Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-10-04

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/. become the stern duty Of loyalty TO resist
10 all lawful means the dangerous aggression
st More than once In the history Of the world
!. nation has been called to determine. 90 In th
y days OF the naughty SmastsS whether Lea fac
% regenj or Reg faeitf feSsas What hasgiven job
y Hsmpden bis proud pre- -eminence 10 history q
. patriot3 What, but hls, bravo resistance Q
4 an interruptions sovereign who sought I
/. wrench away the dear liberties Of his subject
Q On the usual plea Of military necessity 2
For, was not Charles at war with France an
! Spain2 Was not his exchequer empty7 An,
! must he not have money to "prosecute the war
in defense Of the country7 But England fear
, Ell the loss Of her liberties by the establish
nent OF bad precedent mi favor Of pretosa.
tlYe more than she feAfsd the power Of Franc,
and Spain, Were For and Pitt, the mighty
champions Of the Amt sVioan Revelation To- the
British Parlstnent, considered disloyd on &C
count OF thelr opposttlonto the measures Of the
Government In that war2. Was Me-. Lincoll
"dlsloyaw when he opposed 10 Congress the
war with Mexico, aud refused to vote supplies
for osrrying II ONT The plain truth Is, ell free
II governments, and especially our own, as the
hrst of ell, admit of opposition TO the policy Of
! their administrations, both In peace and war
None but desp0ts are il!olerant OF opposition.
Il is astonishing that anybody who has the
slightest knowledge Of history, or OF che pr in
clplss OF free government shoult need any ar.
guments on this subject ..
I know that it 10 Common with some 60 de-
nouncs Mr.. Valaudigham as "a convicted
traitor" and all who faVor his election, as
sharera 10 his guilt, Bat, play you, who has
convicted MIR. VAllandigham Of treaaon2 What
court, either civil or military, has ever even
tr!ed him on that charged IchaIlange an an
sWer, Not only that but here positively de-
clare tha. he has never been convicted" +" Of
auy crime. This Mr.. Lincoln himself admitted
In hIs wFitten reply to commissioners who walt
cd en- him In order to procure the release OF
Mr.. VSlandighsm. Mr.. Linculn's Flea was
that military neoesaity" required IhAt he
should be cent South 10 prevent the mischief
which he might do! has dwelling logic fos
the ruler of great and free people! What O
slaring Insult to their liberties! The truth ls
that every Law that protects tie liberties of ois
izens was outraged Ia hia caae He was ar
rested without due process Of law" dragged
1 by night, at about the same hour as which Ops
other was subjected to aimllaF treatment aa We
ate told In Holy Witt, before tribunal unknown
TO our laTsi subjected TO mockeFy Of trial on
GcouEations which, IL proven, involve no crimI.
nality under our lave; and finally, to CAP the
climax OF iilegality aud outrage, sentenced to e
| punishment which, Ia its nature, was one of the
greatest paEadOTes which the history of the
world can produce. He was denied, on apoli.
cation, the benefit of that great writ of
right" as Halllm calls it,--habeas cOypus,--
which has for centuries been the saie muui.
ment OF personal lbefty-denied by
Judge whom history will write pusii.
Luminous tcol Of arbitrary poweP--dsnied It on
| pitiiul plea which tendefs his decision nuga
tory, aud without authority as legal precedent,
viz: that Of iaeEpsdieHcy and inability. ask,
now, In the name Of dear Liberty whether it
be an ant of dlsloya atty in the citizens Of Ohio
to vindicate her injured tights by elsvatiDg
through their lawful suffrage the noble victim
of eu6h pc. seoutlon to the Chief Magistracy
Of TIE State1 II 80, then were the people and
Parliament Of, England guilty of tho same
crime when they vindiJsied 10, similar man.
ner the honor of Hampden. Ii the Democrats
of Ohio succeed in eleo!ing Mr.. VsllandRham
TO the Gubernatorial chair, they will have per.
formed an act which IL ls their solemn and pro-
found conviction will results greatly TO the ad.
vantage Of the country, by contributing much
toward preserving the Constitution aa it la, and
restoring the Union as IL was, Can there be
dlaloyalty in 0beying such convictions? ask
not whether such convictions In regard to pub
lie policy be pise, but whether they be "Ioval"
Let history answer; We hasten to meet her YER.
dict.
But, If there be nothing morally evil In my
opinions themselves, has there been anything
improper In the menHlT in ,ohieh hGus er
pressed thsm? think caGdof must answer 10
the negative. ! had been for years clo,ely
watching the course Of public affairs and hon
estly studying the principles involved in them.
Ny views had become formed, Every month
of our sad history had confirmed me In the
conviction Of their correctness, IL private IL
expressed them freely; my sense Of duty and
honor would not allow me TO do otherwise
But, though 1t was impossible to refrain from
frequent aad serious conversation on the sub.
ject, as mingled with the people, yet have
never made hobby of politics, even in private;
and the same sense of duty and honor which
forbade me TO attempt making secret OF my
views also forbade me to thrust them upon ibs
congregations met for worship and devotion
And 1t was of NO set purpose that ever spoke
10 public OF all on political subjects, but cir
cumstances arose which seemed to impoae on
me the duty OF breaking over the bounds which
had prescribed for myself. In two instances
have publicly addressed my fellow-oitIssns on
the momentous issues Of the times. The frat
was OF meeting of large number OF pollti-
cal friends at my house last June, who had con-
vened there from generous motives. To them
made brief address, thanking them for their
generosity and explanatory of my views. Some
time afterwards addressed BY earnest soliota-
sion very large conconrae at much greater
length. My motives In the latter case were thsse;
The religious press and the pulpit were teeminR
with political homilies and exhortations which I
thonght 10 be extremely misohievous. War,
blood and desolstion were the key note to which
the whole dispason has attuned, Taataens iyds
in coelestiiws anianss!--were words often inyo..
untarlly On my lips when I cav the vindictiye
pass;oas which were infsmipg the heart, of co
many miniatera Of religion. Il war were nees,.
ssry, instead Of assuaglng lie horsora BY the
lessons Of MERCY and medication, they were
generally found flaming the fame of passion,
and urging on the nation to the most atrooious
exwemities. One halt Of the people wee be.
comiug greatly offended and disgusted, and
muititudes were turning away from the church.
o., from the ministry and even from the religion
of which they were the representatives. MANY
Of these were membess of the different church.
%, and some Of them had been prominent and
Influential. Mulutudes were among the moet
respectable and worthy oit,xsns in the land
My rolitical convictions and sympathiss were
ALtogetbeP with these people I, occurred In