The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-07-17
yol,oudigbam,s Record Of Loynlty.

The Hon. @. L. Vallandigham is the
representative man VI The Democracy Of
Ohio, now arrayel 10 a paIlizan organi
zation, lie was the lion Of the day and
master Of lho situation Al the Fourth Of
July Convention al Columbus. His namo
was not mentioned ia Ibo Convention Int
applause followed. lie was continually
called upon toy a speech, and always came
forward aud talked Of hid ioyalty aad de-
voliou to tie Union. We propose TO no
lice the record Of thia iodIGilual, that The
memory Of the people may bS refreshed
as 10 the Loyalty bs bias displayed during
Tie war. In an address bsfoto the Coop.
er lpstilute cf Now Yors, ,bsfore tbo break.
ing out OF the war, he used the following
lauguagcI a........ h"
'lf any one or more Of tho States " this
Union should az any tire secede for rca-
sons oflhe sulIlcienuy aud justice ofwhich
before God aod iha great trituual Of his-
tory, Ney aiOao moy Judge, much as l
should deplVlssis, IneVeE wouli, ns rep,
IesoutaIye Ia tbs Congress Of Ibe United
Statca, vote one dOlLv ol money uAereJy ono
drop of Amcricas Hood should Ge shed in
O cirH War,"
On tho 7th Of JaauSry. 1869, uGIqr
Major Anderson had moved from ForI
Moullric into Fort Sumter, Mr., Adrian,
Of New Jersey, Democrat, introduced
the following resolution:
Rsa,lOrR That 30 fully approve Of the
bold Snd patriotic act vi Major Anderson
in Withdrawing frou Fora Moultrie to
Fort Sumter. aud OF the delerminu,ion Of
the President to maintain that fearless
officer in his present position; and that We
will support the President in all constlu
tional measures to enforce tho laws aud
preserve The Union"
YalIaudigham voted against this reso
luton. I.l...a.. .f.a..
Mr. Edgertou, OF Ohio. sail in a speech
delivered 10 Congress few days ago:
"My colleague. during tho dark dsys
OF the last session Of the Thirty sixth
Congress, when tlli5 House was Gle(
lwith traitors--Wben blato after State ha.
gone out Of the Union--my colleague, il
my preseuce, n1d in The pressuce ofoIh
ers, said that tho troops Of Ohio, brt0rt
Ihey sAopM marc6 MroagA Ills district 10
cofyce lilo South, woVkd havS TO march opcr
his dead 6ody. True It Is, that he donies
Iil; bui ia that his memory is at fault. -
There were olhGrs who heard is, who are
now members OF the House"
In Ioti0r dated May 18th, 1861 adj
dressed to Richard II. Hendrckson, and
others, Of Middletown. o., speaks Of the
Presidents procla amHtion calling out sew,
enty five thousand troops 10 pvt down the
rebellion, Vallandighnm said;
"Tho audaCious usurpAiion Gf Presi
dent Llucolu, for whioh he deserved i'm
parchment. in daring, against the very
letter oftte Constitution, aCd without
shadow Of law, to ''raiss and support ar
mies,' aud to "pIoyiJs aud maintain
navy for tLroe or five years. by mer
crecHtive proclamation, will M, vote L
sustain or ratify--SEysa. Millions TO
deibuco-- not u dollar. og man ior az
grcssiye or offensive civil war"
Ina letter 10 siablu Hough Ia pulp
poltician), of this city, dated April eGtb
1861. he said; ut is too lata for auythiu,
but poacsabls separation
The ser' ioes Of Mr.. Vsllandigham hav
bCeu bigLly estimated by Southern trait
ors. Tho following resolution was paes
ed by secession meeting nt Psddcal
Kentucky: ....
Resoivrd, That the Hon. l., W. Powe
and the Hon. John q breokinridye on
Senators, and the liou Henry 9. Barnett
our Representatives, tho heroic Hdiandic
ham, and tho paIrioc littlO band VII
: aIood by them. deaorve.-oV their patriot
7 Ism aud boldness in standing up in Il
, midst Of sn armed mob, aud denouncin
the war waged by Lincoln as illegal an
unconstitutional --ouH warmcst approhr
ton aud admiration Tor their gallau, cor
duct" u
I The New Orleans Pioayuao said ,
lls speech at tho extra session Of Cor
gresS;
"Thero lavo been SO mShy and anxioy
0 inquiries for Mo grea, speech of Mr., Va
y landisham, of Ohio, in the iIoneo
Representatives W Washington, ia oppos
ton to Lincoln's policy and Lincoln
= war, that wo have decided to givo It
=" this morning. = PioAynnc. 1t is brav
u honest, searching, nnnnsweiablo i'm, eacl
% ment OK the crimes Of tho North, BY n
y only man Of the North who bAs hGttl L
n voice in tho !edaral Congress in oppos
y ton to tho Washington dSspetism.' u
) The hlomond Dispatch says Of him.
= This gentleman is the only pablic ma
0 wO have yet heard OF in the free s,A,t
y who remains lruo to bis profession bsf,,
tho proclamation. lie deserves immort
honor, lie is the ono righteous man
: tho Heaven -iorstken cities OF the Westor
1t plains"
lie ln Congress, during the extra sessio
n MIR. VALLANDIGIIAM and the bovine BIZ
- NETT, Of Western Kentucky, we're inso
- arabic companions. They spoke al
70 voted together, and constantly supportC
no each other. They were always again
D, maintaining the Government by lorc
ar and labored day and night to undermir
:. il. When Congress adjourned, they co
" tinued then joint labors. BuhaErr We
d Into q c'Dp Of traitors called "Can