Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1859-10-25
Tho JournAl vs.. Yallandingham.

the atlenIon Of the public from the actual facts
connected with the conspiracy at Harpers Fer>
ry, are so very transparent, tina. requires no
great amount Of penetration, to discover the
motives by which the conductors Of that sheet
are sctuated. They well know that the bloody
proceedings Of the misguided actors, In that
fearful tragedy are simply the result Of thei own
teachings, and no such trifling efforts will for a
single moment alieniate, or distract the atten
ton Of our citizens from the indisputable facts
which are daily elected, and shbui1ted 10 their
consideration. The method adopted by the
journal for enecting this object is every way
worthy Of its usual system Of tactics; what
does ii propose to gain by evading the question
at issue9 Away with snch chnrlatany, come
up to the work like men and adopt this child
OF your own getting and don't add to the
amount Of your iniquity. by throwing dust 10
the eyes Of your readers. The unusual amount
OfsympAlhY exhibited, very naturally creates a
suspicion of completely, or at least approval of
the proceedings at Harper's Ferry, by the edi'
tors Of the Journal themselves.
When Paulding, Williams and Van Vert.
were enjoying their game Of cards under that
celebrated tree on the banks of the beautiful
Hudson, quiet looking, and apparently in.
offensive gentleman passed them. 1t occurred
to one Of that ever to be remembered trio, that
appearances are sometimes deceptive. He com.
municated his suspicious TO his companions,
the gentleman was stopped, and subjected to
rigid examination, resulting in the discovery
Of conspiracy, by which one of our strongest
Notifications was to pass into the hands Of the
enemy. Now this was doubtless very un9eR-
tlsmdnly proceeding on the part Of those three
men; but grateful country has never ceased
saved the country and secured the liberties Of
the colonies, will be kindly remembered by
every lover Of his country, as long as virtue
exists in the heart OF man.
But times have sadly changed since the day
on which the brave but unfortunate Andre was
arrested, that which was patriotic then, is
criminal now, and when one Of our citizens
happens to pass through the region in which
fearful insurrection has just been quelled, and
with motives every way commendable endeav.
ors to ascertain from the actors, themselves,
not only the object Of the insunection, but the
parties who were the instigators of the terrible
crime the Journal must forsoolh make a sckly
effort to cover the criminality of its political
associates by diverting the attention Of its read
ers from the only point at issue, and fastening
it on few well put and most pertinent ques
tioas propounded BY Mr.. Vsilahdigham. to the
chief actor in this horrible drama. The effort
does not exhibit any Of the qualities for which
Solomon was remarkablei The Called Jade is
evidently wincing, but we have the satisfaction
of knowing that our ,oithers are unwrung.
One OF the accusations Of the Journal against
Mr.. VAllandigham is, that he tried TO inculpate
some Of our own citizens here in Southern
Ohio May we ask the Journal if traitors are
the soil in this part Of our State incapable of
producing traitor? We are, indeed, sorry to
be obliged to inform the Journal. that Mr.. Val
landIgham was not wandering far out of the re
cord when he put that very Objectionable ques
tion to John Brown, for cur very city Of Day.
ton has the unenviable credit of having contrib.
uted at least one of the conspirators. The negro
Copeland has been long resident of our good
ly city. We regret being compelled TO make the
humiliating admission, and would have CAREFUL
ly avoided doing so, were it not to meet the
whining complaints of the Journal, and Justify
the praiseworthy action of Mr.. Vallandigham;
which all the efforts of host of scribbling sym
pathizing cannot turn into ridicule.
We had got thus far when our attention was
called to letter 10 the Cincinnati Enquirer. of
this morning. from Mr.. Vallandigham. it is a
plain statement of the facts as they occurred
and renders it unnecessary for us to add anolh>
sr word on the subject. We earnestly invite
the attention Of the whole public to the let
ter ITSELF it will well repay perussl. II will be
| found in another column.