The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-08-21
RECORD
In full Sympathy with the Rebels
ALWAYS FOR The BORDER euerlAs'
Speech of Hon. c. A. Tlimble
THE CRlTTENDEN COMPRO-
IuSE REVIEWED.

aud county. Senator SHERMAN una Hon.
Carey A. Trimblc were the chief speak
srs. The reporter OF the Cincinnati
Gazette, says:
when | arrived, Mr.. Sherman was
.aylng that Vallnndighsm had baen legal
ly convicted of a traitorous opposition to
the prosecution of the war, and the sem
tence OF the CONTINENTAL had been vir-
tually indorscd and conflmd by Judge
Ieavitt, United States District Judge for
the Southern District Of Ohio.
He said he might go on and conclu-
sivolv state that in time ofwsr il was
competent for the military to arrest and
try by court martial any person that wns
the operations Of tho army in
its efforts to bring the war 10 q speedy
and an honorable termination.
lie then noticed tho extraordinary plea
Of his Democratic friends, that as the
great Democracy of Ohio have nomina.
ted him for Governor, Mr.. Lincoln should
revoke his banishment and allow him to
come home! lie thought the same plea
nigh, DO made with equal propriety in
behalf of any penitentiary convict, pro-
vided the Democracy would nominate
him for Governor! He was convicted
before his nomination and, to ask his re-
turn now would be the same ns TO ask
the Governor to pardon some Highland
county horse thief because the DemOc-
racy had nominated him for the Lcgisla-
turc! Would not John Morgan make a
good Governor, and had not the nomina-
ton of vallandigham been made, would
Il not be a crpitnl idea TO nominate him,
and ask the President TO let him out to
defend himself against the charge of be.
ing a traitori Should the war continue
long enough John might remain in the
penitentiary long enough to have gained
a residence In the Stptc, and certainly
his nomination would be us aft TO be
made" as that of Mr.. Vullundigham!
Mr.. Sherman had served in Congress
with this candidate, had watched his
course, and he knew him well. He woult
say Of him that he never cnst any vote ia
Congress TINT the Southern members die
not cordially approve. Mr.. yallandig.
ham cast no vote either before or aftel
tho war that jeff. Devis would not full,
endorse. lie was with them on every
question before the war. aud has beei
with them on every question since the
war!
Other Democrats throw off party allie.
glance when traitors threatened the tota
destruction of the Government, and stoot
manfu'ly forth to the defense of theil
country. Such was the case with Mr.
Douglas and; even Sam Cox at ono time
bid fair to be patriot, but he is, as yor
well know, very much Of shuttle-cocl
in his politics. [Laughter.]
During our Kansas troubles, nearly al
the Democrats felt strong doubts wheth
er they were not in the wrong party, but
during the whole of that contest Vallan.
digha NJ did not dodbt. He stood stead
fast on the side of the South and tho
Border Ruffians!'
When the Democratic party stood "
nJbly for the flag OF their country, whcr,
was Vallandigham! While tho whole
party was united with the opposition il
the patriotic determination to mnintuir
the Union, zone and indiv'sible," this maj
was in Congress insisting upon the divis
ion Of his country. On the 7th Of Feb
unry, 1861, Mr.. Vallandighnm n,ude for
mai proposition to divide tho country In
to four sections, the Eastern, the South
ern, the Northwestern and Pacific sec
tions. Mr.. Sherman then read h,
constitutional amendments thus proposed
by which each section WIS to have III
independent Congress and executive, an,
to have veto upon any act of either o
the other sections. Thus this man even
before Mr.. Lincoln took the oath of OF
flee, proposed to quarter the Republic
and The Democracy Of Ohio propose L
award him with the Office of Cover nor
ii No. no! neverTl ... ...-.... ....
In these propositions we find a clen
recognition ofthe right Of secession, in
clause which showed which way the cai
was jumping. Laughter.l No Stat
shall secede without the consent of th,
States of the section 10 which it belongs
This is a clear recognition of the righ
Of secession under the Constitution, bu
he proposed to so amend thut instrumen
as hereafter to forbid any State from sc
ceding wtheut the consent Of the State
Of the section Of which il may be mem
Der! This is your candidate for Cover
nor! ~
| mi
Then' at that moment of intensest in
terest' when every patriot heart bea
quick with establishment at the news 0
the fall Of Fort Sumter before overwhel
ming fires, how did Vallandigham 70
spond TO the universal feelingl A reso
luton rendering the thanks OF the Hous,
10 Major Anderson for his gallant de
fehse, received the vote of every mem
Der, except that Of one gentle man frou
OhioI All men of oil political parties o
all the States, except one, voted for it,
and that man you propose to make Gov
erGor OF Ohio! ["Never! rever"]