Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1867-08-15
GEN. HAYES SPEECH
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emancipation, in word, every step of
the Uuion party toward eniranchiscmcnt
Of the colored people the Peace Demo
srAcy opposed. Every war measure,
every means adopted to strengthen the
esuee OF the Union and weaken the re-
bel.ion, met with the same oppostion.-
What Mr.. Lincoln or Congress did to get
money, to get men, or to obtain the
moral support OF the country and the
w0rld--taX laws, tariff laws, greenbacks,
Government bonds, army bills, drafts,
blockade prOclImatiOns-met the in
discriminate and bitter assaults of these
men. The enlistment of colored soldiers,
q measure by which between one and two
hundred thousand ablebodied men were
transferred from the service of the rebels
in corn fields to the Union service battle
fields-hUw Mr.. Lincoln and the Union
party We're vilified for that wise and me-
cessary measure! But worse, infinitely
worse than mere opposition to war meas
ures, were their efforts to impair the con-
fdenee OF the people, to diminish the
moral power of the Government, to give
hope and carnestuCs5 to the enemies of
the Union, by showing that the Admin
tstration was to blame for the war; that
II was unnecessary, unjust, and that it
had been perverted from its original OBJ
jpct, and that ii could not but fail.
REPREsENTATIvE MEN OF TIE PEACE
DEMOCRACY IN OHIO--THEIR SPEECHES
AND CONDUCT
need not go beyond the record of
leaders of the Ohio Democracy of to-day
for proof of what l am saying Mr..
pendleton, usually so gentlemanly and
prudent in speech, lost his balance after
the victories of the Peace Democracy in
1852. At the Democratic jubilee in But
Ter County over the elections, AIr. Pen
dleton is reported as saying: E# rEt t'
came up to see n there were any i,utternuts
IN Butler County, came to see If there were
any Copperhenls III Butler County us my friends
fond OF tCrinlng the Democracy of the country.
Icslue up 10 tcll you thgt there are good many
have Travelled about the country lately, and !
assure you there Is largo crop OF Bdttcrnuts
<verywhcrc; not only that, but tue quality and
CHARACTER Of ,ho nut Is quite rs goOdas the guam
tity.
Ofcourse Mr.. Pendcton was applauded
BY his audience; and he returned to his
place in the House of Representatives. mt
Washington prepared to give expression
10 his views with the same plainness and
boldness which marked the ntterances Of
his colleague, Mr.. Vailandigham.
On the 3ist OF January, 1868 he made
an elaborate speech against the enlist
nent of negroes into the service of the
United States, in which he said:
i should ee folso toyou, my fellow-representa-
l
pIsssioni growing with great rhpiIity, upon the
mind OF the people of the Northwest that they
have been deliberately deceived into this war (;
that their patriotism ana love of country have
been engaged TO cal! them into the army, under
the prctrnsC That the war was to bp for the Union
anu Tue Constitution, when, ~ fact, 1t was To be
an armed crusade for the abolition of Slavery
tell you, sir that unless this impression ID
speedily arrested 1t Will become universal; 1t
VIII ripcn Into conviction, ana then IL VIII be
beyond your power to get from their broad
plains euother man, or from their almost cx-
hsusted Golfers another dollar.
In the same speech he said:
said two years ago. ON this floor, that armles'
money. war, cnnnOt restore this Union justice,
reason, Ps4ee, may. believed IL then; have
believed 1t at every moment since; believe 1t
now. No event ot the past Two years has for II
rnoinent sAakon my inth. Pence Is the first
step TO Union. Peace Is Union. Peace unbroltcn
would hnyc Preserved It; peace restored VIII, |
winch can hold these States IN confederation,
the only ties which can make us one people. are
the soft and sil,"n chords of affection and in
terest. ihcaC are woven IN peace, not war; in
eonctllation, not roercon; IN deeds OF tindncss
and acts Of friendly sympathy, not in deeds OF
tge-s carried nOy Dv De ercifeaant Qf 4prti ana
Ndy. TheD 6ettct a i0aF ooHtd restore he Irion.
They trusted to the assurances Of the President
and his Cabinet, ana of Congress that 1t should
be carried ON for thnt purpose alone. They trust
81 that IL wDnId b. carried on under the COnsti-
tutton. They were patriotic and conhding.-
10 the army, AMI ppurcd out their treasure at
The feet IF the Administration They feel that
the war has Dcrn perverted from this end; that
the Constitution has been dsrcgarded; that
ebolition amt arbitrary power, not Union and
OF the Adm istrati0n. They are in no Temper 10
BE- trtied Uth. Th'g Niak MeD hare been deceircd.
There Is dd''yer u Tero'6iOH. Thry are tonginD
for peace
Need pause to inquire who would re-
ceive encouragoment or whose spirits
would be depressed, on reading these
remarkable sentences? Imagine them
road by the rebel camp-ires, ur at the
fresides Oft the rebel people. What hope,
what eXullation We should behold In the
faces OF those who heard them! On the
other hand, Mt Union caInp-frcs, or by
tho loyal tircsidc of the North, what sor'
row, what modification, what depress-
lon, such statements would surely carry
wherever they were heard and believed
Tho course OF the Peace Democracy o
Ohio during the memorable contest o
1853, between Brough and Vallandigham
10 zoo well known to require attention
now. Judge Thurman was one Of the
committee who constructed the platform
OF the convention which nominated Mr.
Vsllandingham, and was the abestanem
bsrof tue State Central Committee which
had chnrge of the canvass in his behalf
during his exile.
The key note in that canvass was givcr
by Mr.. Vallandlgham himself in n letter
written from Canada, July Is, 1868. Tha,
letter contained the following:
" tfH ctuH Ddr u 10 tey1ntl0af OHiU bH Ntf suijt-
ezion s,tblntsSiOt NJ He South 10 force and arms
tts Llftt Of tO-y ,ORi not due 10 see he cd of IT,
No. IN another iOay OH,y ccta De brought 10 a ciosr
Travelling a thousand miles aud more, througl
nearly half OF the Confederate States, and no
Jouruing for time NJ widely different points,
met not one man, woman, or child who was no
resolved b perish rat her than yield To the pres
sure of arms, even In the most desperate sN
trDlnity. Aad Whatever may ana must bc IN
varying fortune NJ the war, In all which recog
ME the hand of Providence pointing visibly Il
the ultimate issue of this great brial OF the state
and people of America, they are better prepare
now every way 10 mako good their inexoriibl
purpose than at any period since the beginning
otthe struggle These may bc unwolcono truths
but they are addressed only 10 candid and hon
ed men. tt.H
The assumption Of the certain tucces
OF the rebellion, and that the war for tn
Union would assuredly fail, was the stronl
point OF these gentlemen In favor of tn
election of Vallandigham andthe defsa
Of Brough. Fortunately, the patrloti
people saw tho situation from anothe
standpoint, and under the influence Q
different feelings and different sympa
thies. sHiar ar... es4T HTII.g p
In the elections Of 1903 the peace Dem
ocracy of Ohio and other states sIstainc
defeats which have no parallel In our pol
iueal hostory. But, Notwithstanding thei