The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-06-17
GOvernOr BrOugh's Letter of with

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We publish in this mornings LEADER 8
letter from Governor Brough announcing
that hs will not be a candidate for renOmi-
nation. The letter states in effect that
when be accepted g nomination for the
Governorship in 1863, he did 80 with re-
luesance and with the discrimination that
he would not bAa candidate for reelection;
that afterwards he allowed this position be
modified TO this extent-thst while he
would not seek the position he would not
decline it if conferred with unanimity and
esrnestness; that be still reserved the
privilege of Withdrawing his name from
the canvass Whenever he thought it neces-
ssry for harmony and success; and that
he now does so, desming that the
same rsasoLs that pressed upon him, two
wears ago, an acceptance of the nomins-
ton, as imperiously require that he should
decline it st the present time. BE retires
from the canvass with no personal regret
Duty and desire are coincident and it is
with relief that he will lay aside the srdU-
Gus duties of his Office for the rest and quiet
which his health, enfsebled by anxiety and
labor, so greatly needs
This letter will rsise Governor Brough
higher than he has ever before stood in the
opinion and affection of the people. To
have written it is ten times more honorable
ybsn TO have been reelected Governor Of
Ohio. Its frank sincerity, its modesty, its
dignity, its clesr, calm eArnestness, Its self
forgetfal patriotism, are so plainly legible
that it will dissrm Brough's btterest enemy.
Such q letter is the fitting climax of q OIL
cisl career of unquestioned honesty, singu'
lar fidelity, rare ability, and unprecedented
yuccess. It closes that career IS honorably
As the monster msjority Of one hundred
thousand, by which John Brough wai
elected. commenced it To retire from
position IS Chief Executive of the
great State of Ohio after 8 most sue
cessfuI term of service,-to refuse
nomination and election as nearly certain
IS anything in the future could be, showE
a generous ~msgnanimity too uncommon
among politicians of this generation.
We need not say that we regret ths'
Governor Brough has withdrawn hi
name, and that we dissent entirely from
the assumption on which he bases his re
ttrement. In common with s large ma
jority of the Union men of the stste, vi
believed that the public services of Gov
ernor Brough deserved the recognition Of
denomination, that the State needed hi
honesty, his ability, and his unselhsh de
votion to labor in the administration o
the State government during the next CUB
ernatorisl term, and that, though som
soreheads might grumble, John Brough
who beat Valsndighsm by one hundre'
thousand msjority, would be q strong csn
didate before the people. The proceeding
of primary and county conventions shove
that he was the choice Of q majority Of ith
Union party. That msjority will shsr
our regret st his withdrawal.
This sction leaves only M prominer
candidate in the feld-Msjor General ,
Do.son Cox, of Trumbull County. Generi
Cox will probably be unanimously nominI
ted by the convention and will make q yer
strong candidate. He will receive Il
unanimous and hearty support Of Il
Unionists at home, while there is hardly 8
Ohio soldier in the field who wouldn't wa
fifty miles to vote for the hero
Franklin and Kinston. While strongi
urging the claims of Governor Broug
Tor denomination, we have never said
word to detract from the merits of h
chief competitor and we are heartily GA
that the withdrawal of Governor Rrnna
IsSVe Lne nominstion to fall upon OF
so worthy of it IS General Cox.