The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1865-03-23

Member ofCongresT for the Sixth District Of ohio.
The speech which 1 propose briefly
to review, may be regarded as the clos
ing official act, of our late representa-
tive and the occasion, certainly the most
important and solemn of any that has
occurred in Congress, during the four
years he has held seat in that body
do not take upon myself this labor,
expecting that it will reach the eyes Of
those, to whom the speech was address
ed; my ambition towers not so high
Congress, upon this question, has had
a glorious deliverance, despite Of this
speech, and others of kindred spirit,
and has made glad the hearts Of the 10y
al people of the land. My purpose is to
speak to the people of the Sixth Con-
gressional District, who have recently
honored me with their con fidence, and
to the extent of my humble abilities,
disabuso them from the imputation OF
holding sympathy or fellowship with
any of the exploded dOgmas, and senti-
ments Of that speech.
The people of this district are loyal,
they are the friends and advocates of
the Union; they send their sons to fight
under its banners, and cheerfully pay
their taxes to sustain the government
in its struggle with the rebellion; and
they believe, furthermore, that the gov
ernment is in the right, aud that the
rebels are in the wrong. Mr.. Whites
speech holds the reverse-it condemns
every measure of the government, and
upholds and sustains the very doctrines
which if true, bach up and justify the re
beHiom.
He asserts, that State Sovereignty il
superior to the National Constitution
If that is 20, the traitors are in thC
right, for upon that assumption, hang
the justice Of their cause.
Hc asserts, that the war is wrong
: that the national government has n
right to coerce Statet to obedie nee t
the law-so say tho rebels, and unit
with him in denouncing the war as un
- constitutional, the President tyran
of '"u 'u' 'o'uie'S DO ""'''"y ""'"''
=. ers!
Frllow-cilizens of the Sixth Congress
. sional District of Ohio, for four year
you have been known in Congress, b
! the sentiments promulgated there, b
- your RepreSentative-your loyalty ha
" been estimated by the utterance he ha
a given out in that body, as your accred
bo tied agent-you have sat in judgmer
~ upon him, and condemned him, and u
y in spite Of that condemnation, he sti
III persists in making up this unpatrioti
=, record, in our national council, to
handed down to posterity, and rea
- against you to your shame aud dishor
ora record which charges, that tokt
your country ods in peril, you took sid
= tOih her enemiesl That record is no
closed; new one is to be opened, an
in it, so far as it shall be affected by Il
action ofyour humble servant, nothir
do, shall be written, that shall not bear u
cquivocal evidence, that moral, 10y
and patriotic people compose the constit
ency from whom my authority is deri
' ed. In behalf of that constituency tn
ntry reply is made; it may not reach all vi
o,o, have misjudged your patriotism, but
E. will, 10 some degree, compensate for Il
wrongs inflicted, that if misunderstood
-. at Washington, you are at least uude
stood at home-a faithful, loyal peopl
.. toho are for their country, now and eU'
right or i0rOns.
THE SPEECH.
E. Mr.. Whites frSt point is-"lt is
bad time, in the midst of the exCiteme
!" and confusion incident to the war,
propose amendments to the constitution
Ind, ind The time to set about the work of r
form in church or state, in matters Of
lifc. Gt public or private character, is the ear
est moment when the necessity for [
vs. reformation is made apparent. Eve
day the work is defssrsd, results in iuj
ry--and instead ofimproving the mea
of it's accomplishment only adds to
the embarrassment.
NO" Ifreformers wait, until those in dar
'' ness and in error are ready aud Wilt
to receive light, and to be healed, tn
O may wait iude6nitcly--or if they WI
until the uncOnCerned, such as N
=" White affects to be, on the subject
+ by slavery, are awakened to a sense of I
oria' necessity Of such work, they may gi
lover all hope Of doing tho needed go