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SPEECHES AND VOTES OF VALLANDIGIIAM, AND OTHERS,IN congrp:ss.—Ills speeches out of congress.—THE ENDORSEMENT OF HIS ACTS AND SENTIMENTSBY HIS PARTY.

g^^ It is snid by one of the ablest of American Controversialists, that " tchile no »peak^ or

writer should mi^rfprrsetit an op/n-nent, he should not be allowed to misrepresent himself." This rule

has had i\ controUiutc influence in the preparation of this pamphlet. The render will therefore

observe that its leading statements or jiositions, are sustained hy a. reference to either offii-ial

publications or to those issued by Mr. Vallandigham or his friends. These onh/ are made to speak.

This fact gives more than ordinary value to the pamphlet, and will justify a calm and patient

perusal of its contents.

The present crisis of our country calls for[

constant vigilance and ceaseless activity on thej

part of every lover of Republican Institutions.

It demands, too, the dissemination of import-ant facts, and the blunt, fearless utterance of

vital truths. No one should be misled or de-

ceived by false issues or artful words, or party

prepossessions. The true views and real aims

of every candidate for office should be ex-j

amined and made known.

Clement L. Vallandigham, not because he'

possesses any special intellectuality, or is dis- I

tinguished by any peculiar moral worth or '

social standing, but because of his excessive

vanity and audacity, his fanatical passions and

morbid prejudice.-;, his destitution of patriotismand traduction of the National Government,

has acquired a mure than ordinary notoriety.

It is important that his sentiments and aims

be exposed. This shall at once be done by a

reference to his votes in the lower House of

Congress, and by extracts from his speeches

in that body and in various sections ol the

country.

It will then be shown that his supporters

and advocates entertain similar opinions, and

aim 8* the same ultimate purposes. This,

indeeu iinol well be doubted ; for the rally-

ing cry of Copperheads, self-styled Democrats,

in nearly every section of the Union is—Val-

liANDlGUAMl

It is clear, in fact, from their words and

deeds that they think more highly of him than

they do of the imperiled interests of the na-

tion.

They stamp his n.ame in huge capitals and

in extended italics in their papers ; they cm-

blazon it, and wave it out on their l)anuers :

their orators Hop it and thunder it ; their con-|

veutions scream it, and their children shout it. I

With propriety they may be railed Vallandio-

IIAMEKS.

What he says, they say—what he writes,

they endorse—what he speaks, they applaudThey are. what he is, in every respect. All

this will be clearly shown.

IN 1800, AT TnE COOPER INSTITUTE. NEW YORK,UE FAVOKED SECESSION.

On the 2d November, I860, Vallandigham

delivered an address in the Cooper institute,

in New York. He there said, "If any one or

more of the States of this Dnion should at any

time secede for reasons, the sufficiency and jus-

tice of which, before God, and the great tribu-

nal of history, they alone may judge, much as

I .should deplore it, I never w 'Uld. as « Repre-

sentative in the Congress of the United States,

vote one dollar of money whereby one drop of

American blood should be shed in a civil war."

IN THE CINCINNATI ENQI IllER OF IOtb OF NO-VEMlJKIt, ISiV). HE DEFENDED THE COOI'ERIN^TITUTE Sl'EECH.

This speech having become a subject of dis-

cussion, in a card in the "Cincinnati En-

quirer," of the lOth of November, 18*iO, he

admitted that he had uttered the words justquoted, and then added :

" And 1 now delib-

erately repeat, and reaffirm it, resolved, though

I stand alone, tho\igh all others yield and fall

away, to make it good to the last moment of

my public life. No menace, no public clamor,

no taunts, no sneers, nor foul detraction. Irom

any quarter, shall drive me from my firm pur-

pose." (See Cincinnati Enquirer, .November

10, 1800; also Appendix to Congressional

Globe, 2d Sess., 30th Cong., ]>. 243.)

Now, in view of these extracts, it cannot be

contended that it was anything which .Vr.



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Lincoln or the RepuhUtam party did. which drovehim into the advocacy of secession.

For it clearly api)cars, that like Seymour,of New York, and Woodward, of Pennsylvania,

he was an original advocate of treason andrebellion.

' Of his own/ree will, vithout any coercion orcompulsion whatever,"' at an early period, hethrust. out for the gaze of all the "clovenfoot'' of disunion.

HIS DOTNfiS IN THE 2d SESSION. ZCym CONGRESS.HE CLUNG TO HIS ORIGINAL VIEWS. HE VOTEDAGAIN^-T THE UESOLUTION OF THANKS TOMAJOR ANDERSON.

It might have been supposed that whendangers gathered, and finally threatened thenation, a change would come over his

mind, and love of country have swept awayall base passions and traitorous feelings. Butalas, the supposition would have been vain !

On the 7ih of January, 1861, Mr. AdrainofiFcred the following resolution in the Houseof Representatives:

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" Resolved, That we fully approve of the bold and pa-triotic act of Majur Anderson in wirlidrawing from Fort i

Moultrie tt> Fort Sum er. and of the deteriniuatiou of i

the President to Diiiinfnin that fearleea officer in his I

present position: and that we wUl support tlie Pret- i

idtnt in all amftitutional measures to enforce the laws and I

preserve the Union." I

The vote wasyeas 124, nays 53. Amongthe nay.^ was Vallandigham Even Cos could i

not go with him on this subject, and votedwith the majority. (Congressional Globe, part

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1, 2d &CSS., JGth Cong., p. 280.) .

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HE OPPOSED AN ATTEMPT TO DETECT TRAITORS'

A.ND MEASURES FOR THE DEFENCE OF WAJ-U-j

INUroN CITY.

After this vote against the gallant Major|

Anderson, and " all constitutional measures to

enforce the laws and preserve the Union" it was'

to be expected that he would oppose any prop- !

osition. which might be brought forward, for

ferreting out traitors, and for the defense of

the country.

Accordingly, on the 2d of Jannary, 1861,

his name is found with sixty-one others, amongthem liARKSDALE, of Mississippi, and Pkvor, ofViryinta, against a resolution of Mr. Howard,of Michigan, which looked to the detection,

&c., of traitors in the employment of the Gov-ernment. (Congressional Globe, 2d tjess., 36lh

Cong., part 1st, p. 296.)

And ou the I4th of the same month, he op-

posed, with fifty-four of his associates, a reso-

lution introduced by Mr. Stanton, of Ohio,

which was in these words :

" Jiesclved. That the Committee of the Whole on the

state of the Union bo discharged from the further con-

'ideratiun of House bill .\o.80O. to provide for orfTanizing

iind disciplining the militia ol the District of Columbia;ixnd that the same may be made a special order fur to-

morrow, the lOlh instant, and from day to day until

linally disposed of."

At the lime this resolution was otTcred, the

capital of the nation was under the eyes andwithin the grasp of conspirators, Yet Val-

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landigham arrayed himself against the organ-

ization of a force for the purpose' of protecting

the city and saving it from the vandalism of

traitors!^^

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HE PROPOSED TO DIVIDE THE UNION INTO FOURSECTIONS—HE GOES IN FOR THE AMENDMENTOF THE CONSTITUTION.

He does more than refuse to support meas-

ures lor the maintenance of the Government.

As the fawing spaniel crouches at the feet of

his master, ready to obey his command, so he

bent at the feet of the South—all corrupt and

guilty as she was—prepared to do her bidding.

It soon came.

On the I6th of January. 1861, a notorious

rebel, Mr. Gaiinett, of Virginia, said: "Whatthe minority section needs is power—power to

secure its rights against a majority section,

differing in opinion and institutions, and ani-

mated by fixfd hostility to those of the mi-

nority. The danger to the minority is not

only in hostile legislation, but in a hostile use

of Federal patronage and influence : and in

the absence of such positive protection as its

interests may require, whether in our foreign

relations, in expansion by territorial acquisi-

tion, or in forming new States by colonization

in such acquisition. To .seccre all this, the

SoiTHMUST HAVE

AN ABSOLUTE VETO l.\ EVERy

DEPARTME.VT OF THE GOVERNMENT.'

Vallandigham, almost immediately, was at

work, and on the 7th of February, submitted

amendmcnls to the Constitution, consisting Cff

a preamble and three articles. In his ^first

article, he proposed dividing the United States

into /our sections, geograpliical sections.

The second proposed to render the voting on

important questions sectional, and that a^ma-

jority of Senators from each .section should i)e

necessary in ord'T to the passage of any "such

bill, order or resolution." It also proposed to

make the election of the President and Vice

President dependent upon a vote of the major-

ity of the electors from the four geographical

sections.

The third article explicitly provided for the

disruption of the Government—the secession of

any State—upon the consent of the Legisla-

ture of the section to which it belonged, and

that tiie President should have •• power to ad-

just with seceding States all questions arising

by reason of their secession."

Ih^ fourth article provided for the extension

of slavery to each of the sections and all ter-

ritories, '&C. (Cong. Globe, ib., p. 704.)

Here was all which Mr. Garnett on behalf

of the South demanded—"(in absolute veto in

every department of the Government"—the touth-

ernizing and ttctionalizing of the nation.

it mattered not that it roqiiired a destruc-

tion of the great temple of our liberties, reared

by the venerated hands of Washington, Jef-

ferson, and Madison, and their compeers!

It mattered not that in direct antagonism

with the immortal declaration of Jackson



*' Thf. Federal Union, it mu*t be prrterved"—it

calkd for the (Iflihenito nnd I'ornial recoj^ni-

tioii of llu' licri'sy of pectssioii I

V'alliiri(li;;li»iiii wiis propan-il for all llu'sc

thiiiK"! tiU'l yi'l, with this alt'Miipt let ulirr and

degrade the Constitution of the nution— iin-forgottcn l).v the pi'oph— in the spritifr of 18ti2

he drew up, luni with Iviihiinlson uml Kniip])

of Iliinoi<<, Law and Vorhecs of Indiana. I'erry

of New Jersey, Joiinson and Ancona of Penn-

sylvania, Shiel of Oregon, and his own collea-

gues, Allen. White. Nohle, Pendleton, and .Mor-

ris, signed an "address of Demorratic Mem-

bers of (Congress to the Deuiocracv of the

United States," in whieh it is slated that "the

more immediate issue' was 'Wo mainlnin the

Constitution o» it in, and to reitlnre the Union a»

it teas.' (Page 3 pamphlet edition printed byL. Towers & Co., Washington, U. C.)

And ever since, this has been shrieked and

bellowed forth, as if it was the leading prin-

ciple in their creed— the guiding star of their

faction. What dee[)—base inconsistency is

here disclosed!

UlS SPKKCnKS .\ND ACTION-S IN THK FIRST SPE-

CIAL SK.^SIO.N OK TUK 37th t^1\r.KKS.-i. IIK 01'-

POSKt< THE COI.LKCTlbN OF REVENUE IN THESOUIHERN STATES.

The 2d session of the 36lh Congress closed

on the ?d of March 18GI.

It closed, with Vallandigham a bitter, ig-

noble, captions, unrelenting foe of the Nation-

al Government, an unscrupulous, persistent,

reckless advocate of secession and slavery.

