The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-01-18
MIR. Brough and His inaugural

The Inaugural Address of the new Gov
ernor of Ohio, says the Cincinnati Enquirer,
leads us to the conclusion that Mr.. BRoUGH
considers himself sort of Deputy Presi-
dent Of the United States. His only State
recommendation re is of an increased tax of
four mills upon the general duplicate for
the benefit of the families ofsoldiers, there
by indicating that his notion of a people is
that of something to be taxed The mat
ter and argument of the Address show
diligent reading of the Jefferson Brick L.
d. NJ editorials of the Gazette, the language
and logic of which he closely initiates. The
vie in which Mr.. Brough discus ses nation
al matters-the origin of the war, the OBJ
legation of the North to prosecute 1t, the
terms upon:which alone peace can be made
might, if we had not cot considerably be-
yond all such distinctions, be fairly set down
as impudent; but Mr.. Brough is a gentleman
never widely renowned for his modesty, any
more than for his political knowledge, and
it maybe doubted whether he understands
with ahso ute distinctness whether he is,
at this moment, Governor of Ohio or Pres.
ident of the United States.
The recommendation of Mr.. Brough, of
additional taxes to be levied for the aid Of
soldiers families, would be perfectly proper
TIT were made to Congress. Perhaps, for
the time, he supposed himself to be address
ing that body. The soldiers are the SOL
diers Of the nation-raised under the acts
of the national legislature--employed, at
least professedly, for national purpose
The nation is the legal protector of the sol
dier-the natural guardian of the soldiers
family. Ademand upon Congress could be
put upon the ground of right 1t is the
oeunden duty of that body to see that the
national servants do not unworthily suffer
in their persons, or in those who are depen-
dent upon them. Its contract, under fair
construction, is to make good all their los
ses-to protect them while tney are pro
tectiug the nation. State donations can
only stand uponthe ground ofcharities, and
a slight glance at the Constitution OF Ohio
If it is allowable in these times to recognize
the existence fsuch an instrument wou
show that the fam.ies of the national SOL
diers are not among the enumerated objects
of State benevoence f.
Mr.. Brough is Of the opinion that upon
the success of the North in this contest
depends all hopes Of popular government
for ourselves and the rest of mankind. sit
lnvolves"-so he thinks-"the question of
mans capacity for selfgovernment" A
great many very silly people have thought
in precisely the same way, and a great many
very dishonest ones have said SO without
thinking it. There is another way to look
at the question: If the South should hap
pen to be successful in gaining its indepen-
dence, would its success not demonstrate
to the VOL the capacity of mankind-at
least a part of mankind-to achieve sells
governing condition? IF we can not have
self.goyeanment without conquering the
South, and the South can have self govern
ment without being conquered by US, does
it not prove the people OF the South better
fitted for that blessing than ourselvess As
we are wiping out, as far as possible, self
government here, and are doing our utmost
to wipe it out there, does it not follow that