The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1863-07-17

IRON the other, have been ior prevention
and not Tor puniShme"t-as iujunclions to
stay lnjury-as proceedings TO keep the
peace-and hence, like proceedings in
such cases. and TOR like reasons, they
have not been accompanied with indict.
ments, or trials by juiirs, nor, in single
case, by any punishment whatever be.
you'd what is purely incidental TO the
prevention. The original sentence of i'm.
prlsonment in Mr.. Valarpingham's case
WAS TO prevent injury to the military ser.
vice only. and tde modification of il was
made as a less dlsagreeable mode 10 him
OF securing the same prevention.
am unable 10 perceive an insult to
ONO IN the case of Mr.. Vallandingham.
q lite sure nothing of the sort was or is
Intended. was wholly unaware that
Mr., VaIIandlngham was, at the time OF
OF his arrest, candidate for the Demo.
cruio nomination loi Governor until 40
informed by your reading TO me the reso.
lu!ons of the C"nvenlion. am grateful
TO the State OF Ohio Tor many things, es.
peclaliy for the brave soldiers and off
GERS she has given in The presen, national
trial to the armies OF the Union.
| You claim, as | understand, that ac
cording to my own position in the Albany
response. MIR. NalIandingham should be
reIe lsed; and this because, as YOU claim.
he has not damaged the military service
by dlscouraglDg enlis meuts, encouraging
deSerlions, or otherwise; and that il be
had, he should have been turned over TO
the civil authorities, undor recent acts of
! Congress. l certainly do no, know that
Mr. allandingham has specially and by
direct language advise against enistments
and IN favoL of desertion and resist ne
10 drafting. We know tht combinations
armed IN some instances, to resist the ar.
rest OF dcselters, began several months
ago; that more recently the like has ap.
peared in resistance to the enrolment
preparatory TO draft; and that quite a
number OF assassinaiions have occurred
from ;he same onimus. These had TO be
met by mliliary force, and this again has
led to boodshed and death. Aud now,
under a sense of responsibility more
weighty and enduring than any which is
merely official, | solemnly declare my be.
lief that this hindrance OF the military. n-
cludlng manning and murder, is due to
the course in which Mr.. Vallandingham
has been engaged, in a greater degree
than to any other cause; and is due to him
personally in greater degree than 10 any
other one man.
These things have beon noloriously known
to all. and of course, known to Mr.. Vallan
digham Perhaps would not be wrong to
say thcy originated with his especial friends
and adhorents. With perfect knowledge of
them, he has frequently. if not constantly.
made speeches in Congress and before pop.
uar assemblies and if it can be shown that
with these things staring him in tho face.
no has ever uttered word of rcbuke or
counsel against them, it will bo fact great.
y to his favor with mo, and one of v b ch. as
yot I am totally ignorant. When it is
known that the whole burden of his speech.
es has been to stir up men against the pros
ecution of the war, and that iD the midst of
resistance to it, he has not been known in
any instance, to counsel against such re-
sstance, it is next to impossible to repel the
Inference. that he has counselcd directly in
favor of it.
With all this before their eyes, tho Con-
vention which you represent have nomina.
ted Mr.. Vsl,andigbam for Governor of
Ohio and both they and you have declared
tho purpose to sustain tho National Union
by all constitutional means. But of course
they and you, in common, reserve to your
solves to decide what arc constitutional
means, and unlike the Albany meeting you
omit to state or intimate that in your opin.
ion an army is a constitutional means of
saving tho Union against a rebellion. or
even to intimate that you arc conscious of
an existing rebellion being in progress with
tho avowod object of destroying that very
Union. At tho same time your nominee for
Governor, in whose bohalf you appeal, is
against the use of an army to suppress the
rebellion, Your own attitude, therefore,
encourages desertions, resistance to tho
draft and the like, because it teaches those
/
to believe it is your purpose to protect thom.
and to hope that you will become strong
enough to do so.
Aitor a short personal intercourse with
| you, gentlemen OF the committee, l cannot
say think you desire this effect TO follow
your attitude. but assure you that both
! friends and enemies of the Union look npon
it in this light. 1t is substantial hope, and
by consequence, a real strength to the ene-
my. 1t is a false hope, and one which you
would willingly dispel. will mako the way
exceedingly easy. send you duplicates of
this letter in order that you, or majority
may, if you choose, indorse your names upon
one OF them, and return it thus indorsed 10
me, with the understanding that those sign
ing arc tnoreby committed to the following
propositions, and to nothing else.
l. That there is now a rebellion in the
United States, the object and tendency OF
which is to destroy the National Union ;
and that, in your opinion, an army and navy
arc constitutional means for suppressinp
the rebellion.