The extra session convened on the 4th of

July, 1861. During the nearly four months

which intervene<l, in harmony with his senti-

ments and encouraged by his utterances, the

Southern Rebellicm had been fully inaugurated.

The nation's honor and glory had been bhroud-

ed by the smoke and flames that encircled

Fort Sumter.

The streets of Baltimore had been reddened

with the blood of patriotic soldiers rushing to

the defense of the nation's Capital. The brave

Ellsworth bad been murdered in Alexandria,

Va.

The noble Grebleand Winthrop were slaught-

ered at Big Bethel. The country was convul-

sed. Discord was abroad all through her ter-

ritory. Men of all schools and every party

Douglas and Wright, Knox and Forney, John-

son and Hamilton in civil life— Butler and

Rosecrans, Dix and Cochrane, Mitchell and

Logan, Grant and .Meade, and others in the

military department, rallied around ''the old

Stars and Stripes.''

But amid all, Vallandigham remained un-

moved, unthrilled by a single patriotic throb.

As he had left the previous regular session, he

came to the special session.

And hence, on the 10th of July, he voted

with Vorhees, H'oorf <•/ a/ , against the bill which

authorized the President, in case of the exis-

tence of unlawful combinations Ac, at any port

of entry, to collect the revenue at other ports

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until the obstructions ghoiild be removed.

(Congressional (Jlobe and appendix, 1st }Se9-

sion, 37th Congress, p. .'')•;.) And in the dii^cu')-

I sions of ir, he said. (p. 5.%) "I voted agnintt iho

bill of my colleague (a similar one) along with

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every gentleman on this side of the Houseonce or twice in ihe last session, and I shall

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vote now as 1 voted then."

IIK OPPOSED THE NATIONAL LOAN BILL.

After the bill for the "collection of the rev-

enue" had (>a8sed the House it went into the com-

mittee of the whole on the "National loan

bill."

Vallandigham at once (lung him.ielf against

the bill and poured out his abuse—nursed and

and warmed, against the President—aflirniing

that he, (the Presiileiit,)from tlie beginning had" totally and wholly underestimated the mag-

nitude ami character of the revolution,'' (no^ re-

bellion in his views,) and then |)ronounced the

calling out of armed soldiers, "a wicked and

iiAZAiinois KXPEiiiMKST," the increase of the

army an act which had " no shadow or riobt,"

and declared he was for "pkace."

And when Mr. liolman of Indiana, put this

inquiry to him : •' While the gentleman cen-

sures the administration, let me ask him wheth-

er, with his own constituents, he is resolved

that the Union shall be mainUiined?' he an-

swered in evasive words, saying, "my votes

shall speak for me on that subject, Ac: " and

so they had. and did, in accordance with his

" Coo[)er Institute speech," and spoke ever after

as before, 'a negative answer io the question.''

(lb., pp. 57-GO)

His vote followed with Burnett of Kentucky,

Norton and Reed of Missouri, and Wood of NewYork, 5 in all against the bill.

Richardson, Cox, Vorhees. and others of the

same school voted for the bill. (lb., p. 61.)

HE OPPOSED THE RAISING OF VOLUNTEERS.

As he arrayed himself against the National

loan, so he did against the bill providing for

volunteers for the preservation of the Govern-

ment and the suppression of the rebellion. He

proposed to amend the bill, as follows: -Pro-

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vided, further, Thai before the President shall

have the right to call out any more volunteers

I than are already in the service, he shall np-' point seven commissioners, whose mission shall

I lie to accompany the Army on its march, to

receive and consider such propositions, if anr,

as may at any time be submitted from the ex-

;ecutive of the so-called Confederate States, or

of any one of them, looking to a suspension

of hostilities and the return of said Mates, or

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any one of them, to the Union and to obedi-

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ence to the Federal Constitution and authori-

;ty." (Con. G., p. 97.) This proposed amend-

1 ment called forth from a loyal Demoerat of

I Pennsylvania, Hendrick B. Wright, the follow-

ing remarks: (lb., p. 98.) "Mr. Wright— I am

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opposed to the amendment of the gentleman

, from Ohio, from the fact lint ii will be holdiii:;



out to thoae men who are occupying a rebell-

ious atitude, a rewardfor their trtafon. * *

* * I am for peace, when those gentlemen

now fighting under the standard of rebellion

lar/ down their arms. * * * * and

me for peace, and mrrender the leaders;then I

am for peace." The vote on the bill was hadwithout the yeas and nays. (lb., p. 102.)

HE WAS AGATSST THE PROTKCTIOX OF OURCOMMKKCE FROM I'IRATES.

But not only did he do what he could,

against providing '-land forces' for the Gov-

ernment.

He flung out his opposition so as to include

our naval operations. On the 15th of July,

Mr. Eliot from the Committee on Commerce re-

ported the following Resolution, ond askedunanimous consent to have it put upon its pas-

sage:

" Jfefdred, Thot the Secretary of the Treasury bo re-

quested to employ immediately a sufficient force to pro-

tect our commerce from the pirates thut now infest our

seas."

Vallandigham objected to its consideration.

Mr. Elliot then inquired—"Do I understand

the gentleman from Ohio to object?" Vallan-

diij;han)—

• Yes. " The resolution was then

withdrawn. (lb., p. 128.)

Not even "protection from pirates" was this

champion of ('opperheads willing to allow!

Let his wishes and plans be carried out, and

the Alabama, Florida, and all other dark and

murderous Rebel and British craft, would sail

the seas unharmed, untouched by our gallant

tars.

How api)ropriate to him the language of

Shakspeure in Macbeth :

" Worthy to l>e a reM : for to that

The mnlfiplyiui; vlllnnics uf nature

Do cwarm upon him."

HE WOILI) NOT PUNISH REBELS.

Not only did he oppose all ••necessary meas-

ures tor carrying on the war," but he had no

censure, no puni.-^hment for traitors. On the

15th of July. Mr. Hickman presented "a bill

to difine and punish certain conspiracies."

Vallandigham, after attempting to delay its

consideration by introducing seven resolutions,

censuring the President, captiously objected to

the introduction of the bill, and then while

pretending that in his judgment the object was

right, declined voting, assigning as a reason

that he did not understand the bill.

He had just, however, understood enough to

censure the President; suddenly, however, it

would seem, darkness shrouded his mind,

hi.s brain was eclipsed. Poor Vallandigham!

(II)., p. IJO.)

UF. BEOAN TO DODOE! OKN. McCLERSAND'.S RES-

ui-iHON AtiAiNsT th;; rebels, in favor orTHE UOVKRNMENT, STRUCK HIM DUMB.

About this time,—the middle of July, 1861,

it appears he was seized with a fit of dodging, or

struck dumb as an Egyptian mnmmy. How-ever this was. on the following patriotic pre-

amble and resolution of the gallant Gen. Mc-

Clernand, he neither spoke, nor voted.

'• Wherea«, a portion of the people of the United States,

in violatiun of their coostitutlunal ubligations, harctaken

up arms against the National Ooveruraent, and are no«r

strivinR. hy ngp-essive and iniquitous war. to ovorthrow

it and hrenk up the nnion of these States; Therefore,

Jtesolird, That this House hereby pledges itself to Tote

for any amount of money, and any number of men. which

may be necessary to insure a speedy and effectual euj^

pression of such rebellion, and the permanent restoration

of the Federal authority everywhere, within the limits

-nd jurisdiction of the United States. (lb., p. 131.)

His old associates, however, Burnett, Norton

Reid, and Wood, joined by Grider, ''faced the

music."

HE OPPOSED LEGISLATION FOR THE SUPPRES-SION OF THE REBELLION.

It is said in the Bible, that " evil men shall

wax worse and worse.'

So, if possible, it was with Vallandigham; on

the I6th of July, his "spell of silence" was

broken.

Mr. Bingham, from the Judiciary Committee,

reported House bill. Xo. 20. An act to provide

for the suppression of the Rebellion, i;e.

Mr Bingham stated thut it was substantiaUythe act of 1795. It met with the snarling, cap-

tious opposition of Vallandijrham. He object-

ed to the use of the word " Hkbkllios," and

did what he could to defeat the bill. (lb., pp.

145, 146.;

HE WAS NOT IN FATOR OF THAT PART OF THECRITTENDEN RK.ÔLUTION OK JULY '22, WHICHDECLARED THAT THE SOUTH WAS RESPONSI-BLE FOR THE REBELLION.

His action in reference to the first clause of

a resolution of .Mr. Crittenden of Ky., calledup on the 22d of July, was evasive, but dem-

onstrative of his feelings and sentiments.

The clause was in these words: "That the pres-

ent dejilorable civil war has been forced upon

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the country by the dis-unionists of the South-

ern States, now in revolt against the Constitn-

1tional Government and in arms around the

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Capital."'

tBut two negative rotes appeared, his old

, chums "Burnett and Reid."

I But he was on the wing " again,' doing what

he could for the rebels, by his ominous, signif-

icant flight or silence. This, too, shows that

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he will dodge, that he is at times more bold

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in idle words than in actions. (lb., p, 223.)

HERKFUSKPTO THANK THE OFFICERS AND POL-lUEItS (IF THE HULL Kt N BATTLE FOR THEIR

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COURAGE AND DEEDS OF PATRIOTISM.

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i conspirators and traitors of the South, who

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was unwilling to provide just punishment for

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their high crimes, should refuse to ofTcr thanks

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or express gratitude to the noble and devoted

ipatriots of our heroic army, is not surprising.



What he had not heart to feel, he cotild not I up. he frri-xr more emphatic, nod vodfenited—utter.

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'• / „f,jWt t; thfhtll."

It was consistent then for him,—a consis-j

The more ihaii usual "snapfiisliness"—whichtency, however, of infamy and vilenoss, with ! he exhibited on this occasion baa its explana-scarcely a parallel—to condemn the first of the ' lion,— its niilural or philosophical exphmalion

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two following resolutions, introduced into lh«\

Thehill, whil<- it

aimed to keep important in-House by Mr. Bliiir of Missouri, from the Com-iformation from the rebels, struik at their

mittee of Military Aflairs, on the 3d of August : ! Northern sympathizers and apenta. It camo

T, . J mu . ., .u . , . ., ,„I ilown on Valliindieham, Wood, M.iy, and all

i?«oZi'ed, That the thanks of thp UmiBc of R.i.rpii.nt»- ,1, ,, „, . i i, i i n i .

tires in Congress uHHcmb'.o.l, ho Riven to the onUrs and ,

"'»' ^lass;ami had he allowed il to pass, to

toen who fought the Biittlpnt itullg Kun. ilostnivinR two some extent he might have truthfully ciclaim-of the Country's enrmies for ovoiy on- h.»t of H«dof.n-

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cd—" Othello's occupation 's gone." (Ih..ders. outuuuilioi^l tlioutjli Iho hitter were l)y iipponenta _ AKa

\covered by earth works and parapets crowned with bat- P' ^"'"v

teries.

