Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-09-17
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HON. SAMUEL s. cox:
Delivered at The Capitol, in Columbus. on Mon
day Euenins, September l4th, 1863.
JOHN BROUGH AS A LIFELONG
.pI DEmOCHAT.D esI slI
PARALLEL BETWEEN FALsTAFI
AND BROUGH. 10

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LADIES AND GRNTLEMEN:--Whe Mr.. Vallan.
digham was arrested by the arbitrary and mill
tary power Of the Administration, the Demo
cratic party with enthusiastic unanimity, nomi-
mated him es their candidate for Governor. II
was thue true to its tradition and character as
the party Of constitutional freedom and of I'M
appalled, courage. Democrats like Ex-Sena-
tors Pugh and Allen, Judge Thurman and others
| like myeelf, who had not fully squared their
opinions on peace and war with Mr.. Vallandig-
ham's, at once gave their services to the CAM
paign at the call CT the people. We did this
not because II was Vallandgham who was the
nominee, but because he was the chosen of the
Democratic pRrty--a party impersonal, because
founded upon principle. Our doctrines, as en-
shrined in the Constitution and expressed in
Jsffsrson's inaugural, had been violated In the
person Of our candidate. II was our duty in
aiding his election to elevate them to their
proper place In the Government. [Cheers
IL was resolved that the campaign should be
impersonal. Ii has been go conducted by Mr..
Pugh, Judge Thurman and otherI. l have
made many speeches, and In all have, without
personality, discussed the principles of Anglo
Saxon and constitutional freedom, as illustrated
BY Roman, English and American law, and
violated by the party 10 power. l.,
had no private grudges, no personal feeling
to crafty. looked upon politics in Ohio as
unduly excited, and endeavored by words OF
healing and moderation, to pour oil on the
troubled waters. OF this calling of politics, IL
may be said as Augustus S,hlegel said Of au-
thorship, that according to The spirit in which
Il has been pursued, IL Is an infamy or q virtue,
Il 10 O great moral and intellectual science, 10
which passions and interests should play 10 SUB.
ordination to wisdom aud truth. Following this
as my guide, have presented the claims of the
Democracy to the people. l have called from
the past the founders OF personal liberty and
/ Just administrators of our Government, whose
pure and splendid fame gives force TO their
teachings; aud 10 the light Of their wisdom and
my own Studies, have tried TO find the clue
by which to nnravel the gloomy and bloody
labyrinth of tho past three years.
| | had hoped that such q mode and spirit Of
discussion would have allayed excitement and
prevented personalities. Bufin this was mis-
taken. Our opponents have pursued our pro-
cessions aud assemblies with mobs, and
eggs, and pistols, and abuse, and threaten-
ing, and sometimes with bloodshed. For I'LL
these outrages upon public debate-the fit Sc
uuence to the arrest and exile Of our candidate
the leaders of the Republican party ore re-
sponsible. When their candidate, (Brough)
threatens that the Democratic candidate, snail
not be inaugurated, If elected BY the majority
OF the people, he instigates in advance such out
rsges, and is responsible for all that may follow
such inceudiary counsel. fCheers ] Finding
that power is slipping from their grasp, observ-
ing the stupe1dous popular ground-suell, which
10 bearing the Democracy into Office, these lead
era are growing mad, and rash, and are threat
ening the practice CT that violent secession,
whose theory they so denouhce. They appeal
to our fears. They do not know the party from
which they have spostatzsd. Il knows no sui b
slavish passion as Fear. They grow personal
and yituperative, to encourage violence.
Since my return home on Saturday, have
learned that Brough and Tod have spoken from
| this capitol to my constituents, and with rail-
ing accusation and malignant aabuse, have
srraigned the Democratic speakers, and
especially your Representative. These ellie
long Democrats s''--Brough and Tod-oharge
that Pugh, Pendleton and myself are Of
Whig families, and have no right to talk o.
DEMOCRACY. They are right as TO Pugh and
Pendleton-their fathers were Wings; bni
Il ia also true, that long before they yolej by
their own investigation and eonvictioDJ their
frst thoughts OF politics were Democratic,
Like myself, they never voted any other but On
unscratched Democratic ticket. (Gheers } Fol
myself, ever since l vas boy at schools
contributions to the old Democratic Review tes.
tify--I have been Democrat But supposelit
were otherwise-what then2 Was there nc
patriotic virtue In being a National Whigi
Was there no credit in needing the warming Of
Webster, who said that "lf the internal fanRt
ics and Abolitionists ever get into power, they
will override the Constitution, set the supreme
Court at defiance, change and make laws g
suit themselves, lag violent hands on those 'oht
differ with tkem In their opinions, and fnaits
bankrupt the country and dsIage u scith blood?'
(Cheera.) Was there any dishonof in folloF
ling Henry Clay's advice, to leave the Whie
party when 1t became ab6litloniz .d2 { Wa
there nd satisfaction In acting With tue lament
ed Critienden in the tHo last Cpngi esses, shG
10 whose kindness aGd COZ Fl ienes last year, ex
pressed BY letter and speeoh, d am greatly oin-
debted for my last election2 II had not beer
always Democrat, l should be- proud u, ,hays
been Wing! (Cheers) ----.- -
Idld not Intend this evening TO discuss Gov
Tod. He 10 our--GouerRment, you know
ii tfI,auahteT.) Besides he 10 under the H0d, po-
llitioally.ah As the Irshnan said when he tool
the milestone for o tombstone: q Tread lightly
lover the ashes OF the departed" daughter,
Brough carries his efigy about Ohio, 90 as tx
have tho benefit of bis lifelong Democracy
They each dress In the livery, OF heaven Il
serve the devil in. Uaughter.) AtNewtown
they were together, aHd the Cincinnati Comn'eT
ciaI thus reports Brough on Tod; a.-i
hail with Joy this vast aalemblagc to-day, separat
and apart from self. As have before said, woul
much rather that some one else, that that gaantol
man who has for two years stood by you that noble
good man -Tod--were your standard bearer nov.
Il must have been an enormous assemblsge
which was vast, separate and apart iron
Biough'a big body. [Laughterl How loving
" he speaks Of "Old Tod" he peems fond
his To-day. [Laughter,l After he had use
the nocturnal leagues to dirk Tod under th
. fiith rib, he glorifes tho "old man" Laugh
: lter.l This corpulent candidate playa the hypc
lcri,e with conenmmate tact. He Gmothers bill
with honey 10 draw the wesps On his poor ol
lbodg. ,. ,.s
| When Brough ppoks here, no paid hiS respect
to lne at length--Or rather with oil his breadtl
4 He charged that PGgh and myself were ol
Wings and little Toriesj that We had been fol
aud were now against, tho war; Shat had Oh
= taired my post in COngress slast. year by fali
pretenses--pretsndlng TO be be ior the wa
: when was not, etcs Nov, the idea Of JAG
Bruugh calling Geo. Pug or mysef-littl'
[Laughter.l He must hare forgotten himself
What was he aboutf Az SONS one said
Falstaff: He was about two yards--in the walls
and purely. euoh 1efS0n ought not to have II