Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-08-20
THE CAMPAIGN In OHIO.
SPEECH OFHOx. .JoHSBRotGH
y ,,,At warren, Ausust SIN, ises.S

SPEECH 0FHON.J JOHN BROtGH
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|. There ,vss al immense Union meeting at
Warren, Tuhbull county, ON the Sth inst.
From fifteen 10 twenty thousand people were
present, The Ladies' Soldier $ Aid Society
gave q ftee dinner % the people Governor
Brbugh spoke as follows ~ y, ,,si =.
yFELLow CTIzENs:, 4 have been talking TO
the people by the score for some daya, and
ON somewhat hoarse 20 day. Imust there.
fore ash iah this vast crowd to msidtainf as
much silence a possible. .gte osp-gsssunl
IzHl regret than lanythlng lelse that
Cow Tod is sAot here to dsy; FIRST, bocause /
know you, would be glad tol welcome him
with the hearty -salutstion IF 'welll done
good dsnd faithful servant; Y and seoondly,
because / desired lthats his clarion voice
might ring out in this great cause. He is
ptdhahly the hhrdest worked man in the
Statelof Ohio, and while we regret his. lsbL
sence he is freely, eycusable. 81 isn,i,e,f.
~ bregretelsp that he is not IN my position
before the people Of Ohio, i have been his
llieutenantjn jn two campaigns In, Ohio and
should rejoice in being his lieutenant in
this contest. Il should 8 have been glad to
have'esoaped this responsibility but the peo-
pie saw fit to call. yne,i end in such crisis
every man should be ready 70 respond 10
every csll OF his countrYmen and his Gov
eminent s.s S,3-,,41i ~ 1,i ,ya.,ypisyo,l }
'sFer the first time ipIthe history of the
world, our fathers announced the, ,funda-
mental principle Of free institutions, to wit:
that the people are capable of self govern
nent, and all political power should be del
eGsted from them, and the governing agents
ahould be accountable to them. Hence the
fathers. 30 constituted our Goyernment that
the people might fully control their politi-
oal affairs Accordingly the Chief Magis-
trate was to be elected tor the short term of
fbnr years, and the representatives for, two
years u, The people were TINS constitption.
ally to sit IN judgment upon, the merits of
theirpublic servants. at these short inter.
walls, and as the majority should decide at
the ballot box so should be their fate. The
laws enacted by the majority were be the
supreme authority,to receive the obedience
of all during the terms of office of the law
making power, I, and until the majority should
repeal or modify thom. They left no ground
for conflict. Ipr the least excuse for forcible
resistance to the layse,r,,ii ,rgiai1a ado ~
q But ,potwiihstandipg the easy and per-
fectly just method which the fathers pre-
scribedl for enacting the popular will atshort
intervals, we are now in rebellion without
parallel In the historysof- the world; . re-
bslliop imore causeless and with less excuse
than any rebellion thatever occurred. The
world .hasl hitherto held iall reyolutionists
undsrss bHgetiop - give some reason for
ther rebellion against the, constituted au-
thorities. They have been required to make
ont a just case as prerequisite to the sym
pathy of the nations. n, A4p-,,tI n. .,a,',i,. I
ao What reasons have, these Southern rebels
Givep2 Nothing atall but the election Of a
candidate, they were, pleased to ,denounce as
sectional TO the Presidency d Is II claimed
that the sleotiep was not constitutional, reg,
plar, and iu all Prospects properY 4 Not So,
WeiintheI North have always submitted
to the decisions OF the majority without o
murmur.l Who OF US eyer thought Of rais-
ing the red hand of rebellion because our
candidate was not eleoted2 Yon may talk
it out at your leisur land pleasure, and, il all
pome es to " this--that they have set up the
nlonstrousl doctrine that the minority, may
rule the majority What, then, is J, the
great question before us2 It is, shall we
vipdicate the authority of the majority, or
shall the minority be permitted to rebel and
set up an Independent Government at pleas
urell S.12f " GadW IS .yt99.i s.is n .ais
Tbs, issue is ono. they have, themselves
producedi It's butAn attempt TO establish
thelolsim 10 either rule or ruin the, ,land, M
They had had nearly all the Presidents. and
when they did permit the Northern, Demo
erAts,to have President, they put him .un-
der hondss and manasles more calling than