Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-07-09

press aud before popular assemblies; and
n IL can be shown that, With these things
starins him in the face, ne has ever uttered
a word of rebuke or counsel against themi
il will be u fact greatly 10 bis favor Win
me. and one of which, as yet, am totally
ignorant When il is known that the whole
burden OF his speeches has been 10
stir up men against the prosecution OF the
war, and that in the midst OF resistance 10
II he has not been known in any instance
to counsel against such resistance, 1t IS
next to impossible to repel the Inference
that he has counseled directly in favor OF
il. With all this before their eyes, the
Convention you represent have nominated
Mr.. Vallandigham for Governor of Ohio,
and both they and you have declared the
purpose to sustain the National Union by
all constitutional means. But. of COURSE
they, and you, 10 common, reserve to your.
selves to decide what are constitutional
means. and, unlike the Albany meeting,
you omit TO state or intimate that, In your
opinion, an army is a constitutional means
of saving the Union against rebellion, or
even to itimate that you are conscious Of
az existing rebellion being in progress
with the avowed object of destroying that
very Union. At the same time, your nomi-
appeal, is known to you, and to the
worl d, to declare against the use OF an
army to suppress the rebellion. Your oWn
attitude, therefore, encourages desertion,
| resistance to the draft, and the like, be-
| cause it teaches those who incline to de-
! sert aud to escape the draft, to believe It
| is yo0r purpose to protect them, and TO
| hope that you will become strong enough
| TO do so. After personal intercourse
| with you, gentlemen of the committee,
! cannot say think you desire this effect to
{, follow your attitudei but assure you that
| both friends and enemies of the Union look
| upon it in this light. 1t is substantial
| hope, aud by consequence, real strength
to the enemy. II is false hope, and one
which you would willingly dispeI. will
make the way exceedingly easy. send
| you duplicates of this letter, in order that
you, or q majority of you, may, if you
choose, endorse your names upon one of
| them, and return it thus endorsed TO me,
with the understanding that those signing
are thereby 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
are constitutional means for suppressing
| that rebellion.
2. That no one of you will do anything
which in his own judgment will tend to
hinder the increase or favor the decrease,
or lessen the efficiency of the army aud
navy, while engaged in the effort to sup
press the rebellion; aud
3. That each of you will, in his sphere,
10 all he can 10 have the officers, soldiers
aud seameu of the army and navy, while
engaged in the effort to suppress the rebel
lion, paid. fed, clad, and otherwise we'll
provided for and supported.
Aud with the further understanding
that upon receiving the letter and names
| thus endorsed, / will cause them to be
published, which publication shall be,
within itself, a revocation of the order in
relation TO SIR. YalIaudigham.
Il will not escape observation that
consent to the release of Mr.. YaIlandig-
| ham upon terms not embracing any pledge
from him or from others, as to what he
will do or will not do. do this because
be is not present to speak for himself, or
TO authorize others 10 speak for him; and
hence, shall expect, that on returning,
he would not pot himself practically ia
antagonism with the position of bis
friends. But | do it chiefly because
thereby prevail on other influential gentle
men of Ohio to so defae their position as
to be of immense value to the army-thus
more than compensate for the conse-
quences of any mistake in allowing Mr..
YAllnndighdm to return. so that on the
whole, the public safety will not have
suffered by it. Still, in regard to Mr.
ValIandignam aud all others, l must
hereafter, as heretofore, do so much as the
public service may seem to require.
have the honor to be respectfully yonrs,
etc. A. LINCOLN