" Eesnlved, That the condo'enco of this ho<ly 1)0 ten-

dered to the families and friends of the brave "men whofell on that occasion in defence of tlio Constitution andthe Union."

Referring to the first of these he said :

''I am

opposed to the first resolution, and I will not

give my consent to its introduction," and oe

DID NOT. (lb., p. 427.)

HE DISLIKED AX OATH OF ALLEOIAN'CE.

An oath has been styled by Cudworth in his

intellectual system, the " Vinculum" or chain

of society.

On the 5th of Augu.'st, the Judiciary Commit-

tee of the House, through Mr. Porter of Indi-ana, reported back with an amendment. Sen-

ate Bill, No. 54. requiring an oath of allegiance

and support to the Constitution of the I nitcd

Slates, to be administered to certain personsi

in the civil service of the United States.'

Mr. Vallandigham said, " / should like that

Bill to go over to the next session of Congress. I

object to it." (lb., p. 448.)

How much further was it possible for any

one to go? Hostile to the Government, he

was unwilling to have her civil employes

bound to fidelity to its interests by an oath,demanded by the crimes and developments of

the times.

HE DID WHAT HE COULD TO DKKEAT THE BILL

INCREASING THE PAY OK THK -OLDIEKS. A' DSUSTAIMNr. THE ACTS, 4c., 0¥ THE I'KESIDENT

CALLING THEM OUT.

The question of the increase of the pay of

the soldiers and of the approval of the acts and

orders of the President in relation to them was

also taken up on the 5th of August. Vallan-

digham, after thebill in relation to these sub-

jects was read, at length objected to its introduc-

tion. At this time his understanding did not

appear to be impaired, (lb., p. 448.)

HE WAS OPPOSED TO STOPPING PRIVATE COM-MUNICATIONS WITH THE REBELS.

HK WAS .*GAIN.'»TCONKI.<<CATION OP REBEL PROP-ERTY—nia SYMPATHIES WERE WITH THKSOUTH.

In this session he voted against the bill to

confiscate rebel property, and other important

measures fully establishing what he had said

in the House of Representatives, in December,

1859. (j. «".,) that his cordial si/mpathies tcer«

wholly with the South. (lb., p. 431. Also Val-

landigham Record, p. 44.)

IirS COUR.«E IN THK SFXOND SESSION OK THIRTYSKVKNTH CGNGKESS—HE WAS AGAINST A BOUNTY TO SOLDIERS.

The first or special session of the 37th Con-gress terminated on the 6th of August. 1861.

The second session commenced on the 2d of

December following.

In it Vallandigham exhibited the same cn-I mity to the Government, the same sympathyifor the South that he had exhibited in the

previous session.

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On the 19lh of December, 1861. the Speaker

of the House announced as the business in

order the consideration of the bill, (H. It. No.

113.').) giving a bounty of $\ 00 to cer'ain snldii-rs,

including the soldiers of the fint call. Mr. Vallan-

digham moved to lay the whole subject on the

table, and after his usual caviling, withdrew

his motion, and then voted again.-Jt recommit-

ing. &c.. &c. (Congressional Globe, part 1,

2d Sess. 37th Cong., p. 145-146.)

HE WAS IN FAVOR OF THE RETURN OF FUGSLAVES TO DISLOYAL MASTERS.

From opposing a bounty to soldiers, he made,

to him, the easy advance of favoring the rebel

owners of fugitive slaves.

Mr. Julian on the 2'Jd of December, offered

the following lesolution, tiz.

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'• Rfsnlrfd. That the Judiciary Committee b« instrnct-

od to report • bill so ameujing the fugitive tIaTe law,

enactj^l in ISSo, M to forbid the recapture or return ofany fujrtlive fTom labor, without i«ti<factory proof flrwt

mad< th<tt the claimaot of tuch fugitire is {oyai to then the 6th of August, Mr. Bingham nsked

that the House allow the reading and passage{

(^rtmnuiu.

of a bill, "to define, prohibit, and punish cer-

tain communications with the enemy.' This manifestly just resolution called forth

Vallandigham at once cried out • I object."\the negative votes of Vallandigham. Wickliffe,

And when Mr. Bingham urged that it be taken | ic, in all 30. (lb., p. 159.)



KK CAME OUT AGAINST THE CIVIL APPROPRIA-

TION BILL. AND AT THE S\ME TIME ADMITTEDUE WAS AGAINST TUE WAK.

His next exhibition of his feelings and pur-

pose, was on the Civil Appropriation bill.

The House havin;i resolved itself on this

subject into a Committee of the Whole on the

bill, (H. R. No. 154,) he asked if general dis-

cussion was in order, and being answered it

was, launched out on the surrender of Mason

end Slidell, thus delaying and embarassing the

passage of the bill.

And in the discussion which he called out,

after referring to the tact that he had been

called a ''Traitor," the following occurred:

"Mr. Wright, of Pennsylvani'a : I have not

been denounced as a Traitor since the war be-

gan." " Mr. Vallandigham: That is because the

gentleman made himself an advocate of what

is called a 'a vigorous proseculion of the. war'—a thing 1 have not been able to ace;" thus openly

declaring in January, 1862, that he was against

a vigorous prosecution of the war.— Îb. pp.,

210-211.)

UE WAS DOWN ON THE TAKING OF KAILUOADSAND TELKGKAl'UIC LINES FOR USE OF IHKGOVERNMENT. I

Senate bill No. It39. authorizing the Pres- '

ident to take possession of railroail and tele-

graphic lines, having come into the House, !

(rencral Hlair, of Missouri, asked permission '

to take it up.j

'1 he bill was one of pressing importance,

contemplating the use by the Government in

cases of military necessity of these lines.

Vallandigham "snarled at it" throughout

its consideration, and then voted against ii,

with Mag, Biddle el al. The affirmative vole

was 113—the negative 28. (ib., p. 548.)

UE OPPOSED TAXES IN THE INSURRECTIONARYDISTRICTS.

His vote on Senate bill No. 292 for the col-

lection of direct taxes in the Insurrectionary

Districts, ami for other purposes, was, as all

his 01 hers, in favor of ihe rebels. .Vot a cent

would he gather within the lines of the rebel-

lion for the sujtport of the National Govern-

ment! Not he ! Not thus was he willing to

lessen the taxes of loyal citizens. Not he! The

vote was yeas 98, nays 17. (Ib., part 3, pp.

2409, 2409*, 2414.)

HE WAS UNWILLING TH.\T OUR SOLDIERS

SHOILD SUBSIST TO ANY EXTENT ON REBEL

I'RUPERTY.

Not content with opposing the collection of

taxes in " rebel districts," on the 9th of June,

18t)2, he dared to oppose the following resolu-

tion offered ou that day by Mr. Nixon, oi New

Jerseg:

•' Hr-nh-nt. Tlint in tli(> jiidcment of this Himi«c. tli«

Conimiiiiil.'i-in-.liiifof llioiiiniy an>l navyi.f

ihoUnited

Stitrs sliMiild ilistni.-t nil of lii" offli-iT* llolilinK C'^'"-

uiainl in districts of country iu rebellion RgainHt tli»

Government, to make procIamBtlon, that henceforth tht

armir^ of the Ufpullic should be subsisted, so far as

practicable, on the property of all those who are in rebeU

linn, or who are giving aidan'd comfort to the euemiesoftht

United States."

So infamous a vote as the negative on this

resolution should be given in full. Here it is:

William J. Allen. Ancona. Baily, Biddle, CaUvert. Casey, Clements, Cox, Crittenden, Diven,

Fouke, Grider, Harding, Harrison, Houston,

Johnson, Kerrigan, Knapp, Leary, .Menzies.

Morris, Noble, Norton, Iêndleton, Robinson,

Segar, Shiel, John B .Steele, Wm. G. Steele,

Benjamin F. Thomas, Francis Thomas, Val'

landigham, Vibard. Voorhees. Wadsworth, Web-

ster, Chilton N. White, Wickliffe, and Wood—39.

What soldier, what friend of a soldier can

look at this vote without scorn and contempt?

Pause and think of it. Vallandigham and his

associates tvould not sustain a proposition which

looked to our wearg, maimed, and struggling

soldiers, supplying their actual wantt from the

resources of our enemies!

Still they have the effrontery to hold up

their heads amid the lights of civilization and

the homes of our heroes, and the audacity to

solicit tkeir votes, and the votes of their kin-

dred I Beyond this, baseness cannot go I

HE W.\S AGAIN.'T THE TREASURY NOTE AND

OTHER IMPORTANT BILLS.

At this session he opposed the " Treasury

Note Bill," Temporary Provisional Govern-

ments in the rebel States, and every measure

of importance for the suppression of the trea-

son which curses our land. (Ib., part 1, p.

695.; lb., part 2, p. 986.)

HIS COURSE IN THE THIRD SESSION OF THIRTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS— HE OPPOSED RESOLU-TIONS OF H. B. WIUGH;:'. of PFiNNSYLVANIA,DECLARING THE REBBl.^-ION CAUSELESS, AND

DENYING THE RIGHT OF SECESSION.

On the 10th of December, 1862, Hendrick B.

Wrigiit, a true ami loyal Democrat, of Penn-

sylvania, called up resolutions, which he had

previously offered.

Among them were these :

" Resolved hij the II 'use of Representatives of Ihe United

StdlfS in Omgress ass<-mlil(d, 1. TImt tho rebellion on

the p.»rt of flic seceding SWtos against the Government

and laws of this Union wiis dolil>oratcly wicke<l and with-

out rca.sonablc cause : the compact of Union l>eiug per-

petual, no State has the constitutional power to forcibly

secede, and that there was no grievance, real or imagin-

ary, upon the part of thv seceding StHtt«. for tho redress

of which the Constitution does not furnish ample reme-

dies.

"2. That tho rebellion l>cing in contravention of the

Constitution ami laws, it is the duty of the Government

to put it down without regard to cost or the consequcncea

that may iH-fall those cngagiil in it, and all necessary

constitutional nicAn.s for this purpose, and this alone,

fhould be furnished by the people; that in as muoli as

this great and wicked crime invoked the power of tho

sword, tlio war »hould be prosecuted with all the vigor,

I

ami strength, and means of the Federal Government,

I till rebellion is sul)dued.and no longer.

'• 3. That an honorable peace is desirable, but no peace

I

while armedopposition

menacesthe capital and threat-

I

ens the overthrow of tin' Union, nor that peace which

1 would bo established upon the dismembereil IVajmenta



ofn mighty and prosperons nation; and thnt nan whowould lUltTtniii n<iuo«|>ou tb«-«e coii<lition>i i» u traitor

to Ills OHiinry inid iiiiwnrlli.Y tin- |>ri>ti'ction uf ltn lawn' 4 Tbnl tlii< valiin uf tlollarH nixl cnii(ii<liipi« not pnlcr

into ihf uiomonions <|iii>«li»n of Itic miiinifunnce of po|>-

ular liboi ly. or tin- pri-ncrvulion of u fni- Uovorniueiit,

any more limn the livc« and comfort cifthii traitor* who

have conKpircd and loiiRiied tOKi>lhor for their destruction.•'5 Tliiil the L'niiin restored, llie war flioiild coaiio.

and llie secediiiij; Stiilea lio received hiicl< into tlie UnionWilli all the privileKen and imuiuniliert to mIiicIi they

wpre originally entitled."

