Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-07-11
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The COpperhead Ambassadors retired
from Washington to New York, and there
ooncOcEed a reply to the letter of President
Lincoln. From the character Of repre-
sentatives of the Columbus Convention,
they have changed into the supple, unsOru-
pulous and ardent advocates Of Vallan-
digham. Not content to present the de-
msnd of the Convention on whose errand
they were sent, they have assumed the
championship of the e1iled traitor. The
President has adroitly and handsomely un-
masked the hypocrisy and disloyalty Of
this superssrviceable junto, and given
their names to the bad fame due to shame
less sympsthisers with rebels and traitors.
The President submitted to this Committee
the three following propositions:
1. That there is now a rebellion in the
United States, the object and tendency Of
which is to destroy the National Union
and that, in your opinion, an army and
navy are constitutional means for sup
pressing that rebellion.
z. Thdtaa ana nf van -uill- -dA ansIhizo
which, in his own judgment, will tend to
hinder the increase, or favor the decrease,
or lessen the efficiency of the army OF
navy, while engaged in the effort to sup
press that rebellion and,
8. That each Of you viii, in his sphere
do all he car TO have the officers, soldiers
and seaman Of the army and navy, while
engaged in the effort to suppress the re-
bellion, paid, fed, clad, and otherwise
Well-proVided and supported.
What loyal man, what friend of his
country could for an instant hesitate to en-
dorse these propOsitions2 Who but he,
whose heart is poisoned and blsckened by
the virus Of q traitor spirit would reject
them2 All they ask is pledge of fidelity
to the Government
The President offered, if the committee
would endorse these propositions, to release
Vallandighsm. But these mousing, par
tssn representatives., purring over petty
schemes, forgetful at once of what is due
to their country, to patriotism and
manhood, slink away and refuse to endorse
The PTOpositionsi They write q pettifog-
ging letter to the President which tends
to no purpose but to express their hollow
hearted insincerity.
The committee in their reply are sdroit
enough not to disagree, in terms, with
the propositions, but are careful distinctly
to withhold an eAdorsementof them They
dispose of the propositions BY saying,
they have not been authorized to enter
into any bargains, terms, contracts or con-
diions with the President Of the United
States to procure therelease Of Mr.. Vallan-
digham" And thus they leave their con-
Viet candidate to run in Crlada for Govern
or Of Ohioi
When the history of this rebellion shall
be written in after time, many minor in
eidents will be illustrative Of the spirit Of
the times, and the character Of the strug-
gle. While many names will be emblazon-
ed with honor other names will find only
a record of shame and infamy. When
Ohio's historic portion Of this rebellion
shall be recorded, a page will be devoted to
the traitor Vallandighsm, and on this
page, encircled in setting of infsmy, will
be recorded the names of this committee.
The only act which will rescue their names
from oblivion, like that Of him who fired
and destroyed the temple of Ephesus, will
be an act Of infamy. Anticipating the ir-
reversible fat Of the historic Muse, in re-
gard to all who basely, partisanly, sad dis
loyalty withhold their sympatL. = and their
aid from their country i, its bonr of dan
- anu uiS''esS ne here record the names
ms ,nmittee, in an appropriate
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