The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1863-07-15

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length and With cIefrness in the resolutions
whict have been iecited. sThe undersigned
ron'ent thsmselves with hriei reference to
other suggestions pertinent to the subject.
They do not call 1poa your Excellency as
supplianis praying the revocation of the or
der banishing Mr.. Vsllandigham as favor;
but, by the suthority Of a conyention rep.
resentiDg insjority Of the citizens Of the
Stste Of Ohio. they respectfully ask it as a
right due IN American citizen, in whose per.
sonal injury the sovereignty and dignity oI
the people Of Ohio, as free State, have been
offended. And this duty they perform more
cordially from the consideration that, at q
time OF great national emergency, pregnant
with danger to our Federal Union, IL is ell
important that the true friends Of the Con.
stitution and the Union, however they DIFF
fer rs TO The mode OF administering the Gov
ernment, ard the measures most likely Il
be successful in the maintenance OF the Con
stitution and the restoration Of the Union,
should not be thrown into conflict. with
each other. The arrest, unusual trial, and
banishmept Of Mr.. Vallandigham, have crea-
ted wide spread and alarming dissffection q.
mong the people Of the State, not only en-.
Edapgerine, the harmony OF the friends Of the
Constitutioh.and the Union, and tending tc
disturb the peace and tranquility ot the
State, but also impairing that, contidy dynce in
ths fidelity d your Administration to the
1 great landmarks OF free government, essen
rial to a peaceful and successful endorsement
1'of the hws OF Ohio. S ~
You are reported TO have used, in public
Communication on this subject, the following
language: ,.
1t gave me pain when learned that Mr..
Valla ndigham had been arrested - that 10, l
was panied that there should have seem ed a
j necessity for srresting him; and that u will
afford me great pleasure TO discha rye him. 30
soon as can by any means believe the public
safety will not suffer by it.
The undersigned assure your Excellency.
from our personal knowledge Of the feelings
Of the people Of Ohio, that the public safety
will be far more endangered by continuing
Mr.. Vallandigham in exile than by releasing
Z him. 1t may he true that per-ons differing
from him in political views may be found in
Ohio, and elsewhere, who will express o
different opinion. But they are certainly
mistaken. f~
i Mr.. vallandigham may differ. with the
; President. and even with some OF his own
political parry, as to the true and most ei'
iectual means Of maintaining the Constitu~
ton apd restoring the Union; but this differ
ence OF opinion does not prove him to be un
1 faithful to his duties as an American citizen.
II man, devotedly attached to the Consti.
tuition and the Union, conscientiously be-
: leves that, from the inherent nature Of the
; Federal compact, that war, in the present
condition Of things in this country, can not
be used as means Of restoring The Union ;
or that q war to subjugate part of the
States, or q war TO revolutionize the social
system in part of the States, could not re
store, but would inevitably result in The final
i destruction OF both the Constitution and the
Union, is he not to be allowed the tight Of
an American citizen to appeal to the judg-
ment Of the people Tor change Of policy by
the constitutional remedy Of the ballot box?
During the war with Mexico. many Of the
political opponents Of the Administration
then in power thought it their duty to de
nounce and oppose the war, and to urge be-
fore the people Of the country that it was
unjust, and prosecuted for unholy purposes.
With equal reason it might have been said OF
them, that their discussions before the peo.
pie were calculated to discourage enlstments,
"to prevent the raising Of troops" and to
induce deseT tons from the army, and leave
! the Government without an adequate mill
tary force to carry on the wsr.
| II the:ireedofn Of speech and OF the press
are to be suspended IN time OF war, then the
essential element OF popular government to
effect change of policy in the constitution
Eal>modeis at an end. The freedom OF speech
land Of the press is indispensable, and neces
sarily incident to the nature 81 popular gov.
ternment ITSELF Ifany inconvenience or. evils
arise from its exercise, they are unavoidable.
/ On this subject you are reported to have
said, further:
his asserted, in substance, that Mr.. Vallan.
tdighanl was, by a military commander, seized
and tried !" fov no other reason than words ad
dressed to public meeting, it criticism OF the
course of the Administration, and in condem-
nation Of the military orders OF the general" :"
Now, il there be no mistake about this, II
there was no other reason tor the rest. then l
comedies that the arrest was wrong. But the
arrest, ] understand, was made for very diff
ferent reason Mr.. Valland CHAM avows his
hostility to the war on the part OF the Union |;
and his arrest was made because he was labor
ing. with some effect to preven mt the raising of
troops, TO encourage desertions from the army /.
and te leave the rebellion without an adequate
military force to suppress it. He was not ar
rested because he was damaging the politica |
prospects OF the Administration or the personal
interests Of the commanding General, but be-
cause herwas damaging the army, upon the ex-
istence and vigor OF which the life of the ma.
tion depends He was warning upon the mill
lary, and this gave the mill itary constitutional |
iurisdicsion to 10y hands upon him. If MIR.
yallandlghamwas not damaging tho military
power oil the county, then his arrest was mace
on mistake OF iacts, which would be glad to
correct ON rea sonsble satisfactory evidence.
In answer to this, permit us to say, first,
that neither the charge nor the specifications
in support Of the charge on which MIR. Val.
landigham was tried, impute to him the act
Of either laboring to prevent the raising Of
troops, or to encourage desertions from the
army. Secondly, no evidence on the trial
was offered with view to support any such
charge. In what instance, and by what act.
did be either discourage enlistments or en-
courage desertions in the army? Who is the
man who was discouraged from enlisting,
and who encouraged to desert, by any act of
MIR. Vallandigham II it be assumed that
peichance some person might have been dis.
couraged from enlisting, or that some person
might have been discouraged to desert, on
account, OF hearing of MIR. Vallandigham's
views as to the policy OF the war as q means
OF restoring the Unien, would that have laid
the foundation. for bis conviction and Danish
menty If so, upon the same grounds every
| political opponent Of the. Mexican war might
have been convicted and banished from the
country. When gentlemen of high standing
land extensive influence, including your Ex
celency, opposed, Ia the discussion before
tbs people, the policy Of the Mexican war
were they "warring upon the military" and
did this give the military constitutional
Jurisdiction to lay hands upon" them? And,
finally, the charge 10 the specification upon
which Mr.. Vallandigham was tried entitled