The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1863-06-19
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No men ever did anything so foolish or IN
sane but somebody in another generation
was foolish enough TO follow their example
In the mids, of the War with Great Britain
the peace part of the old Federal party call
ed the Hartford Convention. to denounc:
the Administration. and about the same
time other members OF the party hung out
bha tyhfS along the rocks of Stoningior
and New London TO guide the British ships
The example is now followed By a part Of
the Democratic party. and unless the par
allels of history fail, with the same motives,
10 be attended with the same success. The
peace party Of 1874 were dreadfully horri
fed with the atrocities Of . war carried on
agains, our brethren. An unholy. unjust,
unrigbteous war was the theme upon witch
Caleb Strong aud his compeers delis hied 10
dwell. See the parallel in Woods New
York Convention-sn unjust Wat against
our brethren Ohio has no ocean on which
to hang out blue lights 10 rebel ships. SO the
Peace Party Democracy did the next best
thing--they hung out the blue lights of \
rebel nomination. See the nomi stiou of
Vallandigham. who had been previously
nominated in the rebel camp Here The
parallel fails, for no Ftderaiist was silly
enough TO confirm British nomination or
To applaud a convict. That was an i'm
provenent reserved for our day and our
State. Convicted by a court martial con-
vic,ed by the United 5 stes Court !: convict
ed by the people; confined in the Peniten-
tiary al the South. Clement c. Vailsndiyli
is the CONVICT cANDIpArE fer Governor of
Ohio Can any man get over ;his fact p
If any man with character for sense or
decency votes for him. can he ever shake
"a tIat 70 u, !.
to him forever and be pointed At. and boot
ed at. by the boys of other generations.
know this is not believed by many men who
made that nomination. They are ignoran,
of past history. and are led by their party
leaders to believe that some great wrong is
committed. and Vallsndigham is to be the
hero who is to recover their rights. They
riN recover their rights. just as the South
is recovering them. Il will not be done in
this case by armies. but the great body Of
he people, responding just in the way they
have asked it.
Since the termination If the Revolution.
there have been fire armed iasurrecftons
against the Government. and in each Of
them there has been a political faction 10
uphold them. What became Of the insur.
rectionists and their party friends? The
first was Shays' instruction in Massachu
sets, supported by large body of discon
tented people. IL was promptly put down
by General Lincoln, and no man since has
been willDg to own his sympathy with it
The second was the Whisky lnsurrec,ion in
Pennsylvania This WAS put down by
General Washington. The third was South
Carolina notification in 1892, when that
State called out l2. 900 men to resist the
laws of the United States. This was put
down by Jackson, who would have hung
Calhoun and the other conspirators,
but for the mistaken clemency OF Clay
Had the Democratic leader Of that day,
Jackson, been allowed to carry out his own
views. there would be no rebellion now. and
no blue lights held out to aid it.
The fourth instruction was that Of Dorr
in Rhode Island The " old wheel horse"
of the Democratic party. men who had nei
Their sense nor sensibili,y to perceive and
feel the waves Of popular patriotism were
then sympathizing with DOR and his in
surrectionists. Nay, the word Democracy
went farther then it does now. 1t threaten
ed to send thousands Of men from the Five
Points to Rhode Island to help Dorr and
his rebels get their rights. They did get
them. The Supreme Court of the United
States settled the principle. ard the honest
yeomanry of Rhode Island sustained the
cause of the country. and the people for
the people have no longer rights or liberties
whom any Instruction, under any pretense,
can prevail agaius, the Government.
The filth instruction is what we have
now to deal with 1t is on a much larger
scale, but it is no better in principle no
nobier IN motive; no higher 10 its capaci-
ties and at present seems destined 10 no
more fortunate end. II was begun in the
meanest and most mercenary of motives
Gotten and slaves. 1t was excited by the
most contemplate Of demagogues-Yancsy,
Iverson. Wigfall. Davis, and such like. IL
has been carried on by the most cruel and
absolute dcspotism. over their own people
witness the hunted Union men of East
Tennessee the poor refugees of North !
Carolina. wandering in mountains and |
caves and the miserable negroes, exposed |
TO every Inhumanlty, which the malice Of |
their masters can conceive Of It's chivalry |
is illustrated by such vrtuous heroes as
Van Dorm, shot down for seducipg other !
mems wives; and its honesty by such Eel !
lows as benjamin and Davis. equally dis |
in the private and the public I
walss OF integrity. This is the insurreciion,
Tor which We are called upon to sympatbise. /
aud whose nomination for Governor Of Ohio /
we are cahei upon 10 accept
The great body Of the people in the
Democi aic party, and of all parties. of /
every name and degree. are honest and
patriotic in their purposes. They are not 4
looking ont for the spells of ofic and plum
der. They love their country. and glory |
in the name and dignity OF American
They would not willingly betray the one or
dishonor the other. But party feelings aud
prejadices are strong with all men. la all |,
ordinary cases men will 60 with the name
aud coIors If their party. But in this case
all names. all parties, all organizations are
merged 10 two-thosr who are for the
Z Union, and those who are agains, it. The
blue light leaders Of the late Convention try
every artifice to convince the people they
are not 0g1inst tie Union or the Govern
ment. but al arts are in vain to avoid TIE
evidence Of their acts. They have huLg
GU, blue lights to the rebels by nominating
the rebels friend and guest and sympa-
thizer. as their leader. The leader they /,
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