Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1863-10-29
Can Loyal Man Vote for the Palmer Ticket

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VAIL ASDIGHAN himself is 90 dead cock in
the pit" but the FALLANDIGHAN issue is yet
before the people of Wisconsin. The Demo
cratic ticket, headed by Fl. L. PALMER is pre-
sented upon a platform endorsing EALLAN
DIGHAM and expressing in most ardent terms
q desire for his election as Chief Magistrate
Of Ohio. 1t therefore behooves the voters of
Wisconsin to understand precisely what are
the principles and purposes of party that
desires the election of man like FALLAN-
DIGHAM as Governor of one of the first States
of the Union.
These principles and purposes can be best
understood from an examination Of the avowed
sentiments of EALLANDIGHAM himself, and
from his utterances and votes as member Of
Congress and elsewhere. On the eth of Feb
ruary 1861, he submitted a scheme in the
House, proposing to dissolye the present Union
and erect on its ruins " four geographical sec
tons" Here is the gist of his plan:
In his first article, he proposed dividing the
United States into four sections, geographical
et0nS
The second proposed to render the voting
on important questions sectional, and that
majority of Senators from each section should
be necessary in order to the passage OF any
'such bill, order or resolution" 1t also pro-
posed to make the election of the President
and Vice President dependent upon a vote of
the majority of the electors from the four geo.
graphical sections.
The third article explicitly provided for the
Disruption of the Government-the secession of
any State-upon the consent of the legisla-
| lures of the States composing the section to
which it belonged and that the President
shall have 'power to adjust with the seced-
ing States all questions arising by reason OF
their secession"
The fourth provided for the extension Of SD
rery to each of the sections and all territories,
&C. Congressional Globe, Part 1st, page
794, I'd Session, 35th Congress.)
On the It'll of January, 1861, Mr.. ADRIAN
offered the following resolution in the House
Of Representatives
ReSoJued, That we fully approve Of the bold and
patriotic act of Major Anderson in withdrawing
from Fort Moultrie to Fort Sumter, and OF the de-
termination of the President to maintain that
fearless officer in his present position and that GCe
1Cl Supp0rtthe President an all constitutional meas
nreS to enforce the laagS and preSerre the Union.
The vote was yeas 224, Nays SO. Among
the Nays was Vallandigham.
On the 18th of July Mr. Eli oft, from the
Committee on Commerce, reported the fol-
lowing resolution, and asked unanimous con-
sent to have it put upon its passage:
Resolved That the Secretary of the treasury be
requested to employ INN ediately sufficient force
to protect commerce from the pirates that now
infest
Vallandigham objected to its considerations
Mr.. Elliot then inquired: 'Do | understand
the gentleman from OHIO to object?" Val
landigham: eyes"
The Congressional Globe shows that Valland-
| igham introduced into the House a resolution
declaring vacant the chair Of Mr.. Blair of
Mo-, and Curtis of Iowa, because they had
gone into the Union army ac3,ile he voted against
| a resolution for the expulsion Of ar. Clark, eoho
had gone into the re5aa1m
On the 18th of December, 1861, Mr.. Sedg-
wick, of New York, from the Committee on
Naval affairs, reported bill to authorize the
| construction Of twenty ironclad steamers
Mr.. Valandigham interposed every obstacle
viso. Mr.. Sedgwick, referring to the proviso,
SAID That will embarrass the Department."
| To which Mr.. Vallandigham promptly and
| spitefully answered, " That is an}5at Iaoant F-
| See Congressional Globe 1861 '62, page 1913.
In speech at Dayton, Ohio, in August
| 1862, Vallandigham boosted as follows:
| IHAVE NOT VOTED FOR ANY ARMY
| OR NAVY BILL, OR ANY ARMY OR Ma
| Wy APPROPRIATION, SINCE THE MEET
| ING OF CONGRESS ON THE 4TH OF JULY,
| 1861.
| On another occasion he uttered these abom-
| Unable sentiments:
| Then, Sir, I am not a Southern man either
ALTHOUGH IN THIS MOST UNHOLY
! AND UNCONSTITUTIONAL CRUSADE
| AGAINST the SOUTH, in the midst of THE
| INVASION, ARSON, RESURRECTION AND
| MURDER TO WHICH SHE HAS BEEN
| SUBJECT and with whom she is still threat
| ened-with the TORCH OF THE INCENDI-
AIRY AND THE DAGGER OF THE ASSAS-
| SIN SUSPENDED OVER HER-MY MOST
| CORDIAL SYMPATHIES ARE WHOLLY
| WITH HER.
! Such are the sentiments which the Ryan
and Palmer Democracy endorse, and which
they labor to promote. No intelligent man
| who loves his countrywide wishes the re-
bellion crushed and the Union sustained
will give his sanction to these principles
Yet no man can vote for PALMER and his as
sociates without substantially endorsing them,
and thus lending direct aid and comfort to
| JEFF. DAVIS and his cause.