The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-09-09


| may state, however, thathe made it clear
beyond question that the issue before the
people is not so much one of peace or war,
as one of free government or despotism.
He portrayed in a very strong light the
felly and wickedness of the present ad
ministration, its monstrous assumptions
of power, and our utterly helpless condi-
ton unless we change the administration,
state and national He reviewed with
great force the mock trial of Clement l.
Vallandigham, before drum bead court
martial, showing not only that he was
charged with no crime, but that Abraham
Lincoln admits that he committed no
crime-showing not only that he was de-
MED trial by jury, but that one of the
men composing the coart-nuartial is no,o a
subject Of Queen Victoria, and has not even
declared his intentions Of becoming a
citizen OF the United States. He showed
very clearly that the Democrat who
thinks that he has became wiser and more
patriotic than his whole party, and goes
on pilgrimage to the abolitionists, even
when they have taken to themselves the
seductive name of Union party, must find
in the end that he has only deceived him
self. And who can doubt it? Let no one
imagine that he can affiliate with that
party and remain a Democrat; that he can
follow the steady light of the Constitu-
ton, and at the same time the ignis tatuus
of abol itionism. Whatever our prfer-
ences may have been, there can to-day
be only one sort of Democrats-Demo-
Gratis who give a hearty and vigorous sup
port to our gallant but prosecuted can
didate for Governor of Ohio. Who
ever falters aud is found wanting now,
says, virtually, let the Democratic party
disband, but torgets that with it falls tie
last hope of free government.
Hon. S. S. Cex followed in one of his
happiest efforts. 1t was replete with the
soundest argument. He traced the histo-
ry of the liberties guaranteed to us in
the Constitution back to their original
source, and deplored the fact that we here
in the u S who had believed that the rights
of Englishmen and their descendants in
this respect were settled more than five
hundred years ago, should be now com
PEELED to re-assert them; and he urged
upon US thatit was not enough that We
should reclaim and re-assert our rights
but as a just rebuke to this administra
ton, and as warning to any Presi-
dent who may hereafter assert such ar
bitrary power, our rights must be asserted
| by the election of the patriot exile. He
exposed the cry of NO PARTY; showed
that all parties in opposition to the Dem
ocracy had been compelled to disband
that this had been the fall of the Repub
lican party, and the only regret he hac
was that it had not disbanded before i
brought ruin on the country; that there
is to-day but two parties in the north
the Democracy, who are wholly commit
ted to restoration of the Union as it was
and the Abolition party which will no
consent to a restoration of the Uniol
unless slaveryshall be entirely abolished
But it is impossible to do justice to thi
admirable speech; and | will not attemp
it.
While Messrs Pugh and Cox, were ad
dressing the people from the stand, Hon
Alfred Yaple and Major D. W. Stambaug
} addressed them from another. | was in
formed that those speeches also were yer
effective, Mr. Hickman, a soldier VIII
fought through several battles, and los
an arm at Pittsburgh Landing, also ad
dressed the people, giving the lie to tn
charge that the soldiers are opposed t
Vallandigham. / was glad to see ou
talented and energetic Representative
Hon James r. Morris. on the grounc
but he has been doing good service
various parts OF the State and was S
hoarse that he did not speak at Cambridg
though many were anxious to hear hin
DR.. O'Connor, our present and next Sci
ator, was also there and in the best spi
its.
The ladies deserve great credit for the
participation in this demonstration
favor OF personal liberty. They felt tn
/ the wrong perpetrated on Mrs Vallal
e digham in the arrest Of her husband,
!. the brutal manner it was effected, was
d wrong upon every true woman in the Ian
t | noticed three wagons, each containir
: thirty five -oung ladies, appropriate
e dressed, and representing the states
: the Union. They made splendid a
q pearance.
o Tne speeches, the music, the banner
4 the dinner, the order and sobriety-alt
gether it was grand day for Guernse
= County, andits influence will doubtless
J. seen there next October. Are we to ha
e no mass meetings in this county?
n / learned that our fellow citizen Ma
= shal Morrow, who is desirous of geil
,f back to the Senate (heavensave the mark
n, was at Cambridge a few days ago, al
;. l was also informed that he said to /
,e old Democratic constituents at that pla
" ''nevera word, but turned his attenti
n exclusively to abolitionists, was check
rs jowl with them, and induced them to ?
,e him on their ticket. But the Demecra
ID there say that he shall receive no coun
d nance from them, and let US see to it tf
4 he receives none from US. T. +.
40 John Brown and the Butte
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