The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1865-08-30

OF the National Legislature What 10
this proposition !?
That six millions Of our own race, men,
women and children, shall be lrampled
into the earth, in order that an aristocra'
cy Of four million negroes shall be estab'
lished upon their graves!
And can it be that a policy so mon
strous In itself, SO atrocious in its concep.
tion-a policy equally inhuman, uncon-
stitutional and unchristian, can receive
the sanction of the enlightened citizens
of Ohio? Can it be true that the people
Of Ohio desire the determination Of our
countrymen of the South, and that the
black mans homo shall be built upon the
white mans gravey Forbid it Heaven
And in the name of our country ; in the
name of civil liberty ; in tho name of all
we hold most dear on earth, / invoke the
spirits of the mighty dead-of Washing
ton and Adams, Of Franklin and Of JEFF
ferson, Of Hamilton and of Madison,
against the horrid proclamation against
humanity, against the Constitution against
the Divine spirit of Christianity itself.
CIVIL LIBERTY.
Although I commenced my military
career at6fteen years Of age, | was taught
from'my earliest youth to revere the cause
of civil liberty, and l view the continued
suspension Of the writ OF habeas corpus,
and the trial Of citizens by military com.
missions, in direct violation of the Con-
stitution, and as dangerous Infringement
of the liberty Of the people.
THE PUBLIC DEBT AND TAXATION
The National debt is estimated at four
thousand million dollars, and General I)ox
proposes The purchase Of a district of Is.
O. country containing thirty million acres
of land, in order to create a "negro DEEPEN
dency." | am wholly opposed to that Or
any other scheme calculated to increase
The burthens Of the people, and am in ia
vor Of an equitable system Of taxation,
. and of reducing the expenses Of the Fed
| eral and State Government to the lowest
I practicable point consistent with necessa-
3 ry expenses.
T OUR POLICY IF SUCCESSFUL.
9 And now, Nh. President, should it be
the will Of the people to cOnfde the at.
r fairs of the State to the care Of the Dem.
%ocratic party, what is to be our policy?
t Believing that governments are insti
tuted not for the benefit of a party, but
= for the protection and common good Of
the whole people, the Democratic party
I. will be equitable and just in the admins
s ~tration of public affairs. Magnanimit.
: is good policy in peace as in war, and
Q party incapable of magnanimity is un'
a worthy of being trusted with power
One wrong does not justify another, ant
1t he is an unworthy politician who would
1t demand public vengeance for private in
10 %iuries. Our only desire is the mainten
s. ance Of constitutional law, SO that tn
10 blessings of civil liberty may be secure
!" for ourselves, and for our fellow citizen
of all parties. And should the people 0
es Ohio call me TO the performance of th
es responsible duties Of the chief magistrate
j. 1t will be my earnest study to discharg
is the obligations incident to that position
rs with strict impartiality and to the full
a extent of my official ability to secure Oh
q rights Of civil liberty to every citizen Q
IT the State. Ours is a land Of law, an
a the magistrate is not less bound to respec
vi its provisions than is tho private citizen
r. and if he violates the fundamental la
n which he is sworn to support, he shoul
a. be held to a %stricter accountability tina
G. he who assumes no such additional obi
cation.
We are entering upon one Of the mo-
is important political campaigns ever know
Va in this or any other State. The questiO
he has been asked me what are the prospects
If. Can we succeed? 1t has been NY 70
he tune to see many an engagement on tt
of battle field, but this is the first time
70. my life that / have been put ut the hes
of q civil column and though [ am n
ps, boastful, l must say that | never knc
.es the strength Of the respective forces wit
he out being able to predict victory or d
of feat. And as | have studied the grour
I'M Of this contest well, l toll you that Il
We morale of the enemy is bad; their,streng
lie broken and their flag will o be dra
of Cling in the dust, if you, the represent
IN. tives of the people will do your duty.
tb have spoken Of the gallant men who we
forth to sacrifice life and limb in defen
of of the Constitution aud Union--but n
he of the nigger--and while they were tn
battling in the field there was another
en- my at home, of civilians, patriotic and d
he voted to the principles of the old fla
res battling for Coz institutional liberty. VIII
he we want is for these two armies to 10
req hands and hearts and beat down on t
,b. mongrel bordes. l would say TO soldie
nd and civilians, be friends; let no pei
10. jealousies mar our glorious cause. h
member that we are brethren ard frien,
Ike and upon US, soldiers and citizens, re
Ter the we'll being of this laud.
y; The Convention then proceeded
make other nomination. f
lis. LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.
Is Hon. W. P. Noble announced Jud
!, VIM Lang, of Seneca, for nomination
Hon James R Morris, Of Monroe, v
The nominated by Judge @ + Buell.. Ma.
for D W stambaugh, of Tuscarawas, aud |
Their Smith, Of Logan, were also put
nomination. After a call of the count
by the Secretary, it was found that Jud
de- Lang was ahead-when the delega
ut. heran 10 ohnnpa their votes in his fay