Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-05-07

BrOugh with n Bugie.
q We yesterday had occasion to observe
that Gov. BRouGH had taken the field on
horseback; to-day we find him with bugle
among his accoutrements. The puissant
knight who discovered the brilliant notion
Of suppressing the rebellion in one hun
dred days, after he had mounted, cavorted
down TO Camp Dennison, and then and
there delivered battle to the enemy in the
usual style of such patriots-by a speech.
1t was generally believed that the days of
militia proclamations, home guard speeches
were over when the "eagle-eycd" TOP re-
tired to his coal banks; but BRoUGH on
horseback promises to out-Herod Herod,
out Toddy Tod. Hear him prance through
the preface of his address to the soldiers:
II had strong and abiding faith that you
would answer 1t This call precisely as you
have done. It Is one of the most interest
ing phases of the war, that one blast from
the bugle sound should call so many to
arms in readiness to go where duty calls
and IL Is one of the plain indications that
the rebellion will be crushed"
Oh, wretched and unhappy people! After
three years of dreadful carnage, after three
years of relentless war, after three years of
bloody devastation, after three years of
hope deferred, which maketh the heart sick,
and confidence duped, which maketh IL
stomach weak-why did ye not find this
military genius, who, with lone blast from
the bugie sound" makes the crushing of the
rebellion certain thing in one hundred
days? What carnage, what destruction,
what sorrow would have been avoided had
Brooch been in a position to blow that
zone blast from the bugle sound" I'm
lucky people are we, indeed, not to have
discovered this ponderous Joshua sooner!
= Perfldious BRoUGH, why did you not blow
that potent blast three years ago, that the
walls of the rebellious Jericho might have
been tumbled to the earth? We know not
which to do-whether to lament that we
did not find the prophet sooner, or rejoice
that he has at last appeared, and by zone
blast from his bugle sound" given us the
"plain indication" that the rebellion, which
has well nigh ruined us, twill be crushed"
BY the exercise Of his genius in the blow
ing business!
But hear the ponderous trumpeter again.
The miraculous man descends from bugling
TO burglary thus:
AZ have asked the Secretary of War to
exempt all members of the National Guard
who are serving their country under this
call, from the operations of the present
draft, and l feel confident that he will do
so, and it is right that he should. 1t Is
not right that men who are away from
their homes, serving their country in the
field, should not be exempt from the inn
pending draft. Besides 1t Is an additional
reason for this. and strong one, too, that,
where we strike from the list the names of
the Guards who have been called into SER
vice we shall come very near the Copper
head men who have no good word in behalf
Of their country. True we may not get
soldiers from among them, but we can get
theirmoney, out of which we can pay the
National Guard. If they wont fish, they
must cut bait"
What good reason can "Copperhead men"
offer against this sentenceP Is 1t not Just,
Is it not good reasoning, that "Copperhead
men" who do not endorse the conduct of tho
war, should therefore fight it? The militia,
BRouaH understands, are his political body
guard, and are therefore to be protected
from the dread perils of war which they SO
heartily approve Of and as to the Copper
head men," why-'pe can get their money"
There is highwayman's logic for you!
ut Is not right" that men who are away
from home for one hundred days, guarding
railroad bridges, SHOULD not be exempt from
the pending draft" or course 1t Is not
right II those men happen to be Republic
cans; they being loyal and in favor Of the
last man and the last dollar, should not 90
Tor more than three months; but Copper
head men" should be conscripted for three
years, or give up their money. Happy
people are ohioans who have SO yir-
tuous, 50 just so careful and so faith
fui an Executive! 1t Is rarely that
governor Is found possessed Of
the qualities Of prophet, the military
genius Of Cesar, the wisdom of Solo
MAN, and the easy virtue of freebooter.
But we have him in BRoudH. He tells his
soldiers that there Is rich booty to be had
Of "Copperhead men," and that a,ce can eet
money out Of them.p This confirms the
''previons impression that any military move
ment Of which BRoUeH had control would
mot be forward movement upon the public
2 enemy--but . crusade against the people Of
Ohio, and the cbjectis here openly avowed,
e tisbecausehe he ''can get money out them !,
The war charger which BRoueH has
mounted Is certainly ''high horse.n Ie,
] him look well 10 Il, or the militia men he i,
hunbngging aud cheating with false hope,
may turn upon and anhorss him when they
And they are dupcd. Should such an acci.