The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1865-12-06
From the Fetersbarg (ya.) Index.
The Denocracy OF Ohio.

One Of the most affecting speeches ever
delivered IN this country was uttered by
Gcorge +. Pugh, of Ohio, in the Dem0cra-
tic National Convention Of 1860. In the
midst OF noble appeal for Democratic ic uni-
ty, he said, replying to Mr.. Yaneey:
why should the honorable delegate
speak to you lGen. Gushing in the Chair
or me, or any OF our colleagues, OF fadherins
to principles rather than seeking Immediate
or personal success? 1t is not in Alabama,
with her unanimous Democratic representa-
tion in Congress. with her thousands and
tens of thousands of Democratic maiorit:eS,
Increasing from yea I year. that one would
ordinarily look for examl les of such virtue;
ii is rather in Ma sachuset 5. in Ohio, OF in
some other State where victory is hopeless,
or at best, uncertain. The honorable dele
gate must have forgotten the history of
events, at the North, during the last SIX
years. In what, sir, have We failed of duty
toward our brethren of the South? When
have we denied the faith, or abandoned the
Democratic organization for the sake Of any
local advantagc2 Let the honorable delc-
gate, or some one else, name such an Occas-
ion; the time, the place, and the clrcumStan-
ces. l remember distinctly, that IN March,
1854, when | was elected to the Senate Of
the United States, the whole NORTHWEST
belonged to us; that there was not single
Senator or Representative OF any other par
ty, in Congress, from all the States OF Lii
nois, Michigan, Wisconsin and Iowa
There was one Wing Representative from
Indiana and nine from Ohio; but those two
States were controlled by the Democratic
| party, and had been SO controlled for a long
time We adhered to your cause, gentle
men of the South, in supporting the Kansas
! Nebraska bill; we have adhered ever since,
until from such tights of power and infu'
ence, and almost absolute domination, al
! home, we have fallen to what we now are.
! We were reminded of these pathetic ut
! terances-alas that they were unheeded-ir
contemplating the gallantry with which the
! conservative men of Ohio went into the lat,
canvass.
In 1864 Mr. Lincoln's majority in tht
State was 60.000; the year before, Governo
! Brough was ele ;te b. one hundred and one
thousand majority, and yet, with heroisn
which deserved success fit did not achiev,
it, the conservative men raised again thei
banner, and did battle as valantly for tn
good cause as if the augurs had all forechas
ted victory.
And the result, though not triumph,
full of promise; the sixty thousand of r.
publican majority of last year is reduced t
10000, and that, too, after a cowardly shut
fling on the subject of negro suffrage-th
candidate half opposing it, and the platfor,
hall indorsing it.
Well done, buckeyes. The day is coming
as surely as the advent Of winters snow!
when the conservative party will again rul
the republic, and when it comes, the banne
will be given to that gallant band tn;
fought the good fight against hopeless ode
with stubborn courage which has neFt
been surpassed in the annalsoi political wal
fare
The Old Dominion sends her first greetir
for years to the undaunted conservatives
Ohio,