Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-03-20

curse" What does all this mean? WHY tn
applause2 1t is because, being q young convert
he has attained the highest degree of th
) "higher law aaints." 1t is equivalent /,
saving, "a Union without slavery or n,
Union at ALL" or, in other words
let the war be prosecuted to the utmost "possi
BILE" extremity to restore the Union withou
slavery, but, If after every "possible" resourc,
shall have been exhausted on our part to &C
complish that result, we shall fail because ",
can do no more, then, upon tho ruin of oul
the Union restored with slavery. Ia such az
event, II is not at all probable there would be
any Union at all. He will now more succeasfully
compete with his antetype, Judge Spaldng, and
may get to Congress. In this the Senator from
Montgomery will understand what meant by
the declaration that in his party "the greater
the unconstitutionality the greater the glory. d
man to be successful in his party must get
above and beyond the Constitution, and must
learn to "consider 1t an unholy thing"
Our worthy Lieutenant Governor SAYS he has
mo disposition to reoant any thing he has said
but that the times have changed, and there has
been corresponding change 10 his mind, and
yet, 1t after We should succeed in obtaipIns
military occupation of the Confederate States
there should be no signs and no hope of return.
ing loyalty, and nothing but standing army
could hold the people in subjection, 70 for ont
would, In that extremity, be in favor of the re-
cognition Of their Independence.
There are different policies of conducting
Tue war presented by the other side on this
noor' and Mr.. Conway seems disposed at once
and hr. Greeley within two or three months to
recognizes the independence of the Southern
Confederaoy | think the Senator from Mont
n0maTV nj Ia t;r..4 n.I A.. =,
IN reconciliDg the differences and dssensIons in
bis own party without reading lectures to Dem.
ocrats. The editor of the Clermont Sun, al.
though partial to Mr.. Vallandgham, has son
10 the army as pledge of his fidelity TO the
Constitution and the Union, which Ia more, |
apprehend, than that Senator has And anoth-
or OF like faith in my town has two sons Ia the
army.
>, Mr. Gunckel-Would those sons vote for Mr..
Vallandigham2
Mr. Johnston--I believe they would IL he
were the nominee Of the Democratic party,
and that hundreds of the soldiers would do like
wise. They are becoming dissatisfied with the
pefvertion OF the war from its original purposes,
whereby the people of the South are rendered
more united and desperate, and the conflicts
VIII be more ssnguinary and dreadful, and they
Will readily favor that party which stands by
the Constitution as the only hope OF a speedy
termination OF The war in the restoration OF
the union and the preservation of Tree govern.
ment.
The Senator from Montgomery has cited that
g'eat patriot and statesman, the lamentsd Judge
douglas, TO sustain the present war policy OF
the Administration. He greatly deceives him
SELL es thnk, II he supposes for moment
that Judge Douglas, If alive, would bs found
auataiulnD oil 80 H.
have faith to believe that, If he had lived,
such policy might not have been pnrsued.-
On the 18th OF December, 1860, in writing TO
s, s. Hays, Esq, Of Chicago, he says "Mauy
OF the Republican leaders desire dissolution
OF the Union and urge war as u means of &C.
complaining disunion," and in writing to Hon.
John J. Taylor, of OsWego, New York, he
says: 'saany OF their 1Republican) leaders
desire disnnion on party grounds, and here liez
the difficulty" After the war began, he sus,
tained the Administration as did thousands OF
other Democrats. He opposed party lines aud
said there were but two parties, patriots and
traitors, but he never said shat Democrats we're
traitors and Abolitionists patriots. Very far
from 1t. In his last letter he said al am
neither the supporter of the partisan policy
nor the apolOglst of the errors of the present
Administration; my position with regard tt
1t remains unchanged" and Lis last words o.
advice to bis sons were: "Tell them to obey tht
Constitution" These last sentiments of thai
great leader of the Democratic party fully sus
tain its present position.
believe, Mr.. President, that there are very
fe6, II any traitors, ia Ohio. know of non,
in the Democratic party.
Mr.. Gunckel-What have you to say as Il
the patriotism OF MIR. Vallandigham
/ lnhnafnn.-V kn1,o -. -
patriot. HE has his policy for the restoration
of the Union and preservation Of the Constitu
ton. have mine. He is not responsible fol
me, nor for him. We are, like all othe
American citzsDs, freemen, and have q righ
to express our political opinions.
heard sentiment from our distinguished
Lieutenant Governor, the recital OF which gave
me great pain. 1t Was that he indorsed mos
heartily the famous anti Mexican war speech
10 iT1omas Corwin. He might, perhaps, al
an extreme partisan, have justified his vote
against supplies for our army, but when there
IL an Endorsement Of those execrable words
I"Were l q Mexican, as | am an American,
would welcome Americans with bloody hand
to hospitable graves" as I had the honor tc
bear humble part in that war, in the mainte
nance OF our good old q * OF blessed memor 60
l must be permitted to denounce such indorse
ment would tnat the war against rebels hat
been conducted as the war with Mexico. LonI
ere this, under such policy, there would have
been division in the South, and rebel leaders
would have been driven into involuntary exile
Mr.. Neal II you had been a Mexican
would you not have done as they did
Mr.. Johnston-l will answer by asking tn
Senator question "Were you a reoel, as yo
are an American citizen, would you Weicom
American citizens with bloody hands to hosp
table graves2" AS the Senator refuses TO an
swer, will say that, had | beeu Mexican,
would probably have done as they did. bu
when such an expression as that Of Tnoma
CorWin ia uttered Dy an American citizen /
reference TO his own fello ". citizens, whethe
fighting Mexicans or rebels, bearing aloit Q
they do the dag Of their country, is ID impair
|, otic aud un-Ame.ican Ia this, too, i5 seem
to me, the Lleutenant-G Gov ern0r makes q dil
tinciion between the Administration and th
Government, which he Is unwilling TO sanctio
, In others.
speak for myself, Mr., President, when ga
that | am Wiling that this Union shall bs r,
stored with or without slavery. attaen bu
, one condition TO the restoration of the Unior
and that is, free government. Without lt, th
| Union 10 not worth the saving. l shall hoI
that the Administration will change the Abel
! tion policy OF the war, and return again to
+ var tor she re-establishment of the Union W.T.
the rights Of the States unimpaired. As ma
, terB now stand, II the act Of emanclpstio
D amounts 20 anything, the slaves In the Confet
crate States are free, aud the people OF thos
{ States, looking to our Federal Supreme Cour
: expect, as it viii soon be reorganlssd, that tt
i. act will be declared constitutional, and th