These resoliilions, cominfr from one whohad lost a son on the field of hiittlc. and to

whom he luudc this delictite and not)l^ nllii-

eion, "I should lnwe hlushed it ("nto's house

had stood seenre iind tlourislied in n civil war,'"

Yallnndiphiim opposed in a hibored speech

on the 14th ot January. In that speech, con-

tained inihi' Appendi.x to llie

CongressionalGlobe. 3d Session. 37th Conpress. pp. &J-60, is

found, among other things, this admission, as

to hia exertions against coercion and the war:

'• / exerted vn/self in behalf of the pallet/ of

non-coercion. Ir was adoptkd my Mu. Hlcii-

anan's Administration with the almost ts-

ANIMOUS consent OK TIIK DkMOCRATIC fl/lrf

Constiiuiiona) Ccion parties in and out of

Congress. ******/ did not support the War ; and to-day I bless

God (hat not the fmetl nf so much as one drop

of its blood is upon mij garments.'And this appeal against enlistments: " Will

men enlist at any price I Ah, sir, it is easier t)

die at home'' (p. 55.)

And these cries for the termination of the

war: ' Btit ought this war to continue? I

ansuer no. not a day, not an hour * * *

iSlop fighting: make an armistice, no formal

treaty: uUhdraw your army from the seceded

Stales Ueduce liolh armies to a fair and suf-

ficient peace establishment. Declare absolute

tree trade between the North and.South. Buy

and sell Agree upon a Zolverein. Recall

your fleets. Break up your blockade. Re-

duce your Navy. Restore travel. Dpen up

railroatls. Re-establish the telegraph. Re-

unite your Express Companies No mobe

Mo.NiTOiis OK Iron-clads." (pp. 55-69.)

And this justitication and panegyric of the

rebels:

' ReheU did I say? yes, yourfathers were rebeU,

or your grand-fathers He who now before me

on canvas looks down so sadly upon ns, the

false, degenerate and imbecile guardians of the

great Repuijlic whuh he founded, was a rebel.

And yet we who cradled ourselves in rebel-

lion and who have fostered and fraternized

with every insurrection in the nineteenth cen-

tury everywhere throughout the globe, would

now, forsooth, make the word ^' rebel" a reproach."

(P 54.)

How deep the depths of infamy 1 Amid all

this the government allowed him to go un-

touched by justice.

HE 0PP08ET> TOR RESOMTTON? OF Mr BLAKE INFAVilIl OK TIIK 8LI'rui-i«dluN UK TUK KKIti;MrlO.N.

On the r.th of Jannary. '.86.3, Mr. Blake of

Otio offered the following resolutions, viz:

'• Rnolrfd. That thin llnuno earnestly dealrea tbo moatpoody and effertiial ineiutiire* taken to put down the ro-

bellion: Ihnt any propoHition for peace or cessation of

hostiliiie!! at Ihl* time nn any terms other Ihnn an nn-conditioDal sntimliuiion of the rebels now in arm* spalnst

the (iiivernment to the requirementu of tin- Con'tilutlon

and lawN, would he pn-<illanimrius and trnitorous: thanthe nienilier!! of this limine do hcrtby îvo the most ear-

nest aimurances to the p<-opla of the United Slates that

they wi.l cheerfully co-operale with the l're.«ldent as Com-mander In-Chief of the Army and Navy in any measnrrhe may deem proper, snnrtionol hy thn Coiisljiu'ir>n andthe laws of civilized warfare. »o strencMien the military

power of our callant »i>l(liers In the field, defendini; the

i-i'rnment. and to weaken that of the enemy laboring

to I

troy•'Ii'ffoln-l. That the only alternative tho novernroent

can. or ought to, offer to rebels, is submit or lie con-

quered."

These Resolutions, patriotic In every par-

ticular, eulogistic of our soldiers—expressing

an earnest .«ympatliy with them, and condem-natory of the enemy, met with the iwual cry

of Vallandighara, "/ object.'' (Congressional

Globe, part 15t, 3d Session, 37th Congress, p195.)

HE WAS AGAINST THE RAI8I.N0 OF SOLDIER,? TOCARRY ON THE WAR.

On the 26th of January, the Speaker an-

nounced that the next business in order wasthe consideration of a bill (H. R. No. 675.) to

raise additional soldiers for the service of the

Government.

Anxious to dispose of the finance question,

Mr. Stevens moved that the bill be postponed

until the next day.

Mr. Holman moved to amend by postponing

it to the 3d of .March, next—a motion intendedto defeat it entirely, by delaying it until the

end of the session, and on this last questioa

Vallandigham voted yea.

On the 17tli of February, Mr. Olin said ; "Idesire to ask permission of the House to have

taken from the Speakers table the bill of the

Senate No. 511 in relation to the enrollment

I and calling out of troops, simply for the pur-

I

pose of having it printed for the use of mem-' bers." (lb., Globe, part 2d. p. 1036.)

j

True to his vile instincts—to his nourished

I wrath against the Government, he was foundbarking forth his usual expletive, '• / object,"

—on this sim[>le, but important proposition.

If possible, he was determined to cripple

the army so that the hordes of Rebeldom might

plant their colors in the nation's Capital.

UK OPPOSED THE JOINT RESOIXTIOV OF COS-OHESS AOAIN.ST KOHEHJN INTERVENTION INBEHALF OF THE REuKLS.

In the evening session of March the 3d, res-

olutions condemning the interference of other

Daiions m our contest were taken up in order;



and what did Vallandlgham do? That which

was to have been expected

He moved to lay the resolutions on the table,

and with twenty-nine others, among them An-

fona of Pennsylvania, FoorA«M of Indiana. Wood

of New York, voted for so doing, and then on

the passage of the resolution voted nat/. (lb.,

Globe, part 2d, page 1541.) It was not enough

for him to give aid and comfort to the rebels

himself; he was ready to have France and

England do it; to prostrate the nation at the

feet of foreign powers!

Of old we are told of men who were posses-

sed by devils. Does not this possession of the

brain and heart of humanity at times still

exi.st? From whom but the Prince of Rebels

did Vallandigham gather his principles? Whoelse inspired and intensified his unhallowed

emotions? Let who can, answer.

And here in indelible and almost unrivaled

disloyalty, his Congressional record ends. It

is true at this session he arrayed himself

against emancipation in Missouri, against

what is commonly but erroneously CJVlled the

"Conscription bill," and against all other ne-

cessary or expedient measures of the Govern-

ment: but these need not be sp»cially referred

to. Enough of his Congre.-^sional record and

speeches has been produced, to call outagain.^t

him the scorn of every true patriot

—enough,

to '• put him in the pillory of history, and pelt

him through the ages.''

And then, after uttering these words of

murder and slaughter, of tumult and violence,

he pretended to be in favor of trying all ques-

tions by civil process— 'in courts!" Crime

and vice, according to an old writer, become

twins, and hunt in couplets. In this speech

hypocrisy was joined with disloyalty, thus

giving a peit'ecl illustration of the correct-

ness of the observation. Such are the weap-

ons with which Vallandigham struck for thetraitors of America, in Hamilton, Ohio!

HE VISITED MOUNT VERNON HE DE-

NOUNCED IN LOWEST TERMS GENERAL

ORDER NO. 38 OF GEN. BURNSIDE.

Crime, if unpunished, grows bold and in-

creases in insolence. It was so with Vallan-

digham. Allowed to run at large, '• unwhiped

of justice," alter his ferocious as.sauli upon

the order of Col. Carrington, he attended aso-called Democratic meeting at Mount Ver-

non, Ohio.

It was held in May, 1863.

In Ajiril previous, Gen. Burnside had issued

the following order:

GENERAL ORDER NO. 38.

Headquarters, Department of tub Ohio,

CiiidnnaU, 0., April 13, 1863.

General Orders, 1

No. 38. /The commaadiDg general publishes for the

information of all concerned, that hereafter all

persons found within our lines who commit

acts for the benefit of the enemies of our coun-

try will be tried as spies or traitors, and if

convicted, will suffer death.

This order includes the following classes of

persons:

Carriers of secret mails.

Writers of letters sent by secret mails.

Secret recruiting officers within the lines.

Persons who have entered into an agree-

ment to pass our lines for the purpose of join-

ing the enemy.

Persons found concealed within our lines

belonging to the service of the enemy, and, in

fact, all persons found improperly within our

lines, who could give private information to

the enemy.

All persons within our lines who harbor,protect, conceal, feed, clothe, or in any way aid

the enemies of our country.

The habit of declaring sympathy for the ene-

my will not be allowed in this department.

Persons committing such offenses will be at once

arrested, with a view to being tried as above

stated, or sent beyond our lines into the lines

of their friends.

j

It must be distinctly understood that treason,

I

expressed or implied, will not be tolerated in

!this department.

All officers and soldiers are strictly charged

with the execution of this order.

By command of Major General BURNSIDE.Lewis Richmond,

Assistant Adjutant General.

OFFICIAL.

D. R. Larned, Captian and Assistant Adjutant

General.

TVial of Vallandiyham, p. T.

Referring to this order in the speech at Mt.

Vernon, he said that '• military marshals were

about to be appointed in eve-y district, whowould act for the purpose of restricting the

liberties of the people ;" but that " he was a

freeman ;" that he " did not ask D.ivid Tod,

or Abraham Lincoln, or Ambrose E. Burnside

for his right to speak as he had done, and was

doing. That his authority for so doing was

higher than General Orders No. 38— it was

General Orders No. 1— the Constitution."

"That General Orders No. 38, was a base

\

usurpation of arbitary power; that he had themost su[)reme contempt for such power. lie

despised it, spit upon it ; he trampled it under hia

feet:'

He then urged the people to refuse submission

to it. He i)ronounced the war, " wicked, cruel

and unnecesary ;'' affirmed thatit was "a war /or

the liberation of the blacks and the enslavement of

(he whites;" and closed by warning the peo-

ple not to be deceived. That '-an attempt

would shortly bt imule to enforce the conscription

act;'' that "he should remember that this

war was not a war for the preservation of the

Union ;' that " it was a wicked Abolition war.



and that if those in authority were alloweii to

ncooiiipii-sii tiieir purposes, thf people would be

deprired of Iheir liherliex. and ii monarch v I'Hl.il)-

lishod." (Testimony ofCapt. II. R. Hiil. 1 15ih

Hcjrt. Ohio VoluntiH-rs, p. 13-15 in Trial of

Vallandifihiim before the Military Commission,

Ricky & Carroll, Cincinnati.)

VALLANDTGTIA>[ OUT OFCOXGUE^S.

HIS APPEARANCI-: IN NKW JERSEY.

HK WAS DOWN ON THE fiOVKRNMENT. HE

THOUGHT THE REnEr,S SHOll.D INV.\DE

THE NORTH- HE WAS AGAINST ENLIST-

MENTS.

