, 1863-07-09
NUMBER 800.


| cess4rf Implication, when rebellion or Inv.
sion comes, the decision is to be made, frou
time to time; and think the man whom, 70
the time, the people have, under tha constisu
tlou. uade the Commander-fn-Chlef Of thel
army and navy, is the man who holds th
powe,Iand bears the responsibility Of maxim.
it. If he uses the power justly, the same pe0
pie will probably justify him if he abases 1t
/ he is in their hnuds, to be dealt with by al
modes they hare reserved to themselves il
thu constitution
The earnestness with which you insist tbs
| persons can only In times Of rebellion be law
fully dealt with, In accordance with the rule
fur criminal t11als and purishments in time
/ Of peace, induces me to ndd word to Wh3
| said on that point in the Albany response
You c1aim that men may, if they choose, en-
borraEs those whose duty 1t Is to combat 1
giant rebellion, mud then be dea1t with onlj
| In turn Is II there were no REBELLION. Th.
| Constitution itself rejects this view Tne
4 military arrests. and dete1tlons which have
| been made, including thut Of 3fF. Vallandig
| hsm, which is not different In Principe
from the other, lave been for prevention, and
not for punishuenI-as injunc.ions to Say
tnjuty-as proceedings to keep the peace
and hence, like proceedings In such c.ises and
for like reasons, they hare not been accom-
panied with indictments, or trials by juries,
nor, In single case BY any punishment what.
ever beyond what Is purely incidental to the
prevention The original sentence Of impris-
olmeut In Mr. Va!landigham's case wl3 to
prevent injury to the military service only,
AID The modification Of It was made al 3 less
disagretable mode to him Of securing the
pItTtnti0n.
am unable to perceive an Insult to Ohio
in the case Of Mr. Vallandignam+ Quite
surely nothing Of this sort WIS Or Is tnteaue,i
Nus wholly unaware that Mr. Vallaudigham
vas, al the time OF his arrest, a Candidate for
the Democratic nomination for Governor, un-
Ill SO Informed By your reading to LILO the res
oll.sions Of the Convention. | am grateful to
the State If Ohlu fur mAny things, especially
for the brave soldiers and officers she has
given in the present national trll for the
armies OF The Union.
You claim, as understand, that according
to a. J own position in the Alb my response,
Mr. Vall.nujgham should be released, and
this because, as yon claim, he has not dam
ogea the military seryica By discoursgiug en-.
llalmsnts, encouraging desettions, u oth.e-
vie; and 1hct it he had, he shuuld have
been turned over to the civil authorities under
The recent ucts Of Congress-. l certainly do
nct know that Mr. Valandigham has speclti-
ciallt and bye@irect language, advised a;aius:
sistance TO drafting. We all know that com
blnatoIs, armed In some instances, to resist
the ur1eet Of deserters, beg IN several months
ago; That more recently the like has appeared
IN Resistance TO the enrolment prepar-
atory to a dratt; aud that quite q
number Of: ass,:ssinatiens have occurred
by MILITARY forte, and this again has led to
btoodshed aud death. And now. under 4
etute Ut responsibility more welghty and en-
during than my which Is merely official,
eolennly declare my belief that this hsn-
draisce Of the military, including manning
anu murder, is due to the course IN which
Mi. VallaLdigham has been enga.ed, IN a
greater degree than to any other cause; aud
IL due to him per- onally In greater degree
than to any other one man These things
lave been notorious, known to all, and Of
course known to hi. Yallandigharn. Per
hars would not be wrong to eay they oriy
tnated with his especial friends aud a5he
rents With perfect knowledge Of them, he
has frequently, II not constantly, mAie
spttc ches In congress, and before popular
assemblies: ard Il 1t can be shown that, with
thtse things staring him in the face, be has
counsel against them, 1t Will be
fAcI grently in his iavor with ma, and
ore Of which, rs Jet, am totally Ignorant.
When it is known that the whole burden of
bis SPECIFIES has been to stir up. men against
the prosecution Of the war, aud that ID the
midst OF resistance to it be has not been
kn"w In any instance to counsel against such
resistance, It Ii next to impossible to repel
the inference that he has counseled directly in
favor IT it. With ul1 this before their eyes,
ted ~ Is GoVsrnor ss Of 0hio
aEt both they and you have declared the pur-
poae to sustain the National Union by all con-
susutional means. But Of conrse they and
you, tn common, reserve 10 yourselves to d.
eide whut are Constitutional means, and, uu-
Ill = the Albany meeting, you omit to state or
intimate that in your opinion an army Ia
ct'DstitutioDal meaus Of saviny the Union
against = rebellion, or even to intimate TINT
yoR are conscious OF an existing rebellion
being ID progress with the avowed object Of
destroy itg that very Unfon. At tbs same
behalf GU appeal, Is known to you sud to
the world to declare against the use Of a,,
army to suppress the rebellion. Your
own attitude, therefore, encourages de-
seltlon, resistance to the drail,
nd nd, II The III, ke' because it. teeches
draft, to believe It is your purpose to protect |
them, and to hope that you will become strong |
enough to do 80. After personal intercourse /
with you, gentlemen Of the committee, c1n-
not sly thlEk yon desire this effect to fol
low yonr attitude; but assure you that bath
friends and enemies OF the Union look upon
It Ia this light It Is q substantial hope, and |
by consequence, real strength to the eueny.
It Is falec hope, and ore which you would
willingly dispel- will make the wlty exceed
,ns y easy; Iend you duplicates Of this let
ter, In order that you, Or minority OF you,
may, i you choose, indurse your mines upon
cnc Of them, and retnrn 1t thus i3dorsci to
me, with the understanding that those sfrn-
Ing are thereby committed to the following
pr Positions, and to nothing else:
]. That there is LOW rebellion In the Uni
ted States, the object aud tendency Of which
is to dert1oy the national Union; and that IN
5ous opinion an army and navy are constitu-
!fonal mems for suppressing tue rebellion.
=. That no one Of you will do anything
Which, in bis own Judgment, will TEND to
hinder the increase or havor the decrease, or
lessen the efficiency Of the army or navy while
Engaged in the e1o1s to suppress that rebel.
lion; and
$: That each Of you will, In his sphere, do
al he can to have the officers, soldiers anG
scanler Of the army and navy, whiie engaged
IN the fort to Suppress the rebellion, paid,
fed. clad, and otherwise we'll pzoyid:d and !
supported.
And with the further understanding TINT
Upon receiving the letter and names thus en-
dersed, I Will c.use them to be Published,
which publication shall be, within itself, d
revocation Of the order in re1ation to hi. Val
[and:gham.
II will not escape observation that c,u-
sent to the release OF Mr. Va1landigham upon
II IN others, as to what be Viii or viii not
10. I do this because he Ia not present
10 speak for himself, or to authorize others
10 speak for bim; and hence, I shsll
expect that; on return...,~~ IN ~,,,.
Nut ht%:eh practically II .aatazonis.n % wIth d
- : r"t'shton OF bis friends. But do # chez
J becanse I thereby prevail on other intiuen.
lal gentlemen of Ohio to 80 define their
position Us to be Of immense value to the a.
nJ-thus more than compcrsatiug for the
consequences ofany mistake in allowing Alr.
Ialiandlgha1r. to ratuEn, that tue Whale /
be public safety will not have suffered by it.
t121, In regard to Nf. Falhndigham and all
theirs; must hereafter, as heretofore, do SO
luch as the public service may seem to re-
uire. have the honor to be respectfully