The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-08-26

:. was taken before Judge Leavitt, a man who
2 had-been appointed to his Office thirty years
? ago. by General Jackson himself The case
was argued ablys as well for the defendant as
for theaGoEernment. The Judge fistefied
patiently osall the words contained IN this
large volume, ("Vallandigham's .trial'). The
HoBly question was, whether the conviction
was legal or not; and, taking all things in con-
sideratioh. do you not suppose Judge Leavitt
4 Knows as much about law as you do? Val,
II is true says some hard things against the
Judge in his letter from Canada; but what
s motive could he have had for misconstruing
the law? The amount of it is, the old saw
Is as applicable in this case, as in others -
\ ''No rouge ever felt the halter draw
h. With good opinion of the law"
b, After full and mature reflection, the Judge
decided that vallandigham was legally held.
yAILAND1GHAM's APPEAL TO THE PEOPLE.
Now, it has turned out that vallahaigham.
I not content with his appeal to Judge Leayitt,
4 mas appealed to you, the people of Ohio. I !
do not believe you will treat convicted
traitor any more leniently than Judge Leav-
IT. do not believe there could be ten thou
sand men found who, if they knew the object
OF his immediate followers, in designing his
! election, would have the hardihood to vote
for him. The truth is, they are led .bIindly
i by the party name. and think not of the con-
sequences. Pause and think. who are .th he
roes of this party? Why, first after. Yallan-.
/ digham, is Fernando, Wood, of New York,
who has been convicted by civil tribunal of
fraud, involving thousands and thousands of
dollars, who is covered all over with. crime.
and who was at the bottom of the recent
fendish mob in his own city. Is this the
kind Of man we should make Governor of
Ohio, in time of great civil war voices.
No, never."l A man convicted by care .1
ful and conscientious Judge of throwing inn
pediments in the way of the Government.
and aiding the enemy in time of civil war. 8
VIII you make such a man Commander-in-
cnlef OF the militia forces Of the State, and
whose duty it is to commission the officers of
the army before the enemy You, nv
friends, have been living at home, cultiyating
your fields and working in your shops. scarce
ly feeling the burdens of war but you have
brave sons in the army, who have nobIy de-
tended your property and your lives, and will
you basely desert and insult them by electing
a man Governor of Ohio who would not dare
appear before an Ohio regiment Voices go
" Neverb b' 'Neverl"l s79 6
Mr.. Sherman then considered yallandio-
hams course in Congress, showing that he
acted L. Al IL -.
before, and during the troublous times, when
the Southern States withdrew from the Union.
and and that his sentiments and conduct, since.
have been entirely in harmony with the feel hs
ingsfof rebels and traitors.] g @
PATRIOTIC APPEAL TO DEMOCRATS. - ~
+ And Low, my Democratic friends. let me
appeal to you to consider well you position.
was Republican. l honored that party, 8
and believed it was constitutional and
consistent party. But at the eau of my.
country, two years ago, surrendered my po-
lItlcal organization for the public good. We
had then succeeded in carrying nearly ali the
Northern States by large majorities.. We had !.
succeeded in obtaining control of the National
Government, but we were all willing to come
up and surrender our party allegiance, and
unite with those who had been arrayed against ?
US, that we might suppress the rebellion.1isIt s.
was not without some feeling of pain that we
did II; but it was done, and the result was
good. s 49, 4
III Now, a state of things exists that req uires
similar sacrifice on your part Democrats.
can you not be as magnanimous as we were?
Ii we, the young and triumphant party. in
the country, could surrender our political or 81
ganlzailon when the interests of the country i.
required it'll ask if you can not do it? John =
Brough never voted with me, and nearly
every man on the Union ticket this fall voted II
against Mr.. Lincoln. But we Republicans are as
wiling to come forward and trust to honest
omon democrats the management of the nii1
State Goyernment; and ask you, whenthe ;
contest comes between Union Democrat and rs
tfaltorous Democrat, whether you can go to
the ballot-box and cast your vote for the con- s.
ylcted enemy of his country? as-
I'VE must gives and take IN this life,and 1 am
willing to surrender erythiIg-party aIleei-4 Il
anee, property, life itselfiif necessary, that e.
we may preserve the integrity of this country.
lApPlause-] Will not my Democratic friends
DO as much? There is no bad sign IN the hor-srHa
zon, except our ewn division at home. IF 81
we could only send word to jeff Davis that !
oy almost united vote we had decided that zss
traitor could not be Governor of Ohio we 81
would do more to put down this rebellion
than great victory IN the field could effect. o5
The last ray of hope of the rebels would Disc
appear If they could no longer expect helptsl
from the Democrats of the North. q 4asIF
q Let US, then, stand by each other, shoulder o
% shoulder, In short time. if you DON'T z
IKE President Lincoln, you can exchange him 5s
OF man of your choice. But you ought to
tand by your Government, and never vote n
or one convicted of aiding its enemy in time q
u war, as the Commander in-chief of your ]
militia forces. The sure result would be to 81
nvolEe US in civil war within our own bor.i y
iers, for no sooner would he get hold of the
of the State than he would turn it
gainst the General Government, and Ohio .
yonld be rebel State. ,zaail5 ptet aoH 20 9
Gentlemsn,I would to God had the abb I--.sa q
ty to picture to you all the great evils of this "a
mans election. But, thank God. have no
ear Of that result. Our people, however
nust wakeup to the emergency of the occa--dp
ion. Our enemy is active. and you mon Of 81