The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-07-29
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efiiouS iioHs Pu iA4' y anu honofataF oeais
with and given leave o-depart, an act possible
only byrunnnnS'tiie beekade at the hazard of
/ beng fred upon by ships flying the flag of nay
own country L found myself hrstF freeman
When on British soil. Aud to-day under pro-
I! lection OF the ritlsh flag, am here to en-
! JOY and il part 10 exercise the privileges and
Enghts which usurPers ipsolently deny me at
1 home. The shallow eontrlya ance OF the weak
llqespots at " ashlh9ton, ana theH ADVISERS.
! has been defeated, Nay, 1t has been turned
! against them; and A who Tor two years was
maiigned as IN secret league with the Confed-
crates having refused when IN their midst,
4haef circumstances the most favorable, eth
| er TO ide'itty myself i-Nlth Their cause, or even
so much as foreman, preferring rather exile
IN a foreign land, return now with allegiance
to my own State and government. unbroken
IN word' though OF deed, and with every dec
iaration and pledge to you while at home, and
before was $ eieff away, made good IN spirit
70 IN the very letter.
4 tE DIX weeks ago, when just gong into Danish
4 ment because an audaeIous but most eewardly
,despotlsn eauseaat' addressed You as fel-
low-clt zen. To-day, and from Il e. y place
then selected ts by me but after wearisome and
most er ious Journey1ngs for more than fonr
i thousand miles by lahd ana upon sea still IN
IT, Z.
state / greet you as your representatlye.--
grateful certainty am, for the confidence IN
thly integrity ana patfloGlsm, lnpfed by the
unanimous nomination as candidate Tor Goy--
ernor OF lQhle, winch yoI1 gave me while
was u the Confederate States 1t was not
Imlspiaeed IT shall hall never be abused, But this
't;ls the last OF all considerations IN times Ike
ltnese. TASK ne personal sympathy for the
pefso!9ai Tfong.a on NO l0 Is Inc cause OF Con-
W oufFlFaSea Gey%ono % eXalhpl "a a Iree country, by
the PRESIDENT ard his servants, which gives
4 Puoiic sighlhealicy TO the action OF your con-
vehtionsj fonrs was, indeed, an act of justice
to citizen who, for his devotion to, the rights
OF the States ties and the Liberties of the people,
flshad been marked for destruction at the hand
5i.oL afoltfafy power; It was an example OF
u w u the. hefolc ages oI tne
" Mot.i at y 'ss.s asspeetacie atld q feouke 10
the 'G5ur p-pS tyLatts I VINO, haVtnS Dfoken up
the unlQn, Would now strike down the Con-
stltution, suovert your present government
ana estaoidsh iortnai ana proclaimed despot-
lSiefiLs IT'S ssead.d 1eu are the hEsToRERs
AND AND DEEENDERs OF FSoNSTITUTIoNALj jLIBER-
TY, and py that proud title history viii salute
II you
teongratuiate you upon your nominations
Ihey whom SousnaHe placed upon 1.-the ticket
VIII. with me, are gertlemen Of character, ability,
ihfPeGrlty an ana trled hdellty to the Constitution
pine gnloD. and to Liberty Their moral and
i poilelGa- 1, quailty Always rare, and
now the anostoVaiuaoie of pnbllc ylrtues-ls
oesyouq qeestolti sss . Every way, All these were
noiia'onS nj 10 !t, oe mace; ace ana even leai-
ouSS ani s'e, Ttii nov ee nuSneo, II es
I'D eciflty Iet0'ee witif you IN tne nomlhatlono OF
Ell L uSn as your eanoaale Tor lieutenant
Governor and President OF the Senate. A
schoia9lf 9l, and q gentleman, asoldier IN foreign
q war, l ana always parrot; eminent as law
yer. ana olS.lnsuisned as an orator and a
statesman, haa BIS acceptance as an omen OF
the return OIL the better and more Vlrtuous
DAYS OF the hepuollc-
enoorse your nolle QUE platiorn1-eiegant IN
? stEle t'o.ilraoie l IN sentlnneht lou present
Tue ttue4. ISSUE, .ne cofn MT yourselves 10 the
great Ihlsslohl Jast now OF the Democratic
q party-75to restore and make sure FIRST the
: rights and liberties declared yours by your
constItutions. II Is yam to invite the States
b anu peelie o. the ooutn 10 return I'm, 10 the
i1iol q ana oishonerea
any an petlHeee osl fepeatsd aha most aGgraVat-
. Gu eAseos ~ y i1iplc q power. II = pase IN
yourselves ana reasonable to your postenty,
70 aeluei. iioertles ana risnts 10 the
~ u, 9uf own Aoreath created ana
;. c'p = yeii,'ii sne'e pe nee sPeeeh,
tee rec Ptess peaGeSsoie HsseinelaSes OF Inc peo-
II PIE ., ana = a, lTee paloG any longer IN !. MO
onait tne people hereafter, as hitherto, have
tle .rgns 70 alscusS ana condemn the prlnca-
pes anu P9ite5g u Tue Party-tne mlnlstfy--
! tne men VINO, Iof the time, conduct the gov
- ernInenl.lo eenlaho OF thelr puolie servants
- a reasoning OF thelr stewardship, and to place
othef men and anotherparty IN power at their
supreme VIII and pleasure I Shall Order
Ihnlrty Eight or the Constitution be the su-
u preme law OF the land And shall the citl
zehs any more De arrested by an armed sol
!, dlery at midnight dragged from wife and child
and nome, to a military prison !; thence to a
mock mock nlllllitaFy 9liy irai thence condemned and
= 9hence oanlshed ed as ieon Tor the exercise OF
iNa MS rights rms IS the Issue and nooly
you nave iaet IL h is the very question OF
, iree, popular government ltseif 1t is the
I! whole question ); ppen the one side, liberty !;
! on o9sfe sfhe otner aespotlSIn. Ihe PRESIDENT as
- the recogI,zeo heid OF ms party, accepts the
> issue. sWnateVer ne wins that IS law Con-
Y Stisuuohs, .otase5 and fedelal, are nothing !;
4 the y 9dlciary less than nothing. In time of
war, there Is but one will supreme-his will ;
-s5Hbut one law--mllltarv necessity, and he the
sole Judge. Military orders supereede the
Constitution, and military commissions usrrp
= the place of the ordinary courts of Justice in
4 the land. Nor are these me,e idle claims
=, i For two wears and moro bx, orros tba,, how.
a hear elnfore.dD n yss tf,, 'f a.
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