The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1864-01-29

good cause rs he who has suffered in a
bad one. No friends OF The Union will
hereafter be more true and earnest than
the people Of the free md loyal South,
who will have learned its iues,imable
value nc enemies Of Slavery more rad
ical than its former champions, who can
oevcr forget Tie terrible calami.ies il has
brought upon them. And we conf
IDENTITY predict that The last 10 forsake
that decaying system Of ba'barism,
will be our Northern Copperheads,
who, worse han their Southern masters,
are false alike 10 their section and their
country.
In support Of our views upon this
question, VIC commend the following *.
tract from a speech recently delivered at
Moz7r, Hall. Cincinnati, by Mr.. CANT,
Of Arkansas. Mr.. Cant; has been a
Brigadier General in the Rebel army, but
is now nh unconditional Unior man and a
jealous Emancipatiopist
"And here let me express my belief that
God intended his acar TO be tie deaA Jlo,D
10 slavery. From the first, We can trace
circumstances and signals which point un.
~mistakabiy TO this fact. Every circum.
stance in this rebellion shows n struggle
in the nature Of things to free the nation
from the blight Of this curse. And we
will throw it of and be a more Lomoge.
neous and united people than ever before.
The people Of the South did not under.
stand this at first, but they are beginning
to learn it, and to see the philosophy Of
events.
Many Of us see it now, and desire the
evil uprooted forever. believe this war
nearly ended. l believe that, if certain
men in the North will stop talking about
peace and conservatism, and use every
effort in support Of the war, that the re.
belIion will be so pushed as 10 collapse
by spring.time. You wou1d think, Dyou
oisted us in arkansas, that tie seat of
1bottioniSm had been transferred from
NeW England TO arkansas. Orr people
lave a right, God knous, TO be sick Of STA.
pery, and they are sick ga. OIL ESQ sick.
They can point to desoioted homes, depas.
totedf ,l Ids, /orsaken Gresides, and smoking
ViHdges as a monument Of Sldpery. They
turn from IL NTH ioothing indescriJaJle.
But, whiIe ne Who are so much interested
pray for de%liverance from tbs curse, THERE
IS A SWEARING PARTY IN THE NORTH, WHO
WOULD FORCE US TO KEEP THIS CURSE WITH
US. We would return to our allegiance
with slavery blotted from cur State Con-
%slitrIion. What a sight is here present.
ed. ! tell you, my friends, that if you
desire TO prolong this war, you have Only
TO continue this talk about conservatism.
There is nothing that has more assisted
Jeif Davis than this conservative. peace
party Of the North. The work Of that
party, he said, was the .irs. ray of light
he had perceived and r%ejoiced at during
this whole struggle. Let NE appeal to
you, then, to drop this talk Of conservn.
tism, and support the war measures which
are in force. You people OF Ohio have
dore a glorious work ia this war. Your
soldiers have brayely represented this
State on many a battlefield glorious TO
the arms Of the Union. But never did
Ohio strike such a blow at the rebellion
as when her voice gave a hundred thou.
sand majority in favor OF the principles
represented by John Brough. Loud
and prolonged cheers That was one
OF The most terrible blows the rebellion
ever received. II was the greatest VIC
tory ofthe age. Its moral force is above
all computation"