The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-08-12

fort would be ~fruitless in our case, my answer
Is that that fact is not known The records
of the Thirty-sixth Congress will forever show
that the South would have honorably compro
missed then. What she will do now, or here
after, can only be known when the rulers of
the nation shall consent to take the precepts
of the Christian Gospel as their guide instead
of the war cry of Moloch in his unholy thirst
for revenge. War is the sports of Kings, but
alas !what fatal ruin to the pcople; and the Amer
lcan keople-the people. not the noisy, en-
riched, paid, stuffed and pampered officials,
whose numbers and a~ppetites aflict the land
like Egyptian locusts, but the people Of the
soil and Of the workshops. with hard hands
and honest faces, are crying out m an agony
OF sweat and blood in every corner of the Re
public as they behold the progress of this war
and its results. allow long, oh Lord how
long T. They are standing in anxious expecta-
ton, with longing hearts and fearful eyes
ready to exelaim, "Blessed are the peaccma-
kers, for they shall be called the children of
God" s.4oa
The policy which has governed the conduct
OF this war. has also further aggravated its
original weakness as a remedy for di;union. 1
shall not here pause to discuss it. The whole
civilized world knows that shameful story
Broken Faith, Violated pledges, perverted pur.
poses, popular deception, dishonored laws. and
. "eSiC OOuStitu;IOu 1uCI It's WHOlG ~
The Union party at the South outraged and
crushed, and old ~partiza1 issues thrust in the
face of the North to divide and distract its
people, constitute the results of the civil poll
cy OF the administrator in connection with
the prosecution of the war. A war thus
prosecuted cannot succeed. 1t has not the
merit of an honest and sincere management.
And the war, as now conducted, has one more
element of failure and disgrace, which shall
ha,a cd
The smoke of the private dwelling where
helpless age and infancy and gentle woman
hood are sh altered in the midst of the horrors
of war is not an agreeable incense TO the
Christians Gcd. The ashes of unoffended
towns and cities arc not an acceptable offering
on the altar of civilization. The wasteful
and discriminating vengeance of Attilla, Alar-
ic and Hyder Ali will not command the smiles
of Heaven, nor long forerun success. / avow
my belief in the special providence of the AL
mighty. | believe in sthc speedy overthrow
of these who deny the Divinity of justice,
truth and mercy. War has its rules that 60
in mitigation of its sanguinary features, which
cannot be violated with impunity. And if
war must rage yet for a season., may God in
cline the hearts of those who shape our coun-
ellis TO spare the mother and her babe, and to
cease the heavy reproaches and ordinations
which a Butler or a Montgomery has inflicted
upon the spirit Of the age in which we live !
l say this standing upon a pedestal of eternal
principle which lifts me high above party AID
party designs. No nation can mock God in
war or in peace and long expect to escape hui
initiation due to off,rce.
But my fellow citizens, having thus ex.
pressed my views on some of the principal is
sues of the day, and arraigned, as L conceive
TO be just, the present Administration of af-
fairs of the country, in this dark hour and
time of trial, IL will no doubt be asked what
our purpose is in maintaining the organization
of the Democratic party and what we design
to accomplish for our country l am ready to
answer. l am ready to answer, not as one
having authority, but as a humble member of
that grand old party, fully and earnestly in
servatiHe prineisles.N We intend to Iqe W
the Constitnfiop- We intend to preserve it
for all the States IN which we live, at all haz-
yards, and to die, if necessary, with arms in
hands for its defense The danger of all
civil wars is a military despotism. This evil
is to be confronted and to do so is a part of
our mission. Liberty, thou star of promise,
lowering over the cradle WI ere the Republic
was born, and still burning on the front of the
sky, we will follow thee wherever thy orbit
may lead We will spurn from us the %traficer
of the hour who offers pcrishable wares in ex-
duS " II nSiG VI IHiS- JcWel-s1l ne res
~toratinn of the Union. And after some time
be past this will be accomplished, not in. strife
and blood, but in compromise, harmony and
peace. The glory of the couG.ry in the past
in the hands of the Democracy is a sufficient
guarantee for the future when it shall again
lay its hands on the helm of the ship.
In this contest for the regeneration of the
Republic, who can doubt the glorious part
which the Democracy CT New England will
enact ? This is the homs of Democracy upon
principle. Place, position, Offices and patron
age, are not the reward of you: DEVOTION
spoils of victors are not in your hands
But the sublime consciousness of rectitude
and true love of country unite and uphold
you. Storms have beat upon you in vain
The flames of persecution have licked the very
stars over your head. The winds and the
rims have descended, but your house has not
fallen, for it is founded on the rock of eternal
truth. The base material is gone from your
ranks. The smell of the flesh pots was in the
of SINE. Others bowed their heads
to cscaps the tempest. You that remain are
like your cwn elms and oaks that rear their
lofty heads to Heaven and defy the hurricane.
Alt the land has taken note of you. The
West this day greets you, and joins hands
with the in the name, of a common country
and a common glory, Let us know each oth-l
er better. Let US cultivate fraternity. Let
State speak to State until the voice of a uni
ted Democracy shall be heard like the voices
of the deep crying unto deep. And then at
distant day. the sun of our prosperity,
Union and peace will once more arise upon
this now bleeding and mourning nation.
An Incident.
We are advised of a bit of news from John
Norman that gives us a better opinion than we
ever entertained of a rebel. Just as he left
MEANWHILE, en- route for Dangerous Crossing ,
on the Little Miami railroad, he encountered
a Ian with six fine horses, purchased for our
Government service. Morgan demanded at
once the six sleek chargers The owner, in a
good humor, said he thought he might divide
and take half. Morgan replied that he would,