Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-09-25
MIDDEETIELD, OaIO,

~-a HsAflI HtAN~ VA fsts~itN iyttlta
ws fer Governor Of Chic Stranger still
..-- how can loyal man Who has sOssts y
- brother in the army jfighting grsbe3
g. - Vots fOra rebel Il is not hard to. ,aceiYe
how men Who are prO-slsvery and South
ern at hesri, men Who believe the South
right and desire its success, -Oan vote for
such maui the act is consistent.
That Vsllandigham is disloyal at heart,
and desires the success Of the South no
nan Who is familiar with bis career can
dony. Let the records be searched and he
win be found taking the Southern side Of
every question that has come before the
country for the last Eve years. Nowhere
can he be found expousing the cause Of the
North since he came before the people as
political man. Is not thst an indics-
ton Of which side Of the line his heart
lIesl he also said in one Of his speeches
that be vas q Southern man by principle,
but had sympathy fOs the North because
hs was born in the North.
Gan any man doubt bis disloyslty when
he remembers that during that dark and
stormy time in Congress, in the Winter Of
1861, whom Southern States were seeding
one after another, when rebels were seizing
OhF forts and srsensJs, when Southern
Congressman remained in the halls Of
Congress, to vie with each other in
saying bitter, dsgraceful and traitorous
Foras towards their Government Vallan-
digham stood with them and voted with
them without exception.
LIT Vallandigham men remember that
When the Government was sssailed, when
our forts were bombarded, and our nation
on its strait cast about for some means of
defense some way Of maintaining its au-
thority and securing its existence, VaIlan-
@ disham stood up boldly and opposed and
~ denounced every move and measure pro-
posed. Let them remember that when !
Congress proposed to loan money for Ma |
dOnal defense, only JfDs voted against il; t,oo
Of then-Vallandigham and Wood-oame
North to SOW the seeds Of dissensiOn in the
800 loyal States; the other three went South
aud joined the rebel army.
His friends claim that hs did not vote
against the bill 70 pay the soldiers; and
thy show in 60 doing that in their drown
ing they clutch at a very small straw
BE only dOdged the vote. They know that
Hs be opposed that and every other measure
sai they know that when man opposes
bill, If be were to vote he would vote
s7sinss It.
- Hls friends claim him to be UHionisf.
a.17 LIT them remember that on February 9Th,
1881, because the Union was too large,
sad it was the tendency Of msiOrities to
Q press minonties, he proposed to divide |
rrv.s.. swfo 4 u a.
South would be strongest. At the end Of
all this he proposed 70 legalize secession
b By engrafting into the Constitution q
elsuse 90 that effect. And on that point he |
today shows no desire 70 preserve the !
QnlOE- Ia proof Of this let them read his /
rsa- address to bis friends in Ohio, in which he |
says be stands just where ne has sIways |
stood. OF course in the same place that |
g be did when he proposed 70 divide the IN |
ion. In further proof that he stands to
day diruniOnist, let them read bis letter |
-aa to the Toledo Committee in which he says
% & no HOEORABLE or SANE man would ask the |
States or people Of the South TO submit
OF course, if he thinks n honorsble man
would ASK them 10 submit, he thinks the !
man who WOULD ask them TO submit DIS |
HoSoRABLE. Indeed very fne man for
the Governor Of Ohio one who lhints it
dishonorsble to ask iherebels to submit to I
the authority Of the Government In fur.
tber proof Lhs5 he cares nothing for the
Union, let them remainder that he demands
the withdrawal Of our armies from the
held. Il requires no fine spun logic to
fhoW that this is simple disunionism and
nothing less. The rebels declare what eV-
-u cry man knows, that they want their inde-
peudence. Ihey are fighting for sepsTs-
ton. Now, what hiuders them from gain
ing their Independence? Our Govern
menk How does our Government do il 2
By it's army. Withdraw that army, what
theR2 They gain their Independence
Then whoever fsvors Withdrawing the
srmv, faVors the Independence Of the
South.
Every man Of ordinary intelligence
knows that the South can never succeed
BY its own strength. In Eve years it can
not regain the grounds ii has lost. How
does it hope to succeed then They tell
Us how they hope TO suoceed. How? By
foreign aid, and aid by the way Of dissen-
sions, divisions and embarFssments OF the
Federal Government at the North.
Hear the rebel Lieutenant MauFy:
eThere are divisions in the camp Of the
enemy, dissensions among the people Of
the North. There is already peace par
ty there. All the enbarrassments with
which that party can surround Mr.. Lin
csln and all the difficulties that it can
throw in the way Of the party in the
North, operate as 30 much aid Rnd comfort
Ia the South"
Listen, VallAndigham and peace men,
ell the difficulties y0u throw in the way Of
the Wer party the rebels say operates as
30 much aid and cofnfortto them. How
do you like he prospect Of giving aidand
comfort 70 the rebels when many Of you
have sons in the army fighting rebels.
But hear the rebel Maury further
HVsllandighsm waits and watches over
the border pledged-if elected Governor
Of OhiO-to array Il sgainst Lincoln and
the var, and 60 for peace"
Pledged to array tie State Of Ohio
against the Government Where and to
whom did he make this pledge2 To his
entertainers in Richmond 1t is very
likely Lieutenant Maury has disclosed
secret that Fallandigsam did not wish to
have told.