The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1863-07-24


!. land. Nor arc these mere idle claims
For two years and more, by arms, they
have been enforced. 1t was the mis-
sion of the weak but presumptuous
Burnside--a name infamous forever
in the enfs Of ell lovers of constitu.
tiona hberty--to try The experiment
10 Oh!o--.aided by a Judge whom
nnine not, because he has brought
foul dishonored upon the judiciary OF
my country.
In your hands now, men of Ohio,
is the final issue of the experiment -
The party Of the Administration have
accepted.it BY pledging support to
the President, they have justified his
outrages upon liberty and Constitu.
tion; fnd whoever gives his vote to
the candidates Of that party, commits
himself to every act Of violence and
wrong on the part Of the Administra-
tiop which he upholds; and thus, by
the law of retaliation, which is the
law of might, would forfeit his own
right to liberty, personal and polite
II.
er party shall hold the power Much
more do the candidates themselves.
Suffer them not, l entreat you, to
evade the issue; and by the Judgment
Of the people we will abide.
And now, finally, let me ask, what
is the pretext for all the monstrous
acts and claims Of arbitrary power.
which you have so noblv denounced?
military necessity" Brit if, indeed,
all these be demanded by military ne
cessity, then, believe me, your liber.
tics ore gone, end Tyranny 10 pvrpvtu-
al. For if this civil war is to termin
ate only by the subjugation or sub
mission of the South to force and
arms, the infant of to-day will not live
to see the end of it. No, in another
way only can it be brought to close.
Travelling thousand miles and more,
through nearly one halfofthe Confed-
crate States, and soiourning for al
time at widely different points, 1 met
not one man, woman or child, who
was not resolved to perish rather than
yield to the pressure of arms, even in
the most desperate extremity And
whatever may and must be the vary
ing fortune Of the war, in all which II
recognize the hand of Providence
pointing visibly to the ultimate issue
of this great trial of the States and
people Of America, they are better
prepared now every way to make good
their inexorable purpose, than Mt any
period since the beginning OF thei
struggle. These may indeed he un.
welcome truths; but they are address
ed only to candid and honest men,
Neither, however, let me add, did |
meet any one, whatever his oIi Mons
or his station, political or private, who
did not declare his readiness, when
the par shall haze ceased, and inrad-
ing arm,es been ,oithd,awn, to consid-
er and discuss the question of re-
union. And who shall doubt the issue
Of the argument? / return, therefore, |,
with my opinions and convictions as |
to war or peace, and my faith as tolC
final results from sound policy and ,
wise craftsmanship, not only unchang- ,
ed but confirmed and strengthened b
And may the God of heaven and earth {
30 rule the hosts and minds of Amer {
cans everywhere that with a Consti- /
.ution maintained, Union restored, |,
and Liberty hencefolth made secure (
4 grander and nobler destiny shall yet
be ours, than that even which blessed j
our fathers in the first two ages ofthe |
Republic. ID
G. L VALLANDIGHAM.