Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1863-09-09
Abasement Before Traitors.
Another Speech of Senator Sherman.

:. Amusement Before TRAITORS
Another Speech Of Senator Sherman
The following speech by Hon. Joh
Sherman, was delivered at ChillicoIn,
Aug. 18th. Ii Is one of the most mani
utIerances of the campaign. Its candol
E Its clearness, Its fairness, and It's earnest
ness commends il to all men. 1t present
the real issue which the 18th OF Octobe
wall decide, whether Ohio proves to b
true and loyal 10 the Union of the State
OF lie United States, or whether we SUI
render ali 10 traitors. Senator Sherman
remarks upon this occasion commence,
thus:
In The beginning of every political con
, test 1t is important to the people 10 as
. certain, il they can, what Is Ihe grea
question at issue. In every contest O
this kind there Is always some prominen
issue, although 1t may be disturbed, some
! times by collateral matters. Cleared o
: all collateral considerations, in my judy
ment the people of Ohio, this fall, ar
about to decide the question OF Union o
disunion. Every man who votes for JohI
BrOugh will vote for him because he is il
favor OF prosecuting the war for the main
tenance OF the Union, and for no othel
reason. Every man who votes for Val
landlgham, II he Is an intelligent man
will vote for him knowing that he is in ia
vOr of the abandonment of the war; ano
the acknowledgements subsequently, o.
the independence Of the Southern Con
federacy. This Is the real issue, so far a.
Ohio Is concerned.
The issue might have been presented
in different form, if the men who con.
troll the Democratic party-for | can not
with any regard TO justice call them Dem
ocrats-had chosen to select another man
TO represent them at the head of their
ticke:. Suppose they had nominated
Hon. Mr.. Jewett, of Zanesville, a war
Democrat; and suppose that we Union
people had nominated your own towns
man, DIR. Trimble; both would have been
in favor of prosecuting the war for the
maintenance of the Union. The only
difference between the two would have
been as to the mode of prosecuting it,
Mr.. Irimble would have advocated GER
tain measures that Mr.. Jewett would have
opposed; and Mr.. Jewett would have ad-
vocated measures that Trimble would
have opposed; and this difference in the
mode OF prosecuting the war would have
constituted the issue in the canvass. Dem
ocrats, by such a nomination, might have
presented a different issue to the people
OF Ohio. But my friends, the leaders of
the Democratic party have chosen to
make distinct issue, by the nomination
OF Mr.. Nallandlgham. lie has been firm
ly opposed to the prosecution of the war,
from the time the contest began until
this hour. l will give him the credit to
say that his Democracy has been consist
ent throughout. He has voted and act
ell, in all respects, as JEFF. Davis or any
other known rebel would have done, on
on every measure before Congress. There
fore the Democratic party have presented
the question before you of Union or dis
union, just as distinctly as if any of the
Southern leaders had been nominated for
Governor of Ohio. A voice, That's
so."I
If war Democrat had been nominated
the issue as to the origin and causes of
the war would not have been inquired in
to. They would have been part of the
history OF the past for there was time
when we were all standing on the same
platform, and prosecuting this war as one
ALdu Dul AAlC lCdOCIS VI lLAS party udNC
gone behind all this, and nominated
a man who believes the war was causeless
and should not be further prosecuted
1t therefore, becomes necessary to discuss
the origin OF the war, and though l may
not be able to say anything new On the
subject, it is necessary to take glance at
the chief points in order to appreciate
their bearing on the present aspect of af-
fairs.
THE REBELLION CONDEMNED BY A REBEL.
1t is true that when the South rebelled
they had no sufficient cause for rebellion. |
They did not rebel for the purpose of Sc
curing TO themselves existing constitution |
al rights. They did not inaugurate war for |
that our forefathers did; il |
was not for the purpose of maintaining |
rights guaranteed to them by the Consti- |
tuition or the laws of the country. Rath-
er they sought TO subvert the Constitution |
and overthrow the Government under
which they had long lived and prospered.
At the time the war commenced, there had
been no act committed 10y the Northern
people, or by the Government at Wash
ngion, hostile Othe people of the South
ern States.
| ask you, Democrats, the question,
whether any act had ever been done by
.he North to justly them in attempting
70 break up the Government Pause and
.hink. Did you ever hear any man say
hat he thought these men vino have ar
'ayed themselves against Us, had any good
cause for rebellion? am in earnest in
lsking the question, and wherever Lad
iress the people, | shall be glad to have
r,,a.1- al, ]
ions, If they wish to have them answer
ID. What had we done in the North to af
ect their rights? Nothing at all. And
his fact l shall establish by no less relia-
lie authority than Hon. Alexander u.
Stephens, of Georgia, the Vice-President
# the Southern Confederacy himself
lie Is a much more able and eloquent
nan than myself, and you will therefore
llOw me to read from his speech.
Pause, | entreat you, and consider for j
moment what reasons can you give that I
will satisfy yourselves in calmer moments |
what reasons you can give to your fel (
ow sufferers in the calamity that it will
ring upon US? What reason can you
i've to the nations of the earth to justify s
t? They will be the calm and deliberate
judges in the case and to what cause or S
ne overt act can you name or point, s
N which TO rest the plea of justifca-
ion What right has the North assailed? {
What interest of the South has been in
AIDED? What justice has been denied, and
7hat claim founded in justice and right
las been withheld? Can either of you to-
lay, name one goVernmentalact of wrong
deliberately and purposely done by the (
Government at Washington, of which the 4,
,outh has Alright to complain? l challenge /;
he answer Now
or you to attempt to overthrow such a !
Government as this, under which we have
lved for more than three quarters of a !
which we have gained our !
7ealth, our standing as nation, our do
nestle safety while the elements of peril !
re around US, with peace and tranquility, 7
ccompanied with unbounded prosperity
Il.