The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-09-13

Senator Wade in a speech in Cleve
land recently said: Again, l say
but for the aid and comfort given
Southern leaders by the Democracy
of the North there would have been
no war. 1 charge upon this great
organized party the responsibility
of 100000 of the flower of our
youth lying in their graves. By
the Democratic party he meant
those who kept up the party
during the war, and through it OPP
posed the Government; those who in
Ohio put up convicted traitor for
Governor and exerted themselves to
elect him. Where was Judge Thur
man when Mr.. Vallandigham was a
candidate for GOVERNOR He was ac-
ting in concert with the great ban.
ished, who was working out his SEN
tense in a foreign land. Mr.. Thur
man could not plead ignorance in
this matter 1t was known to all that
Mr.. Vallandigham had been tried by
a military tribunal, under the guild
ance of one OF the most upright men
In the service who if all reports are
true, had he been allowed his own
way, would have disposed of the
case in a manner which would
have prevented Mr.. Vallandig-
ham from making reasonable
speeches over the country now
Mr.. Thurman was a gentleman in his
social relations, but as fit TO be trust
ed with Government affairs as Ju-
das Iscariot with religion. The
Democracy would gladly let by cones
be by-gones, but it can't be de done.
Here the speaker sketched the his
tory of the rebellion and the events
leading to it. He then said: s'Where
were your Democrats when the war
broke out? Its thunder awoke the
party and some patriotic
Democrats, but the remainder thought
it unconstitutional to coerce State,
and think so yet. They folded their
arms and were willing to permit an
invasion OF the North, and the ultI-
mate destruction Of the Government
by the rebels. They denounced ev-
cry measure enacted for the safety of
the country as unconstitutional They
did all in their power to depreciate
its currency-the very sinew by
which the army was equipped, cloth
ed, paid and fed--by prcnouncing it
rags, unconstitutionally set afoat in
the country. When asked to bring
forth one constitutional measure,
for the suppression OF
The rebellion, they were dumb. yea,
more dumb than Baalam's ass. They
could not, and did not do anything
but Gail about the measures enac
ed by the Union party 1t was in
consistent for Democrats to complain
about the extent Of war they had
Drotracted by extending sympathy
20 rebels and by their efforts TO de-
1reciate the currency and discour-
lge enlistments by sending men TO
Canada. They swore the debt never
would be paid. Now they are afraid
t will be paid.
On the question of negro suffrage;
he said it was of no practical impor-
,ance; but the principle is of some |
Who is mean enough
@ deprive a colored nan OF suffrage,
when he bears his share of every
hing that is not Democratic. He
;losed by appealing to those from
he country to organize their town.
ships, so that every available man
Gould be brought to the polls. What
,ver is most valuable among men, is
obtained by the hardest labor, and
'etained by the greatest vigilance
t would require considerable work
o meet the scheming plans of the
There are clouds and
before US now, but with a
irm determination to overcome these
mpediments, the way will soon be
lear. t3er s