The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-07-10
Tiffin atrsklp Iribuur
Remarks Of Hon. !. Brough.

Brough was complmented with sefe.
made from large number Of his fellow
citizens OF Cleveland. In response to
tho calls upon him, he addressed them
briefly. From his remarks as reported
in the Cleveland Herald we cory the
following paragraphs;
Mr. Broagh, in response, said Shst for
himself, personnlly,hc banked hin neigh
bors and friends heartily, cordially, and
warmly fer this testimonial of their
/ friendship and regard. At the samc time
he knew that this demonstration was the
effect not so much Of mere personal
friendship Us Of the zeal they felt in the
cause in which they where all engaged.
He did not know but what he ought to
sympathize with his old political Sssoci-
ates in one thing. They had made a
great ado about arbitrary arrests, and
nominated q man for Governor because,
;. they said, he had been carried of against
his will, in order that he might not be U
nominee for Governor. In his own case
he had bee arbitrarily made a candidate
for Governor against his will, aud with
out consulting him.
But the nomination was made, and he
wus compelled to decide on his course in
relation to il. On the day that he was
addr, ssing them he had come to n decis-
ion, aud ut Il Is informal gathering OF his
friends he tn, ught it proper to announce
for the FIRST time what the decision was
Whilst he much dt sired that he should
not haye been nude the STANDARD bearer
IN this eumpaign, yet circumstances had
left him no discretion, and he hud that
day said 10 the tfiiccrs of the Convention
that nominated him, ~ have accepted the
pos tion you have assigned to me, aud
will bear your standard 10 the best of my
ability--whcthCr to victLry or defeat,
time must Gctermin,." ummense cheer
lingo
'iIe Ia but one word TO say in refer
cnceNto the attacks which had been md
might be made on him and his personal
and political record. lie had lived mary
years of political Experience TO little pur-
p, 81, il he had not learned to pay small
attention to such attacks. He had no
intention or desire TO rccrimirutc. lie
|rtgrt!ttd the keeping Sp Of pSE'y dtslihc-
tons rnd party feuds in such crs>B as
the present., and should aim to do nothing
that would tend to preserve those differ
enc.s. But there were one or two thiHgs
in the charges already made that he
wished to notice and correct, as they
were historical inaccuracies, aud he
tho ught that at all cycpts the trpth of his
tJry should be preserved. 1t had been
charged that he left the D, mocratic par
Ity in lS45, because President Polk didn't
give him Ofiicc. How TAR that was true
can be judged from the fact hat he edited
the Cincinnati ERQatrer during the
whole Of Polk's administration, Except
perhaps, about seven months Of the time
pnd he never heard tie charge made that
the Enquirer was not sound Democrat
ic paper.
In that day, as now the masses Of the
Democratic party were honest aud actu-
ated by desire to do right; il was only
some of the leaders who were in tn
wrong path and endcavored to draw tn
masses after them. The Democratic
masses pow, us always, are sound aud
loyal a.heart, aud desirops of doing right
bpt are misled by their leaders. He said
that letters are pouring in on him da!iy
graduating him on his nomination, and
uphulding him in his course.
Those who still follow their leaders in
- the wrong path they have taken, are
deceived by the cry Of" Peace" and ure
frightened with PICTURES Of long and
devastating war, with its waste u life
und substance, and oppressive burdens OF
taxes, unless thtre is u change Of rulers.
Said Dir. BrOugh, 4" Show me how this can
he done Show me Low we can have peat c
| want peace as much as you do, but 1
icoRt honor wih IL, and indemnity for the
future" Qumense cheering.)
What proposition have the other side
made forp ace ! None what yer. They
not only make 10 overiures themselves,
but they spurn all offers from this side
He retired to the article ret emily pub
lished from the Richmond Enquirer
which treats with contempt any PROPOSE
tion for peace which is not prefaced by
an abandonment of the Border States 10
the rebels and a surrender to them Of all
the forts we have taken. Is there any
man who is willing to bow himself down
TO such proposition as this No man
will stoop to such disgrac, fIl humil alton.
How then can you get peace There is
but one way to do il. You must subju-
gate them and dictate a peace, the con-
ditions Of which shall prevent any chance
of another quarrel ,or we must fight il out
until ourselves are subjugated, and com-
PEELED to submit to whaleVe. terms muy
be imposed on US.
The South had been long plotting the
the treason that has at length resulted in
armed r. beliiUp, For twenty-five years
they had been plotting whilst the North
had been wholly engrossed with com.
merce and the arts of peace. Then,when
they were ripe for rebellion, they struck
US down when We were detenceless.
When they had stolen the funds, dis
pelsed the navy, veal kened the army and
rendered the Government pqwerless, the
blow was struck, the rebellion, armed
and defiant, leaped into existence, The
quarrel was not of our making. They
have forced the issue on us, and now we
must either fight it opt or submit to an
ingloriops peace, There is no middle
course. He who 10 not with the Govern
ment in the prosecution Of the war is
either an open rebel himself, or is a sym
psthizer with the rebellion.
Referring to the Democratic platform
adopted at Columbus, he said il con-
tanned resolutions against everything
but one, There was none against the
authors of the rebellion, or those who
are engaged in carrying il on. Not a
word against them, but all against those
IN the North who are seeking to put that
rebellion down.
Those SO called Democrats claim that
they haye right to oppose the Govern