The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1863-08-28
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At recent meeting at Darrtowo,
Butler county, Thomas Millkcn,
ESQ. distinguished lawyer md n
life long Democrat Of that county
n man who has never fnltcred in fcal-
e. to party when II did not mean
treason to conntry--delivcred ~
speech which made deep impression
on the audience He thus presented
the issue, and tho two candidates. rc-
fore tho people for their suragnsf for
Governor of Ohio;
"Thc issue presented is nplain orc.
The soldiers who have gone TO the
field have done their duty nohlv. and
we arc called upon ny them to keep
the spirit of patriotism alive hero
We are to stand hy them ut home
while they are crushing ont the foe
in the front. The Government, IN all
its departments, rs well rs the people.
must be faithful to them. Now, in
this cempaign we have two mon pro
scnted rs candidates for Governor oC
Ohio. One is John Brounh, p'l'n has
been all his life IN active and influen-
tial manin the Democrat party; n man
whose Characters unimrcachablc and
unstained; of great executive ability
man who, for fifteen years past, has
been withdrawn from the conflict Of
party, who has not mixed in the in
trigucs ofpoliticians, and who accepts
the gubernatorial candidacy ut n
great personal sacrifice. and orlyup
on the earnest solicitation of patriots
lie says he will lcud the general
Government all aid in his power fer
the purpose of putting down the re-
bclliop. That is his platform. and
that is all there is of il. lie comes
before the people simply rs the rep
rebentative of the Union idea. This
is n simple platform, and yet broad
enough for every honest man to stand
upon We ask no man what his an
tecedqDts have peen: we do not ask
him whether he has been Democrat,
or q Whig, or Republican, or an
American heretofore. We do not
seek ia restrict nor asl, him to ahan-
don any political principle Of tho past.
Wc'ask him simply. are vou in favor
OF the integrity Of the Government
and ofthe employment ofcvcry means
for its maintenance? That is all tina :
is required of any man who stands
upon the Union platform.
Upon the other hand, who havc wc
presented as candidate for Governor
bya party ofmen claiming to hc Dem
ocrats? A man who has misrcprc.
sented this district in the American
Congress for the past two years. II
is not necessary to trace his history
back for more than two years. Up
to that time he (thc spcalcr) had vo-
ted for him upon every occasion hc
was a candidate for Office He was
tho representative orthc party, and,
therefore he voted for him. He well
remembered how in May. 1861, after
Fort Sumter had boon homhsrdcd
and tho Star of the West had boon
fired into, the people of Butler county
with great manimitv met in convon.
tion Mt Hamilton.
The men who presided on that or
casion were principally Democrats
the mass Of people assembled wcr,
principally Democrats. They mot tC
give somo expression to thcir feelings
of the conduct of the rebels in bring
ing on war with the Government
The resolutions adopted cxprcsscd II
plain language that it was the duty
of the Government 10 put down The
rebellion, pledged the support of tl'
people to every measure necessary {,
that end and instructed Mr. Nallnn
digham, their representative in Con
press, to vote for every man, and cy
cry dollar required to wipe out thi
sinsult to our national flag, Applause
Those resolutions voted for alike h.
his party friends as well as those on
posed to him in politics, were sent t
Mr. Vsllandigham What was hi
rcsponse-the response of the ma
who reads everybody ont Of the Dc
inocratic party who does not supper
llimy How did he treat the peopl
who voted for these rcsolutionsi Wit
scorn and contempt They instructc
him TO vote for men and money fo
the purpose Of putting down this +,
bellion, and he would not do it. II
stead of representing this District i
represented himself We, of Butte
were all war Democrats then; Nallal
digham stood alone as apcace Dem,
crat. You remember Mt the time
lns return from their trcasonahlp SO
sion of Congress, how closely he Ike
himself, His very name was odio
70 the people.
The speaker then referred to t
McGinnis resolutions, adopted hy
Butler county convention on the
of August 1861, aud the action OF {
state convention in making a platfol
for the party in the State. In I
Spring Of lS43, the Democratic par
again stood upon war platform
favor of puttinii down the reholli
iby force of arms. In q Buttcrn
county convention of the same yei
aSesolutions introduced by Jud
Clark were voted down because it W
supposed they were too favorable
Secession, and war resolutions W.