Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1863-01-17
Governors Message.
Gentlemen Of the Senate and
House of Representa- tires:


/ congratulate the people of the State, our
common constituents, that the period has
arrived when you their immediate neigh
burs and representatives, fresh from your
homes, can participate in the duties and re.
sponSbilities of providing for and protect
ing their interests and it is a. source Of
great relief to myself to know that, with
your presence, shall have able counselors
to guide and direct me, in the discharge of
the many cares and responsibilities resting
upon the Executive.
There never' has been q period in the
history of our State when a faithful and
vgilunt fort at duty, on the part Of the
peoples representatives., " rs more required
than the present (The question of mau's
capacity for self government'is is yet unset
tied The gigantic effort of wicked and
bad men 10 overthrow our beautiful and
heavenly form Of government, which exist
ed at The period of your ADJOURNMENT, has
not yet been queIled We we're given The
rens of our State government, for the time
being, by an honest aud confiding constitn-
ency, with special view to carry out their
wishes in maintaining the government as
handed down to them BY their Fathers !;
we should look well to it, then, that we do
not disappoint their expectations. They
have not faltered in this great work L; but,
fully appreciaIing the mighty Importance of
preserving our institutions, they have yield
ed up everything, with degree of geueros-
i;y unparalleled in the history of any peo.
pie. Everything dear 10 them has been
given to the cause Husbands, fathers,
sons and brothers have left their loved
ones, to brave the dangers of the field of
battle and the diseases incident to camp
life, with a cheeifuness never before mani
tested. The mothers, wives and sisters al
so have fully demonstrated their claim 10
the love and affection of these brave and
gallant men. All that woman can do, has
been done 10 alleviate the dStresses of our
soldiers, and thereby stimulate them 10 du.
~.
Such being the character of our constitu.
ens, it is Impossible TO measure the claim
they have upon us their agents Energy,
integrity, and purity of purpose, economy
aid Industry are, at least, due from us to
hem
Aside from the claim that our constitu.
cn's have np0n Us for all this, the only true
reward a public servant can win for him.
,elt, is TO be sble TO clpim, when cOmninn.
ing with bis Maker, aud honest aud Vigi-
lent effort al public duty. Ii We csHuot
claim this for our selves, when We shall sur.
render up our trust, We will have worked
20 little pu pose.
1t Is not necessary to discuss the qaes,
tion presented by this rebellion with the
people of Ohio they have, with great u
nanimity, determined thai, cost what it
may in time, treasure or life, the Union of
the States, us banded down to US by our
Fathers, shall be preserved unimpaired ;
aud thus handed down to our children.
They will not for one moment eoncede thai
there can be any Cause sufficient TO Justify
a State, or any number of States, in with
drawing from the Union Admit, if You
please hat the authorities of the Federal
Government, for the time being, were to
attempt to interfere with the domestic insti-
tutions of either Ohio or South Carolina,
to the extent even OF introducing slavery
into the former or excluding il from the
latter this would not give the slightest
preteXt for The one thus attempted 10 be
inierferred with, to take mp arms against
the government The Federal Conslitu.
tiOu itself expressly protects the State. thus
inteFfered with, from injury. Long before
any such attempt could be executed, the peo,
pie, in whose hands all power is placed,
would through the peaceable, quiet mode
pointed ont by the Constitution. hurl the
sulhors of such attempt from power, and
thus rescue the injured State. But no
such attempt has been made, ortbought OF,
by Federal officers DOW in power and this
the authors and leaders Of the rebellion
well know. President Lincoln has, again
aud again, 10 the most solemn manner, as
sured the people that il was bis determina-
ton, SO far as it Icy in bis power. to pre-
serve inpt5iate, all the rights of the several
States. The Federal Congress, the sever
oil State Legislatures Of the loyal States,
and the people Of said States. In their polit-
ical assemblies, hayeIAp,. saain aud again,
made the same pledg theAeQRle OF The
South. 1t wss 'nuss therefore. either the
fanr or fha heIiaf that THAR Stafe ptohfn