Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1863-08-08
The Doom OF Him W no oppose, ,.,. war

" o, 'fim VINO opposes THIS War.
'ohh through, in bIs speech at Marietta,
pictured the fate Of a man who opposes
bis war, thus:
aq Ny main desire to-day has been to salts.
! fy yCu that there is bpt Que duty or one oh
| ligation for every man o take upon himself
and fulfill in The State Of The country that
reigns at present. 1 may have failed to do
so, and if so let me make a suggestion to
I my political friends as to party, and Wish
you 10 bear IL in mind. Goibatk to the re-.
cord, aud iakeleare that you do not make
tue same fatal mistake. 1t is that no par
ty ever made opposition 10 war that was
not rent in twain aud torn TO pieces there
by. 'Yon cannot blot the record out you
may try bnt it will stick to you; you may
appose this war, bot am not going along
with you. The old Tories of the Revolu.
lion they are all gone now, but their re
cords remain, and the odium belonging 10
them attaches even 10 their descendants
Tie old memories of the Hartford Conven
tiou are hardly spoken of with decent res.
pec' and | know Of one case where the
oblCqhy, though less than that which
should result under the present circumstan.
ces, descended TO tue second generation.
keeping him from places of honor aud
trust, simply because the fact that the
father had been member Of The Hartford
Convention, clung TO him like tile shirt OF
Nessus. In the war with Mexico we De.
mocrats proclaimed to he the duty of every
man 10 stand up for it, whether be believed
it right or not ne. ne Ut
| did 50, forI printed the Cincinnati
Enquirer about that time. 'u89F7'
no. A Noice1z"In1wfsh 'yoo printed it now.s y
nu Mf. Bfough-AI don't il ~ advocated the 4
some principles ias now. daughter and !
applause. r. How iepoured hot sbo OF into
those who opposed 1.-The war; ohow fred
whole broadsides atiifom Gorwin. Where |
is he nos2aHThe brightest, id elect, the no.
blest mau The old Wing party ever had in
Oho-they hardly own him now, having
showed him off to Mexico--a striking coin,
cideuce,1 the" very country whose cause he
championed. | repeat, q b lighter light
never went out than Corwin's when he and |
the whole hetaeombs Of Wings fell under |
their opposition to their Dation's war. j. Do |
not let US reverse the record Today, and |
place ourselves iB9 the unfortunate position /
WHICH. our opponents then occupied. You
cannot, pursue. this hostility 10 The war
without bringing reproach upon yourselves
us, a party and individuals. Let me say to
You. young man, " no are fighting id the
ranks OF the Democratic party 4 o day, be.
ware how you tread on that platform. 1t
is unsound, aud the obloquy will follow you, !
in all your future years. la You cannot wipe
it ont. l2It1 will be said, Of you, to your chll.
dreu, and to your9childreu's children, that |
man was opposed to- putting down the
most wicked rebellion that ever existed"
and when that brand is upon YOU; it will
mark you as on enemy to his country ! |
Young man, let me beg of you to turn
backi go with that party no longer which
adopts such a. reasonable policy 5a Let
your whole energies be- given III IA he sup
port of the Administration 10 this war.
Don't cover yourself with infamy by,takIng
lpon yourself the reputation OF trying ,ei
strike down the Government when eugag
ed in a contest with rebellion. Applause l.