The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-07-16

EuAto surety nObuiuk OF tnlS hoFt was Ol
is intended. Twas wholly unaware thai
Mr.. Vallandigham was, at the time o
his arrest, q candidate for the Demo
cratic nomination for Governor, until Sc
Informed by your reading TO me the
resolution of the Convention. | am
grateful to the State of Ohio for many
things, especially for the brave soldiers
and officers she has given in the present
national trial to the arms Of the Union
You claim, az understand, that ac-
eording TO my own position IN the Alba
ny response, Mr.. Vallandigbam should
be released; and this because, as you
claim, he has not damaged the military
service by discouraging enlistments, en-
couraging desertions, or otherwise; and
thatif he had, he should have been turn
ed over TO The civil authorities under the
recent acts Of Congress. certainly do
not know that Mr. Vallandigham has
specifically, and by direct language, ad-
vised against enlistments, and in favor Of
desertion and resistance to drafting We
all know that combinations, armed in
some instances, TO resist the arrest Of de-
serters, began several months ago; that
more recently the like has appeared in
resistance TO the enrolment preparatory
to draft; and that quite a number Of
assassinations have occurred from the
same animus. These had 10 be met by
military force, and this again has led to
bloodshed and death. And now, under
a sense of responsibility more weighty
and enduring than any which is merely
official, | solemnly declare my belief that
this hindrance of the military, including
manning and murder is due TO the course
in which Mr.. Vallandigham has been en-
gsged, in a greater degree than to any
other cause; and is due 90 him personally
in greater degree than to any other
one man. These things have been noto-
rious, known to all, and Of course known
TO Mr.. Vallandigham.
Perhaps / would not be wrong 10 say
they originated with his especial fsiends
and adherents. With perfect knowl-
edge of them he has frequently, if not
constantly, made speeches in Congress
and before popular assemblies; and il it
can be shown that, with these things
staring him in the face, he has ever ut
tered a word of rebuke or counsel
against them, 1t will be q fact greatly in
his favor with me, and one of which, as
yet, | am totally ignorant. Whan IL is
known that the whole burden Of his
speeches has been 70 stir up men against
the prosecution of the war, and that in
the midst of resistance 10 il he has not
been known in any instance TO counsel
against such resistance, il is next to
impossible TO repel the inference that he
has counseled directly in favor of IL.
With all this before their eyes the Con-
vention you represent have nominated
Mr.. Vallandigham for Governor of Ohio,
and both they and you have declared
the purpose TO sustain the National
Union by all constitutional means. But.
of course, they, and you. in common,
reserve to yourselves to decide what are
constitutional means, and, unlike the
Albany meeting, you omit to state or
intimate that, in your opinion, an army
is constitutional means Of saving the
Union against a rebt lliou, or even to in-
innate that you are conscious Of an ex-
isting rebellion being in progress with
the GVowed object Of destroying that
very Union.
at the same time, your nominee for
Governor, in whose behalf you appeal,
is known 10 you and TO the world TO de-
clare against the use # an army 10 sup
press the rebellion, Your 0wn attitude,
therefore, encourages dssertion. rosis-
tance TO the draft, and the like, because
IL teaches those who incline TO desert TO
escape the draft.to believe tits your pur-
pose to protect them and TO hope that
you will become strong enough TO do so
After a personal intercourse with you,
gentlemen Of the committee, | cannot say
/ think you desire this effect 10 follow
your attitude; hut assure you that
you both frineds aud enemies OF the
Union look upon IL IN this light. 1t Is
a substantial hope, and by consequence,
a real strength 10 the enemy. II false
hope, and one which you would willing
ly dispel. / will make the way exceed
ingly easy. | send you duplicates Of
this letter, in order that you, or a major
ity of you may, it you choose, endorse
your names upon one of them, aud re-
turn IL thus endorsed 90 me, with the un-
derstanding that those signing are there
by committed 10 the following PROPOSE
tiOns, aud 60 nothing elae
/. That there is now a Rebellion In
the United States, the object and ten
dencY Of which is to destroy the nation
al Union; and that, in your opinion, an
army and navy are constitutional means
for suppressing that Rebellion.
2. That no one of you will do any
thing which in his own Judgment will
tend u hinder the increase or favor the
decrease or lessen the efficiency Of the
army and navy, while engaged in the ell
fort TO suppress the Rebellion; and
3 That each Of you will, in his
sphere, do all he can 10 have the officers,
soldiers and seamen Of the army aud nA-
w, while engaged in the effort 10 sup
press the Rebellion, paid, fed, clad, and
otherwise well provided for aud support
| ed
Aud with the further understanding
| that upon receiving the letter and names
thus endorsed, / will cause them 10 b,
published, which publication shall be
within itself, a revocation Of the order
in relation to Me-. Yallandigham.
II will not escape observation that
consent TO the release Of Mr. Yallandig.
ham upon terms not embracing ans
/ pledge from him or from others, as Il
what he will or will not do. i do thil
because he is not present to speak fol
/ himself, or TO authorize others 10 speal
1 for him; aud hence, / shall expect, tha
on returning, he would not put himseI
practically in AntagOnism with the DO
sition Of his friends. But / do Il obiear
because thereby prevail on other iaau