Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1863-07-14
Fourth 0fJuly at the Home Of valiandlgham.

An immense and enthusiastic Fourth of
July celebration was held at Dayton, Ohio,
the home of Valandigham the very prince
Of Copperheada. During the day Hon.
John Brough, the gallant Union candidate
for Governor made most earnest and elo-
quent speech, from which we make the
following selections:
Your celebrated Peace Convention Of
New York passed its peace resolutions
wandered down into Dixie, and then came
back to you, spurned and spit upon.
Next your Peace Convention Of Ohio pass
ed their resolutions and sent them down
to Dixie, and they were spurned more
fiercely than those that went before, anc
well they might be, for they were not up
to the New York standard. daughter.
Now my Democratic friends, how many
Of you have taken and read those twenty
three resolutions. If any, what have You
found? You have found all Of them neg
alive in character They are against the
war, they are against prosecution Of the
war, they are against the Administration,
they are against military arrests, they are
against military prosecutions, they are
against everything they could find TO al
lege against the Government Of the North.
But there is not one line or syllable con
demnatory Of this rebellion, or of the men
who put in force Not one single aoord.
Your own Government is denounced quar-
relied with and proclaimed to be most ty
ranical; your own people are maligned and
abused; and not one word against those
men who have struck down the best Gov
eminent the world ever saw, and who are
seeking to perpetuate an oigarchy. (Long
and continued applause) Did these lead
ers, for, understand me, that when speak
Of this matter | speak of lea lers, and not
Of the masses, for my experience in the
Democratic party is, that the masses are
as honest as any people that ever walked
on the earth-did these leaders, who drew
up the resolutions, wish to conceal the fact
they We're sympalhizsrs with this rebellion,
and that they were opposed to putting it
down? Undoubtedly they were sympathi-
zers, but they lacked that great element
of character which belongs to every man
who is a man-they lacked the courage to
say so; but they left it on the face of the
resolutions so plain that he who runs may
read.
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But you want peace. So do |. Will
any man tell me how you are going 10 get
it? (Voice-"Fght for it.') That's
sensible answer; but want to know ityou
have any other way. | want some Demo
cratic friend to answer.
A ycice-"Tbe Crittenden Compro
mise"
Mr.. Brough--WLy don't you take il
down in Charleston! (Applause and
laughter) But what is the Crittenden
Compromise! What is but bringing
Slavery throughout the whole country
They had the power TO pass the Critten-
den Compromise in Congress, if they had
stood and fought for it. The Peace Con-
gress offered it, but they refused it. | tell
you, they would not take the Crlttenden
Compromise to- day, and if you argue thus,
"you are keeping the word Of promise to
the ear, but breaking it to the heart"
You are practicng an Internal delusion.
These men are not fighting this war on
any such priucipfes as that, and they tell
the peace men in New York and Ohio
through their pape!s that they viii accept
no terms ofspeace whateyer--not even an
armistice to treat fps peace ultil the South
ern Confederacys ise acknowledged. Are
you ready to acknowledge il? Are you
ready TO destroy the.integfi!y of this Union
while there is a prospecaof recovering u
Then don't 'cry peace when there is no
peace" You lave but the single hope Of
conquering peace, as yoVslid IN Mexico.
Viii YOU fight this war 10 its Temptation
and bring an honorable peace with II, or
succumb to the terms and become@uljnga-
ted yourseves2 If there is a man IN Ohio
entertans the idea of submission, | desire
HIM to wear his laurels alone; they are not
for such as me and mine. (Lond APP
plause) There is but one course left; you
must conquer this rebellion; you must
bring back the Government to its original
unity; YOU must humble these men; you
must bring them back subjugated and re.
pentant for the wrongs they have done, if
not actually submitted TO punishment.
, Then will you be worthy, not only OF the
enjoyment Of its special privileges and
manifold blessings, but also to control its
destiny III the great hereafter (Enthusi-
astic applause.)
Rlg The following is the section OF the
/ enrolment act providing for the arrest and
punishment Of any person who shall resist
! the draft, Or counsel resistance to the same
OF who shall "obstruct any officer 10 the
performance Of any service in relation there
to-" A refusal to give the required infor-
nation to enrolling officers is considered an
construction" within the meaning and intent
of the law:
"Sec. %. And be 1t further enacted,
That if persons shall resist any draft ofmen
enrolled under this act into the service OF
/ the United States, or shall counsel or aid