Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-06-07
MIR, VallandIsham RulflIIng His Pledges
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- to the South.
An extra from the Dayton Empire, headed
1.-THE War against the South-The Voice of
Douglas and Vallandigham," and contain
ing a letter from @. l.. Vallandigham to
Messrs. Richard Il. Hendrickson, N. G..
0glesby, John Mcmillan, William ]. Wikle,
Simon Goldman, James G. Lummis, D. H.
Peck, J. r. Hand, John II. Jones, A. G
ClendenniDg, H. P. Clough, j. G. FAIRIES,
and W. W. Settell, of Middletown, Ohio, is
being extensively circulated upon the other
side of the river, and probably through the
State of Kentucky.
Mr.. Vallandigham is violently in favor of
the Union, and condemns bitterly the course
adopted by the Administration, as calculated
to destroy ii. He seems to be laboring under
the delusion that the Cotton are the most
loyal of all the States, and that the slight
demonstrations they have made in the way
OF force, are all merely intended to prove
the strength and faithfulness of their at
tachment to the Constitution.
Mr.. Vallandigham, taking advantage of
the recent demonstrations Of regret at the
death of Senator Douglas, quotes extensively
from one of the South.side speeches of that
gentleman, in which he denounces war as
disunion, advocates concessions to the South
as the only means of preserving the nation,
and cites all the cases where sovereigns have
attempted to put down rebellion as acts of
tyranny; in which, in short, he, in direct
terms, advises compromises with traitors,
and condemns all who hold a contrary opin-
ion of the duties of the Government.
We can scarcely believe that the speech
from which the extracts are professedly
taken was ever delivered by Mr.. Douglas;
but if it was, surely, they who are mourning
over that gentleman on account of the loss
which the country has sustained through.
the absence of his voice and influence on the
side of law and order, the Constitution and
Government have no very broad foundation
for their regrets. af i9# I.
We extract a few sentences showing the
character of the speech, and the nature of
the public service in which Mr.. Valandig-
ham is engaged. 1t purports to have been
delivered in the Senate, March Is, 1851:
"Rdr is disunion. Wa is final, eternal
separation. Hence, disguise it as you may,
every Union man in America must advocate
such amendments to the Constitution as will
preserve peace and restore the Union; while
every disunioniet, whether openly or Sc.
eTetly plotting its destruction, is the adYo-
cate of peaceful Secession, or of war as the
surest means Of rendering reunion and re
construction impossible. 4 haze too much
respect for his intellect to believe, for one mo
mani 1I0f Jbara a. n Sa0 far anar aa1o =. 49, =
disuniOnist PER Sc. Hence lido not mean, if ]
can prevent ii, that the enemies of the
Union-men plotting to destroy it-shall
drag this country into q war under
the PEHTIxT Of PROTECTING the public prop.
erty n enforcing tie LdiDs and col.
Ieepag TepeBus, i0hsn their oBJEcr is dis,
unions and war the means Of accomplishing
a cherished purpose.
Sir, the history Of the world does not fai,
to condemn the folly, weakness and wicked.
ness of that Government who drew the
sword upon its wi people, when they de
manded guarantees for their rights. Thi
cry that we must have a Government, 4
merely following the example of the besotteG
Bourbon, who never learned anything b,
misfortune, never forgaye an injury, neve
forgot an affront. Must we demonsttat,
that we have got a Government, and eoerc,
obedience without reference 70 the Justice OF
i~Djustice OF the complaints7 Sir, WheneVel
ten millions Of people proclaim 10 you, will
one unanimous voice, that they apprehen(
their rights, their fresides and their famih
affairs are In danger, I becomes q wise Gov
eminent to listen TO the appeal, and remoNl
the apprehension. History does not RECORD
an example where any human Government
has been strong enough 10 crush ten million
efpeople into Snbiection when they beliey,
then rights and liberties were imperilled
without frst converting the Government
itself into q despotism, and destroying thu
last yestage Of freedom"
This speech, Of which we have given
specimen, which assumes a. its predicates Z
series Of fAlsshoodB, upon which the suthoI
harangues in q manner a inaammatory q
can well b Gone by human Language, look
reasonable now, however II may have ap
peAred when Il was delivered. II prononncet
by Mr.. Douglas in the senate, it was evi
IDENTITY q preneditAted effort TO give the cOsi