Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-10-01
nolhital.
FOR OIL.
cox AFTER BROUGH.

in Columbus, on the evening of the l4th
of September, 1863. Hon. s. S. Cox,
aiter'd 'deprecating the intense and con-
temptible personalities INDUCED in by
Abolition placemen and spoilsmen, takes
off the glove and thus goes back at
JOHNNY BRoUGH," in trenchent lyle
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:--W hen Mr..
Vallandigham was arrested by the arbi-
trary and military power of the Admin
isti ration, the Democratic party with en-.
tbu'iastic unanmity, nominated bin as
thei.' candidate for Governor. 1t was
thus true to lis tradition aud character
as the party OF Constitutional freedom
and oi unarpallcd courage. Democrats
like Ex Senator Pugh and Allen, Judge
Thurman and others like mysel,, who
had MT fully squared their opinions on
peace and war with Mr.. Vallandigham' :,
at once gave their services to the cam.
paigD al the call of the people. We did
thi, not because Mr.. VaIlandigham was
the nominee, but because he was the
chosen OF the Democratic party--a par.
y impersonal because founded on priuc-
pie. Our doctrines, rs enShiined in tn
Constitution and expressed in Jeilcrson's
inaugural, had been violated in the per-
son OF our candidate. 1t was our duty
! in aiding his election to elevate them to
their proper lace i'll the Government.
Cheers.
1t was resolved that the campaign
should be impeIsonal 1t has been 80
conducted by Mr. Pugh, Judge Thurman
aud others. have made many speech.
eo, aud in all have, without personuli-
ly. discussed the principles of Anglo.
Saxon Constitutional freedom. as Illus
trated by Roman, English and American
law. and violated by the party in pow.
er.
] bad no private grudgcs. no personal
feeling to CRAFTY. ] looked upon poll
tics in Ohio as unduly excited. and en-
deavoled 10y words Of healing and mod
Grafton to pour oil on the troubled wa
ters. OF this calling of politics, it may
be said as Augustus Schlegel said Of
authorship. that according to the spirit
in which it has been pursued, it is an
iniamy or virtue 1t is great moral
and intellectual science. in which passion
and interests should play in snhordna.
ton to wisdom and truth. Following
this as my guide, have presented the
claims OF the Democracy to the people
| have called from the past the founders
of personal liberty and Just administra.
tors of our Government, whose pnre
aud splendid fame gives ioce to their
teaching; and in the light Of their wis
do nj, xtpl,n. 1 k,,,.n ,;,,I
lind the clue by which to uniavel the
gloomy anl bloody labyrinth OF the past
three years.
had hoped that such mode and
spirit of discussion would have alleged
excitement and prevented personalities.
But in this | was mistaken. Our oppo.
nents have pursued our professions and
assemblies with mobs. and eggs, aud
pistols. and abuse, and threatening, and
sometimes with bIoodohed For all these
outrage, upon public debate--the fit Sc
quence to the arrest and exile of our
candldate-the leaders Of the Republican
parry are responsible. When their can
dldaIe (Brough) threatens that the
Democratic candidate shall not be inaug-
urated, il elected by the majority of the
people, he instigates in advance such
ou'rages, and is responsible for all that
may follow such incendiary counsel.
Cheers
Finding that power is slipping from
their grasp. observing the stupendouo
popular ground swell, which is bearing
the Democracy into office, these leaders
a'o growing mad, aud rash, ana are
threatening the practice OF that violent
secession. whose theory they 50 de.
n nnce. They appeal to our fears. They
do not know the patty flom which they
have apostatized. 1t knows no such
! slavish passion as Fear They grow per
sonal and vituperative. to encourage vio-
Ience.
7 Since my return home on Saturday, |
have learned that Brough aud Tod have
spoken from this Capitol to my conStit-
uents. with railing accusation and ma.
lignant abuse. have arraignei the Dem
ocratic speakers. and especially your
Representative. These "iielong Dem-
oorats "-Brough aud Tod--eharge that
| Pugh, Pendleton and myself ara OF
| Wing families, and have No right To
talk OF Democracy, They are light as
to Pugh and Pendleton-their fathers
were Whig.: but it is also true. that long
before they voted, by their own inveoti'
cation aud conviction. their first thoughts
ol politics were Dcmocratic Like my
self, they never voted any but an I'M.
scratched Democratic ticks. Cheer,
For myself, ever since was boy at
school-as contributions TO tho old
Democratic Review testify have been
a Democrat But suppose it were other,
wise what then? lyas there no polii
;, cal virtue in boing Il National Wing?
Was there no credit in needing the war.
mig OF Webster. who said that :" il the
Internal fanatics and abolitionists ever
get into power. they will override thu
. Constitution. set the Supreme Court AT
, defiance, change aud make laws to suit
themselves. lay violent hands on those
who differ with them in opinion. and
finally bankrupt the country and delugt
= it in blood?" Was there any dishono'
II in following Henry Clay's advice. to
leave the Wing party when it became
I, abolitionized? Was there no satisfac-
,ion in acting with the lamented Crtteu
den in the last two Congresses. and to
whose kindness and confidence last year