Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-08-08

ImnsIsDd1H bauIshed, or otherwise outr4 tsd,
merely beDause Of their political oplpIoqs, o.
fof tensuIs and scriticism az tho shen snd party
In 6oWer. shal would not be done With 10 X We
Ivefe II Sc conquered or were % suhRt7, In
|fsct.It IA this very policy which, inatesd Of
|.sorushing Out the rebellion, crushed out oil
Union sentiment among them1 and made, % Il
still keeps them. a unit in numbers and aplrlt
Eeeainet the force and ndafms-0f the Federal Gov
ernment. :, It was the repeated confession ~ me.
bdFssnelIy, of ssye4 Hot the pgss dIetipsplehea
Ruell had been- retHingd inspommand, and per-
mitted to continue his policy of peace and con-
Iciliatiorl- acting tho Officer and she gentleman,
CbgeryIng private right, respecting private prop
erty, returning fugitive slaves, and tolerating
all political opinions, whether 10 sympathy with
secession or not, %, long aelnot earned out into
overt ac!B- The pSopfs 81 Tennessee would have
Voluntarily returned to the Union, elk months
taso:I And they fejbIc6d ihifhec echAnge OF policy
and his removal. But the mischief has been
copsummated, and no, success of Arms, no num-
tber Of Victories can repair ID. Not only another
policy, but other inatrnmehtalities alone can
| now restore the Union.
What, upon the other hand, does the Demo
cratic party propose TO the States and people OF
the South r. Not confscaticn. nor emancipa-
/ tIon, nor oonscription, nor execution, and Ger.
ltainiy not the equality, or rather superiority, Of
|. tSa 4 AFRO facS but lie Constitution with all
its IL sfantees, The rights Of the States and the
liiberties u tbe people. We would restore the
IJnio1, and with IL give them quiet and security
In the epioyIhsntp OF their rights, properties
and institutions Of every Kind, as In the begin
lninp OF the Government, and before fanatics
4 and demagogues made slavery q subject OF NOR
Al and poiitical agitation. We promise also 10
1 onrselyes. and of course TO them, free press,
free soesch, free elections liberty Of conscience
aud opinion, hsbeas coTpus, due process Of law
Iiudica trial, trial by jury, no midnight arrests
| no marllsl law, no military orders or commits
1 sions, no Provost Marshals, no Military Cover.
nors. In short, we ask and offer nothing bu
the CoNsTIrUrioN, THE UNIoN AND THE Laws
Which policy, then, let me ask, is best cal
culated 10 restore the Union? Which party
Ibest able 10, effect the restoration2 All wis
aud candid men now admit that even II tn
military power of the Confederate States 'couii
be broken down by force, and her arrniee diesl
pated, the final setslement OF tpis great conto
lytrsy must be the result Of statesmanshlp, no
arns--conciliatlon not force. And to whom
y but Democratic statesmen, untainted with Abe
4 Iitlonism, and 10 whose wisdom and integrit!
p the people of all seclions-South' ae well O
North and Weat--have confidence, can th'
work be securely commitsed7 Can they accom-
plish H. who come with acs and proclamation
of abolition, oonhsuRtion, transcription ant
death7-men who are for no peace or union I'll
slavery Ia abolished7 Believe me, the success
Of the Democratic ticket this fall, in Ohio, viii
do more, 1, & only for constitutional liberty, bu
for the Uhion, than such men could accomplish
In hundred years
4 Ineed no. iepeat my often declared cinvc-
I tion, which time has always vindicated, tha
i the Sjuth can not be conquered by force ant
arms. But granting, for argumencs sake
"the effeciu,i check and waning propoi tion
Of the rebellion" as proclaimed now sgail
for the hundtedth time, ny the sorgan
tof the Administration, and that by the secon'
Monday 10 January next, all the armies Q
the Confederates will have been captured or die
J Ipersed, aud their remaining Ave hundred thou
) Sand SQUARE miles of territory oveffun aud 90
cupied, then the hour for the paciticadoh Of til
South aud coneiiation OF her people will hav
arrived And which party will most readily b
Iheafkened to by them7 Who, as Governor O
Ohio, will be the most efficient 6gent 10 tha
great aud arduous work. Your candidate, com
miited wholly to the restoration OF the Union q
It wac: or the candidate Of the Administration
pledged Ito apolicy full, upon the one hand, Q
!; continual evaporation aud hate, and, on th
. other, Of insurrection and revengef Very me
/, mentous are these questions; for until that sha
|. have been accomplished, there can be neiths
Consultation nor onion, and no security and o
\ quiet In the land; nor can a single soldier, IL
: then, return to mother, or wife, or child, q
home. Reason together, then, men OF ohit
; and Judge wisely, ye who love your country
? and would restore IL TO lbs former peace, pros
: perity and glory. CSntinual war and stfiie ar
lhs forbidden fruits Of our political Eden, 1au
bear stiIr the primal curse, uttered 10 tonei
/, louder than ihs voice OF the mighty cataract
whose pfesenoe nov write--"ln the day tha
thou eat6st thereof thou shalt surely idie.ld .
Iai bJ7i-7s stnsmC. l.! !VALLANDiGHAM.t