The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1863-07-02
coNsEaUENcEs OF THE ELECTION
IN OF vALJANDIGHAM.

In aformer Issue we published the
following as the Platform of the Val
lapgdighau men of Ohio. This, it will
be remembered, was shown to be the
plgtformby quotations from yallandig.
hams speech delivered in Congress last
winter; slin .5a. .in%
LIST. A refusal to finnish mon and
supplies 70 the Army as'e
I'd A return TO the rule and the
policy of the Southern SHAREHOLDERS,
. Sd An,al.mistlcc, which they nc.
knowledge 10 be practical recognition,
4th Mediation, which wqansr a dis.
honorable peace, the. payment Of Che
greater portion Of the rebel war-debt,
and agcneral pardon TO all the South,
ern traitors, ,,.i. ~
TO thisn mpshbe added oL
5th. a division Of the United States
into f5ur great sections, with such an
amendment of the Constitution as to
give the slave.holding section equal
power in the Governmentwith all the
otherthrec sections combined ~
This, then, being tho Platform, and
Vallandigham being an advocate Of
peace, San opposer Of the war tolsnp-
press the rebellion, tho first tonse.
quence Of his election would be, 80 Iar
as ho has the power to array tho State
against tho General Government =
Whctherthis iopposition be direct or
whether the stand talsen Be neutral
and pence position, Che effect viii be
thqsamc, Hewill rcfnsc to issue com
missions, TO cooperate with the govern.
ment iu raising men, and TO uid in fur.
nishing supplies to 'tiie Amy, In Con-
gress he has from The first placed him
taclf in the way, Ike ~ bully in the
road, and OPPOSED every measure and
every effort ofthe Government to raise
men and supplies tp !edry on the war
for The supprcssioh7of the rebellion
and the preservation ofrthc Onion
And so fir asheIhaS thcpowsf, ,hS will
if elected, do the same as Governor, =
Ohio is thelgrest gate through which
th@Wogt must pass To the IEdSthnd tho
East to the Vest His election would
be Oquivnlentto placing a hostile force
in the gate TO resiet the passage ofthe
Government, and wouldin efIertae0po-
rate the East from the West n lie will
ifnelectod, oppose the execution Of the
transcription Acttgo He hss everywhere
denounced thewpr,an ,ansa war to flee the
black, and cnslavo the white man, and
hrs Glreadydoue more lthon any other
hundred mento excite feaistanee to the
Conscription. "a Imhispeecht ttleliverdd
in'thc House Of Representatives Feb.
ruarS 2S, .ls6S on thofcHscriptionBill
hd says dai qil Hogt 4ssc iocl
""What isit, sir butya bin ID abro.
gate the Constitution, to tepeahallex-
isting laws, to destroy all FiEhtAr Ia
strike down the Judiciary, and erect,
upon the ruins of civil and political
liberty, stupenduous superstructorC
| Of despotism. And for what2 To en-.
lIforce law? No sir. 1t is admitted now
4 by the Legislation of Congress, aud by
the two proclRmationa Of the Presi
dent; il is admitted by common con
sent, that the war ia fol the abolition O
negro slavery, TO secure freedomto the
black man" ,ras, ssia4e srts sy. /,
eeSir ! am opposed earnestly; mex
orably opposed to this measure
Does anybody suppose that the maj
!, who believes this.aw unconstitutional
/ destructive Of all liberty, and enacted
FOR the purpose ofraising men TO- ffe,
the slaves Of the South-does anybody