The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-08-05
DEFEATING yAILANDICuAMi

should adopt different means Tor accom-
plshing certain cnds-but wo havo never
witnessed so striking an illustration Of this,
rs the manner in which different parties in
this county arc working for the "dcfcat
or Vallandirham. We havo Invariably
urged every man who is in favor vi Wig.
orous prosecution of the war, the crushing
VI the rebellion, aud tho maintenance
OF tho Government, " vrtc against the
traitor, as most Important step to.
ward accomplishing thcso objects. To
persons who arc nov, At this stage Of the
rcbollica, in favor cf stopping tho war,
rccognia ng the Ocufcdcrocy, and letting
the Government gr to eternal smash" we
have urged uothiag We believe
the attempt t. convince such men that they
owe duty 10 their country, would bc rs
foolish. and as unfruitful of good results
rs an attempt to convert to Christianity the
whole tribe Of rattlcsnakcs, moccasins and
corrrrhcads. Furthermore. when we have
ha good reasons for believing that certain
leading mon, in different localities, would
support Nallandgham, we have not hcs-
tatcd to say 80, that the people might take
warning, and not bo led to believe that any
thing which acknowledgements might say
came from Union men.
But there have been other mpdol Of treat.
mont applied to those who incline toward
the Vallandigham camp, The Clique organ
claims that tho cfTcctual way TO convert
men who want TO sustain the Government
but have been led nstray by Vallandigham
is to tell them that all the leading Demo
Gratis in their vicinity rcpuliatc tho traitor
no matter whether they do repudiato him
or not-tcll the people SO, anyhow And
in this behalf it has been engaged in telling
its Subscribers that certain men repudiatc
vallandgham and support Brough-whon
the fact is they rcpudiato Brough and sup.
port Nallaudigham Who does not know
that willy acknowledgements who has the
reputation of being a Brough man, can do
more Injury to the Union cause than half.
dozen open, wcll-known supporters of the
"couvict canddatc7" Therefore, is Aot n
paper which crculatcs such falschoods
giving "aid and comfort" To the support.
crs of Vallandigham, and laying a snare for
honest and unsuspccting Union menl Ger.
tainly, this il the natural result of such q
course.
Another terrific blow which the aforesaid
organ aimed at the devoted head of Vallan.
digham, was an item it published n short
time since, from which We make tho follow
ing extracts. Speaking of Nalandigham'f
arrest, it says:
"Supposc the Administration DID COMMIT A.
ERROR ~ MS ARREST and in the mode of his pun
ishmcnt; does that justify THE TRUE FRiESDs OF
THE corSrny in trying to use that mistake to lesser
the influence and weaken the power of our chic
executive ofhccrsP"
Notice that this extract implics-almos
directly states that tho "rnuE friends o,
tie couHt'y" are trying to use the "MIs
TAXI" which tho Administration mado it
drrestiag Nallandigham, to weaken tn,
power of our chief executive officers
What set of men are trying thus to weaker
the power of our officers? None but tn
disciples of Nallandigham! Therefore i
follows, according to this Union paper
statement, that tho Vallandighammers, ar,
tho "TRUE (rianis Of The coUnrVl"
Speaking Of voting for VaIandigham, th'
organ saws:
awe will not say that all those who rot
tor him are OPPOSED TO TuR WAR; but we will sa
! that they have most singular way Of DEMON
! srRATISG THEIR LOYALTY !"
Hero this Union CD editor distnctl
states that if n man votes for Nallandighan
he tho editor "wILL NOT SAY" that sucl
voter in OPPOSED TO THE wARl lie re
CARDS those who vote for Nallandigham q
only taking n singular way of DEMON
STRATING THEIR LUYALTY!"
All this comes from concern whic
claims to be tho "oNIY Union paper i
Wood county," Is it any wonder that tn
followers of Nallaudigham have peculia
affection for that sheetY Has it not in tn
extracts We have given, proved itself
} faithful Naliandigham organ?"
One of the most celebrated dodgcs {
} the professional rascal is that of shoulder
ing his misdceds upon others and il is o
, this principle that the Valandigham orga
is trying to mako people believe that col
sistcnt Union men, and the JOURNAL, nj
: using their influence 10 advance tho inte
ests Of tho "conyict candidate !"