The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1864-09-07

faith in the people of the States Whose
votes placed 1t in power 1t also admits, ly
such an edict, that the people have nc isi;h
in this Administration.
W hic those in power, without remgTsH,
sacrifice the, blood and treasure OF our
people, they Viii not give up their own pas
siohs for the pubic good. This Union is
not held assunder b} military ambition. II
our political troubles conld be referred tC
the peaceful arhitrament of the contendinx
armies in the field, our Union would be re-
stored, the rights Of the States would h
guaranteed, the sacrcdness. OF homes snd
persons be again respected, and inSultcd Ju-
dietary wOaid again administer the laws Of
the land .-.-.
Let not the ruiz Of our country be eharE
ed to aHr soldiers. 1t is not due to thei-
teachings or their fanatcism., in my con
stant official intercourse with them, | have
never heard uttered one sentiment of hatred
towards the people of the South. Beyond a.!
men, they value the blessings of peace AM
the virtues Of mercy, Of genteness, and G
charity; while many VINO stay at home .crY
havoc, and demand that no mercy shall
be shown. Tie bigotry Of fanatics, and the
intrigucs of pacemen have made the bloody
pages Of the history Of the past three years.
1t was soldier upon whom our Saviour beS
slowed his only COMMUNICATION, and when
He hung upon the Cross, when priests and
phansees Knocked his sufferings, soldier
alone discovered his divinity--when he
heard Him pour forth prayer for mercy
and forgiveness for the authors OF His suf-
ferings.
The Administration cannot save this I'M
ion. We can Mr.. Lincoln values many
things above the Union. We pat it first Of
all. He thinks proclamation worth more
than peace. We think the blood of our
people more precious than the edicts of the
President
There are no hindrances in our pathway
to Union and to peace. We demand no
conditions for the restoration Of our Union.
We are shackled with no hates, 10 pretlldi-
COS, no passions. We wish for fraJ,rpai re-
lationships with the people Of the 4auth.-
We demand for them what We demand for
ourselves: the full recognition q Tie Tlghts
of States. We mean that every star On our
nations banner shall shine with an equal
lustre
In the coming election men mist decide
with which Of the two parties into whict
people are divided, they will act. If they
wish for Union, they will act with that par
ty which does now and always did love ard
reverence that Union. If they wish for
peace, they willact with those who soughtto
avert this war, and who now seek to restore
good will and harmony among all sections of
our country. If they care for the rights of
persons and the sacredness of their homes,
they will act with those who have stood up
to resist arbitrary arrests, despotit legislation
and the overthrow of the judiciary. IF,
upon the other hand, they are, willing to
continue the present policy Of. the Govern
ment and condition of affairs, let them act
with that organization which made the
present condition of our country; and there
are many good men who will be led to do
this by their passions and prejudiccs, and
our lands swarms with placemen who will
hold upon power and plunder with deadly
grasp but as FOR us we are resolved that
the party who have made the history of our
country since their advent to power seem
like some unnatural and terrible dream.
shall be overthrown. -Four years ago it had
its birth upon this spot. Let us see By our
actlohthat it shall die here where it was born.
We desire niop aud peace. The Admin
lStration deny us Union and peace, for thoy
demand conditions and exact price which
they know will brolong the war, and war un4
duly prolonged becomes disunioh. Wiss
HluINclhuilftilD CdIl IIOW DIllig lIilS Ntl ~ IL
close upon the terms set forth by the Gov
crnment at the outset of the contest In
the political contest in which we are enga@
we do not seek partisan advantages. We
are battling for the rights Of those who be
long to all political organizations. We
mean that the rights of speech shall be un-
impaired although the right hlay be used
to denounce us. We intend that the rights
Of conscience shall he protected, although
mistaken views Of duty may turn the tenn
pies gf religion into theaters for partisan de-
nuhclation. We meant that home rights
and the sacredness Of the freedom of the
press shall be respected by thoee in author
lty no matter what political views may be =
held by those who SIT beneath this roof .
When the Democratic party shall have
gained power, we shall not he less, hut
more tenacious upon these subjects. We
have torebodc much, because those who are
now charged with the conduct of public af-
fairs know but little about the principles Of
ourgovernment. We were unwilling TO pre-
sent an appearance of opposition. When
we shall have gained power, that official who
shall violate any principle of law, one single
right Of the humblest man in the land, Shall
be punished by the tull rigors of the law. it
matters not If he sits in the Presidential
chair, OF holds the humblcst Office under o,ir
government. .... ..
We have had upon this floor touching
and significant proof of the folly of this ad-
ministration, which has driven from its sup
port those upon whom they chiefly leaned
at the outset of the rebellion Then their
hopes, even their own personal safety, were
upon the noble men in the border States
who, under creumstanees the most trying,
severed family relationship and ancient as
ssoclations to uphold the flag of our country.
Many OF these men are now members of
this Convention. They bear the impress on
their countetances and manifest in their pre-
sence the high and generous purpose which
animates them, and yet it is true and great
God that it should be trlie!-thcy are stung
with the sense Of injustice and ingratitude
OIL low and unworthy 1het who have insytlted
and ruined them and their families, and
trampled ON their rights by vindictire leg
islaton and through the agency of miscra-
BILE and dishonorahle subordinates. o
Gentlemen, J, do trust that our proceed
ings here will be marked by harmony, !
do earnestly believe that we shall be anima-
ted by the greatness of this occasion. In all
probability the future destiny Of our country
hangs upon our action. let this cOnsdera-
E, "' ",noPhS - ,"uh y Spifl0 VI IdTHHOIy.--@s
God of our Fathers, hIeS; us now. lift usup
above all personal considerations, fill us with
a just idea of the great responsibilities which
rest upon us, and give again TO our land its
union, its peace and its liberty.
Loud and enthusiastic cheers greeted
Governor Seymour as he concluded his
speech. st,..1
Mr.. Guthrie, Chairman Of the committee
on Resolutions, stated that the several reso-
lutions offered to said comittee yesterday,
had been referred to "a subcommittee, and
there was reason to believe that they would