Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1863-06-27

army 10 its hardsbips, and proud OF its gal.
lap,ry, the lovers Of the Union will stand
BY IL, and will remember, aid aud support
IN 90 Who are disabled, and the families OF
those who fall fighting for their country.
Resoired, Tbst confding 10 the honesty. |
patriotism aud good sense Of the President,
we pledge to him our support OF his earn.
o., Efforts to put down the rebellion.
Resoirea, That the present Governor,
David Tod, as an honest, able public scrv.
ant, and tha, bis official conduct deserves
and receives the appreciation Of all loyal
people.
After few remarks by Mr.. Wade, who
was most enthusiastically spplsuded, the
resolutions we're adopted amid great en-.
thusiaim.
Before putting the vote on the resolu.
tious, which had been read by DR.. Robin.
son of Cleveland, Senator Wade stepped
forward in response to . general call, aud
addressed the Convention briefly. Before
he had chance TO proceed, however, the
delegates rose en- masse, and cheered Mr..
Wade in the most vociferous msu uer.-
Certainly it is not human nature to resist
such kind admiration, and for q moment,
the feelings Of the gallant and brave old
Senator overcsme him. After thanking
bis hearers for the kind reception, he spoke
Of the ticket and the great questions of the
day. He regarded this convention as the
most importsnt that ever assembled in the
State. Uohsppily the American people
| were divided on questions so radical that it
seemed impossible that they could ever be
reconciled. 1t was the difference between
freedom and despotism. We are contend
ing for the old Constitution. which guaran.
,eed every right, aud under which we had
prospered continually. No man could say
that the Government had ever rested hea.
vily upon him, and least of oil could those
who have rebelled, for the party with which
they worked has nearly always been in the
majority, and had things their own way
AT the time they rsbelled they had two
thirds of the Congress, the President aud
Cabinet, the history of the world furnished
no precedent where people rebelled against
their own legislation.
| Mr.. Wade then sketched . history Of
secession in Congress, aud showed how
utterly causeless was their conduct. Moth.
ing but Q predeterminstion to set up for
themselves could account for it. Abiding
to vallsndigham's opposition to the war.
he made the probable supposition that be
might be made a member of the CoDfeder.
ate Congress and If so, it would be inter.
es,ing 10 learn whether he would refuse to
vote supplises for the rebel army, as he did
ours. II be did it would cost him bis neck,
and Justly, too. Next be showed very
forciby how the Peace party were aiding
the South, end protracting the war. The
Convention held here last week, 10 its
spirit and results, was most direct encour.
arement for the rebels, as its influence
would be to strengthen their determIna.
ton to hold out till the divided North
would be compelled to yield, but he had
been greatly encouraged by bis recent visits
| in the army Of the Potomac. The soldiers
were oil in good health, and only waited
another opportunity to strike fatal blow,
with which they seemed likely to be favor
ed pretty eoon.
As to the policy Of the Administration,
he believed it would he scquisced in en-
tirely very soon. The progress in that
direction had been very rapid for some
time.
| The people were not slow in agreeing to
ALLOW negroes to run some of the risk of
battle, and their freedom would follow nat.
urally enough, although the work seemed
to be slow When tho country emerged
from the contest it would be into purer
atmosphere than heretofore We ought
NO, 10 expect peace until Slavery. the cause
of all our troubles, was trampled in the
dust. We could not look to just God
aud ask him 10 espOuse our cause until we
were ready to demand freedom for every
man on Gods earth. This result IN ust
come, and as o consequence our great na.
| tioD must rise 10 higher civilization than
we have yet dreamed Of. All great reforms
have been born in tribulstion and strife,
and 10 this case, as in Others. the eud will
be richly worth the price paid.
Mr. Wade oucluded by thanking the
Democts,s who had come up in such large
numbers to unite with other Union men, :,
in placing the State Government 10 loyal
and trus'y hands. There was no donbt
Of the success Of the ticket The nomins.
tions were eli most ct TO be made, and
contrssted glorious with that bolstered up
last week.
The former was headed by the cringing
cowsrdly apologist OF peace; and the latter
was headed by honest John Brongh. who
was for the Union ct all hazards and all
the time.
Some one moved three cheers for Gov.
Dennison, which we're given enthusiastic
ally, the delegates rising aud waving their
hats.
Immediately after the result Of the bal.
lot for governor was announced, word was
carried to the mass meeting at the east
side of the Capitol, OF the success of Mr..
Brough aud the shouts that then went up
made the welkin ring. Governor Tod room
after made hIs appearance and was carried
over the heads of The people to the stand,
aud proceeded TO speak 10 perfect csndor
Of the action of the Convention. After
reviewing what be had done for the good
cause since his inauguration. be said he
was free 10 confess that be felt disappointed
ct the result. but he was neither mortified
nor chsgrined; but in the support OF the
man who was nominated, no man could 20
| further than be would.