The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-08-15
THE TALK OF A TRAITOR.
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lowing report Of Vallandighsm's
speech in tha: city on Saturday even
ing.
epeak not as a menace, but by
way Of entreaty, that your bereaf.
ter depends upon your adherence to
the laws and Constitution,
Why, sirs, men OF position in this
town, are rroclaiminp and juetifying
the righ, OF disreRarding tie Oonsti.
tuition, Tor allowing an object which
cannot DO obtained without depart
ing from il. Have they read histo
ry2 THE speaker hero referred to
the Greece, Rome and French revo-
lutions. for historic parallels read.
ing at length from Allieon's history
of the terrible horrors Of the latter
tracing all Of them to a disregard of
fundamental law, he stated that these
,xcesses came along step by step
till the atrocities Of Danton and Ro.
bespierre were reached, and he ad-
dec: What has been, may be
again."
1t was the history Of tho past that
in times Of great public danger, the
provisions Of law would not be re-.
spected. 1t was that which made
france 90 into such great excesses.
They began with lawyers of France.
They taught the multitude that con.
sti,utions did not stand in their way;
that men might be put to death with
ont process of law. In such cases.
power fallsinto the hands ofthe worst
men.
Let the day of reckoning como, and
these men will perish as they have
done in all ages. Robespierre per.
ishcd in atoncment for his crimes,
etc. By the memories of the past,
10y the histories Of the .yrannies Of
Greece and Rome, and the terrors
Of the French Revolution, call on
all men to demand OF ths Admins.
traiion tha. it obey the Constitution.
Ii any man is n traitor, guilty of any
act OF treason, not for opinions sake
not for political difierences-lct him
10 proceeded against according to
law, snd if guilty let him perish on
a gallows as high as Haman. 1t is
bccarse | would avoid these horrors
that call on the President to keep
the exercise OF tho military law,
whore tho constitution keeps tin
the army and navy; and that no man,
not in the army aud navy, shall be
arrested without due process OF law.
The convictions | entertain as a
patriot of the means to restore the
nuion Of these ststos, ard for the
Constitution IA it. il, and the Union
as it was, | will never give up-nei
thcr in lie nGr death, neither princi,
palities ror power, neither thin "a
prcetnt or to come, nor the knife OF
the assassin will move me from it,
TLoud cheers
He thinks 1t ran be restored by
arms yet. ! do rot. Those who
agreo with him should iieht with
him. 1t is al jmpoliing necessity,
msnifest destiny, that we te one
people. 1t is in the hands Of God
only to he sccorlrlished BY the hon
cstv Of the people
Now. fellow citizans, | have some
what to say about tho attempt to
auppress tie rebellion. | alwava
have been in favor Of supprc-sip Q
the rebellion. Perhaps nv mode
has not been that OF other men, tor
have right TO Judge what mode
slould be tried. | nm for suppress
ing all rehallions; both reb Hons. -
There are two; the secessionist re.
bcllion South, and the abolition re
belion North and West. | sm for
suppressing both. AS for the arm
ed rebellion OF the secessioniats OF
the South, commit that to the ar.
my of the United States, four fiiths
good Dcmocrats--to the abused
outraged Maj. General, George b
Mcclellan. II he is not able to &c.
complish it, it is because it is not in
the nature Of things to be accom-
plishcd in that way. lfhe had been
allowed to do as he wished, il would
have been accomplished by this time
If it was possible TO suppress it by
armed force, the plan proposed by
him was the only one which could
have succeeded. THE speaker ther
went on rehashipg the slang OF those
who desire TO strike the President by
criticism of the policy OF the war
1t implied the restoration of t!t
i Union as il Was. That's the trou
BILE. All our victories were the re-
suit Of his plan-all our reverse
followed his supersession. Frou
that hour to this there has been n,
victory. y
There are two rebellions agsins
il. That of the rebels Of the South
| commit to the army. The otbe
ia that Of the abolitonists Of til
North. Every man must choos
which he will act against. l hav
never thrown one straw's weigh
: against the enlistment Of troops.
have my opinion about the snppre:
} sion of the rebellion, and will clin
to it. Other men control the pow
/; ers of the nation, who think the rigl
ypay m rastoro tho pution ia hy To-,