Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-09-08
Union Meeting at Columbus.
speech by Gov. Brough--SoIemn
warning 10 Ohio COpperheads
s-The Chicago Convention Dls-
fected.
1peeial Dispatch to The CINCINNATI Gazette.


than had been anticipated. There was
music and fireworks and enthusiasm, and
plenty of good speaking while the audi
ence, which was very large, was composed
of the best and most loyal citizens. The
fires cf last fall are still burning, and the
enemy has not succeeded in les ening its
intensity.
SPEECH OF GOVERNOR BRoUdu.
At o'clock, rs Gov. Brough stepped
forward on the State House Terrace, he was
greeted with three rousing cheers and ex-
pressions of confidence and esteem. OF his
telling speech, of course | can give YOU only
the points by telegraph. He referred to
home matters before enlarging on the po-
litlcal situation, in order that the Copper.
heads may not misunderstood the situation.
Their papers had said good deal of late
about the alleged conspiracy in the North,
and they had claimed that there was no no.
cessity for the proclamation which he had
felt called upon to issue few days ago. -
He was glad that there had been such q
change, and that some of these papers had
been led to change their position in favor OF
peace at home. If the National Guard had
not come home these Copperhssds would
have had their heads out of their holes, but
wholesome fear makesan argument for them
and they now cry out that there is no such
thing as conspiracy against the Govern
ment. Just such an exposure as has been
made in Indiana could have been made in
Ohio, and even in the city Of Columbus.
He alluded to q circular recently issued
by the Quartermaster-Ge General to the Guard,
in regard to taking homo with them their
arms, and to the CONSERVATION created
thereby in the ranks of the home traitors
They declare that the Guard are to be call
ed into service again, but he assured them
that such would not ba the case, unless they
gave cause for it, and then he was sure the
Guard would go as willingly as one hundred
days ago.
The Governor said no desired peace, but
he would crush the rebellion at every hazard
and he desired these conspirators to take
notice of his intention. He would see that
there was fair and peaceful election.
In reply to the statement that there was
no such thing as resistance to tho Govern
inent, he quoted the words of Copper
head member of the Legislature, spoken at
recent meeting held in this county, as FOL.
lows: 1T any attempt is made to take
drafted men from yeur county, shoot the
officer down like dog" They probably
wish now that this was unsaid.
The Governor then turned to the great
pShsiNtt SoiitOot JN5t opcuCu, WHlCl Ilc bdIu
was as'vitally important to the country as
the marshalling of the armies upon the
battle field. There arc two political parties
arrayed against each other; two contesting
for the power of the Government, when
there ought to bo but one party, presenting
TO the enemy an ,unbroken front. We are
approaching a contestin which in all human
probability is involved the perpetuity of this
Government. 1t is contest in which You
cannot afford to be beaten, for in defeat is
involved utter overthrow. 1t is said, that
the people have the right to change their
rulers even to destroying the form of Gov
crnment: abstraotly that proposition is
true, but it will not bear illustration. The
citizens of to-day have only life estate in
the Government. 1t is theirs while they
live, bat the youth Of to-day are interested
IN what is to come hereafter We have
right to govern while we live, but we have
mo right to entail misery upon those who
are to come after US. We have q right to
build up and defend tho Government, but
no right to destroy it, This contest involves
the life of tho nation, and argue as you will,
1t at last comes to this. Tho contest ID
whether We shall continue tho crushing of
this rebellion and the subjection Of the
conspirators, or compromise with them for
tallaclous peace which involves war in the
future. 1t is said that we are war party
aud a pea,e party. He admitted that tho OBJ
lect OF the Union party is to conquer peace,
honorable and lasting nothing more. Those
who talk Of any other kind Of peace, talk of
that which is beautiful to the eye, but which
turns to ashes on the lips. We are asked
to advocate an armistice--an armistice
which requires the withdrawalof our armies
from the heart Of tho Confcderacy, the re-
leasing of the hold which our Generals now
have, and which is witnessing tho death |
struggles of tho armed traitors. The Gov
ernor said the Copperhoads treated in.
credulously the account of tho visit of Col. |
Jaques and Mr.. Gilmore to Richmond. -
They doubt such testimony; but they can
now hardly deny the published statement of
Mr.. Benjamin, As they swear by JEFF.
Davis, they will have to swear by his Sec
retary Of State. Well, BENJAMIN reports
Davis as having declared, in that conyersa-
tion, that the States are sovereign that the
separation of the States was an accomplish.
cd fact; that ho had no authority to re.
oeive proposals for negotiation, exoept by |
virtue OF his Office as President of an Inde. |
pendent Confedetacy that was their uli. |
matum. He hoped these peace men would |
read this paper Of Benjamin's carefully. = !
They ought 10 have put that declaration Of |
Davis into the Chicago platform. II would
have glowed there like coal Of fire. At
all events it would have given rospectabilit7
to that document, as il would have been
positive in character.
Now, are the people prepared for poace
upon terms which shall acknowledge the
right OF secession, the right of State 10
rebeif Arc they even prepared for a tenn
psrary peace by compromise, which involves
.. war in tho future so fierce aud deadly
that the head Of the youth Of TO day shall
grow hoary before the end should be reach
edf lCries Of No, ne There is no nssce
except at the cannon's mouth none excent
through the crushing out Of the evils wbiab
produced the rebellion. Those gentlemen
who have beon running q middle course
have finally got the head Of their shin nnon
the war rock Of Mcclellan, and the stern
upon tho peace bar OF Pendleton. TLaugb.
ter. There was great deal of signifcanee
In the proceedings Of the Chicago Conyen.
tion. II shows upon its face that il IL the
most bold piece OF hypocrisy ever practiced
upon the people of this country. II Is the
most perfect specimen Of demag agoguery ever
act up. 1t Is an attempt to lead q war horse
into peace ditch. II is really q peace nm.
on any torms-- cOnoessinn IA al a ..haI seI