Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-06-29
Grand EnthusiastiC UniOn
Demonstration.
UniOn
serenado to the Hon. John BrOugh.
nR. RROTGR,s sPEECH.

come him to the city on MS return nOH0' A-@
IN exnrsss their sense Of his nomination as
candidate for Governor. Leland's Band dld
their best in the way of instrumental music
while a club of our most celebrated Cleveland |
vocalists gave an additional charm to the |
serenade. After music by the band, ana |
patriotic pieces by the club, Mr.. BrOugh was
called out. He was introduced to the assem-
blv bv the Hon. Amasa Stone, Jr., and was
addressed as follows, by George A. Benedlei'
Eso.. of the Cleveland Herald;
1Mr. Brouqh: Your neighbors and friends
have assembled here this evening to give eX-
Dression to their feelings Of personal and po-
iitical regard felt towards yourself, as wen
as TO endorse your nomination by the Union
Convention, as the GubernatoEial eandloate
for the next campaign. We doubt not tna'
you will pass through the apProaehlng con
test with success and honor, and that YOU
viii take your seat in the GubernatOrial char
with the confident assurance of grand Po-
litical triumph"
Mr. Brough said:
" Personally, my friends, desire to thank
YOU ooraialIy oad uarmly for this testimony
If vour regard But would be arragating
great deal 10 bNAAg
,reat thoughtIessness and vanity, dId NOT
5ttrit,te some Of the kindly enthusiasm with
which am met tonight 10 the noble cause
which Won have called upon me to represent.
Tbere is one point upon which l would e1-
nress nv agreement with the party against
whom we are about to fight Ihey aenouhce
the government because its civil and military
sptborities have, as they say, sent cut Of the
State a man whom those authorities did BOT
wish 10 see at the head of the state h1eeu-
tive. I feel equally restiYe under lhe ulc-
tuFn which has made me candidate LOT uoE-
ernor. since I an by no means pleased WIN
the tvrannous decree. As l. however, .n
disposed to yield to any popular law or aeeis-
~, and Ia show no rebellious disposition,
aconissce in the nomination but must sayJ
as did the late Hon. Silas Wright when nom
mated for the governorship Of New YORK,
that " can only give reluctant consent 70
serve" There are many heavy burdens OF
business pressing upon me, yet though 1
could desire to be left to tend to them, there
ave many circumstances which compel me to
vield 10 the wishes Of the people. there
fore accept the standard Of the party, and
shall bear it unainehingly throughout the
struggle; and whether to victory or defeat,
it sban be for those who have placed 1t in my
hands to determine. Oheeringl
Yet a word in relation to personal matters,
| though. what have already sald Is some
what personal. I have been, and shall prop, !,
| ably be, still further injured By abuse and
! misrepresentation as to my past polltieai
career and doings.
| I have for five and twenty years been some
| what drawn into public life, and l should
/ have learned but little were not able TO re-
/ eeiye nv portion Of partisan calumny with
| ont being disturbed. I wish, therefore, to
correct point in history more than any thing
else. The present times and questions seen
| to demand that party lines should be obllter.
| ated that platform distinctions should be lale
| aside. and still would desire to show that
| have not wandered from my party ,as my en-
| emies seek to demonstrate. have oeen
| Democrat these many years, and yet moaGIl
| men, men Of yesterday, read me OUT OF Un'
party. They say that in lS45 left the Dem
ocratic party for want Of an once l Iol'
Mr.. Polk that be was my best friend, for hat
! moi been relieved Of public duties then,
should never, perhaps, have LETT the turmol
ef politics, and instead of hsving accomplish
ed something which might make me entitled
to be considered a useful, and honorable CIT
zen. might have degenerated into tricky
time serving politician. They say tnat
| left the Democratic party, and YET lor man
| years was connected with the Clnclnnal
Fnouirer, which was rumored, among thos
who were thought to know, to be the leadln
organ of that party
I would say another word. Onee Wneh
had the honor to be connected with the hnsn
ces of the State, as Auditor, in ,ls lS4Zl lsth "a
| ..t:,- -------is,l ~ ~ Sssiti par tloo "LoLu
sr the law which had been passed IN loZ'
confning the receipts from the Ohio Canal t
the pavment Of the interest which was du
those who lent money to build that publ
| work. should not be repealed. Certain oths
men TO whom the State owed money, Dom
fde perhaps, ,clamored for payment, and are'
olution was introduced into the LegislstuT
to repeal that law, TO take away the securit
which those who had helped to build the Ca
nal then held. and to suffer the State intel
, est to 20 by default. They reported the
that there was a man in the State Auditor
Office who was opposed to the sWindle, an
that be had declared that his right ar
should wither up s0oner than have 1t employ
ed in drawing up the necessary papers
carry it out. A large majority voted %
measure down, and that is the history Of h'
nudiatiou in Ohio. The men who led in tn
movement we're men Of ability. They coul
misIead the people to some extent, but II
masses after all discovered the right an
adopted Il,
lis inst so at the present time. A Bem'
cratic Convention has met at Columbus, an
has adopted what We all consider as an VI
: wise course. They have set forth dOctrin
which are entirely wrong, and they atten
to force the people to believe them but the
z will not succeed. The masses are, at Il
2 bottom of their hearts, truly loyal they a
honest in their support of our Government
| they are desirous to put down the rebellion
e / At present some may be misled; but th'
will soon have a more serious and thoroug
{ opinion. Mr.. Thurman, the other night, a
tempted to make point with the people
, this wise; How could they be induced
3 believe in the doctrines Of men who vilih'
D their opinions, their motives, and their il
tentions 2? Mr.. Thurman is wrong. 1t
not the people who are to blame. 1t is tho
g who set themselves forth as their leader
' | The great Democratic party is loyal. The
: will act Alright; they think Alright. ha'
been reading TO some friends letters fro
t Democrats in various portions Of the Stat
: and what they say proves my assertion. II
people Just now are deceived by cries tn
: Peace could be made, if only the proper m,
:, were in power to promote efforts IN that d
4 rectiOn.' desire peace as much as anyon
but say 20 those gentlemen who propose
that 1 want honor with that peace, and qua
q aptees for its future preservation. "A
III | plau66s but WudL OhbIlAip9 AhhO gou A4eA
that have been received with anything like
;, reciprocal feeling? What propositions ia.
e they offered, which could be aeeepted2 I
a Richmond Enquirer scouts at the resolutio
Of your Peace Conventions, and ridicul
them as cOwsrdly, eOntemphble, and I
e production of miserable dOughfaces. Tn
/ desire no peace which shall not be discuss
as between equal powers, government
government, the Border States on both sid
Of the line TO be left at liberty to choose tn
a own party. Is there any one here who
prepared to grant them all this Crit
. mo, mol There is but one road to peat
!, and you must seek it by force Of arms,
Il submit to a degrading subjugatiOn you
)t selves.
= The South has not gone into this war wit
out an object For the last twenty-five yea
l. they have been plotting the destruction
, | vour, GOvernment They desired to chan