The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1864-07-29

Of Geauea and Trumbull. His opponent
was Hon. Peter Hitchcock, eminent as a
jurist. dguifed BY age, aud by long and
faithful public service. Judge Hitchcock
was resident Of Gcauga County. as we'll as
Judge Brown, and, yet, so popular was the
young lawyer with the people, tba, ho 70.
ceived Q majority of the votes of tho County
over Judge Hitchcock /, but the latter, being
at that timo better known out of the County.
carried Trumbull County, and Judge Brown
was defeated by ouly $50 votes. Though
defeated, the splendid run which he made
against so eminent aud veteran m oppo.
nent, has always been considered 10 the
highest sense complimentary to Judge
Brown. f.s.s ....I. ......-.-.
In tho year 1852, Judge Brown removed
to Ravenns, where he continued to reside
till his death. He Immediately outered
upon the prosecution OF his profession, aud
at once took prominent rank at tho Portage
County Bar. lie formed a partnership ia
February, 1852, with Samuel Strawder. Esq
then Prosecuting Attorney of the County
and the law firm of Brown s. Strawder /,
still well remembered. r,s "a. --.....
Judge Brown, with his customary zoal
soon entered upon the public discussion oil
popular affairs. His first popular speech,
after taking up bis residence 10 Ravouna,
was delivered at the "Old Academy. on
Prospect street, before Political Club
Tho village paper Of that day thus speaks
oft. I.t. t-... .I
Tho Academy was filed to overflowine
With ladies and gentlemen. O. P. Brown
Esq. addressed the meeting In speech oI
about an hour and bali, in which he dis.
cussod with force and pIainness the position
of parties. platforms aud candidates, and
with great fidelity unfolded the duty and
the responsibility of the friends of freedom.
His speech was vol received by tho au.
dience."
In year after Judge Brown took rp bis
residence here, q village charter was granted
to Ravenna, and. he was elected Its frs,
Mayor. thus allowing how highly he was ap.
preciated, and bow rapidly he had won the
confidence of the people. He was e.elected
to the office on the following year, and hav.
ing got the machinery Of the Charter Gov.
erumeut in good working order, be de-.
clined further service. u. ''' ~ t-''e'r'
In October. 1855. he was elected to the
Ohio State Senate FROM the Senatorial Dis.
trict composed Of the Counties of Portage
and Summit He was leading aud in.
fiuential member OF that body 10 the ses.
sions of 1856 =. and won great dstiuc.ion
by the eloquence and ability which he die.
played. He vas made Chairman of the
Committee on Federal Relations, and was
alsda member Of the Judiciary Committees
of the Senate. ~. N ' y, ~ 80
| As sample of tho spirit and bearing OF
Senator Brown, on the floor of tho Senate,
the following single extract is given from q
speech delivered on the ll.h Of March, 1856.
The extract has peculiar significance a, this
time He was replying to slavery
Senator from Hamilton County. He said {:
r""The Senator is in favor of allowing slave
holders to pass through our State with their
chained. manacled, and stolen, human be.
ings. Wha. ? Slavery 10 Ohio legalized,
If but day. or an hour God forbid |
Welcome FIRST, all the untold horrors Of the
most bloody civil war. Slavery! Word of
fearful import, of unfathomab!e crime !!
Slavery! Monster moro hideous than ever
roamed the famed forests of Lydia Sla.
very, that has at one time or another cast
it's dark shadow across the continent---
breathed its blighting breath upon tho
islands Of the ocean, and laid it's dead hand
upon everything either human or divine
it is this de'establo presence that the sena.
tor invokes. Yes, Slavery, with thy long
train of bowed and manacled forms, of
crushed hearts. and untold human agony. II
isthy hated proeonco that one Of tho stall
wait champions of Democracy invites upon
the soil Of Ohio T. .T.,ar,l...-
From another speech, on bill to pre-,
vent the evils resulting from the liquor
traffic, the following single extract is made
aSir, intempcrance takes 10 our State. at
| the lowest estimrte, o thousand lives each
year. 1t Is the responsible author of two.
thirds Of the murders committed In Ohio.
tits tho fruitful parent of crime in every
form, Our poor-bouses are gorged with its
victims, Full one fourth of our taxation is
! traceable to this cause a.one. Now, Sir. ii
society has the right to protect itself. then
10 there not demand that 1t should do 80,
and ut once From what other source than
the liquor traffic would our people think of
submitting to this overshadowing wrong
By what prerogatve does intemperance
commit these murders and take the lives
Of these, our neigbbors, sons, fathers and
brothers I? By what vested privilege does ID
scatter crime, pauperism and death through
the State Ifit has no such privileges, aud
no such vested right, then may we not, with
a strong hand. stay it's mad career, its wide-
spread and universal devastation (! Yea,
and are We GOT bound so to do7 If society
10 not the most miserable, helpless thing on
oil Of Gods earth, then We may, we should.
If society possesses any Of the attributes Of