Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-10-08
the New York Metropolitan Record .
General Meagher versus Mr. Valtandi:
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We perceive. from letter published 10 the
New York Tribune, that General Mesgher has
bectme such Q Biilings unqlestiOning servant
OF the Administration, shat be isever ready To
obey ils commands. ln q communication Of
nelrly two columns Of small type, Mr MeHghet
underlakea to sh0W Why the exiied patrios Of
Ohio should not he elected to tho guborns;oh
chair Of that State, aud his failuFe,.in this OF.
tempt "a as signal and canspIcroas as could well
be made By maa who has enlisted in a bad
cause. tihie fp 4lI-. 1-- 1JIta ~ .
We have no doubt that HE aearch sfter biz
horse on the fell OF Fredesicksbnffe was q
much easier tack than his effortyio defeat th,
champion Of popular freedom. Gen, Meaghcr
may imaginetbat he can control the Irish vote
10 Ohio by writing letters; but he will find him.
self terribly mistaken II he imagines that he
continues to lead that element In our pOpula.
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The rretensions of scme so.ealled Irsh lead
ers 70 direct ard control the opinions Of the
peopls, are pretty we'll exploded, l4ad tha soohes
these leaders nnderstlnd thisathes better ior
theuiBelves, grirtq g, "' P. stTT+7 ID di fI' %
General Mcagher's day ia past, '7''fbsrs va,
a Time when what he said had much weight
and inhuence, but he will never aoe that time
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The letter refsr.ea to Eill net leldto elevate
MIN IN the opinion Of tbuse whon he at one
| slime reckoned among bis friends; whilst the
d4ppapt way In which ne treats tho suspeosion
oi tho habeSs corpus and the question Qf StsFe
Rights, is calculated TO arouse susplcionsip 10.
gard 20 the aihcesiLs Of his psofessioh,on the
eide OF popular freedom,- 80. - - -I
| We would publish General Meak ger q letter
II We did not think ,hat .vc' could devote cur
space to be!Ler and mere profitable purpO.e;
bu it lie so full Of plAtlludes and sentences re-
markable for nothing but their euphony. that
We shall not burden Cur columns with TIE
weight, 1t the people do not APPRECIATE hie
literary labors in support Of The Republican
| candidate OF OHIO, perhaps the Administration
may not be hngfateiu!! y q IL sft1 '
1t III becomes o man like General Meagher,
spho 10 hiHlsel an Grille from his Datips Tend! 10
employ his pen against another e1ils an honorab Bile,
high,minded citizenof the Republic The Irish
exile had the benefit Of trial by jury, although it
was a nook trial; while the great Ohiosn was
refused even that boon by the satrap of an
American despot. Vallaudigham sheen the
consistent advocate and champion of popular
rights, and his persecution is attributabet to that
fact, while General Meagher can find no better
political companionship than among the men
who have driven the patriot into exile. After
this exposition of his opposition to the cause of
popular freedom, we think that General Meagher
may return in safety to his native country. He
has managed, by q dexterous use of his pen, to
get on the side Of tyranny at last, and the Brit
ish Government has gained another convert to
its principles. ,wi