Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-07-03
Where They stand.

The politicians and psrsisaus In Ohio wht
favor the election Of JoHa BRoDeH as Cover
nor Of this State, are ultra Abolitionists Of ,th'
radical Garrisouiau school. BRoUoH hiuself Il
but GARRIsoH or WEEDELL PHLurs uodsl
another name. This statement is not made q
random; 10 is one which incontrovertble fact
prove, and which history will record, and 10 In
fact nov recording -. r,tb
The Btoughiteg and their patron saint arr
far ahead Of the old "Liber.y party, ,"the LASER
Free soilers, and the more recent Republicans.
True, these all held many things in common
with the GsrrisoDiaus; but they Fepudisted their
extreme views, and professed TO have rever
ence for the Constitution and q love for the
Union. e.
The, Garrisopians or ultra Abol.ionists, on
the other hand, desessed both. They were open
and avowed dsunionisis. They denounced the
Constitution as ga covenant with death and Q
league with hell" Consequently, they refused
10 vote or accept an Office that required them TO
syss, 10 support the Consultation. Ga -
A few OF the Garrisonim had united With
the Republic me but is |. significant fact thss
the great body Of them stood aloof until after
the war broke out Gradually they came into
the IaSks, as their vie.s became incorporated
int ,,ae .sar policy OF the A1uinIssratiou -
THIS Incorporation was accomplished BY eettlinR
NOON two points: Fhsi, shH slavery vas the
cause OF the var snd uus BE- txe mipated
"root aud branch" rs JoHH BRtuea bse 1t; and
secondly, ths In itsetnueele io self-preesr-
vasiop, Ihe NAtioi o. Government was vested
With puwers not delegated BY the Consultation,
aud in fact With powers which it was forbidden
By that inssrumsn' TO sseume.
The a.siori,y iD Congress and the Executive,
ignoring the pledges made ~ the beginning Of
b sali.ies. sba, ,be var on our part sssie o.
t.blish abe ,suprem.cy Of the colst,tui %, pre-
serve the uplon, sad maintain, the t,ghts-of all
the ssass, nbim paired. proceeded 70 carry op'
In piscSce he foregoing assumptions. The
Gsrisouisns or ultra AbOIisioaists, seeing that
uodsr sbe nsS policy Of the Administrstion. slAv-
cry was TO be totally sxsinsuishsd, and that the
Constitution was TO yield to stupposed "higher
law Of necessity and justice, became ardent
supporters Of the Administration, and W EEDELI.
PmLrlrs, who had been, according to bis own
public statemsnbra -Dlsunionist for nineteen
years, was all al once. with views uncbarged,
transformed into fierce Unonist and an ar
dent "loyal NAM after the improved new Abo,
lition style. ~ 2 af4' -uL,ty,s.
The Gasrisosians could now without seruple
vote and hold office They could now swear to
support tho Consultation, when Il was to be con-
te.iled and lis TO them) obnoxious provisiops
set at naught BY "higher law" and especially
could they swesr allegiance TO Government
which they regarded as wholly committed 70
their views. The Garrisonians stand upon the
same Disunion and anti Cohstisution platform
tbey have ever dope.T They hare not ,shADged
particle "a this respect. II was not they that
vent down to meet the Republican or Admins
trssioi party, but the latter came up to them.
Tpere they ell stand tc-day--GARMsoH, Wxr-
DELL PnuLlrs, GEExLxy, JOHH BaouaH, and al