The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1863-07-31
John Brougb on Peace Democrnts--A
Great Onion Mass Meeting at the
Home OF NnlInnd ighnm.

John Brough on Peace Democrnts--A
Great Onion Mass Meeting at the
Home OF vnliand CHAM.
The Union meeting held ut Dayton,
Ohio, on the lth of July, was most
enthusiastic. John Brough and Col
lionel Charles Anderson, Union candi-
dates for Governor and Lieutenant
Gov, made speeches. Mr.. Brough
was introduced by the chsirman us
"the next Governor, of Ohio and
congratulated the vast multitude that
the restoration of the country in its
former unity and glory was near at
hand. After denouncing the rebel
} lion as it deserves, he added "This is
not Of our seeking, and we have not
been parties to it"
Mr.. Brough paid his respects to
the ''peucc' democrats in the fol
lowing terms:
"Your celebrated Peace Convcu-
tion of New York passed its peace
resolutions, which wandered down in
to Dixie, and then came back to you
spurned and spit upon. Next your
Peace Convention of Ohio passed
their resolutions. and sent them down
to Dixie, and they were spurned more
fercelv than those that went before,
and well they might be, for they were
not up To the New York standard.
Laughter. Now, my Democratic
friends, how many Of you have taken
and read those twenty three resolu-
tions? If any, what have you found?
You have found all of them negative
in character. They are against the
prosecution of the war, they are
against the Administration, they are
against military arrests, they are
against military prosecutions, they
are against every thing thoy could
find to allege against the government
Of the North. But there is not one
line or syllable c.ndemnatory of this
rebellion or of the men who put it in
force. Not one single word! Your
own government is denounced, quar-
relied with and proclaimed the most
tyranical your own people are ma
ligned and abused: but not one word
against those men who struck down
the best government the world ever
saw, and who are seeking to perpetu-
ate an oligarchy, Long and contin-
ucd applause. Did these leaders
for understand me, when | speak Of
this matter i speak of leaders not OF
the masses, for my experience in the
democratic party is, that the masses
are rs honest as any people that ever
walked on the earth-did these Lead
ers who drew up these resolutions,
-..;..h 10 "annaal tho fact. that they
were sympathizcrs with this rebellion
and that they were opposed to put
ting it down! Undoubtedly they
syinpathizc, but they lacked that
great element of character which be
longs to every man who is Il man
they lacked the courage to say so;
but they left it on the face of the res
olutions so plain that he who runs
may read"
FIGHTING DEMOCRATS.
! Mr.. Brough continued:
Every gallant man who is prose
cuting the war in the lead of the army
on the bloody plains of Pennsylvania
Tennessee or Mississippi, is dem
ocrat, bred and born. Cheers. My
friend Thurman, in speech the 9th
er day, said that Mcclellan was re-
moved because he was democrat,
while Rosccrans, who was Rcpub-
lican, was rcaping all the glories of
, the war. Iaughter.l I am sorry
| that brother Thurman has not read
history better than that. Renewed
: laughter. Bless my soul Rosey has
: always been democrat, and work
t er in the party. Very many Of the
t men in the ranks are democrats, and
t while they are fighting the battles OF
the country, you stay ut home carp
, ing, and say you cannot do anything
because Republicans are mt the head
of the government. That is not wor-
} thy Of you. And when man comes
: and puts that argument into your ear
you should put another down his
throat. | leave you to determine
; what that should he - Loud aud con
| tinued applause. If you say, We
, shall not execute Law because il
} was not passed 10y Congress whicl
had a majority Of our political party
how long will we remain II countryi
, Are You prepared to say that any law
passed by majority of your legisla.
ture that is not of your party, shal
A not receive your support; II 80,
p, are prepared to say this thing 10y
D word, or { ought, or act, then yol
! are secessionist ms bitter ~ an,
man armed against the United State
= IN the South. You are aiming at tn
= destruction of your Government tn
2 moment you allow fealty to party t,
: usurp the place Of obedience to il an,
+ of the duty you owe to the constitllt
ed authorities Of the country"
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