Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-09-27

give us back the old Union under the Con-
stitution. i was a member of the Peace
Congress of 1861. In that Congress was
for peace, concession, and renewed guar
antees to all the States. / believed then, as
now. that the great waste of precious blood
which has taken place would not restore
the Union, | asked that the seven border
free and the seven border slave States might
propose o basis. for the settlement of all
difficulties. They could have proposed such
a lMsis as would have been a full, final,
honorable and satisfactory settlement. But
the radicals in that Congress would not
consent to it. Neither the Abolitionists OF
the North or the Secessionists of the South
would consent to it.. They would have
nothing but blood. Well, have we not had
blood to the hearts content Of the nation?'
Even the preachers have preached war, and
desolation, and blood; the temples of the,
meek and lowly Jesus have been made the
temples from which war, and rapine, and
blood have been preached, by ministers
with hands dripping in blood. V,!s N
This must be ended. We will hold out
the olive branch like a great and magnan-
imous, and powerful people; we will offer
to the South their rights in the Union un-
der the Constitution. We will guarantee
those rights and dispose of conflicting and
vexatious questions, so that never again
will the tocsin OF war be sounded which
shalEarm father against son, and brother
against brother. We have noble leader
to inaugurate this work of the regenera-
ton of the nation. George b. Mcclellan is
Young man-but thirty-eight years old
but he is good man. He is statesman,
an able General, a great commander,
Christian gentleman. 1t Is by his noble
ness of heart that he has attached his SOL
diers to him, so that they regard him as q
father rather than as an austere commands
er. He is the soldiers friend. Such Is the
noble Mcclellan, the standard-bearer OF the
Democratic party. He will, no doubt, get
the votes Of the soldiers and all honesG
Democrats and conservatives; but he VIII
not get the votes of the shoddy contractors
and those who are making mints OF money
off of the adversities of their country.
need not tell you to-day. my fellow-cit-
izens, how we have suffered in Kentucky
under the iron-rule of this weak, vacillat-
ing, and tyrannic Administration. Our
desolated fields-the blood of our sons--the
destruction OF our property-the almost
| total suspension of our trade-are known
| throughout the land. If citizen dares to
utter complaint against this wholesale out
rage and violation of rights, he is spotted
by the myrmidons of power, and Is incar-
cerated in the dungeons of the telon. what
agonies untold the people of Kentucky
have suffered remain to be told by the 1u-
| ture historian, when he comes TO write out
the history of this terrible rebellion. But
this tyrannic policy of the party in power
has been reviewed in our resolutions az
Chicago. We will now put great and
good man into the Presidential chair, a
man who, had he been sustained with the
power that Grant has been sustained, would
have given the country peace two years
ago. =.
| sAnd now, fellow-citizens of Indiana, let
me urge you by every high and holy con-
sideration to go to the polls and vote. You
feel that YOU are right; that it is necessary
this despotism be put down; that the laws
and the constitution must be sustained. SC
| we may say my single vote can do but little
good. But tell you that every man can
do much good. See your neigbbors; urge
4 them to come out to the polls and vote fol
the cause of human rights and human lib
erty. 1t is the battle of liberty we ART
fighting.
South will come back. They have no con
fidence in Abraham Lincoln and his party
and dare not trust them. Yet they arr
tired of war-they are afraid Of losing thei
estates-they are sickened at the scenes o
blood and desolation everywhere to be me
with in their land. They will not fight III
as they have fought Lincoln and his con
fiscating ten per cent. party.
There is an upheaving of the masses, ant
/ believe we would be less than American
citizens if we did not make an effort T.
change the present state of affairs in tn
country. The ballot-box is the grea
weapon of the American people. 1t is tn
weapon of peace. To it let us appeal for
redress of grievances. But the day nigh
come when the effort may be made to stiff
the voice of the people at the ballot-boT
Then will not say to-day what the peopl
should do. / counsel united zeal and eX
ertion for the cause of the country and LID
erty. All the people must work to tn
. same end. You have only to November T.
work. Be earnest, then, and Jealous.
speak to you thus because | believe tina
upon the result of this election is suspend
ed the fate of the American republic. Eve
nv man to his post-every man to his duty
then all will be well, and peace and happi
ness will be again restored to the country
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