The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-09-16
More Testimony Against vaIiandfg-
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More Testimony Against yaIiandig-
ham
1t almost seems as if the record of the dis
loyal, partizan candidate for Governor of Ohio
was full. Yet every day deyelopes some new
feature of his completely with the conspiracy
against the Government, some new evidence
of the aid and comfort given by him to the
enemy, the rebels in arms The letter from
General Garfield, published elsewhere, adds a
strong link to the chain of evidence against
this traitor. This letter, as the reader will
see, shows the dishonesty and unscrupulons
course this friend of rebels dares to pursue,
even when addressing and counseling his own
friends at home. The two material points of
Vallandigham's letter of acceptance are shown
to be the basest misrepresentation, and what
he gravely asserts facts, to be false creations
to suit traitorous consistency. If any doubt
the statements set forth by General Garfield,
they are at liberty to demand the proof. This
it is to be hoped some of the creatures of this
traitor will call for-but they may be too.
cunning to ask for the testimony that will
write them down as knaves and traitors, =
worse, in fact, than the rank and file of rebels.
But we have another witness, who in full
sympathy with the rebels, and party to their
conspiracy, developes the hopes of rebels to-
day, and to whom they look to manipulate
about the peace for which the honor and ex-
istence of the Union and the Government
must be surrendered. This latter witness is
M. F. Maury, a person who lived upon the
bounty of the Government, and ran away to
escape the penalties due to traitors. He, now
being an agent of the Confederacy in Eng
laid, writes to the London Times, from "Bow-
den, Cheshire, Aug H." saying, "neuer acre
the prospects Of the South brighter" AT that
time the reverses of the rebel armies was the
universal theme in London and in all Europe,
but the rebel Maury sees an offset against
the tide of military reverses." He tells the
world who is to give the rebellion aid and
comfort against the tide of military re-
verses,'' and $, eaks confidently of the bright
ness of the prospects of the Sonth. He says,
"the war is not to be ended by the sword
and gives his reasons thus:
As an Offset, then, against the tide of1uli-
taTy Y'eVerSeS, which in the first weeks of July
ran so strong against the South, and from
) which our friends in England seem not to
, have recovered, let us look to those agencies
that are to end the war, and inquire t0ltat pro
gresS has been made on the road to peace and
consequently, an our tavOr, notwithstanding these
! military reUerSes."
Admitting "these military reverses,'' he
says:
"Other agents have to be called in play
What are they? Let us inquire. They are
diusions IN the camp of the enemy disSensions
among the people OF the North There is
already a peace party there. Alt the ena5arrass-
naerts soith aohicIs that party can surround Nh;
} Lincoln and all the difficulties that it can ro,,
an the ,0ay Of the a0or party an the North ope.
rate directiyas so much aid and comfort to tn
South''
5 "New York is threatening armed resistance
becoming the champion of States Rights il
6 the North, and, to that extent, is taking
Southern ground"
He exultingly adds that Lincoln is afraiC
to enforce the conscription in New York;
The situation at Charleston he states in thi
;, way:
: In the attack upon Charleston, the cnem.
1 is losing ground. He is evidently giving way
), He has been driven from James Island AM
: we are planting batteries there which vii
: sweep Morris Island, which is nothing but
sand beach. So Charleston may be consid
cred safe.''
II And concludes by pointing directly to tn
{ "other agents." that are pledged 20 give IS
II much aid and comfort to the South" {:
It "VALLANDIGHAM WATTS AM
n WATCHES OVER THE BORDEF
PLEDGED-IF ELECTED GOVERNO]
= OF THE STATE OF OHiO-TO ARIA!
1T AGAINST LINCOLN AND THE Wal
u AND TO GO FOR PEACE. What the re
If suit of the election there will be 1 canno
r tell; but the canvass is going on, and W
e know that opposition to Lincoln and his wa
: party is growing more and more popular eve
70 ry day, and throughout the whole North"
Is Mark the words, Vallandigham wait
: and watches over the Dor er, pledged to array
% Ohio against the legally constituted admin:
~ traitors of the Government Can treason b
u more explicitly defined? Union-loving mel
though party bound, will hesitate, with tren
+" bling, before, by voting for this traitor the
: become parties to his Infamous "pledge'' an
- damning plot to betray the great State {
hio, and give it to the enemy. &