The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-06-17

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consist only in levying against them orin adher
ing to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort"
Are not all these persons giving aid and comfort to
the traitors in arms. guilty of treason against the
United States? Is not the nomination of Vallandig-
ham giving aid and comfort to the rebeis7 We have
power enough in the government and the hearts of
the people under the hold the traitors
In check, who seek to destroy confidence In our free
institutions and the success of rebels
that a despotism may ensus. The speaker had been
told recently by a leadng eopperhead of Portage
County. that the Democratic party prepared to
make compromise wth.Jef. Davis, rendering him
the power to establish slavery in every loyal State.
But compromise of that Kind can't be ght about
Gods working in this war, through His instrument
talty man, for different end. The defe ats that at
times oveItake arms, blessings in disguise,
and God in His providence will indicate the tiaie
when Victory shall set its seal upon the banners of
His hosts. Negro slavery must be extinguished, il
the race who hold them extinguished hrst. The
men who are putting up yallandisbam have not the
power to make peace against will of the Sover.
eign On high There is everythir in the appearance
Of the contest to induce take hope and be conf
dent of the ultimate the cause Of our glo
rious country.
Thrice armed is he who has his quarrel just"
We are 10 the right, and the day will surely come
when our noble country will be its founders de
signed 1t to be, as its true and loyal sons are now
bleeding and giving their lives that It may be- the
bone and the asylum of the free and the oppressed
come from what land cline they may. Than it be
otherwlse, better, thousand times, that all who In
habit 1t should perish and go beneath sod before
our liberties should suffer and be crushed.
during his remarks the eloquent speaker was yery
many times interrupted by cheers of appreciation.
and In the faint daguerreotype gi. en- the manly ut
erahces and counseis of the patriotic statesman are
it is hoped reflected with Glen vgor for the read
er to catch the Inspiration of the hour in which thew
were spoken.J
Hon. D CALDWELL of Warren, was the next speak,
er He said he only skirmisher put forward to
be followed by more able voices than his He occu
led sometime most acceptably. He put the cues
ton TO the people if they would repel the insult
offered them in the nomination of whose boast
1t was, but whose shame 1t should be, he neuer
Uoted man dollar for is he r,eusr tooadl
Who upon tire floor of Congress proposed to divide
this country into four divisions. The remarks of Mr.
CALDWELL were pointed and patriotic and called out
frequent bursts of applause.
Being introduced 10 the audience, Judge DAY.. of
RaveAna, said that he seemed to have been surround
ed bSyoces that called him Hiram on that
as his place of duty for the hour. On two occasions
before he had spoken to audiences the same place
the hfst to start the organization of the 42d Ohio
the second to aid in filing up two other regiments
He well remembered the men who stood around him
and SAID, we all patTiotswe bury all party and
pledge ourselves by all that in the honor of
man, by all that is sacred in religious obligation to
sand BY the brave obes who wen out from u.s. to
stand by them to the end. Oh, bow can my democrat
ic brother and my republican friend to those
men, or answer to their consciences when to-day
witnesses mere party division among us, and the
great pledge given those noble boys is fulfilled
flush trotsm then filed every BOSOM But few
In Ohio but then thought that divisions here would
prolong the war and multiply The victims and sacri
nces II would demand. Believed then the war would
be confined TO the battle field and question be set
tied But, alas many have been untrue t, the pie %
es and emotions that little time ago Witness
ed The greet Union Army in the fe!d, and the true
Union men ct home have got fight out this ar to
gethe In the field and at the ballot box. Party d-
visions have arisen debasing the be- and fears
may be entertained that this war will disgra
end al the ballot box. One thing we can do, prove
true to those who represent in the aeld by going
TO the ballot bex ard recording votes for men
and measures true to them, rather than to repudiate
them By casting our votes for and mea sures true
to the rebel cause. The nomination of valaDdigbam
was made beyond the loyal lines and smpIy ratified
at the meeting held at Columbus yesterday, said to
NUMBER 5O,OOO. This nomination it is greatly 10 be
fear red will yet cost Ohio hf!y thousand lives Where
is the old Democratic party whose principles once
were true, and whose adhesive qualities have ad.
mired, because they aid d, believe, in cemsnting
the bond of Union between the States. The Demo
cratic party ended It's at Charleston when the
leaders of this rebellion the heiish scheme
OF breaking up party nd destroying country thai
they rlsht preserve ami extend the institution on
Wmchzthey hoped and desired to erect government.
who organic cd the great dance of secessionf Not
the Followers OF the one who with his latest breath
warned his friends political associates not to Let
their party spirit sweep them into the vortex treas
on The leaders of the party SOUTH and lis devotees
at the North who did battle banner of Breck-
inridge are 10 day the traitors party and to coun
try This political orgaization has been kept up at
the South under the leaders of the Brecknridgers un
til its venomous roll has been extended beyond the
picket lines of both armies and invaded loyal soil
extended, until in this State they have ratified the
nomination made within the rebel lines. The head
OF this party is in the rebel states among those fight
ing our and brothers, and its limbs extend into
The North 1 do bot wonder that when they call this
party rattle snake at the South, inevitably call it
stCo pperhead" here. tcheers.l To be Democrat
have not got to act with those who by
JEFF. Davis and Breckinridge at the head and might
say Vallandigham at the other extremity. Cheers
We should not, even when assembled day, for.
get to be as earfully in duty ought to
compel u $ 10 be-on our a. ton here, depends the
length and cost TO which this struggle be ro-
longed. There can be doubt as to the Ultimate
result OF the contest, but the more earnestly
every means, by union at home, ana every power at
the command of the government, matter what
the color may be, the shalfwe be re estored to
the position and condition Of an honorable peace.
But we can never be restored prosperity until we
as nation, restore and grant to every man every
rght the God OF Nature has given him. We are vet
10 see that we are to be indebted the black
man for the and restoration of our ri zhts
and Liberties than we ever expected be. They are
an nstrumenality raised up and given to u.s. to help
US TO retain and make blessings and privileges
that have never been allowed to them. Their ability
and courage as soldiers can no longer be doubted
since Tie record of Port Hudson-(a voice, do you
think niger as good white man?) The speak
er said he did not think so but he would much rather
have regiment of loyal black than one white
traitor <Cheers.) We can be true to democratic re-
publican principles, if are false to democratic
traitors. (Cheers) If cannot oe free ours Ives
unless we free the black men and use them, am in
favor of abolishing this monster evil. Until we do
abolish slavery, there is prosperity, no peace no
country for the white man. If necessary t . accom-
Rlish this ready the whole race of traitors
bite the dust. prolonged cheers) 1 want to so live
10 SO do my duty, that die with the old ag wa
to my children, country that is only an asylum
for the oppressed, but the home Of free TCheers
Hon. M. SuTLIFF was the last speak err and present.
ed an able and concise argument upon the constitu-
tional position and bearings of this contest The
writer being obliged to leave the ground at the hour
Judge Sutif commenced speaking, was denied the
privilege of being hearer
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