Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-01-16
The Restoration Of the Union.

The great.politicsl revolution of 1862, which
burst like q thunderbolf from the sky, to arrest
and stay the progress of tho Abolition crew
who have flung over the chart and compass OF
the Constitution and are running the ship OF
State by proclamation and prayer, has called
| the attention of the whole country to the great
Central and Western States, which have the
largest share of population and resources Of
the country, and especially to the extensive,
rich and populous States of New York, Penn
sylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois.
To this great central and conservative sec
tion do the people now look for the statesmen
who shall save the nation from the wreck
and calamity impending. The people Of
theae Staes, from the first gun of the rebel.
lion, had contributed of their treasure and their
arms to keep the President in his seat, The
Capital secure, the functions OF the Govern
ment intact, to fight the battles, to subdue
the rebellion-tTusting to the existing Admin
istration to 30 guide and control the means thus
| furnished that whom peace should be restored
there should be saved to the people all the
Constitutional rights and liberties which they
had heretofore enjoyed. But when Mr.. Lincoln,
in HE simplicity and weakness, took counsel Of
Eastern infidels and Western clerical fanatics,
falei6ed every pretenee he had made, changed
the objeos Of the war, issued his bull against
the comet set ashore oil the whito men, freight
ed the ship with negroes, and asked tho people
to pay for the cargo, then II was that these great
Ststes each fred shot across HE bows to warn
him OF his error ard to arrest ifposslble his
downward, career But he has not profited by
the warming, but floats along. trying to steer the
ship by the blue lights hung out from Beech
er's and Cheever's steeples-ahip leaking, and
Captain Abraham fasting and praying inatead
OF pumping.
The only hO2e which we have of the future
| OF the Government to maintain ite existence
and restore The Union of these States Ia in the
Statesmen, OF which Hore!iO Seymour is The
type. His recent message contains the elabo-
ration nf the true constitutional idea, and By
which alone can the Government of the United
States be maintained. The judgment OF the
country approves it. New York leads proudly
| in her able and accomplished Statesman Let
Ohio Join hands with New York in enuuoiatipg
the great doctrines Of the Constitution, and !,
accepting things as they are, deal aH fearlessly
aud boldly with the rebellion against the Gov
ernment Gs does the Governor of New York
| Ohio is not destitute Of able statesmen, and We
believe the heart ahd Judgment Of the great
Democratic party is turned to Hugh j. JoTett
as he man who is equal to the timee and the
occasion az orr leader. HE letter of August,
| 1861, containp, 10 brief the leading cOnsttu-
| onal IDEAS Shich bave been so fully and Ebly
! elabort tsd by Gov Seymour 10 bic message.
| Tneir views on the one great subject Of the Te-
beIIi0n aud the maintaining the integrity OF
the U,ion tr5 st'ikingy similar. MIR. Jewet
Will be the next Governor of OHIO aud We shall
have once more the proud satisfaction Of ragb-
lug Ohio vito New YO,k and tine grea! central
conservative Stale', through whose power and
fl alenee comes, If "a. all, the RESTORATION OBJ
THE UEIoN .CleUeland Plain Dealer, January
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