The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1863-08-20
[Rcportcd for Tho Cincinnati Gazette.
THE CAMPAIGN In OHIO.
Great Union Meeting at Hills
boro, Ohio.
Speeches of Hon. John Sherman
and Hon. Carey A. Trimble.


When I arrived. Mr.. Sherman was
saying that Vallandigham had been le-
gally convicted Of a traitorous opposi-
tion to the prosecution of the war, and
the sentence of the court-martial had |
been virtually indorsed and confirmed
by Judge Leavitt, United States Dis
trict Judge for the Southern District of
Ohio,
II said he might go on and conclu.
sively show that in time of war it was
competent for the military to arrest and
try by court martial any person that
was obstructing the operations of the
army in its efforts to bring the war to a
speedy and an honorable termination.
He then noticed the extraordinary
plea of his Democratic friends; that as
the great Democracy Of Ohio have NOM
mated him for Governor, Mr.. Lincoln
should revoke his banishment and al
low him to come hOme He thought
the same plea might with equal propri.
ETY. in behalf of any penitentiary con
Wet, provided the Democracy would
nominate him for Governorl He was
convicted before his nomination, and to
ask his return now would be the same
as to ask the Governor to pardon some
Highland county horse thief because
the Democracy had nominated him foI
= the Legislaturel Would not John
Morgan make good Governor, and had
not the nomination of Vallandigham
been made; would it not bea capita
idea to nominate him, and ask the Pres.
ident to let him out to defend himsel
against the charge of being traitor!-
Should tho war continue long enough
John might remain in the penitentiary
long enough to have gained residence
in the State, and certainly his uomna
ton would be as eft to be made" a.
that Of Mr., Vallandigham!
Mr.. Sherman had served in Congress
: with this candidate, had watched his
course, and he knew him well. HC
would say of him that he never cast ny
vote in Congress that the Southern
. members did not cordially approve Mr.
Vallandigham cast no vote either before
or after the war that jeff, Davis would
not fully endorse. He was with then
h on every question before the war, anG
has been with them on every question
f since the war.
t Other Democrats threw off party allie
glance when traitors threatened the to
@ tai destruction Of the Government, an
stood manfully forth to the defense o
e their country. Such was the case will
Mr.. Douglas; and even Sam Cox at on
time bid fair to be patriot, but he il
as you we'll know, very much of shut
q tie cock in his politics. Laughter
h During our Kansas troubles, nearl
d all tlre Democrats folt strong doubt
t, whether they we're not in the wrong pa
n ty; but during the whole of that col
d test Vallandigham did not doubt. II
d stood steadfast on the side of the Sout
9f and the "Border RuffiansI"
= When the Democratic party stood U
as nobly for the flag of their countr
~ where was Vallandigham? While Il
n. whole party was united with the opp
sition in the patriotic determination
10 maintain the Union, cone AMI indivis
ble," this man was in Congress insis
: ing upon the divi sion of his country
On the 9TH of February 1861, Mr.. Va
andigham made formal proposition
. divide the country into four sectior
the Eastern, the Southern, the Nortl
western and Pacific sections. Mr.. She
man then read the con stitutional amen
ments thus proposed, by which ca
l. section was to haveits Independent Cor
gress and executive, and to have a We
T., upon any act of either of the other sc
) tions. Thus this man even before n
ian Lincoln took the oath of office, propt
ed to quarter the Republic, and t
Dem ocraoy of Ohio propose to rewa
him with the Office of Governor! "[N
res mol never"
In these propositions VIC find clc
the recognition of the right of secession,
viii Viii clause which showed which way
~ cat was jumping Laughter.] ~
ay.' t%S State shall sccede without the conse
idei of the States of the section to which
belongs" This is a clear recognition
SSm s"y, the right to secession under the Cons
1000 tuition, but he proposed to so amt