Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-09-19
Mr.! Voorhees, Bncyrus Speech.

The reporter of the Chicago Times tele-
graphed the following notice Of Mr.. VooRHEEs'
Bucyrus speech, to that paper:
Mr.. Voorhees, speech was splendid effort,
filled with fiery denunoation OF tho Abolition
policy, and closing with On appeal to his hear
ers to join together and effect elorious reyo
luton at the ballot box. Step after etep. he
said, has the Administration dragged the nation
Into ruin!and desolatlon. A plundered treasury,
violated Constitution, and ON outraged people
cry out for change. The doctrines OF military
necessity, Of abandoning plain guarantees Of
libery, tend to the overthrow of human happi-
ness. The Constitution made the Union, and
only In accordance with the Constitution, and
through Its influence, can the Unlcn be pre-.
served. But the Abolition Administration put
conditions, the extinction of slavery, uron the
restoration of the Union. He arraigned them,
then, for broken pledges, for unwananted usur.
patton, for gross inhumAnlty, for violating and
subverting the dearest rights Of men. [Cheers. ]
Suppose instead Of the proclamation and
the conhscation act, Lincoln had repeated
the golden words Of cancellation that
fell from the lips Of Washington and from
coin had exercised the same policy and aaid TO
America, tho whole house 10 standing as your
fathers built Il, with room for you. All come
back, and you shall have all the rights and
privileges granted by the Constitution" Vic
tories would then have been more permanent
and lasting. You may. subdue q name
strenRth, but never, never shall you eubdue bis
miud. [Applause.l Blow by blow the Union
sentiment of the South had been stricken down,
and the result is that we have On almost united
South aud divided North. In the name Of
justice, in the name Of outraged humanity, he
srraigned this Admipistrstion ss the murder
ers OF cur fellow.brothers. Had he the power, 4,
he would send commissioners to the Southern
people, aud tell them, There Is the Constitu.
ton. Take 1t. We have had enough of fight
Ing, aud you, too, must be tired of Is. But how
different Is the course of this Administration.
Louisiana had applied for readmissioo. The
Administration answered, You must walt He
held that, while the black man remains 10 this
country, for the welfare of the black man, for
the good OF his body and soul, for the welfare
Of the white man, fov the good order Of aoce.
ty, the black man must remain interior to The
white man An Abolitionist will say that the
black mau IL equal TO the white man when he
has tbe same clance. Why have they nos the
same chapce2 Tho same sky, the same earth,
the same ocean, the same AIR are for the black
man as we'll as lor the white man; buI tho Me-
groes we're not born with the same capacity
They were born TO position humble ana inie-
rior 60 the white m4n's. But the A Aoolitonists
ere not satisfied They have got higher Law
doctrine. The laws Of the land, the established
precedents OF authority, must be taken as they
exist, whether they suit us or not. Let Us stand
by the old things. The Democratic party has
great mlssion in this crisis. 1. is time tried,
gallant, old party. Ithad control of this coun-
try for over sixty years. Were there sixty years
of strife and national calami.s2 When think
Of the psst--no weeping mothers, no mourning
orphans, no rivers filled with the gtaitly forms
of the victims Of this unnatural striie--i; seems
that Paradise had gone forever. The Demo-
cratic party had many times been called to en-
dure shocks and political hurricanes. Men who
for merly acted with 1.-THE Butlers, the Dick.
insons, the Ssantons--hsd deserted the old party
in the hour OF trial; but while the weak tim
beu, the unsound raftefs, had blown away, th,
live,oak men, made OF sterner stuff than th,
;. others, still stand breaating ,hs Wild storms
Loud applause. w.t