Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-06-27
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nj renegade Democratic and Abolition can.
Ate for Governor Of Ohio, JOHN BRoUoH,
impeaches the wisdom and patriotism Of the
trainers of our National Constitution, and Of
the people who adopted It as bond Of Union.
They made Constitution and established o
Government, recognizing and allowing the ex-
istence Of what BRoUaH, in his Marietta epeech,
argued was the cause Of the present rebellion,
and will be, unless forcibly removed, the cause
Of future. rebellions According to BRoUeH,
WAsHiNGroH, MADISON, HAMILTON aud the faith
era of the Republic, made grievous mistake
In permitting this thing, which has brought 80
much distress and ruin upon the country, and
slocd In need Of him and his Abolition Helpers
as corectors OF their errors and renovators and
Publishers of their work.
1t is true the patriots and statesmen Of 'S7,
with WAsHIEoroN at their head, found slavery
existing In all the States, except one or two,
and agreed to let II remain, leaving to the sew
eral States the privilege of retaining or abol-
ishing 1t at their option. This they deemed
necessary as term for the construction OF the
Union. They decided that the Union could not
be established without this understanding or
compromise, and they unanimously agreed to
1t. But BRouoH and his Abolition friends with
the light that has dawned upon them since the
war broke out, would have had no such adjust.
ment. They would have said to WAsHlEGroE--
"You are a traitors" to MADIsoN-"You are
rebel;" to HAmLroN-"You are q sympsthzer
with rebels," and have called all the people,
who voted for the Constitution with slavery in
1t, "Copptrbeads," who deserved hanging "as
high as HamRn."
The Union has become practically divided;
but it must NEVER, NEVER, according to
BRcUGH's Marietta speech, be reconstructed on
the plan WASHINGTON aud the fathers adopted
Ia Its construction No, no; that will never do.
BRoUcH proclaimed at Marietta that =" the
Northern people," meaning OF course Aboli-
tionists like GIDDINcs, WADE, BINGHAM and
himself, could "SLvER admit that institution
tslaveryl into the country, even upon an adjust
meul Of cur present difliculties."
There were great difficulties in ~ and prior
thereto, threatening seriously to dissolve the
then existing Conlederacy and prevent forever
the reunion Of the States. But WASHINGTON
and other patriots Of 76 went 10 work aud recon.
sructed that Contederacy, admitting that insIi
tuition BRoUoH speaks of into the country. That
was the way they brought about 90 adjustment
Of the difficulties then existing. But so much |
wiser are BRoueH aud the AbOlltionists than |
were our revolutionary sires, that they will con
sent to no adjustmeDt-no settlem ent-uo re.
union Of the States, upon such terms.
They wont consent to what WAsBIEeroN and
the fathers consented 10, aud Why7 Simply,
beoauee, as BRoueH alleges, slavery, if allowed
TO exist, would get up q! auy moment, another
10 the judgment of mOst candid
men slavery would have made but poor out
10 getting up the present rebellion without Abo
litionsm to help her; and go in the future, she
would stand but slim chance to "kick up much
of a row" without the like help.
In saying that slavery is the cole cause of the
Rebellion, and must be removed before there
can be any settlement Of our difficulties or any
reconstruction Of the Union, BRoUeH and hs
Oartisan friends cast the bilteres. reproach and
.be foulsst slander upon the memory of WASH
INaroN and bis illustrious oopatriots. They
accuse them Of the most unstatesmanlike weak
ness and criminal want of foresight that have
we'll nigh ruined the country. Bat the people
II Ohio, who have still lingering veneration
and regard for the wisdom, patriotism and
virtue of the fathers, will put the zeal OF con-
iemnation upon the traducsrs Of the founders
Of the American Republic,