The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1863-05-15


and expresses his determination to enforce
that order to the letter. The occasion for
giving the statement was the arrest Of the
traitor valIandigham for violating that or
der. and the application By BIN to Judge
Lcavitt, for writ Of Aabeas corpus. 1t
sufficiently explains itself. and every patri-
OF IN the land will rejoice At the honest.
straightforward sentiments uttered by Gen.
Burnside: soE
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTxEST CT TIE OHIo(
r. .C1Sc1SNArI. Ohio. May i /, 1868 +
To the Hon o,o5ls The Circuit Court IF the
T. United States a0tthin and for the South
J era District Of Ohio:
The uEdersigr ed, commanding the De-
psrtment Of The Ohio, having received no.
iice from the Clerk Of said Court that an
application for the allowance OF writ OF
kabeas corpus will be made this morning be-
fore your Honors on behalf OF Clement l.
Vallandigham, now prisoner IN my eustc-
DIV, asks leave TO submit to the Court the
following
t.Ha STATEMENT.
If were TO indulge in Wholesale crit
cisms of the policy Of the Government, 1t
would demoralize the army under my CON-
mand, and every friend Of his country would
call me traitor. II the officers or soldiers
were to indulge in such criticisms. it would
weaken the army TO the extent OF their in
huence and il this criticism were univer-
sal in The army. il would cause it 10 be bro
ken to pieces, the Government to be divi-
ded, our homes to be invaded. and anarchy
TO reign. Ny duty to my Government for
bids me 10 indulge in such criticisms OH
GERS and soldiers are not allowed 10 SO in
dulge, and this course will be sustained by
all honest men.
Now. will go further. We are in a
state of civil war. One Of the States Of
this Department is at this nome mt invaded,
and three others have been threatened. l
command The Department. and it is my du-
ty to my country and to this army to keep
it in the best possible condition to see that
it is fed, clad, armed, and. as far as posi-
BILE, to see that ii is encouraged. Ifit is my
duty and the duty of the troops to avoid
saying anything that would weaken the
army. by preventing single recruit from
joining the ranks. by bringing the laws of
Congress into disrepute, or by causing dis
satisfaction in the ranks. it is equally the
duty Of every citizen in the Department to
avoid the same evil. II it is my duty to
prevent the propagation Of this evil in
the army, or in portion Of my Depart
ment, ii is equally my duty ia all portions
of it /; ard il is my duty to use all the
force in my power TO stop it.
If l were TO find man from the enemy S
country. distributing in my camps speeches
Of their public men that tended 10 democrat
ize the troops. or TO destroy their confidence
in the constituted authorities Of the Gov
eminent, would have Them tried and hung
II found guilty, and all the rules of modern
warfare would sustain me. Why should
such speeches from our own public men
be above
The press and public men in a great
emergency Ike the present. should avoid
the use Of party epithets and bitter invec
secret political societies. which are always
undignified and disgracefuI to a free people,
but now they are absolutely wrong and in
furious they create dissensions and discord
which just now amount to treason. The
simple names g Patriot :" and TRAITOR"
are comprehensive enough.
As before said, we are in state Of civil
war, and An emergency is upon US which
requires the operations Of some power that
moves more quickly than the civil.
There never was a war carried on sue
cessiully wi,hou, the exercise of that pow
1t is said that the sneeches which are con-
demned, have been made in the presence of
large bodies of citizens, W no, II they though
them wrong. would have then and there
condemned them. That is no argument
These citizens do not realize the effect upon
the army Of our country, who are its defen,
ders. They have never been in the field !;
never faced the enemies of their country |;
never undergone the privations of our SOL
diers in the field and besides they have
been in the habit Of hearing their public
men speak, and as general thing of sp-
proving of what they say; therefore the
greater responsibility rests upon the public
men and upon the public press. and it be-
hooves them 10 be careful as to what they
say. They must not use license and plead
that they are exercising liberty. In this
department il cannot be done. / shall use
all The power have to break down such
license, and l am sure l will be sustained
in this course BY all honest men. AT all
events l will have the Consciousness, before
God, of having done my duty to my coun-
try and when l am swerved from the per-
Torrance of that duty by any pressure. pub
lie or private. or by any prejudice, will no
longer be man or patriot.
again assert. tha. every power possess
on earth. or that is given me from above,
will be used in defense of my Government,
on all occasions, at ell times, and in all pla-
ces within this Department There is no
party--no community-no State Govern
ment- no State Legislative body-no corpor-
alton. body of men that have the power 10
inaugurate war policy that has the validi-
ty OF law and power. but the constituted au-
thorities of the Government OF the United
States; and l am determined to supper,
their policy. If the people do not approve
that policy. they can change the constisu-
ted authorities of that Government. st
the proper time and by the proper method.
Let them freely discuss the policy in prop
er tone; bu, my duty requires me to stop
license, and Incorporate discussion. which
tends 10 weaken The authority OF the Coy
eminent and army: whist the latter is in
the presence Of the 4enemy-it is cowardiy