The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1863-06-17

no !fre people can decide 10 continue this
wsI, or eud u by peace. until they have con-
cluded hat their own hhpfties were safe.
He ccpId not say that the rendering OF an
.rmisic 20 de Ton eders,e staies," for q
srttlemsn, o. the present. difficulties, zspro
posed by Mr valIandighan. wssfight, until
he had hsaId his argument and bis p-esen>
.a,.ou Of all the aets but when the Pre- /
dert or any military gentleman told him
that his TeIlo w,citnsns should not express
his opinion, he would reply that il Is a-farcs
and q cham 10 tax o Tree government -
The Democratic parry was not responsrb'e
for thi- uahsppy reb-iIi n, br'ngh' sb at by
it, sdSe,sar'es In power; theySwe warned
and implored no 10 launch lhis c"PDtiy into
the mi-eries of civil war. They did H.,
and claimed that they cou'd by the sSori
res ore the GonSututiun and Union ~ it was;
and we h9ld them TO that re- >ponsibli,y, in
the fac oi God, the riyilizrd world and the
ju,igmept of nil ages, hC thsy demard and
require unfold milio > OF treasures. and il
they iail. the judgment OF their country,
God, and history will be sgaiust them ~ As
q citizen Of the United Stats, he would not
submit one hour. 20 help him q ID. 10 this
fUFY WBl UtGNVJFCtttC poWOas hC
Democrats patty had snfered already more
outrares than ever could have been ronceiv.
sd Of II am TO hol tmy lie; my liberty and
personal property, subj ct sesths arbitrary
vhm of General Burnside. or any o,hsr
General This Convention should never ad
iourn unsil IL has achieved the liberty Of
the psolle lie said it IN view o. Order No
3s lie conld die bu; on,e scorn your
Order No 49, pCheersl ltrampls under
loot the order OF any military officer defining
tresson They may inprison me, put me TO
hard labor, take my lfe.'oreome what will.
despise Order No SO; and il you. my
fellow citizens, are such abject slaves a. to
hold your lives, liberties an ! property at the
d,ctstion Of any man, Colonel or Corporal,
you deserve to he slaves, an posterity will
des pise YOU. He maiBi sined that bis client,
Mr. Va lsndieham, who bad dareitp express
his opinion upon the u,otuen.ous questions
~ the war. bad ths' right under the C,n
s.itutios o deliver them: AMI he exhorted
the tvrntioH tn postpone every o'her qies-
ton m favor .! the question OF our own lib
critics; and he woun xbort Mr. L,ncoln on
the question: of teace OF war, when he Rad
the right 10 express that tpinion at the haz
ard of bis liic. This question should fl 1
their hearts every hnur. ard day, and be
their excIu-iv. business until the second
Tuesday o; O,'o tr. ,tt'r5 #.
MIR Pugh then. with much severity, dwelt
upon the acts Of military Off ers-in ru ling
themselves INTO pri rate houses, and, IN the
pre,e nee OF the wives and children, bring
ing heir vic inns before q mock tribunal
called Militar, Commission He afm,n
ished his lpemocra'c lriends not to halipc
to~'ay and repent 10 morrow Say il ami
mean it Let each man take cnua.el wi b
hls own heart, aid come to the res ilncion
,ha, this .uSurp,ti0n of tyranny shall be
> cpped, peaceably il possible. but by so'ce
il necessary. The best security Of hbsrty
ia to .mainlain it at all hazitds. Somebody
must make The issue. II i, is myself. God
help mr.. I"wiIl meet the respDn ',bility. 4
we hid an honest man in tae office Of Gov
ernor insLeal Of cfessure, who has sold
hnnsel or the name Of cf ,e and licked the
dust 'or power, aifurs weald DO ~ different
as when he honorable President Of this Con
veution had possession OF the Executive
Chair. NV we have less than the dusG D
the balance. We now have no Governor;
we have Fling. WHO mad the audsolty to say
20 my lace thai hs woutt eventually era Vi
back in To tho Democraic party. and its
convention would put sich men a. Vailso-
digham and Odds on the wall. [Groans
II God ipsred his (Mr Pugh's) lie, and Gov
ernor Tod ever pc enteI h mself IN auy
Democratic ConyeD ions, he would nove to
susp nd all business until he was expelle
I, III the convention He could pardon ar
honest man, who was mised and desired to
re tarn 70 the fold pf the Democratic party
but he could not man who sells himSelf foI
office and becomes cresture 81 namous
that one never can describe his iniamv II
before sundosn Tomorrow. General Burn
slne shall have me arres'ed for violaIna
Order No, i38, ill1yau act? 1--WE will
by ihouian1s OF voices .f,..,-..., l,o.
Mr. Pugh contitDed-Then our libsrtie,
are sac, aud atthe COS, Of lie l iatend to
maintain my rights. When his fellow CHI
ze,i, Mr. Vailandigham, or expressing his
opinion was seizsi and dfaggs4 n secrecy
TO C,ncinuat Z and Imprisoned, his Indignation
against. the military authorities, knew no
bounds. but when Judicial ffi'.er, knowina
his duty under his oath, failed TO perform
that duty from personal cowardi'e, and
traaipled under footthe constitutional righ 8
0 citizen. the question passed TO that Q
o: impesching Feleral officer and mskin.
'ah example OF Noah A. Swayne and Hum
iphreg H. .Leavtt Nothing less than a
sense Of my own personal. liberty and tha
Of nv children brough. me to this Conven
ton have seryed he Democracy OF OAit
twelve years and the cphtrsct has been dis
solved. desire n, Office and want No oths,
pcs tion than that of q private izeu;. 'bu
life - no lopgei iolerabls under this despol
ism, and !, W yuli rather be led to the sea
iold than submit To Burnsids's order No. 3S
A nd the q ,estior n,s for you 20 decide is
will ytu snbui ? [C'ies o. ""No, no, no..
II the people. IL October. by their suf ages
sfstain that order, no would advise his Dem
ucratlc friends 70 sell their chattels and prop
erty and emigra'e. to, some other country
where thsylcan be free citiz3ns He WAS il
tavor or This Convention not a1j0urning un
vi these rights were granted to them; and
in the language Of Patrick Henry, "'f thi
| be u eason, make the most of it," Turnin;
ITO Governor Mediu he said: No my irien
Governor, Ttnnk | have vioi.ted order No
90 en0ughg VEi1q1A BfB E ~ ltEA ~ Z
MIR, Pugh then sail that he had sough
an oppor unity on the gunbpat to convers'
! with Mr. Vs'l,ndjgh,m and thsrs put th'
question to him Has President Lincpll
tgiven YOU any choise between going to For
Warren or togo Sauih?' Mr.. Vailaudig
ban replied. mo. bug }uld rather go q
| Fart Warren thousand times than to q
Sou,h."a Mr.. Pagh replied, '.When you ar
gone, theAbolilion liar in charge o. tho tel
4 egraph viii say that he chose o go South.
Mr. Valand,gham said. II au'horizs you
Mr.. ,Pugh, 70 say that such A. not the lac
that pr fer going TO Fort Warren than !
'lthose who are rebels against the Unite,
States. I.have given yoa my opinion: