The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-05-22


believe to the last--for it is a glorious
-delusions IL it is not fact--that this
race Of ours is the greatest aud noblest
people on earth The beiief, at least,
will 20 far to make them such. Idoa't
want any negro armies to help save our
country. What brave old Kentucky
father could hail with triumph the re.
turn of bis son from the war, If that son
should ssy, "0h, bat father, / had a ne.
gro to go before me, aud when a shot
came he hadto take it." Such ignomin-
ious patriotisnis no noble.hearted father
could take pride iBr | would rather
see our young menbrought home corPses
es, than see them saved BY such unsol.
dierlike means, 1t would leave no wreath
on the patriot brow. What more glori-
Gus conduct than to fight for ones coun>
try when necessity demands i'll And If
we who claim it as our own are not suf.
ficient for the contest, or basely throw
it upon our slaves, do we not show our
selves unworthy to possess the great
bOon2 What a disgrace would it be to
have history record that we and our chill.
dren enjoy the liberty saved from de-
struction by the hands Of our slaves p
A few more Of oar sons might die on
the battlefield, but more oethem would
live in imperishable glory hereafter.
. Again. when one of the military ap.
propr iatioD bills came up, proposition
was made that none of the money ap.
propriated by the act should be applied
to raising negro regiments, or to pay
for the emancipation Of slaves. They
would not allow vote upon the propo.
sition, and because of this l retained my
vote. / didn't want to vote against it,
because it made appropriations for the
war, and / didn't want to vote for it, be-
cause the majority refused to agree that
no part Of the money should be applied
to pay for negroes.
/ believe / have thus given the gener-
al principles which guided my conduct
during the last Congress. as your repre-
sentative. When l came home from
Washington this Spring, it was with no
expectation or wish to return. ! cher
ished the desire that the remnant of my
life might be devoted to quiet. aud chris.
tiaR reflections aud associations. But l
have permitted myself. against much op.
position on my part, to be persuaded
that it was the wish Of the people that
!, having been so long in Congress, and
being SO familiar with the great ques-
lions connected with the welfare of the
nation, should represent them yet an.
other term in consideration of the time
of great trial which is upon rs.
In conclusion let me say. that it is to
our interest to bring this war to con.
clusion as soon as possible. My chief
objection to the obnoxious measures Of
the Administration, is that they exaspe-
rate the enemy, and tend to prolong the
war; not that the rebels do not deserve
the penalties they impose, for they have
made themselves richly deserving Of
them all but il was to our interest to
bring the war 10 II speedy aud satisfac-
tory conclusion. But, let US fight thro'
it as best we eau. The enemy challen-
ges. us; he is in our way; he stands be-
fore us, defying US with all the boldness
of the Philistines of old, and especially
defying you Kentuckiaus, and proclaim
ing his determination to make you his
spoil. Will you hesitate what course to
purSue2 i don't make war upon the
South because | hate the South. 1t is
not from any personal feeling against
the South, but it is because | condemn
their conduct and hate the principles
they are endeavoring to carry out |
don't love the South the less, but | love
my country more. My hostility is the
result of principle, which is the same,
morning, noon and evening in the morn
ing of the year, and at the noon and
evening of every year. The mere poll
tician says he is angry with the South
but there is nothing reliable in anger ;
it is passion, and may change any hour
or day, and bsfagainst you when you
thinkit will oefor you,
The nation will get through It's din
culties, We have the power and will to
do It, and we shall accomplish it,. That
!, great Providence that has made US the
standard bearer Of freedom, will,not per.
nit our Government to go down and
leave the world IN gloom. ! have faith;
there is q Divinity above that shapes
all our ends" and be will shape the des-
tiny Of our nation. lie career has only
just begun, and Providence does not
permit, per- t,l. 4 half finished work \ Of such mo-