Restless as all evil spirits are. Vallandigham

flew over the country, assailing the Govern-

ment, spouting treasonable sentiments, and

stirring up mol)S and riots. All this was so well

presented by Hon. T. Stevens, in the House

of Representatives, March 6th. 1863, that a

condensed quotation will be sufficient. It was

during the discu.«sion of "the Conscription

Bill." Vallandigham was present. He did

not deny the correctness of any of the extracts

read by Mr. Stevens, except one. and a-; Mr.

Stevens read from his speech as published at

the time of delivery, in the " New York World,"

his denial cannot be received.

Mr. Stevens said: Objection is made to this

bill on account of the provisions with regi rd

to the Provost Marshal's reporting "treason-

able practices,"—the deputy Marshal here re-

ferred to. arrests nobody.

There is no provision in the bill by which

they are to do anything more than keep an

eye on the traitors, and report them to the

proper authorities.

Gentlemen on the other side do not like

that kind of machinery. They do not like to

have the traitors watched and reported to the

proper authorities.

Now, Mr. Speaker, to show how it is that

men are dissuaded from enlisting. 1 will read

an extract or two from the speech of a most

respectable and leading memiier of the Dem-

ocratic party. (Vallandigliam.) which was made

recently in the State of New Jersey:"'

'•1 will tell him, (the President.) as the pro-

found conviction of my judgment, that what-

rrter ma;/ have been possible in the beginning, the

dag has gone bg when a war for the restoration

of Union can. bg any possibility be tuceessful!"

A little further on, he says :

'• Shalt (he Democratic party be induced, $ir.

one moment to strike handf with those who desire

to change the purposes of the Administration, and

bring it back again to a war for the Union, when

the whole people united cannot accomplish

anything before the 4th of .March, 18G.")? Will

the war continue during that time? ['-Never,

never," from all parts of the room.] Will you

send your sons again to the battle field? [Over-

whelming cries, no, nevor.] Shall iheg br r',n-

scripted to carry on thi.t n-fir for two gears more,

andfor the negrof" [No, never ] .After read-

ing these extracts. Mr Stevens ciin'.Inucd:

.Vre gentlemen at a loss to knciw why it !"»

that the peopi" of this nation will not volun-

teer to seive the ronntry, in the army, when

su< h leading men, the very head and front of

ft great party, are giving such ailvicc and rall-

inii forth such responses?

I

Again he. (Vallandigham) say?:

I "Shall we do this with the vain, futile, ab-

I

surd, and most unfounded hope th.it aft»*r the

4th of .March, 18(;r>, after four yeiirs of such

! war as God Almighty never permitf d to

1 Sf-ourge any land, you will go back again to a

I war for the Union? [No. no.]

'It his been proclaimed that it never was

! their (the rebels Ipurposc to invade the North-

1 ern States. It is very true that if this war is

kept up, battles fought, no relenting spirit, no

;prospect of peace, no sound of peace to reach

I

their ears, they ought to be induced to make that

I invasion.'' (See Congressional (ilobe. part

I2nd, 3d Session, 37th ('ongress, page 12''. J.I

' HIS RECEPTION AT HOME HE KEPT rp

I

HIS OPPOSITION TO THE GOVERNMENT.

[

At the close of the 3d session of the 37th

I

Congress, he returned to Dayton, Ohio. In re-

I sponding to the reception speech of Hon. Da-

I

vid A. Houck. who had uttererl this sentence.

i "when the shattered temple of Constitutional

Iliberty shall be reconstructed in this country.

I it will not be done by men of blood"—an ap-

pellation to be gay.ed at and remembered by

every soldier's t^riend. and soldier, -'the men

of blood," Vallandi Tham said. " // w now the

price of blood.'' •' The Administration says to

every man between twenty andforty-five— Three

hundred dollars or your life." (Vallandigham

Re. ord. fifth edition, by .i Walter A Co., Co-

lumbus. Ohio, page 240.)

HIS APPEARANCE IN HAMILTON, OHIO.

HE DENOUNCED GENERAL ORDER NO.

15 OF COL. CARRINGTON AGAIN.^T THE

CARRYING OF ARMS.

Anticipating collisions on the part of loyal

and disloyal men. colli-îons which the Copper-

head and Butternnt wearers and advocate^ of

Jeff. Davis k Co. were provoking and inciting,

Col. Carrington issued a pacific order against

the carrying of arms, kc. dated Indianajiolis,

Ind., March 17, 18i;:{. Smarting, it would

seem, from the rankling pain of his but recent

defeat for Congress by Gen. .-^chenck, batflcd

in all his plots, with the mail fury of a wound-

ed buffalo, he assailed the order, and then

uttered the mob-inciting, assassin-intlaming

words :

"Here. sir. are our warrants for keeping and

bearing arms, and by the blessing of God, wt



10

Mea.i lo do it, and if (he men in power undertake

in an evil hour to demand them of us. ice tdll re-

turn (he Spartan answer, ' come and take (hem.'

Sir. tbu Constiiuiional right to keep find bear

arms carriirs with it the ngh: to buy and si-U

arms, and _/?re arms are useless without powder,

lead and percussion caps. It is our right to have

them, jiud we mean to obey General Orders

Nos I and 2. instead of No. I'a.'' (lb, p. 248.)

This unmeasured deuuaciation of the Gov-

ernment, this spilling upon order No. 38, this

trampling it under his feet, the heroic patriot,

the brave Gen. A. E Burnsido, could not,

would not permit. Vallandigham was there-

fore arrested, tried, found gui'.ty, and sentenced

"to be placed in close confinement in some

fortress of the United Stales," to be designated

by Gen Bumside. •• there to be kept during

the continuance of the war."

This sentence the Presiden*, on the 19th of

May changed to banishment beyond our mili-

tary lines, and in case of his return, to '• close

custody'

Justice is often tardy—moves with leaden

feet, but sooner or later strikes her needed

blow. So it was in the case of Vallandigham.

DURING UIS CONFINEMENT U.NDER THK

MILI-ÂRY ARREST, HE ISSUED AN

ADDRKSS FULL, (»F FALSi:U()01> AND

SOPIII.STRY

On the day of hi? arrest, Vallandigliam issued

this address, vi/ : :

Mii.iTAiiY Puiso.s-. Cincinnati. Ohio,'

Mai/ a. 1863.j

To (he Democraci/ of Ohio :

I am here in a military bastile for no oth/r

ojfenre than m,'/ political opitiions, and the defense;

of I

hem.and of the rights of the peoftle, and '

of your constitutional liberties. Speeches|

made in the hearing of thousands of you in]

denunciation of the usurpation of power, in-|

fraction of the Constitution and laws, and of '

military despotism, were the sole cause of myi

arrest and imprisonment. I

I am a Democrat—for Constitution, for law,|

for the Lnion, for Liberty—this is my only

'• crime."

For no disobedience to the Constitution, for

no violation of law. for no word, siyn or gesture

of sf/mpathy with the men of the South, whoare for disunion and Southern independence,

but in obedience to (heir demand, as well as

at the demand of Northern Abolition Dis-

unionists and Traitors, I am here in bonds to-

day ; but '-time at last sets all things even."

Meantime, Di-mocrats of Ohio, of the North-

west, of the Diiited States, be firm, be true to

your principles, to the Constitution, to the

Union, and all will yet be well.

As for myself. I adhere t) every principle,

and will make good, through imprisonment

and life itself, every plcdjo and declaration

which I have ever made, uttered or maintained

from the beginning. To you, to the whole

[)eople, to (ime, I again appeal. Stand firm!

Falter not an instant

C. L. VALLAN'DIGHAM.(Supplement to Vallandigham Record, p. 253.)

Here was a reaffirmance of all the treason-able views, a re-endorsement of all the dis-

loyal speeches and votes, which for upwards

of two years he had uttered. •' I adhere," he

e.Kclaims. • to even/ principle, and wiU make good

every pledge and declaration which I have ever

made, uttered, or mat., ainedfrom the beginning."

Hut there was more. There were deliberate

raisrejiresentations and intentional falsehood.

It was false that it was for hiS political opinions

that he was arrested It was for a •• licen-

tious," riotous, infiammatory utterance of

them—'an abuse of the right of spkech.'

which is condemned by Story, Kent, and all

our great authors on law. It was false that

his •• only crime " was being a Democ. at. That

assumed fact was no crime at all. The com-

mander who issued the order for his arrest

was, and is a Democrat I Xo one has been

arrested since the inauguration of the rebelTon

for being a Demotr.U. only when the demo-

crat HAS BEEN lost OR ABSOUBEO IN THE N.V-

TIONAL COXSPIRATOR AND TRAITOR HAVE AR-

RESTSOCOUR'IED.

It was false that he was not arrested for any• word, sign, or g.'sture of sympathy wiih the

South " It was among other things against

these—against express and implied ireison

that Order .38 was issued.

This order was very explicit in its enume-

ration of these olfyuses; it was directed only

against these;and yet Vallandigham openly

declared that he " despised it, spit upon it,

trampled it under his feet.'

Why was (his, if he had no sympathy with

the treasonable practices it designated ? Whydenounce an order which only struck at "these

practices?"

Certainly his condemnation of it was con-

clusive proof of his guilt It is only '' the

galed jade that winces." And if never before,

when he "spit upon ' General Order No. 38,

he • aided and abetted treason."

But the fact is, that is what he had been

engaged in all along, aud his conduct admits

of no justification. In his better days, as

chairman of a Committee on Resolutions, at

a Democratic meeting held in Dayton, Ohio,

December 18, 1847, he reported the following

resolutions

" Rcsnlved, That whatever opinions might have been

ontertaJDod of tho ori»;in. necessity, or justice l"j' tho

Tories of the Kevolutioimry war. by the ^V•^lemll^t3 of

tho late war with Kngland. or by the Whigs mid .Aboli-

tion MtA of tho iiresent war with .Mexico. Hit fact nf tlie

country lieinij emjagad in siirU war oiiglU to liarc ttern

siiiTicient.anJ to havf preclwled debate upon that .iiiliject

III! (I i^tccr^t/ul li-rt)iinnlion nf the lonr ; and tlial. in tlie

mfanlinif. tlir patrin could have tj-pfrifncrd nn difiicitlti/

in re'-'Hi't'zinij hii place «ii the. side of his country, andcould nri'fr Itav. Iifcn

inductd lo yiddeiilier physicîl or

moral ' aid to tlu eneni]/.'"



11

This contains " the true doctrine," andmarlis out t!u' course tht\t every citi/.en should

pursue when tlie mitiou is in tiie strug^^le nnd

convulsions of war.

" Out of liis own mouth ''is VallHndi-rhnm

condemned. Ami nil that the (Jovorninent to-

day asks of him nml his fo!lower.-j is to adhere

to the rule whidi they euuneiated in 1847.

If they '• stick to it,' they need not dread

marshal.^, colonels, generals, forts, or prisons;

but, then, this they will not do, for it would

"hush all iheir Uiunder."

