The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1863-09-30
John RlOugh as "Life Long
-.... Democrat" ..- gstas &.
fALsEAFF. AND BROUGH.

Vallaadieham was arrested by the arbitrary s
md military power Of the Administration,
We Democratic party, with enthusiastic u
nanimity, nominated him as their candidate
fox Governor. 1t was thus true to its tra>
dition and character as the party OF constitu'
utional freedom and OF unappalled courage
Democrats like ex-senator Pugh and Allen,
J udge Thurman, and others like myself, who
had not FULLY squared their opinions on peace
and war with Mr.. Vsllandigham's at once
gave their services to the campaign at the
call OF the people. We did this-not because
it was Valandigham who was the nominee
but because he was the chosen OF the Dem |
ocratic party--a party imperSonal, because
founded upon principle. Our doctr rlnes, as
enshrined in the Constitution and expressed
in Jefferson's Inaugural, had been violated
in the person of our candidate. 1t was our
duty, in aiding his election, to elevate them
to their proper place in the GoVernment.-I
Cheers
1t was resolved that the campaign should
be mpersonal. 1t has been so conducted by
MIR. Pugh, Judge Thurman, and others.
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 A
mericau law, and violated by the party in
power.
had no private grudges, no personal feel"
ings to crafty. | looked upon politics in
Ohio as unduly exclted, and endeavored, by
words of healing and moderation, to pour oil
on the troubled waters. OF this calling OF
polirs it may be said, as Augustus Schlegel
SAID OF authorship, that according to the
spirit in which it has been pursued, 1t is an
iuamy or it is virtue. 1t is great moral
and intellectual science, in which passions
and interests should play in subordlnation to
wisdom and truth. Following this as my
euide I have presented the claims ol the De
mocracv to the people | have called from
the past the founders of personal liberty and
lust administrators OF our Government, whose
pure and splendid fame gives force to their
teachings; and in the light OF their wisdom
and my own studies, have tried to lind tho
clue by which to unravel the gloomy and
bloody labyrinth Of the past three years.
had hoped that such mode and spirit
Of discussion would have allayed excitement
and prevented personalities. But in this
was mistaken. Our opponents have pursued
our professions and assemblies with mobs,
and eggs and pistols, and abuse, and threat.
anino and sometimes with bloodshed. For
all these outrages upon public debate--the
ft SEQUENCE to the arrest and exile Of our
caadidate--the leaders OF the Republican
party are responsible. When their candidate
lBrourbl threatens that the Democratic
candidate shall not be inaugurated if elected
by the majority Of the people, he instigates
in advance such outrsges, and is responsible
for sll that may follow such incendiary coun
sell. [Cheers Finding that power Is slips
ming from their grasp observing the stupen
dous popular ground swell which is bearing
the Democracy into office, these leaders are
arowing mad, and rash, and are threatening
/ the practice of that violent secession whose
theory they so denounce. They appeal to
, our fears. They do not know the party
from which they have apostatized. It knows
no such slavish passion as fear. They grow
t persc nal and vituperatlve to encourage vio'
lence. s
silce my return hcme on Saturday, have
learned that Brough and Tod have sppker
:, from his Capital 10 my constituents, anc
with railing accusation and malignant abus1
have arraigned the Democratic speakers, anc
especially your Representative. These "li'e
long Democrats" Brough and Tod--charg
J that Pugh, Pendleton and myself are o
Wing families and have no right to talk o
, Democracy. They are right as to Pugh an'
y Professionalism fBthers were Wings; but i
is also true that long before they voted, b.
their own investigation and conviction, thei
: first thoughts Of politics were Democratic
e like myself they never voted any other bu
an unscratched Democratic ticket. Cheers.
For myself, ever since / was a boy at schoc
/ as contributions to the old Democratic ke
II view testiy--I have been Democrat. Bu
= suppose it was otherwise hat then? Wa
l. there no patriot virtue in being Nations
= Whig? Was there no credit in needing tb
warning Of Webster, who sad that ''i tn
b internal fanatics and Abolitonsts ever &c
j. into power, they viii override the Constitu
tion, set the Supreme Court at defiance
'e change and make laws to suit themselye
Is lay violent hands on those who differ wit
them in their opinions, and finally bankruE
10 the country and deluge it with blood
l. Cheers Was there any dishonor in 10
lowing Henry Clay's advice, to leave tt
Wing party when it became Abolitionizet
lp Was there no satisfact ion in acting with tn
a lamented Crittendcn in the two last Coz
- crosses, and to whose kindness and cont
or dence last year, expressed by letter ar
n speech, am greatly indebted tor my last
y lection? II had not been always Dem
crat, should be proud to have been Viii
Cheers.
did not intend this evening to dlscu
he Governor Tod He is our Gove, nment, "
know. [Laughter.l Besides, be is und
- the sod politically. AS the lrishman sa
10 when he took the milestone for tombston
3 "Tread lightly over the ashes Of the depte'
eo Laughter. Brough carries his efigy
Y. bout Ohio so as to have the benefit ofhis Ii
long Democracy. They each dress in Il
- livery Of heaven to serve the Devil in.-
ty laughter At Newtown they were
~ gether, and the Cincinnati Commercial tn
~ reports Brough on Tod:
n" II hail with joy this vast assemblage
n q day, seperate and apart from seil. AS ha
&C before said i would much rather that sol
Ia one else, taat that gallant old man who
lse for two years stood by you, that noble, 60
o+s man-Tod-were your standard-beal
now" nj e ff. .s.ag
1t must have been an enormous assemble
which was vast, seperate and apart lr
Brough's big body. Laughter.] How Il
ur lpgly he speaks Of "old Tod;' be seems fo
Of his Toddy. laughter. Aftsr be /
III used The nocturnal leaugesto dirk Tod uni
ot- the fifth rib, be gloriies the "old man.
"a. Laughter This corpulent candidate, pl
~ the hypocrte with consumate tact.
" smothers him with honey TO craw the wai
m on his poor old body.
. When Brough spoke here, be paid his
RI spects to me at length--or rather with
al his breadth. lie charged that Pugh and
!, self were old Wings and little Tories; {
Viii we had been for. and we're now against