Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-03-20

De"OeTea W Me OhIO senate, MdTch 4h, 1868
on the amendment offered By Senator Kenny 4
the Te'Olutions introduced By Senator Welsh
proposing to sub'titate the ,oOyd "eonstitution
al" for the ,oOrd "laudabls."
CONCLUDED.
That there Ia q party In opposition to tn,
Democratic party no one will question. 1t has
been exhibited on the floor Of the Senate il
one or two Of Its members in that partisan
anlmosity and vindiotive madness i'll becoming
grave Senators.
shall not impugn the motives of any who
have spoken on the other side, nor, In anything
l shall say, will it be my purpose to give Of
fense, for, personally, have no feeling oI
unkindness to any, having experienced toe
many courtesles from our worthy Lieutenant
Governor and fellow members to permit such
an expression.
But comparison has been instituted between
the two parties, rehecting upon the Democratic
party, and | propose reconsideration. Whence
comes the boasted loyalty of the go called Un-
ion party? Il is certainly not in o record thai
Ia above suspicion, nor In leaders who are un-
exoeptionsble. A few weeks ago Benjamin F
Wade was indorsed By majority of the Legis.
lature on the other side, by electing him to the
U. S. Senate. He is reported to have said in hs
Maine speech in 1855, and have never seen q
denial or recantation, "There is no Union be-
tween the North and the South. Let ua have
a Union without slavery, or let us sweep away
this remnant we call a Union. speak for
right" Our distinguished Lieutenant Cover
nor, In his place in Congress, on the 18th of Jan,
| 1861, aid:"Iregard civil waras really settling
the question that there is to be ultimately q
separate Confederacy. | have no idea that such
| q war could end otherwise than in q separ alton
| of the Union and the organization of separate
Confederacies. l am perfectly satisfied of that
| Anybody that supposes that fifteen or even
seven or eight OF the States can be held as
subjugated and conquered provinces makes
great mistake. But whether they can or not
they ought not to be. II 10 against the spirit
and genius of the age, and no man ought to
| seek to do it," Also, his fellow Republican
Congressman, Alfred Wells, of New York, on
the 9th day of February, 1861, uttered these
words: "And will II be said that the eight mil
lions Of the South cannot defend their Hreaides,
their altars, and their homes against eighteen
millions of the North2 have not moments
doubt about it-not q moments. 1t seems to
me that the poorest argument that could
possibly be presented is this idea that we can
conquer the South by force Of arms 10 the field
division than shed drop Of blood" So too
our Lieutenant. Governor In the same month
| (February) declared that: "lf the Confederate
States should hold out for q year or two 30 as
to show that nothing but war of conquest or
subjugation would bring them back, he for one
would be in favor OF the recognition Of their
| independence" To the same effect, about the
| the same time, and even later, were found the
| Cincinnati Commercial, Ohio State Journal, N ew
| York Tribune, indianapolis Journal, and other
Republican newspapers. Might it not we'll be
imagined that such sentiments gave aid and
comfort to mad rebellion7 But this is not all.
| 1t is charged here that Democrats are 10 gym.
pathy with rebels, and ss Democrats are in the
majority in this State, it is falsely to be con-
veyed to jeff. Davis and his coadjutors that
lOya, Ohio is sympathIzing with them. May
not that give aid and comfort to rebels2
The Senator from Montgomery Mr.. Gunck-
ely has read somewhat exultingly from the
Democratic newspaper of my county (Clermont
SUM, to the effect that the editor of that paper
was not favorable to Mr.. Jewett as a candidate
for Governor,I because he believed that Mr.. ]
had dirtied his hands too much in this war.
told the Senator at the time that the editor OF
the Sun had labored under misapprehe
ss to Mr.. j., and had published an explanatory
al rticle doing him full justice,snd now read from
that paper Of the 25Ih of February, as follows;
1t seems quite feeling 10 being manifested b,tweep
the friends Of Mr.. valandigham and Judge Jewett-
This Is all wrong, and it will tend to good Although
we prefer Mr. Vaandigham to all others, get we feel
free to support Judge Jewett since the explanation Of
his war speeches last fall to the effect that he made none
after the war turned into Abolition concern to
free the negroes instead OF to restore the Union and
serve the Constitution Leta fair and honest express
sion Of the Democracy be had without elimination or re
crimnaton and the people will select from those before
them ticket that will be worthy the support Of every
lover of the Union and the Constitution Of his country
We hope the Convention will listen to none of these
clamors for this that man. but choose the men who
under all the circumstances will be the likely tC
give the greatest satisfaction to the Union Democracy
the State Do this, and Ohio will indorsc the nomins
tons by at least twenty thousand votes of majority fol
the Union, the Constitution and peace,
apprehend the Senator will not derive much
comfort from that article. He need not hopt
for any success by reason of dissension in the
Democratic party Of my county.
| Mr.. GunCkel-What has changed the mint
of the editor of the Sun as to Mr.. Jewett7
| Mr.. Johnston-He has learned that Mr.. JeWet
made no war speeches after the issue of ths
emancipation proclamation Of September last
There are some differences of opinion amons
Democrats as to the proper policy to be pursued
| in these troublous times " TO restore the Union
and preserve the Constitution; I" but as to those
desired objects there is but one common senti.
ment 10 favor of both
| How stands the opposite party2 The Senator
from Montgomery, in answer to my question OF
to whether he would vote for the Crittender
resolution, Of July, 1861, said he "thought he
would, and yet he must examine il first anG
perhaps he might do so." The answer wal
erasive, but not more 80 than might have beer
expected from one who, as chairman of tht
committee on Federal Relations, kept that reso
luton nearly the whole of last session. ant
just at its close reported IL back, pestponing i
until this session. C uiaut
Mr.. Gunckel-Has not the House adopted
that resolution2
Mr.. Johnston-No, sir. The House has abu
litionizsd the resolution, and passed IL thu
radically changed. / take IL for granted tha
the Seuator from Montgomery is Opposed
to the original Crittenden resolution, and thai
with his party he is welded to the Abolition
policy. The Senator from Warren (Mr. Nc
Burney) and the Senator from Hamilton (Mr
Eggleston), are In favor of war of extermi
nation. They both think hanging has been to,
long delayed, and the latter would make nj
distinction between wicked rebel leaders ami
their deluded followers. Of course, they ex
pect retalia.i ion, and that as many as on ou
side are hung or bsheaded, will in turn suffe
the same fate on the other side. thank God
that the Administration has not yet passed Il
that terrible extremity, which would shock th
sense of the whole civilized world, and speed
ly bring foreign Intervention and an end O
free government. Not that would spare req
; els from the fate their crimes deserve, but be