The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1863-09-01

The Cincinnati Daily Gazette pub
fishes Pogb's speech with the follow
ing comments:
AT st. Mary's, in Auglaze county,
on the line Of the Miami and Erie ca
nal, Mr.. George f. Pugh spoke on
Saturday lat, and in order that his
effort may not be lost in the woods
where il was made, we send il abroad
this morning, word for word. as il was
delivered, in the columns Of the Ga.
zette. Mr. Pugh addressed this speech
TO five thousand people We give il to
two hundred thousand. He said APP
provingly and truly that Democratic
papers would not report the the spec
ches Of Union Men. This is his idea
Of eulighiening the people. This Is
his estimate Of the tie intelligence Of
Democrats and it is the key TO his
views about the freedom Of discussion.
+" Hear me, but don't hear or read the
other side,' is the exortation of this
modern advocate Of free speech, free
pless and free discussion. Men edu-
Gated in this way, who allow party
leaders TO do their thinking for them,
make good followers. They usually
vote the ticket without scratch and
this they consider the highest evidence
of duty, intelligence aud patriotism.
But there are others who entertain a
higher opinion of The duties OF Amer
lean citizens in this respect than Mr..
Pugh, and we are Of this latter class !;
hence We tayor free press, and free
discussion in the hi !hest and most le-
climate sense. We desire no man
10 vote without being able TO do so
understaudingly aud in order that
they may be thus prepared We do,
what Mr.. Puel says Democratic pa.
pers never do, give both sides. To
this one-sided business 10 this blind
following Of partisan leaders TO this
sheep-like voting; 10 this refusal TO
investigate, all Of which Mr.. Pugh
recommends, our present troubles are
mainly due. And no one who reads
the speech Of the gentleman, viii be
at any loss to discover why he eau.
toned his hearers against reading,
hearing or believing anything that
might be said or printed on the other
side. Neither will any intelligent per-
son be surprised at the extraordinary
assertion that no one believed any
thing that was published in Republi-
can papers--not ever their readers.
OF course Mr.. Pugh knew knew when
he made the assertion that it was
false. He did not believe il himself
But, we repeat, no one who reads his
speech viii be at loss to discover
why he discouraged investigation
Investigation, even on the part Of the
most humble man who listened to him,
would destroy the reputation OF Mr..
Pugh; for the speech from beginning
to end is an effort that should disgrace
the merest pettifoger. A man VIII (,
in this tremendous crisis, falsifies his.
tory, denounees without sufficient
cause public men, and seeks to bring
into disrepute the officers chosen con-
stilulionsllY by the people 70 admins
ter the affairs of the Government,
while be may elicit applause, as a
clown does At a circus, csn never as
eend the ladder that leads To honora-
bic aud enduring fame. In our opin-
ion this speech folly sastains the rep
ulaiion Mr.. Pugh has justly earned
in public life, from the time when as
member Of the Ohio legislature. be
was prominent ~ a negotiation by
which Mr.. Chase Has elected United
States Senator, down to the close Of
lis Senaiorial career, including his de-