Bat while the rights Of the State and the
liberties of her citizens should bethus strictly
enforced, the constitutional and lawful au.
thorties add rights of the Federal Government
should be obeyed and respected with ecrupu-
lous hdility, no matter who administered it,
Whatever she Administration have right
under the Constitution and laws to demand or
expect ffoE the State Executive, should be
promptly aad exactly rendered. In short.
would adops and thoursughly oAssyI yIoutt the two
maxiAs upon this subject laid down BY Mr..
Jefferson 10 bis inaugural in lSOl:
FIR: "The support Of the State governments
In oil their rights, % the most competent sd-
minisIrssols Of our domestic c1ncerps, and
sAS "eaWoiho obuihos
tendencies" % S.ifog
Second. seThe preservation Of the General
Governmelt in lie Dbole constitutional pi0or, as
safety abro. d." -s''4 ="
and In this way would / strive, by the quick
and decisive exercise of will and euthority
whenever "scessary and proper, end By cheer
full and ready compliance wherever due, 70
restore the peace, the quiet, the economy, the
good order ind harmony which, In former years,
marked the States both In their Eelationto their
own oitissns and 10 the Federal Government,
and thus, In better times, made the Union Sc
cure, and .he people prosperous, happy and
contented. This, and not "civil war '4-for my
"crlme" 10 that lam opposed to.clvii MaFs-is
what my election would "lnaugurete'' In Ohio.
And now, men of my native State, are not
theeejutt the blessings which yon and your wives
and your cbildfeD, with lopging hearts, moet
earnestly deaire2 Defend, then, and hold fast,
In every extremity, TO the BALLOT Boz snd la
Dor night and day, invoke you, 10 secure these
blessings, through that, the appointed, poten,
tisl weapon Of 'freemen. ..--a- o. 80
...s... c. L.. VALLANDIGHAM.