The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-10-02
OFFICIAL VISIT or A yALLAN-
DiGHAMER TO THE ARMY OF
THE CUMBERLAND.

DibHAMEh lU GBE AkMt vi
THE CUMBERLAND.
His Convcrsafion pin General Garfield
The Defeat Of our A rmy Conceded
10 Be Important to he Success Of the
Democratic Ticket = Vallandighdm's
Faisehoods Exposed.
tspecf,i Csus.pund.ncs of,he Cineiansti GaIetts.l
BRIDoEroRT, Ala, September 6.
The gentleman appointed by Cover
nor Tod 10 distribute election blanks TO
the Ohio troops. arrived yesterday. Mr..
Griffith, who reprcscn nts the Va'iondig-
ham party, called to-day at General Ros'
encrans' headquarters. The Govern
or's Introductory letter obtained for him
a respectful reception and hearing,
which would not otherwise have been
accorded to man Of bis sentiments
General Garfield, Chief Of Staff, during
the day fell into conversation with him
and introduced Ohio politics, when most
animated and interesting scene ensued.
| Griftl is shrewd and well informed on
political topics, and unusually candid for
one Of his party, but he found more than
match in Garfield.
During the interview the following
conversation between the two occurred.
Garfield remarked in substance that he
Understood the Vallandigham party pro-
fesscd to believe that the Government
couldn't succeed in crushing the rebel
/ lion, aud it was IN favor of immediately,
Internationally stopping the war; to
which Griffith answered afhrmatively.
Garlicld-If contrary to your expcctn-
tions, tho armies of the Government
should succeed, your party would be dis
appointed and its prospects badly injured
Grifiiih-Yes, to some extent.
Garfeld-Now, in lew days this ar
my may be engaged in n terrible battle
with Bragg's whole force. Possibly we
may crush 1t. Would not your party be
injured by such a result
Griflith-WeIl, you would affect the
result of the election.
Gnrfield--Oh then, as a party you
don't want to see us successful !
Grifiith--R ,hlly we have no interest
in the fight.
GaI6eld--You are perfectly indifferent
then whether we or Baagg are crushed
This Griffith rather cvOdod, saying
his party had no interest In the issues OF
the fight, but carefully abstai1cd from
saying that his party sympathzcd with
Rosencrans in the present coming strug'
gle.
Somewhat later GarG,ld expressed
surprise that a man who had held the
public position of Vallandigham should
write u letter 10 the people OF Ohio. con-
tairing three important statements,
which were not only totally false, but
which he knew to be lies. For example,
he says in the Niagara Falls letter that
he met not single man, woman or child
in the South, who did not express them
selves willing and anxious to discuss the
subject of a reconstruction Of the Union
as soon as the Government should with
draw its troops. Now," said Garfield
sternly and emphutically," hold myself
responsible, as a man ard public officer
To the Democratic party Of Ohio toprovc
that Vallandil ham knew that he stated
a stupendous iulschood. The rebel Gov.
erncr Harris, of Tennessee, said to him
in the presence Of many witnesses -
+" Mr.. Vail, ndighum, you totally m'sap
pretended US. We will accept no terms
that do not recognize the eternal sepura'
ton OF the South from the North. We
will listen to no terms which do not be-
gin with these conditions. We will n
cept no boundary line south OF the Poto-
mac and Ohio"
General Garfield added that he should
give the names Of many responsible citi-
zcns of Shclbyyillr, Tennessee, who
heurd tho conversation between Vallan-
dgham aud Harris.
In reply Gr.R h said that Vallandig-
ham was steering as close to the wind as
he could when making that statement, to
socurc his political success. Vdlldn.
digham," he said "hds no expectation Of
me restoration Of the Union"
Asmiy hav, been expected, much
feeling was created in the staff ut his ap-
pearancc.