HE AND ins FllIKN'DS TUIKIl TO TAKKniM 01, T OF TIIK HANDS OF CIKNEUAL

BUUNSIUF, BY TUF, WRIT OF UABF.A.S

CORPUS (;EN. BURNSIDE ANSWKUEDALL TnEIR PLKAS A DEMOCRATIC

JUDGE OF TIIE JACKSON SCHOOL DE-

FEATED THEIR ATTEMPT. AND CAVE

THEM GOOD RULES OF ACTION.

During the pendency of his trial hy " the

Military Commission," on the 9th of May, 186:t,

George E. Pugh made application to judge

Leavitt, of the Circuit Court of the United

States, for a writ of habeas corpus.

The petition was sworn to, not l>y Vallan-

digham, but hv Pugh.-

Judcre Leavitt fi.xed the 1 1th of May for ar-- i

gument on the ap|dicalion.

The Distr et Attorney, Hall, presented the '

answer of General Hurnside, in whiih he said

am;)iig other ihing.>. •' If I wire to lind a manfrom the enemy s country di?;ribu;ing in mycamp speeches of their put;lic men that tended

to demoralize the troops or to destroy their,

confidence in the consiiiuied authorities of

of the CJovcrnment. I would have him tried. .

and hung if found guilty, and all the rules of

modern warfare would sustain me. W/i_>/

f/iould fuch speeches from our own public men be\

allowed?*****«'

'• They (public men and the public press)'

must not use lken-ie. and plr<id that the;/ are ex-

ercmng liberty. In this department it cannot !

be done. * * * » * *'•

It is said that wc can have peace if we lay

down our arms. All sensibleraen know this /oic

untrue. Were it so, ought we to 1 c so cow-

ardly as to lay them down until ihc authority '

of the Government i.s acknowledged? I

"I beg to call upon the fathers, mothers,

brothers, sisters, sons, daughters, relatives,!

friends, and neighbors of the soldier in the'

field to aid me in stopping this license and in-

temperate discussion, which is discouraging|

our armies, weakinging the hands of the Gov- i

ernmcnt, and thereby strengthing the enemy, i

If we use our honest efforts, God will bless us

with a glorious peace and a united country.'

Men of every shade of opinion have the same;

vital interest in the .'-•upprcssion of this rebel-|

lion; for, should we fail in the task, the dreadI

horrors of a ruined and distracted nation urill/all i

'

alilte on all, whether patriots or traitors."—(Trial

of Vallandigham. pp. 42-4;;.)

The application was then fully argued by

.Mr. Hall and Perry (or the Government, andPugh for Vallandigham.

The argument was protracted and cxhaus-' tive.

Judge Leavitt refused, or rejected, the appli-

cation. And in doing so. he gave a full and com-plete refutation of nil the arguments of theCop-

perhiads al)out 'the despotism of Lincoln,

' arbitraiy arrests. "' &e.

This was more valuable, because it emana-ted from an -old line Democrat"--one appointed

to his Judgeship b^ ihe immortal Jackson.

' The Judge .said: "But are there not other

considerations of a controlling character ap-

plicabletolheqiicstion? Isnot theCourt imper-

^

atHvely lioiind to regard the pre-ent state of

the country, and, in the light which it throws

\

upon the subject, to decide upon the the expe-

dicncy of interlering with the exercise of the

I

military power as invoked in the pending ap-

( plication.? The Court cannot shut its eyes to

the grave fact thai war exists, involving the

most imminent public danger, and threatening

the subversion and destruction of the Consti-

tution itself. In m;i judgement, irhcn the life ofthe republic ;> imperiled, h" mistakes his dulii and

uhlignlion a.i n patriot uho it not willing tn con-cede to the Constitution such a capacii;/ of adapt-

ation to circumstances as mau be necessarg to meet

a great emergencg, and save the nation from hope-

less ruin. Self.preservation is a paramount laic,

uhich a nation, as well as an individual, may find

it necessary to invoice." * * * *

''It is not to be disguised, then, that ou'

country is in imminent peril, and that the cri-

s'.> demands of every American citizen a hear-

ty support of all proper means for the restor-

ation of the Union and the return of an honor-

able peace.

"Those placed by the people at the head of

the Government, it may well be presumed, are

earnestly and sincerely devoted to its preser-

vation and perpetuity.

'• 77ic President may not be the man of our choice,

and the measures of his administration may not

be such as all can fully approve. But these are

minor considerations, and can ab.'olve no man fromthe paramount obligation of lending his aid for

the salvation of his countnj.

J'All shouldfeel that no evil they can be called on

to endure, as the result of war, is comparable with

the subversion of our chosen Government, and the

horrors which must follow front such a cataslro-

phy.'

He then goes on to say that the President" iVi time of war derives his power expresslyfromthe Constitution as Commnnder-in-Chi'f of the

Army and Navy,'' etc. .Vnd he aids ;" Ij

this view of the power of the President is correct,

it undoubtedly implies the right to arrest persons,

who, by their mischievous acts of disloyalty, im-

pede or endanger the military operations

ofthe

Oocernment. And, if the necessity exists, I see



12

no reason why the power does not attach to

the otricer or General in command of a military

department."

He also says: "If the doctrine is to obtain,

that every one charped with, and guilty of, acts

of mischievious disloyalty, not within the scopeof the criminal laws of the land, in custody

under the military authority. i.> to be set free

by courts or judges on Uabens Corpus, and that

there is no power by which he may he temp.)-

rariiy placed where he i-annol [icrpetr.ite mis-

chief, it requires no arcrument to ])rove ibat

the most alarming confliits must lollow, and

the action of the Government be most seriously

impaired. I dare not, in my jndi';ial position,

assume the fearful responsibility implied in

the sanction of su<!i a doctrine"'

And be continues : " There in a claxs of men

m the lo>/al Slates v:ho seem to have iiojust appre-

ciation of the dfep criininalilii of those vho are in

arms aroicedb/for the overthrow of the Govern-

ment and the estalili.shment <f a Southern Confcd-

eraaj. They have not, I fear, ri.>en to any

right estimate of their duties and obligations,

as American citizens, to a Government which

has strewn its blessings with a profuse hand,

and is felt only in the benefit it b'-tows.

•'It may be assumed. I trust, that ia most

of the Northern Statesr-diable

and unswervingpatriotism is the rule, and disloyalty and trea-

son the exception.

" But there should he no division of sentiment

upon thin mumenl'ius question. Men should know.

and laii the truth to heart, that there is a course

of conduct n •! involving overt treason, or ani/

rffense technically defined hif statute, and not,

therefore, subject to puni.ihment as such, which,

nevertheless, implies moral guilt and a gross offense

against ihtir country.

•' Those who live under the protection and enjoy

the blessings of our benignant (rovenment mustlearn thai they cannot stab its vitals with impunity.

" If they cherish iiatred and iiostility to it,

and desire its subversion, let them withdraw

fioni its jurisdiction, and seek tlie fellowship

and protection of those with whom they are

in symp.ithy. If they remain with us, while

they are not of u.^, they must be sulijcct to

such a course of dealing a.s the great law of

self-preservation prescribes and will enforce.

And let them not complain if the stringent

doctrine of military necessity shoild find them

to be legitimate subjects of its ai-tion."—Trial

of Vallandigham, pi>.'1*>?>, 2G4, i^V.t, 270, 271.

HE WAS HANDED TO THE RKBELS

THEY TREATED HIM KINDLY AND

SPEAK WELL OF HI.M—HE RE-

TURNED THE FAVOR—Tor.ETIIKR

THEY PLEAD FOR HIS ELECTION AS

GOVERNOR OF OHIO, &C.

After this failure to obtain through Judge

Leavitt the writ of habeas corpus. Valla ndigliam

was conveyed, through General Rosecrans, into

the " rebel lines."

The -'Chattanooga Rebel" of the 27th of

May described his rcce(>tion.

It was such as clearly indicated that they

regarded him as an invaluable friend. It wascorroborative of his deep, dark guilt. Butread

" He was received by General Mason, andescorted to his headquarters without any dc-

iraonstration. There he was received by Col.

:J. Stoddard Johnson, of Gc^ Bragg's Staff,

;and by him conveyed in a carriage to Shelby-

I

vilie. where comfortable quarters were pro-

I

vided. There was no demonstration, but every-

j

where when he passed those who had heard of

I

his coming they greeted him kindly and with

silent tokens of sympathy and respect.''

j

But this is not ail: the editor proceeds thus:'' His (Vallandigham's) road, which leads up

I

!i steep ascent in the future, is direct and gas-

I

lighted. It looks first out of some Confed-', erate port to Nassau, thence to Canada, and

[finally to the Gubernatorial Chair of Ohio. The

I

return of Napoleon from Elba was the sigijal

' for a general reaction in France. Tiiousands

I

flofked to him in an instant. Notliing could

keep t!ie Little Corporal—bar nor iron, nor

I

prison, nor island. He stood once more oni his native heath; the superstition of the popu-

I

lar heart clung to him. and he triumphed.

Let Mr. Vallandigham's return be as speedy. Lei

the absence of a single month find him issuing an

addre.is to the people of his State from Lower

Canada, proclaiming these things to them :

'•I, a loyal citizen of the Hnion.and a soldier

thereof and of freedom, banished against law

and the Constitution, thrown contrary- to mywill across the lines to a public enemy, whose

fefusal to receive and recognize me establishes

betbre all men my patriotism and my honorI, C. L. Vallandigham, persecuted, exiled,

mobbed, and coerced by cowardly tyrants and

by bayonets, but not dead nor dumb, issue

those words, and declare myself a candidate

for Governor of Ohio." (See, too, Pennsylva-

nia Argus, June 10, 1863. and other papers)

Pause and look at this :

(1.) His name was suggested for Governor of

Ohio.

(2.) The line or route of his departure from

the South was suggested.

(3.) The point of his destination was sug-

gested.

(4.) The issuing of an address from Canadawas suggestvd.

(.').) Thematterofthe address was suggested.

Now oliserve I Each ot these suggestions

were carried out by Vallandigham and his

friends.

1st. On the 11th of .lunc, two weeks after

the pulilication in the reliel papers, Vallan-

digham was nominated for Governor of Ohio.

2d. He left the South as indicated.

3d. He arrived in Canada.

4th. He issued an address dated Niagara



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Falls, Canada West, inth of July, 1863, and

another dated at the same place on the 31st of

July.

5th. These addresses contain the very sub-

ject-matter suggested.

The first Ixgins with a reference to his

"banishment,'' states that he was fairly andhonorably dealt with in the South. &c.

The second speaks of military force, tyrannic

power, &c. Tliey both keep up a display of

his old slang— denouncing IJuinside as a

" presumptions, inlamous person." and Judge

Leavitt, before wh(un his case was voluntarily

presented, as a judge who has brought foul

dishonor on the judiciary of the country.

Why these perfect coincidences? How did

all this exact harmony between the suggestion

of the " Chattanooga Rebel and Clement L.

Vallandigham occur? It clearly was not ac-

cidental. No, no, thete coincidences were the

result of deliberate arrangement.

