Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-09-19
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lFrom the Hllsboro Gasette.l ''
Letter from Hon. Clement L. Vallandis
ham, the Exiied Patriot.

Letter from Hon. Clement l.. Vallandig- z
ham, the Exiied Patriot.
Every one Of the ten thousand Democraty,
who read the Hillsboro Gssdte, will be gratifed
with the perusal Of snytkias that may come
from the lips, or from the pen, of that patriotic
statesman whom the Democracy of Ohio have
selected as their stsndard-bearer in the present
contest; and we feel quite sure that they will
be delighted with reading the following letter,
! fresh from his hand, to highly respectable
gentleman of this place, who has kindly con-
sented that We shall make the Same public,
through the columns Of the Gasstts. 1t is as
follows. H
WINDSOR, G. w., Sept. l, 1868.
MY DEAR SR;--I received your letter to day
and thank you for IL. h
/ am watching the progress Of the Ohio cam
psign, Of course, with deep interest, and am graf
iHed beyond measure TO see the noble struggle
which the people are making 10 recover their
lost lihsriies. And need not say that am etill
more Rejoiced, II possible, TO observe the daily
accumulating indications Of success. One
lesson among msDy others, O triumph at the
election will teach all men how little confidence
politicians have In the intelligence aud virtue
Of the people, and yet how much they deserve,
and how great the power Of the people is, when
they are determined to put ID forth. If public
men would always do what they believed TO be
right, and do It coursgeously, they would al-
ways have the support of The people In the end.
For all such the might and majesty Of the "so-
Der lsecond thought" Is a high tower and
sure rock of defense.
While our friends are making 30 gallant Q
fight for constitutional libery and the "Union
az 1t WAS" the enemy of oourse are doing the
best they can Bot 10 wonder that al their
meetings, the numbers are small aud the en-
Ithuslstm still less. "Shoddy," and Shoddy's
wife and daughters are, Of course always there.
and very much enthused. But debt, taxation,
war, conscription, confscation, emancipation, q,
peculation, and despotism, are not calculated
TO call out the people, or to mako them very
enthusiastic. No wonder the county commit
tees are not able ''tO give notice to the SUE
rounding country In time to get out such q
meeting as was expected"
Among other things, notice that the Aboll-
ton State committee have assigned to that dirty
dog, John Sherman, the part Of abusing me In
the canvass. Well, 1t Is all right! That Ia oil
that the fellow Ia ft for. And 1t 10 not the arst
time that q party to suit, having very bad
cause. has employed vulgar pettifogger "iuas
to buly-rag the other sIde." But 1t 10 come
credit at least to the Abolition party, that his
meetings seem all to be as contemplate In
numbers as bis speeches and himself are In
character.
Isee, too, that Charles Anderson is as am
bilious as "volunteer COUNSEL" to outdo the
aforesaid John Sherman. l make large allow
anee fot him; because Charles is very uncet-
tain quantity-a fighty gentleman, whose brain
lis not very securely anchored In his skull.oap
He says he don't like my GLOW Dutch name.'
Well, he does not know that If the name we're
I"Dutch" at all, IL would be "High Dutch
But it Ia curious that while the sensitive Charles
is 80 offended at my name, he ls desperately en-
lamored with the delicate and euphonous name
Of Sehenek But there Is no dsppting about
taste.
Charles Is faotious, too, about my "exile ~
A stranger who did not know Charles's pecull
srIties, might think Il odd that he, who, lit
tie while ago. Whlned so piteously about
his own exile from Texas, would oil
least have spoken with some show Of gravity
. and decency about others. But where one whc
boasts that be was "b0ln" gentleman, be
comes ambitious to be a blackguard, nothing
better can be expected; and Charles is bravs
behind tho backs aud 10 the absere' Of bic op-
ponents.
l am glad TO know one fact, at which ] am
Isufe all our friends will rejoios with me. The
the deepest interest in our success, and We
have the cordial eympatby of ell Iof them IL
every State. I,.
If / Were not interested In the matter, !
would profoundly regret the "divlsione" in the
Democracy OF Ohio. There seem to be three
factions there just now. First, "The Dsmoc.
racy" who nominated ticket on the llth OF
June, at the head of which fad my oRn name.
Next, "The War Democracy" assembled on
the l7th Of June, aud nominating that
: ''life long Democrat" John Brough -
Third ani lastly, "The true Democracy, J" Who
me. in Cincinnati the other night aud issued
an address. Very strange, indeed, that the
"War Democracy" and the "True Democracy
could not "fuse" at the Hamilton county Con.
yention on Saturday, the 29sh ult But could
not something be done to unite these factione
of the Democracy, In support of the ticket OF
the llth of June2 Why mott The "Democ-
2 oy" ought to be "one and indivisible," and
think the support Of the first hcket nominated
would be fair compromise John BrOugh and
every other "life-lODg Democrat" l do MOI
doubt, would agree to IL, il they would but re-
feet upon Ii sn6 then hAve the courage 10 &C
for themselves. A unanimous election 10 Ohio
would produce powerful Effect. The efforts
ltber efcre, to induce Brough TO decline, ougb
to 10 persevered in. He knowa was nomin-
ated first, and by the regular Democratic Con
! yention, and as ''life-long Democrat" be haI
no right 10 "boit."d oa I5.Ef
But 70 on with qbe good work, and let ol,
Highland give her promised majority! M!
kind regards to ali friends. ~ lla. gs.t
( EE Very truly, t7l o.t i.t
G. L. VALLANDIaHAM,
The Ohio Canvass. ,.gis,