The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1863-06-10
EailaSflignam.
+. d. TOW NSEND,
Assistant Adjutant General

-e New York Egening Post, whose articl,
disspproving of the military arrest of vallan
digham we have already published, thus speaks
of a few Of the acts which make up bis infsmou.
record. We hope those who are endeayoring
10 place him on the roll OF martyrs will inform
Post is just now at a premium with them as au
thority, We presume it will be very gratifying to
them to peruse the following from that paper
Mr.. Vallandigham appeals TO time To vindi-
cate his cause Why, 50 did Benedict Arnoli
and in very touching language. no doubt Prob
ably there were weak sisters in those DAYS, who
pitied the unfortunate who bad-in a moment
of weakness, let US say-sold himself and at
tempted to sell bis country to an INSCRIPTIONS
enemy, for large sum of money and q Bugader
Generalship.
We notice With pleasure that our fellow citi-
zens generally agree with u.s. that the trial of
Val!audigham by Military Court Martial was
i'll advised act but we should De sorry to
believe that there are in this country any con-
siderable number capable OF making hero or
martyr OF this person, whose di-graceful course
in public, has made his name for these many
mOuths past, a BY word and a scornng BY all
honorable men and women IN the land
Mr.. Vallandigham appeals TO time to justify
him. And what will time, what will the Impair
tal historian have 10 say Of hims Il mast be
Sritten that he was, in a time when traitors
abOunded one Of their sneaking supporters Ii
must De written that when those With whom he
had acted IN Congress, and whose plans and plots
be had helped, one after the other dropped our
and passed openly over to the enemy. he was
too cOwardly TO take the field with them, but
stayed in his seat and continued to do what Law
in his power, furIively and otherwise to fetter
the energies of government ard people and
he afterwards lost no opportunity Of holding the
hands OF great nation, while Floyd picked il
pockets anu JEFF. Davis attempted TO cut its
throat
Ii will be said that this mans devotion TO his
country enemies could not have been greater
II those enemies had been - they were his best
IT ends, that, needing neither shame nor honor.
he constantly voted in Congress against every
measure necessary TO his country : defence and
when bis constituents sent an honest man 10
al his place, that then his last resource was to
try to inhame the minds OF ignorant men. and
TO stir up sedition az home, while We we're
hard pressed by an enemy on our borders
Time, TO which Mr.. VaIandigham appeals
will not fail to give his shameful record. twill
Dc remembered that on the 18th OF January,
1861, Mr.. Adrian, OF New Jersey, offered a rs
olatiOn:
" ResolaeG that We fully approve Of the bold
and patriotic act Of Major Anderson, in with
drawing from Fort Mousrie 70 Fort Sumpter.
and the determination Of the President 10 main
tain that fearless officer 10 his present position:
and that We viii support the President in al
constitutional measures to enforce the laws and
preserve the Cnion"-a that OF this resolu.
ton Mr. Nallandigham voted no.
IL vii De remembered that when our gallant
men rushed TO arms 20 defend the country /
against traitors Who had just attacked Fort SAN
ter, Mr. Vslsndigham said that ''the troops OF
Ohio, before they should march through bis /
district 10 eoerce the South would have 10 march 4
over his dead body"
Il viii BE- remembered that VIXEN bill cane
up TO provide for : national .oan 10 pay our vol
unteer soldiers, Who bad entered the Eeld trust
ing 20 the honor OF their counrymen and Con-
gress 20 get support for their families. " Val
Andigham voted against the appropriation, and
you'd, Il ne could, have left them unpaid. =