This is the inevitable, the startling conclu-

sion ! Vallandlf/liiim'.i nomination for Governor

of Ohio and his mode of curri/iiiy on (he campaign

is in accordance vilh a prorjriimme formed while

he was in the South, and su(igesied hi/ the Traitors

of that section. Foiled in every other effort to

aid them and to overthrow the Government,

this is now adopted!

Men of Ohio—.Vmericans, shall it succeed ?

Arouse, awake and declare every where that

this last—the vilest scheme of the champion

of Copperheads and his rebel compeers shall

fail, utterly fail I

HIS PURPOSE IF ELECTED GOVERNOR

THE PLAN OF HIS FRIENDS.

It is impossible to relj* upon the word of one

so base as Clement L. Vallandigham. Yet

what he would attempt may be determined

from his second address—that of 31st of Julylast. He si'.ys in it

:

'• The Democratic party promises to the

South no conliscation. nor emancipation, nor

conscriptions, nor executions," &c. '• No Mar-

tial law, 710 Mililunj orders." &c. : that it would

give them "quiet and security in their rights,

properties, and institutions of every kind," &c.

In other words, whatever ihri/ ask he would give,

for, in his opinion, like the King, they " can do

no wrong." And in direct violation of the Con-

stitution, which provides for the punishment of|

treason, he would, so far as even their leadersare concerned, wipe out its penalties. As Sey-

mour has done in New York, he would do in

Ohio, embarrass the Government, impair its

strength, and pl.ay into the hands of the rebels.

Beware of the man !

But still more : He with his supporters

would inaugurate " a new llel)ellion,"' invade

neighboring States, and at the point of the

bayonet suppress all real loyalty, all true pat-

riotism. Read the proof; it is from the lips

of S. S. Cox. It was uttered at Cleveland :

" What must we do ? We must elect .Mr.

' Vallandigham y/r.tr We must inaugurate him.

I llow,you say? .Mr. I'ligh will tnke lii^ solemn

[

oath as Lirutenant (;f)Vi'riior. He will swear

j

to abide by the Con-Jtitution and the Union.

' Mr. Vallandigham's name will be called thrice

j

from the door of the Capitol. If he does not

' n|ipear. .Mr. Pucrh will be (governor. lie will

1 call out the militia, 1.50,000 strong, lie will

march to the Canadian frontier. lie will con-

duct Mr. Vallamligham to his chair as (Jover-

n and none will dare to hinder him. Then

wtv Mi'Clellan or Seymour, in 1HC4, we will

put the Goveriiment again on an honorable

I

footing; the Union as it was, and the Consti-

tution as it is ; and the country will once

; more be peaceful and prosperous. ' [Cheers.]

I

This is dear. It comes, too. it must be re-

;membered. from the lips of an intimate friend

I

of Vallandigham, and a lea<ler of the con-

spirators, one fully posted, one in their secrets.

And should Georok W. Woodward be elect-

ed Governor of Pennsylvania, he, it is to be

presumed, would assist in the execution and

comjiletion of the programme of violence and

blood.

Indeed, the plot appears to be this :

Elect in the loyal States as Governor.^ sympa-

thisers with the rebellion. When this shall he

done let them comhine to ohslrucl. and. if necc'sari/,

resist the measures (f the Administration. Thus

paralj/ze its efforts to suppress the rebellion andaid the South in the attainment of its objects, and

ullimalehi overthrow (he '-potcers that be,'' and

takecontrolof (he Government. Hear what Lifiit.

M. F. .Maury in his letter to the " London

Times," dated Bowden, Cheshire, August 17th,

says on this point

:

"VALLANDIGHAM WAITS AND WATCUES OVER

THE BOKDEIl, PLEDGED IF ELECTED GOVKRNOIl OF

THE STATE OF OUin TO ARRAY IT AGAINST LIX-

COLN AND THE WAR, AND TO GO FOR PEACE."

[New York Herald, Saturday, Sept. 5. 18G3.]

Patriots of every section, dash this foul plot

into fragments.

This ends Vallandigham's record—one more

unpatriotic, one of greater baseness was never

presented to the American people.

It is said by Dr. Watts :

' While the lamp holds out to bumThe vilest ginner may return."

This return, however, on the part of political

as well as moral sinners can only be etlccted

through penitence or contrition. But Vallan-digham has given " no sign of sorrow."

He frowns as liercely as ever upon the Gov-

ernment, and smiles as a|)provingly as be did

in the commencement of his nefarious career

ui)on the conspirators and traitors of the land.

What iik was he is. He has consistently

clung to the determination announced in his

Cooper Institute speech. In the fore part of

18G3 at Newark, N. J., referring to a similar

determination which two years previous he

had exj)ressed in that place, he boasted of the

pertinacity with which he had adhered to it;



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and it is fair to presume that what he is he uill i It uncovers their motives. It shows that on

continue to be.[

the 22d of Novemlier, 1800—long before anyIn tact, this is more than a presumption,

j

''conscription act'' existed—long before any

In his speech at Dayton, August 2d, 1862— draft had been attempted; even before Mr.

see Vallandigham's record, page 147—he said:j

Lincoln was elected President of the United" War is upon us! J have not voted for any I States—while the pliant and submissive Bu-

armybill,

or navy bill, or army or navy appro-j

chanan occupieil the"

White House

''

—tlieyprialisn bill since the meniny of Congress on the

jhad determined to stand by Southern conspir-

4lh of July, 18(>1." And he then and there ! ators, traitors or secessionists, and to withhold

expressed iiis purpose to persist in this anti

war '-rule'' or policy

These speeches fix him for the future as well

as for the past. Now, then, let every friend of

his country, every lover of his nuc, every ad-

mirer of I iberty, study the truthful, authenti-

cated record here spread out. and then aid in

the defeat of Vallandigham and his "entire"

band of conspirators. The welA\re of the na-

tion demands it.

THE OPINIONS, PRINCIPLES, AND AIMS

OF VALLANDIGHAM FULLY ADOPTED

AND ENDORSED BY IIIS ADHERENTS.

It only remains to be shown that Vallan-

digham"s views, aims, and feelings have been

approved and advocated by his adherents.

This has already to some extent appeared.

But let it be fully shown by a reference to the

record of the party. Here it is:

NEW YORK.

HER PEACE DEMOCRACY OR COPPER

DEADS ENDORSE HIM. IIIS COOPER

INSTITUTE SPELCII. SEYMOUH'S

LETTER TO A MEETING HELD IN AL-

BANY ON THE lt)TH OF MAY, 18G3.

A NEW YORK CITY MEETING OF THE

18th OF MAY.In his card in the " Cincinnati Inquirer.''

Vallandigham says thai ihe " sentiment.'' v\z:

" I never would, as a Representative in the Con-|tirRirnt a"wriV"of"wi(!ai'coryr«ri8^

gre^S of the United States, vote one dollar of it'O" ft 'lio Constitution anil an infamous ontrase upon

money wl.ereby one drop of American blood ,

il"^^cU-a.ly denned right, of the citizen.-

should be shed in a civil war," was receivedj

So far as New Y'ork is concerned this proofwith vehement and long-continued api>luse.

] is ample. It puts Vallandigham and his party

Now mark well. It was not the bad man\

in that State in the same" boat. They sail

Vallandii/ham thai was aiiplauded. It was the i together. It demonstrates, too, that they are

from the Government means and men ne-

cessary to suppress any rebellion which the

slaveholders might inaugurate.

And, therefore, their recent acts of violence

were only the outcropping of their original

purpose. They only did, i.n the bloody weeks

OF 18G3, PART OF what THEY HAD DECIDED TO

DO IN 18G0.

Bui the applause with which the New York-

ers greeted the madness and folly of Valland-igham's "Cooper Institute speech,'' is not the

only proof which they have furnished of their

sympathy with his notions and acts.

After his arrest, and belore the final dispo-

sition of his case,* Govi-rnor Seymour, the

//7>nrfof the rioters and the rioters' friend, sat

down in the Kxeculive Department of the Em-pire State, and addressed a letter to a Co]iper-

head meeting in Afijaiiy, in vindication of the

arrested consjiirator, in which he pronounced

the order of General Burnside -an invalid

order, put forth in utter disregard of the princi-

ples of civil liberty.'' and denounced the Gov-ernors and Courts of some of the great Western

iStates ns " having sunk into insignificance,''

I

etc. (New York papers, .May 17 and 18.) New' Harapshiie Patriot and Gazette, May 27, 1863.

IAnd on the ]8lh of May "a monster meet-

!

iug" was held in New York, which approved

I of this letter and passed these resolutions:

' Jicolvd. That we. the citizens of the city of NewYork lii-re n.-iseniblcd denounce the arrest of IXmu. 0. L.

.VHllandi^'ham.

and his trial and senteuce by a militaryconiiuissioii. as a f^tartlingoutrageupon the sacred rights

1 of Auuriran citizencliip.

I

' Jtinolrc'. That the refusal of the Judge of the district

within which the Uon. C. L. Vallandigham is incarcerated

atrocious "-sentiment" uttered by him—the

tendency andpitrpo.ie

of that sentiment. Ut-tered by Pugh or Cox, by Wood or Seymour,

by Jftr. Davis or Slidell. the applause would

have beeti none the less " vociferous."

Just so, .Milton tells us, Satan was "shouted

on' in his assault on God's throne, not so muchbecause he was " the Prince of Devils " as be-

causeof the destructive and unhallowed object

he had in view.

The •• New Yorkers'' were (hen early com-mitted to the teachings of Vallandigham. Andthis fact sheds a flood of light upon the subse-

quent conduct of the thieves, assassins, mur-derers, and rioter.s of the first eitv of America.

prepare<l to denounce not only Presidents and

Generals, l)ut also Courts, if their decisions donot accord with their whims or plans.

It is only when these bodies do their bid-

dings that they eulogize and venerate them.

PENNSYLVANIA.

MODERN PENNSYLVANIA DEMOCRATS

OR COPPERHEADS ENDORSE VALLAN-

DIGHAM.

Men of similar instincts, desires, and prin-

ciples, however geographically separated, are



distinyuislied for tlie genenil uniformity of

tbeir actions.

It was, iliercfore, to be expected tlmt '-thf

friends of the South " nnd the opponents of

the Government would net in I'ennsylvauiii as

in New Vori<;und so they did.

Shortly tiher the ineelinj; in New York city

one was held in Indipendetue Sfpiare, I'liiln-

delpliia, presided over by ex-Chief Justice

Lewis, of ihe Supreme ('ourt of that State, andthe foilowing resolutions adopted, viz:

" Rfsolved. That in the lotter of tlio Hon Horatio Soy-

oiour, ot' New Vurk, to llu> Into piiMic iiiratiii|{ ot iho

Democratic citizeiiH of AUmny. coiKli'iiiniiiK (he |ir<H-<-t'(J-

lng8 of the AdmiuidtraliKii njniiiiMt Mr. VHllHndi|:l>>>ni,

we rccognizo tho toue and liiuiiiiagi' of ii stiitcHiiiHii. andthespiritofa man woitliv to tic. at a great crisis, the

Chief Magistrate of a great State.

