Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1864-09-23
ov. Brouxh md the Hundred Days sIen

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to their instincts in this as in everything else,
are basytO make capitalby stirring up disaffec
tiou. Yet in the end they viii fail Gov. BrOugb
took the responsibility, and would have done
30, we haven doubt at the sacrifice Of all future
That be did take it, was ofinestima-
BILE importance to the Union cause, saving from
disaster iEeparable, and TO the highest glory OF
the Buckeye State. His act viii be soregarCled
IN the future, we have not doubt even BY those
loyal wen who have been dissatisfied with his
course.
Asto why he called out the IN ational Guards
Gov. Brough recently spoke at CirclevilIe, on
the welcome home of one regiment Of them
We have below so much of his speech as refers
TO thern stE@
I come before you to-day from the lAbors which
during the last two weeks. in arranging the
credits and the military affairs of the Slate have
left me no time for reflection upon what l
should say to you. | have stolen away from
business in order tO be present with you on
this occasion of welcome to the gallant men who,
in the hundred days service responded to the
call Of the State, and went forth to perform the
most important duty that could be devOlved
upon them. feel as though too would like
TO greet these noble men here to-day, for not
only does not the history of this war, but the
history Of this country afford no parallel to The
noble manner in which the National Guards of
them by the State and by the nation. Remem-
Der the fact, and speak it TO their credit every
where, that from The second day Of May, 1864,
to the 18th Of the same month. $4,000 men the
very cream of the population, the bone and
slnew of the State, responded to the call made
by telegraph, and within those sixteen days
were armed, equipped and mustered into the
service of the State, and We're put into the field
where their services were required to defend YOU
and your Government from the aggressions of
the rebel foe. S3FTt@Efs FSfaF4
am aware of the great responsibility which,
as Governor Of the State, i exercised in making
that cal upon the people of the State, but /
knew 10 some extent then. what know posi-
lively now that but for the response of those
National Guard upon that occasion, the cause of
the Union in all human probability would have
been lost i did not dare to hesitate under cir
eumstances Of that kind, and was not deceived
IN the noble manner N which the abIe-bodied
men of the State responded. And | will say to
you now what could Bot have said then that
the National Guards We're drilled thrown into
the field-32,O 900 of them out of the State and
the remainder reserved on the borders thrown
into Virginia the Kanawba Valley around Bal
timore aud Washington, thus relieving for ac-
tive service with Gen. Grant, $1,000 veterans
who went forward, and now stand before the
walls Of Richmond; an army that enabled him
ness, and drive MS army tOtheir Notifications
where to-day he holds them by the throat /
know the privations and'peTils through which
these nien have gone, but there are hours in eve
ry nation lifetime when no man may shrink
from the duties imposed upon him. | hope
thtse men have returned among YOu to-day
with no mote than the ordinary casualties Of
life sIswoalds hv giadwith You TO give them
the CORDIAL grasp OF welcome, aud assurance of
regard, they deserved their great sacri6ces.-
For although they may not have been in battle
they haEsTsEesed veterans from the position of
responsibility they occupied, and enabled them
to go forth and sustain their brothers in the
more dangerous duties at Che front.
Politicians have carped at the calling out of
the National Guards / do not seek now to de-
fend or Justify the call made upon the people
am content to leave that, with every other Of
fetal act of mine, for time to justify. Efforts
have been made to poison the mind of those gal
liant men, by seeking to make them believe that
they were called uneonstitutionally and illegally
TO the service which they have so well perform
ed. 1.-THE call was not constitutional and le-
gal, the services of the men have been msgni6-
cent and glorious, they have violated the con-
stitution for the eountry's good.
/ do not think that under the present call for
more troops, we shall be required to make an
other call for the assistance of volun-
teer soldiers for the State of Ohio. There is a
contingency that may make it necessary to do
so. One such contingency hasjust passed away.
There was possibility for time, that resistance
to the draft, which would have been resistance
! to the Government, might make it necessary to
call out these citizen-soldiers; and knew that
| if the country needed their services in this re-
spect they would come to its aid as promptly
as before. / do not think now that the emer-
geney will come to pass. A few weeks ago
they were threatening to make trouble They
felt safe in doing So because they said the Gov
eminent would not allow these Ohio boys to
come home when their time was up; but as soon
as the Guards came home you could see these
Copperheads running to their holes with not
word to say. Their courage, like that Of the
celebrated Bob Acres, oozed out at their fingers
ends as soon as the soldier boys came in
sight. I am glad of it, for / do not want to see
drop of blood shed in Ohio, although | do not
know but there is some blood among us that is
no better than that on the other side Of the line.
(Cheers.) -s's'isF5
SYMPATHY FOR THE sOEDIER
There is a body of men several thousand
strong and with arms in their hands, who are
endeavoring TO uphold the dear old flag, and to
bring us peace by lawful means There are four
hundred thousand men standing upon the fields
of the United States under its banner ready to
ldJ uOWl I0biF llNcS fOF lUe SUCCESS OF mon
cause. There are four hundred thousand of those
that these scanps at Chicago were angling after.
1t would not do, therefore, after passing resOlu-
tions Ofarmistice, and calling back the army in
disgrace to let this bill go without little sugar
coating. 1t is notorious that the soldiers have
| good Jaws to crack hard tack with, and outlets
to get them down, but they could not swallow
that pill without a little sugar coating; so they
must pass a resolution complimenting the sol
diers.
| ] want your papers TO print this platform at
the head of your columns until the election. |
want every man of you. to read it, and TO prevail
on your neighbors to sit down and read the res
| OlutiOn in regard to soldiers. 1t is the most
internal insult to body of brave and noble men,
ever offered even by the Southern COnfederaey
For Davis himself has acknowledged our men
were brave and gallant. What do these men
say?
"ResotUed, That the sympathy of the Demo-
cratic party is heartily and earnestly extended
to the soldiers of our army who are and have
| been on the field under the flag of our country
and in the event ofour attaining power, viii re-
ceiEe ali care, protection, regard and kindness
that the brave soldiers of the Republic have so
nobly earned. How does it readS
z" Resolved, That we tender our thanks to the
noble men in the army" DC.
Not word of it What then? "That we
tender our sympathies," and our pity, to our
soldiers in the field We do not gloTify them
We do not rejoice in their gallant deeds-in
their victories. No. No man in that Chicago
Convention ever rejoiced over a victory yet;
no nor any man that supports the Chicago plat
form was ever. found kindling a bonfire over a
victory won by your arms Cheers. This Is
not bare assertion. They do not rejoice in a
victory won. No But they ~sympathize'
with the soldiers who are standing under the
old. flag, and ia the battlefield. Well, they
might as well sympathize with horses that stood
on the battle field, for the horses would care as
much about it as the soldiers; and the mules too.
| don't know but the mules would have kicked
up their heels at their sympathies for the sol
diers too. The language Of that resolution is
simply impudent; it is simply abuse. It is
simply cowardly, and means disgrace. With
the outward tongue it speaks in accents of affec-
ton butinwardly Ofthe traitor. %We sympa-
thize with our soldiers" They are not then in
a glorious cause We don't rejoice with them
that their patriotism called them forth to uphold