Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1863-03-04
Speech of Governor Tod.

Speech of Governor Tod.
As the little songsters " were leaviI
the stage, there were loud calls for Go
Tod, which were Immediately respondt
TO by the introduction of that gentIemal
The Governor was very happy in his r
marks, and was loudly and most enthus
astically cheered. We give below III
material portions of his speech:
Governor Tod first expressed his graf
tude at being so kindly received, and a
luded to his efforts in the administrator
of State affairs and in sustaining the ma
tional government in the contest in tn
field with the slave power il the South
An intimation from the soldiers in th'
field that they would like response (,
their efforts from home, was enough t,
indnce him to leave his duties for tn,
hour and participate in this Convention
After alluding to the justice of thee
in which we are engaged-that if the in
dependence of the Southern Confeder
acy" is acknowledged, away goes al
effort Ct fr-ss2yernment-he said:
iEefefenoe has been Elade here, my
friends, to the Democratic party. If any
one man in Ohio has right to speak fol
fhe Democratic party in Ohio, the hum
Bile Individual who now addresses you
has that right. Laughter and applause.
speak, however, for the good old Dem
2ceatio party, loheersJ /, 70. ipe parry q
which jackson was the acknowledged
head, Tcheersl, and not for this bastard
Democratic party of these days, laughter
aid spnlausel whose members have Ia
Ken to themselves the name of Democ-
Facy, made honorable by better men
tbss stkeY are. Loud cheers. Why,
fellow citizens, / had something TO do
with fixing the time when this rebellion
should come on. I have said to you that
l was a member of this Democratic par
". For thirty-four long years before This
war broke out, did l train in the ranks
of that Democratic party. was honored
by that party. L was made chairman OF
its little township meetings. Gheels. I
vas aio4lored with invitations TO 60 out
and speak to- the people on the great
questions of the day | was honored by
am appointment as a committee to GO cEt
90 collect funds 10 pay expenses. Laugh
ter and cheers Twas finally, to capthe
Climax, honored by the craftsmanship of
Ae' last National Democratic Convention,
Which was held at Baltimore. No man
then, ! say, up to 1861, stood higher, or
had right to stand higher; in The Dem:
ocratic party, than the humble individual
now addressing you. Laughter and ap-
plause.
/ f'said had something TO 90 with fix
ing the time when this rebellion should
break out was honored by the North
eastern district of the State-the Joshua
r. Giddings district, and not a very cam
Portable district, you know, for Demo
crat-G laughter with the position of
their representative in the National Dem
ocratic Convention. there met Yancey,
the leader of the rebellion. They said
to us emphatically, that they would re-
main in the Union only On two condi-
tious. These conditions, said MIR. Van
cey, in answer 10 a question from me,
ara-s -
='"E That you acknowledge that the
Constitution of the United States of IL
self, extends Slavery over the Territories
of the United States, there to remain by
provision, until the States
come into the Union.
80 The other is that you nominate Ell
ther jeff Davis or John c. Breckenridge
for President of the United States"
Said / to Mr.. Yancey, 81 can 60 nei-
ther. The hard yeomanry of Ohio who
20 out to their future homes, must have
! voice in fixing the domestic institutions
Of the Territory. And my candidate for
the Presidency, so far as my voice is con-
cerned, is Stephen A. Douglas" Pro-
longed applause.
" Well" said he, - we will secede, and ]
thus inaugurate government of the sew
en- Cotton States"
! II said IN substance what my brother
for he is'a swearing man-wouid have
said had be been there: "a" Secede and be |
ID" Laughter and rapturoqs 'ap-
plaqse:l
We'll, they seeded. Now, | have
heard the name Of the Enquirer whisper
ID out here. Laughter and applause.
take it that you mean the Cincinnati
Enquirer, owned and conducted by Jam es
j. Faran, and one Washington Mclean.
Kisses and cries of "yes, yes" That
Cincinnati Enquirer was represented at
hat Convention, and that was in 1860
,nly two or three years back-and most
cordially endorsed the position that and
,thers from Ohio took. That was the
Enquirer then: What the Cincinnati En-
Iuirer is now, know only from your hiss
ss. Cheers and Kisses. Idon't soil my
ingefs with it. Laughter. was sur
,rised to hear my respectable friend,
;tansbury, say that he read it on Sunday. \
Laughter. Why, gentlemen, | would |
s soon be caught with an old greasy pack
# cards in my hands Laughter. On /
our estimate of this paper | take it, it |
pust nov be the organ of the Democrat /
c party of the new stamp-the Knights
f the Golden Circle. Laughter and
lisses.
The Governor then traced Secession to
he firing upon Fort Sumter, and the IN
uguration of the war against the Gov
and said:
Now there was one of three things for
ne to do. One was, to oppose Mr.. Lin
oln, and thereby support indirectly jeff
,ayis and his administration another
-as to support Mr.. Lincoln and our Gov
rnment that it might be handed down
D our children; and the third was to
ut my fingers in my mouth, suck them, {
nd do nothing. Laugter. Now re-
pect those who labor with JEFF Davis
lore than do those who lay back and
uck their thumbs and do nothing. The !
curse have pursued, every one knows.
glory in it. Cheers. have support
Mr.. Lincoln, not because he was
-braham Lincoln, but because it was {
Necessary to do so to support this glorious