' Iftsnhfd. That the arrest and lianiiihincnt of Mr.yallui.digliam is a violence to uhirli the people of Ihe

United States will not and ought not to liubniit." (Seej

Philadelphia papers.)

What the New Yorkers shouted the Pennites I

shouted. They both sang in lusty tones the i

praise of their chief.

The Pennsylvanians even tlireatened to

bring " the people" down on the Government I

—^just wlijit the Copperhead part of them,,

Biddle and Ancona, Woodward and Hughes,j

Buckrtlew and Wharton, Reed and Florence, I

have all along vainly attempted to do.

But they did not stop with (his approval of

the '• Ohio patriot." In their State Conven-

tion, which met at Harrisbnrg on the I7lh of

June, they came out "flat-footed" in his de-

fence.

The eighth resolution of this Conventionj

reads thus

:

i

lM>*n onlrap^d, tho name of the ITnitml PtatM diagrured,

and the rights of every riti/eii menaced, and tl>at it !•

Mow the duly of a l»W'rei>|H.oling |KMipIe to demand of

tlip adminiHt ration that it at once and forever desist

Iroin such deeds of despotiiin and ciime.

It is vituperative, ferocious, against the

Administration. A justification of Vallandig-

hatfl could not be otherwise.

CONNECTICUT, INDIANA, IOWA, ILLI-

NOIS, OHIO, AC.

But not with New Jersey did the glowing

eulogies of Vallandigbam slop. Not in .New-

ark were the ihiiiiders of denunciation hu-hed.

The Cf)pperheads of Connecticut and Indiana,

Iowa, Illinois, and other States united in their

eulo;.'ies of him. and in their censure of Burn-

side andLincoln.

Ohio 'capped the clima.x" by nominating

him for Governor; thus in the most unequivo-

cal manner adopting all his theories and pol-

icy, all his prituiples and feelings. Certainly

further proof of the approval of his record andacts by his followers cannot be required.

He is not, therefore, the eccentric genius of

a faction—he is not a blazing comet dashing

thiuugli the sky of his party. He is their

great centra! light, around whom, as planets,

they all revolve.

Jr. (he light ichirh he emits (he;/ must move. Init, as a }>arty, they must livr or prrish.

co:]Nrci.xjsiOKr.

LET ALL AWAKK.

"That we heartily thank the lion-hearted Democracy

of Ohio lor tlie manly vindication they liiive given to the

Coustitutiou againtit the great crime cunimitted upon it

in the arrest and deportation of Clement L. Vallandig-

bam, and weassure them of our coroial i^ympalhy in the

great struggle they are making for their undoubtedrights."

This was the Convention which nominated

Walter H. Lowrie for the Sujireme Court, and

George W. Woodward for Governor. By the

quoted resolutions the.-ê candidates are placed

on the Vallandigbam platform.

On it thqi must stand or fall. Not a line of

his record did the Convention repudiate—not !

a word of it have the nominees condemned. |

The truth is, a "fellow feeling'' does more i

than make us '• wondrous kind." It cements

men in crime and degredation. It has bound

together the enemies of the country every-

where in support of Vallandigbam.

NEW JERSEY. HER DEMOCRACY EN-j

DORSE VALLANDIGIIAM.

But in the race of endorsement, N(

could not be a laggard.

This is her resolution, viz.

:

Jersev

liesolvii. ihat i" the illegal seizure and banishmentof Hon. C. L. Vallandigham the laws of our country hare

I

ENGLAND STANDS LP FOR VALLAN-

j

DIGIIA.M, &C., AC.

!It would not be dillicult to add more. The

facts that the advocates of Vallandigbam have

burdened the very waves of the Atlantic withtheir complaints

;thai their cries have stirred

the cold heart of the British lion until it beats in

sympathy with their pbins and purposes; that

the hypocrites and libelers of "the LondonTimes' have come with leaded columns to their

assist ance. and that the cotton worshipers of

Europe have determined to place him in marble,

plaster, or bronze, might be dwelt upon.

These, indeed. Americans, are significant

facts. For a moment or two consider them.The combination of our revolutionary days'• lives over again.

"

As then so now, the ene-mies of our nationality on both sides the At-lantic are united in their hatred and opposition.

Tories and " Red Coats" associated in the" War of Independence."

In the itresent crisis they keep company or

co-operate.

Not a mercenary ship-builder of England,not a British tar on Conlederate vessels, not ablockade-runner from the ports of the sea-girt

isle, but breathes the same sentiments andutters the same slung, and pours forth the sam9



1«

curses against the Government as Vallandig-

ham and his party.

This rtdtnits of only one explanation :

The foes of true liberty have met on com-

mon ground to subvert our civil institutions.

ViiUandifjham. modern American Democracy,

Southern conspirators and insurrectionists,

and European despotism move in concert

against the great temple of our freedom. Meet

them, patriots ; meet them men of liberty and

truth and justice; meet them in their march;

meet them at the coming election, and by the

might of the ballot-boxes tell them the re-

bellion of the slaveholders must be OVER-THROWN, THE SCHE.MES OF DOMESTICTRAITORS AND FOREIGN FOES MUST BEDEFEATED, Tin: UNION OF THESE STATESMUST AND SHALL BE MAINTAINED.

THE Rl 012 027 009 ^S,r.RTWITH ...wrnACE DEMOrRACV. IT IS

TO THREATE.V, OR OVERRU.V PENN-SYLVANIA AND AID IN THE ELEC-TION OF WOODWARD AND LOWRiE.

But look at this. It is said "murder will

out." So will the schemes of the base and

vile under all circumstances.

The Richmond Enquirer of the 7th of Sep-

tember, in an article headed '-^êroac/ ôjseace,"

thus speaks:

Should General Lee cross into Maryland, the embar-rassmentii of Lincoln would increase. His •• victorious"

army, unable to fake the field and attempt the repetition

of Sharpslmrft and Gettysburg, would be compelled to

remain in \VaHhint;ton, while Gen. Lee marched whither-

soever he wished in Maryland or Pennsylvania.

The success of ilie Democratic parti/ would be no longer

doubtful slinuld General Let once more ddvance on Meade.Parties in lie Cnitea Stales are so nearlybalanced that tite

least advantage thrown in fvornf one will insure its suc-

cess. Should tho Confederate army remain quiescent onthe banksof the Rappiihannork. the boastful brasgadocia

of Yankee reports will l>e contirmed, and Lincoln andHalb'ck will point in triumph to the crippled condition

of tho Coufeiierate array as confirmation of tho great

victory won in Pennsylvania.

General Leo must turn politician as well as warrior,

and we believe that he will prove the nio^t successful

politician the Confederacy ever produced. I/e 7nay so

move and direct his army as to prod/ice political results,

which, in their bearing upon this war, will prorr more

effectual than the. bloodiest victories. Let bim drive Sleade

into Washington, and he will again raw the spirits ofthe Democrats, confirm their timid, and give confidence, to

t'leir wavering, lie will embolden the Peace party should

he again cross the Potf>mac. for be will show the people

of Pennsylvania how lirtle security they have from Lin-

coln for the protection of their homes.

A fall campaign into Peun*ylvauia, toM t'le hands ofour soldiers untied, not for indiscriminate plunder—de-

. — butacampaiga

through our gallant Western armies, that tchile]

for a systematic and organized retaliation and pnnish-

within (he rebel lines ]W/«;i%/)am rfnen/^-eZ/v '^T^"^""''^

"T'.t*''*"

'^^'''""'i.'L'^'''

''"'i^"""'''*''''^, , 1 , T . . . T> TT 1 "'i"! insecurity of i'ennsvlvania. This would react Upon

that they should hold on to Port Hudson| n,,, representatives in Congr.-ss. stre»'f,h.-ning the Demo-erats. and mollifying even the hard shell of fanaticism

itself.

I

The damages which the last campaign inflicted, if aug-

mented by another this fall, when presented to the Lin-I

coin Government, would, unless pniil priatly exasperate

Itho people against an Administration which neither de-

I fends the State, nor reimburses its citt/.ens for losses

j

which its own imbecility hits produced. And if these

' damages are paid the debt is increased, the taxes raised,

and the burdens imposed will accomplish the same end.

I Let the great and important fact be constantly kept in

a tangible and threatening aspect before the people of

Pennsylvania that, nutwilhstanding they have opened

the Missi^<sippi.aIld are be-îeging Charleston, and threat-

I

ening Kast Tennessee, and Georgia, and .\labama. that,

I

notwitbstandinir all this. Pennsylvania is not safe from

invasion, and Washington ciiy is again belengueied in

;this third year of the war. The road to peace lies through

Pennsylvania via Washington.

ADDENDA.

STARTLING DISCLOSURES.

THE INVASION OF OHIO BY MORGAN,

AND OF PENNSYLVANIA BY LEE.

URGED BY VALLANDIGHAM.

It may be well to add a specimen or two of

what could be proven against Vallandigham

and his j)arty by going outside of their publica-

tions and of official records. This is fair. And

mark how the facts thus obtained harmonize

with those gathered from their lips and pens.

Space does not alk)w of more than an allusion

to the statement which has repeatedly comej

moraUzinganruVKii^lI.llnin'gi'

nriTiipQ tho/ irhi/^ ' fi^r a .<«VKrnni»tie nn«1 nrfmnivpi]

urged

and Vicksburg, as it was necessari/ to secure thej

success of his party in the North.

But read this

Philadelphia, Tuesday. Sept. I, 18t'>.3.

Having just returned from the city of Rich-

mond, Va., where I have been for over one

year, I v.ish you would give the following pub-

lication ill your valuable journal.

I have during my stay in Richmond, made

the intimate acquaintance of J. Lane. Captain

in the Confederate army, son of Gen. Joe Lane,

of Oregon, wiio is well informed, and whoassured me Uml the Inle inrasi'ins i f the North by

Lee and M- ryin were made upon the earnest andundoubted repre.ienlalwn of that ^' true Sou'hem

man, Valluudiyham." who assured Jeflf. Davis

and bis Cabinet, that the North was ripe for a

revolution, and only awaited the appearance

of the Southern army to proclaim for Jeff. Da-

vis and forsake Lincoln. * * * *

Respectfully, vour.«,

(Signed) HENRY REINISH.

Let this be read and re-read. Most com-

pletely does it sustain the position that a con-

spiracy against the life of the Nation exists between

Jiff". Daiis Jc Co. and the sclf-slyled Democract/

of the North. More than this—that ]Vooilward

and Lowrie and their friends in Pennsylvania

are '• part and parcel ' of the conspiracy, or at

least, that they are acting in concert with it.

This letter requires no comment. Its ficts Men of the East, the North, the West—of

have not beeti authoritatively contradicted.

How powerfully they cry out against Vallan-diifhaui und all hit fwUowurs.

Tennessee, of Kentucky, of Missouri—all—all

—remember Uiat the triumph of the Peace Dt-mocracy would be tht triumph of Uu RtLillion.





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