Smyrna times., 1863-06-25
The Nomination of Vallandigham,

Every true patriot, says the New York Times
with which we fully agree, has reason to re
jOice in the nomination of Eallandigham to la
Governor of Ohio. 1t is the third great stCl
toward establishing the true line between the
| loyal and disloyal men of the North The first
was taken by the COpperheads of Connecticut
in their attempt to make Thomas IL. Seymour,
an open and unqualified opponent of the war
from the outset, Governor of that State The
second was taken by Fernando Wood and his
coadjutOrs i'll New York, in their late inaugur-
alton OF distinctive peace party, with clearly
defined peace principles. This third step, BY
the Coppcrhcads of Ohio, is precisely in the
same line, and tends to the same gratifying re-
suits. We hail it, as we do the others
The great danger to the loyal cause from the
beginning has been not from the blows Of its de-
clared enemies, but from the wiles of its false
friends. There has always been IA class of poll
ticians who have cherished in their hearts a
secret sympathy with the rebels, and yet have
oStenSibly been for the war, because they val
Ied popular favour. 1t has been the constant
aim OF these people to make the waT incffectu-
al. Their system has been two-iold-frst, to
deprive the Government, so far as they could,
of the material means of prosecuting the war :;
and, second to weaken its arm by raising in
vidiOus issues against it. Thus on the one
hand We saw them seeking to cut off the pecu-
MARY resources of the Government, by baking
| the financial measures. which. in spite ofthem,
have worked SO admirably and to prevent ne
ceSsary reinforcement to our armies, by inspir-
ing hatred by the white conscription, and by
resisting all attempS to turn the black man to
any military account. All this has been their
studied, deliberate management; and accom-
panied, as it all the while has been, with pro-
teSslons of great devotion to the Union. There
fore it is public benefit that the leaders in fac
ton have been becoming bold enough to pre-
sent peace candidates and peace platforms di-
rectly to the people
1t is true that the Ohio Copperheals still
| finch little from the open issue of war or
peace. They present Vallandigham as their can
dldate, in the capacity of martyr rather than
of submisSiOniSt But this ruse is too fimsv
to impose upon anybody. There are plenty OF
war men in Ohio who go as far as Nallandig-
ham himself for the widest latitude of speech.
! But no such would answer the purposes of the
| Columbus Convention 1t was Clement l. Val
landgham, the rancorouS enemy of the war
the man who, i'll the very commencement OF
the war, formed one Of the five CongreSsmen
headed by Burnett. now in the rebel army, who
voted against the Loan bill to carry it ont
was he alone who was fit exponent of their
spirit and principles. They made platform
IN perfect consistency with his nomination
! Pl"tloIhI hllIlOul SN lIdDlG Ill ldNOT O JHls
or any war against the seeding States, OF
against a division of the republic. They may
raise what dust they please about their action,
but its real bearings will be exactly understood.
allandgham, the rebel-sympathizing advo-
cate OF peace from the beginning, was noInina-
ted, in sympathy with the rebels, for the fur.
therance of peace The people will clearly ap.
prehend that; and at the appropriate time
will pronounce upon it at the polls with an
emphasis that will reassurc every patriot in the
land.
Everything that tends to bring out the bur
rowing politicians uponthis plain ground, where
they can be seen as they are, and be met front
to front, is a blessing. The loyal men of Ohio
have now the grandcst of all possible opportu
mites to make good the proud proclamation
made in their name by their last Legislature
That We will have no dissolution of the Union
that We will have no armistice; that We car
fight as long as rebels and traitors can; that
the war shall 90 on until law is restored anc
that We will never despair of the Republic.