Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-10-05
He Advises Invasion Of the North.
Do, tFines Of the Peace De-
mOcFacy.
Their Designs Upon the
BaIIOt-BOX.
Gross Frauds to be Attempted.

kIfOSS IIduU6 W Uo hIIOup pSOus
He FAvoRs SECESSION IN SPEECH IN 1860.
We have, first, to show that Mr.. Val
landigham was in sympathy and cooperation
with the Southern Seceders, even before open
war had broken out. On the I'd of Novem-
Der. 1850, he delivered an address in the
Cooper Institute in New York. He there said:
"If any one or more of the States of this
Union should at any time secede for reasons,
the sufic;ency and justice of which, before
God, and the great tribunal of history, they
alone may Judge, much as l should deplOre 1t,
neDe7 1coliLd. as a Representative u, the Con-
gress of the United States, Uote one dollar Of
naoney. whereby one drop Of american blood
should be shed IN eiril 1Oar."
As might be supposed, so bold an advoca-
cy of the right of Secession excited much
comment. But vallandigham, in a card which
he published in the Cincinnati Enquirer, Of
the 10th of the same month, showed that it
was no hasty declaration. but his deliberate
purpose. In that card he admitted that he
had uttered the words just quoted, and then
added:
A1,d / now deliberately repeat and re-Gf-
firm Il, resolved, though | stand alone, though
all others yield and fall away, to make it good
to the last moment of my public life. No
menace, no public clamor, no taunts, no sneers,
nor foul detraction, from any quarter, shall
drive me from my firm purpose" (See Gin
cinnati Enquirer, November 10th, 1850; also
Appendix to Congressional Globe, I'd Sess.,
Seth Congress, p. 24S.)
HIS CONGRESSIONAL RECORD--HE VOTES AGAINST
VOTE OF THANKS TO MAJOR ANDERSON.
Congress met, and YaIlandigham took his
seat from Ohio. The North was ringing with
commentators for the bold action of Major
Anderson in transferring his command from
Fort Moultrie to Fort Sumter Every loyal
heart rejoieed that he had taken this response
bility; but Vallandigham had no such patri-
otic exultations.
On the 7th of January, 1851, Mr.. Adrian
offered the following resolution in the House
Of Representatives:
oRes0lUed. That We fully approve of the bold
and patriotic act OF Msjor anderson in withdraw
ing from Fort Moultre to Fort Sumter, and Of
the determination Of the President 10 maintain
that fearless officer in his present position ana
that lUs lDiH support the president IN all costttu-
,iOnGl measures 10 enforce he ta105 ana prsseTTe
the UIliOR."
The vote was yeas 124, nays 59. Among
the aays was Vallandigham Even Cox could
not go with him on this subject, and voted
with the majority, Congressional Globe, part
], ID Sess. seth Cong, p. 2s0.)
He OPPOSED AN ATTEMPT TO DETECT TRAITORS,
AND MEASURES FOR THE DEFENCE OF WASH
INGToN CITY.
Washington was known to be swarming
with public enemies. Spies of the Southern
cause were to be met upon every street, and
we're deep in the confidence of almost every
Department. It was of the utmost impor-
lance that they be hunted out; but Yallandig-
ham was too good a friend of the Rebel cause
to wish this done Accordingly, on the I'd of
january, 1861, his name is found with sixty
one others, among them BARRsDALE of HIS
sissipDi, and Pryor of VlrgiHia, against a
resolution Of Mr. Howard of Michigan, which
looked to the detection, &c, of traitors, in
the employment of the Government. (Con-
gressional Globe, ID Sess. seth Cong, part l,
p. 296.
And on the 14th of the same month, he op-
posed, with fifty four of his associates, a reso-
luton introduced by Mr. Stanton, of Ohio,
which was in these words:
"RsS00ed, That the Committee of the Whole
on the state of the Union be discharged from
the further consideration Of House bill No. s61,
10 provide for organizing and disciplinng the mi
litfa of the District of Columbia :; and that the
same may be made a special order for tomorrow,
the 18th instant, and from day to day until finally
disposed Of"
HE PROPOSED TO DIVIDE THE UNION INTO -FOUR
SECTIONS.
So far Yallandigham has done negative
work, refusing to act loyal part. He now
begins dislOyal one. Rebels were still in their
seats in Congress, and they had work for
their Northern ally to do.
On the 10th of January, 1861, notorious
rebel, Mr.. GARNET, Of VirgiHia, said -
''Wbat the minority section needs is polUer-
power to secure its rights against a majority
section, differing in opinion and institutions,
and animated by fixed hostility to those of the
minority. The danger to the minority is not
AOStlAC loAatiOAAf Dub III a uOoNlAG USE
of Federal patronage and influence; and in
the absence of such positive protection as its
interests may require, whether in our foreign
relations, in expansion bY territorial acquisi-
ton, or in forming new States by colonization
in such acquisition. To SECURE ALL THIS, THE
SOUTH MUST HAvEAN ABSOLUTE VETO IN EVERY
DEPARTMENT OF THE GOVERNMENT.
Vallandigham, almost Immediately was at
work; and on the 9TH of February, submitted
amendments to the Constitution, consisting
of preamble and three articles. In his first
article he proposed dividing the United States
into four sections, geographical sections.
The second proposition to render the voting
on important questions sectional, and that a
majority of Senators from each sectio1, should
be necessary in order to the passage of any
" such bill, order or resolution It also pro
posed to make the election of the President
and Vice President dependent upon a vote of