The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1863-07-22

hindrsnce Of the military, including main
ing and murder is due TO the course in whicl
Mr.. VaIlandigham has been engaged, in
greater degree than any other cause; and j
due to him personally in a greater degre
than any other one man. These things hav
been notorious, known to all, and of cours
known to Mr.. Vallsndigham. Perhaps
would not be wrong to say that they origi
mated with his especial friends and adhe
rents. With perfect knowledge of them h
has frequently, not constantly made speecl
| es in Congress and before popular assemblies
and lift can be -bown that with these thing
staring him in the lace, re has ever uttercl
a word OF rebuke or counsel against them, i
will be fact greatly in his favor with me
and one of which, as yet, am totally igno
rant. When it is known that the Who'll,
burden OF his speeches has been to stir "
men against the prosecution Of the war, arc
! that in the midst of resistance to it, he hai
not been known IN any instance to counsel a
/ gainst such resistance, it is next to impossi
/ BILE to repel the inference that he has coun.
seled directly in favor OF it. With all thi,
before their eyes, the Convention you repre-
sent have nominated Mr.. Vallandigham fol
Governor Of Ohio; and both they and yor
have declared the purpose to sustain the ma
tional Union by all constitutional means
But Of course they and you, in common res
eTve to yourselves to decide what constitu
tional means, and, unlike the Albany meet
ing you omit to state or Intimate that in
your opinion an army is constitutional
means OF saving the Union against rebel
lion, or even to intimate that you are con.
conscious Of an existing rebellion being in
progress with the avowed object Of destroy
ing that very Union. At the same time
your nominee for Governor, in whose b. hal
you appeal, is known to you and to the world
to declare against the use of an army to sup
press the rebellion. Your own attitude
therefore, encourage deserion, resistance tt
the draft and the like, because it teaches
those who incline to desert ard 10 escape the
draft TO believe it is your purpose to protect
them, and to hope that you will become
strong enough TO do SO. After q personal in,
'ercourse with you, gentlemen of the com
mittee, can not say ,hink you desire this
effect to follow your attitude, but assure
you that both friends and enemies OF the Tn,
ion look upon it in this light. 1t is sub
stantial hope, and by consequence, real
stength to the enemy. 1t is false hope
and one which you would Willingly diSpel. ]
will make the way exceedingly easy. send
you duplicate of this letter. in order that yor
or majority of you may, ii you choose, in
dOrse your names upon one of them and re-
turn it ndorsed 10 NE, vi Ii the understand
ing that those signing are thereby committed
to the following propositions. and nothing
else:
l. That there is now rebellion in The
Uni ed States, the object and tendency O.
which is to destroy the National Union; and
that, in your sopiniop, an Army and
Navy are constitutional means for suppress
ing hot rebellion.
=. That no one ol yen will do anything
whch, i'll his uwu judgment, will tend 10
hinder the increase or favor the decrease or
lessen the efficiency OF the Army or Navy,
while engaged in the effort to suppress that
rebellion; and,
3. That each of you will, in his sphere, do
all he can to have the officers, soldiers and
seamen Of the Army and Navy while enga
ged in the effort to suppress the rebellion,
pad, fed clad, and otherwise well provided
and supported
And with The further understanding that
receiving the letter and names thus indorsed
| will cause them to be published, which
publication shall be, within itself, a reVoca~
ton OF the order in relation to Mr.. Vallan.
digham.
1t will not escape observation that con
sent to the gsrelease OF Mr.. Faland CHAM up-
on terms not embracing any pledge from
him or from others, as to what he will or
will not do. do this because he is not
present to speak for himself, or to authorize
others to speak for him; and herce, shall
expect, that on returning he would not put
himself practically in antagonsm with the
position of his friends. But do it chiefly
because thereby prevail on the other intu-
entail gentleman Of Ohio to so define their
position as to be immense value to the army
thus more than compeneatng for the conse-
quences Of any mistake ID allowing Mr.. Val-
landigham TO return, so that on the whole
the public sa ETY. will not have suffered by it.
Still, in regard to MIR. Vallandigham and all
others, must hereafter, as heretore, do so
much as the public service may seem to re-
qure. have the honor to be, respectfully
your, ETC., A. LINCOLN.