The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-08-30
General Hayes Reviews Judge
Tiurman's WaverIy Speech.

We publish below that portion Of
Sen. Hayes speech in which he no.
ices Judge Thurman 5 Waverly ad-
dress, and which will well repay an
attentive perusal:
The ke, note of the Democratic
campaign for this year in Ohio was
sounded 10y my friend Judge Thur
man, in his speech at Waverly. He
laakes an elab 'rate attempt to justify
The course which was taken by him
sell, and by the Peace Democracy of
Ohio, during the war OF the rebellion.
The purpose OF the speech seems to
be, TO obtain from the people of Ohio,
at the approaching election, an in
dorsement of the wisdom and patri-
otism OF his opposition to the meas
ures and policy of Mr. Lincoln's s ad-
minstratiUn.
This is the first canvass since the
war in which any candidate Tor an
important office in this State has
placed his claims to preferment upon
such grounds as those now taken by
Judge Thurman. In 1865, the party
with which the Judge is acting. with
that discretion" which is ssthe better
part of valor," nominated for Gov
enOr, General Morgan, who could lit
is well known show claims to the
title of War Democrat. In 1866, the
same party placed at the head of its
state ticket General Ben LeFevre, a
popular gentleman, VINO had belong
ed 10 the Union armv during almost
the whole OF the war.
But on the Sth OF January last, the
State Convention of this party, for
some reason which it is not necessa-
now to discuss, adopted a change of
policy. The permanent Chairman OF
The Convention, was Mr.. Pendleton,
the destined candidate of the Peace
Democracy for President of the
United States. Mr.. Vallandigham,
The most conspicuous and the most
consistent adversary in the North, OF
the war Tor the Union, was the lead
ing and most active manager of the
Convention, and was the architect OF
its platform. The nom nation Of
Judge Thurman, and the proceedings
aud organization of the Convention
were evidently intended to place
again in the ascendency, that wing OF
The Democratic party which has been
under a cloud ever since Lee surren
dered 10 Grant. That Convention
gave notice that hereafter in Ohio,
The Democratic wagon was to be
driven by peace Democrats, and that
war Democrats were to take back
seats.
Now, how does Judge Thurman
defend his anti war record? He de
liberately, and in strong language, I
makes charges of the gravest cnarac
ter against the Administration of Mr..
Lincoln, and against the loyal people
who sustained IT.. He says:
Indeed il is but truth to assert
that there is scarcely a provision OF
the Constitution that has not, within
the last SIX years. been shamelessly
and needlessly trampled under foot,
and that is not, at this day, We. more
shamelessly and more needlessly vi
o. ated. From the mo-
ment, / say, that these enemies OF
uur Government obtained the as
tendency, and imposed their will up
on our rulers, this country has seen
little else than woe.
ut was owing to the Vaccinations
of this faction that disuniOn and civil
war were not peaceabiy sverted it
was to their Vaccinations that we
owe the prolOngation of the war two
years longer than it would otherwise
have lasted; it is owing to them that
the Union YVES not completely re-
stored as soon as peace was achieved;
and they are the men who, with dia-
bolical ingenuity, add, every day,
some new element of discord to ag-
gravate our unsettled and dangerous
condition, and to menace US with q
future of anarchy and despotism.
"They overwhelmed with abuse and
ridicule every man who, before the
war, sought topreserve the Union by
peaceful means; they hunted down,
as far as they were able. every Gen.
eral of the war, however meritorious,
who refused to become their serFiie
PARTISAN; they deprived Mcclellan Of
his command because, after South
Mountain and Antietaln it was plain
that peace could be speedily obtained
on the basis of the Constitution and
Union of our fathers, and because he
was in favor of thus obtaining 1t;
they converted the war from what
the President and Congress at The
outset declared lt to be-x war to pre-