The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1863-07-24
The Doom Of Him who Opposes this
.. War, .I


John Broueb, in bis speech ., Marietta,
pictured the fate Of . Democrat who on.
poses this war, thus -
My min de,ire to-day has been TO satisfy
you ,bas there is but one duty or one obli
CATION for every man to take upon himself
and fulfiIl iu the state Of tho country that
roigos at presest. I may have failed to do
90. and II so let me mako q suggestion to
my pol! ical friends as to party, and ] wish
you to bear IL in mind. Go back to tho
record. aud take care that you do not make
the same fatal mistake. II 10 that no par.
ty ever made opposition to var that was
not rent in twain and torn to pieces there.
by. You cannot blot tho record out; you
may try 1t but Il will stick to you you may
oppose this var. bu, an no. goiax along
with you. The old Tories of the Revolu.
tion--,hoy are all gone now. but .beir rec.
ords rcmain. and tho odiun belonging to
tbom attaches even to tboir descendan ts.-
The old memories of the Hartford Couven.
tiou are hardly spoken Of with decent re.
spccti and l know Of one case where the
obloquy, though less than that which should
result under the present circumstances, de-
scended 10 the second generation, keeping
him from places of honor and trust, simply
because the fact that the father had been
momber of the Hartford Convention, clune
to him like the shirt of Nessus. 10 the var
with Mexico ~e Democrats proclaimed IL to
bo the duty of every man to stand up for 1t,
whether he believed il right or not.
Ibid so. for printed the Cincinnati En-.
qs,rrr about that time.
A voicc-"I wish you printed Il now"
Mr.. Brought don't, If il advocated the
same principles a. now. (Laughter and
sppIausc.l How I poured no, shot into
those who opposed the war how fred
whole br oadsides at Tom Corwiu. Where
is he now fhe brighes intellect, the no.
blest man the old Wing party ever bad in
Ohio--tbey hardly own him now, having
showed bim of to Mexico-a striking coin.
cidence. tho very country whose cause hs
chsmpioned. Irepest, . brighter light nev.
or went out than Corwin's when be and
whole hecatombs Of wbigs fell under their
opposition to their nations war. Do not lot
Us reverse the record to-day, and place our.
selves 10 the unfortunate position which our
Opponents then occupied. You cannot pur-
sue this hostility to the war without bring.
ing reproach upon yourselves % party and
Individuals. Let mo say to you. young man,
who are fighting ia the ranks of the Demo-
cratic party to-day, beware how you tread
on that platform. II 10 unsouud, and the
obloquy will follow you in all your future
years. You cannot wipe II out. II will be
said Of you, to your children, and to your
children's children, "tbat man was opposed
to putting down the most wicked rebellion
snst ever existed" aud whom that brand is
upon you, II will marx you as an enemy to
bis countryi Young man. let me beg of
you to ,uru back 60 with that party no
longer which adopts such reasonable poll
cy. Let your whole energies be given in
support of the Administration in this war.
Don't cover yourself with infamy by taking
upon yourself the reputation of trying to
strike down the Government whom engaged
in contest with rebellion. lApplauso.]