The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1863-10-02
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mencement of the war, was a. far
apart as it was possiblefor them to
get; and in proof of this, take up their
records. In Vallandigham's you see
an unccasing opposition to the war
from the beginning, 1t is Denounced
in that record rs a negro war, black
abolition war. lie tells us In his
record that Abolitionists have brought
on this war; that il was brought on to
free the negro md cnslavo the white
man; and so he goes, raving and ours
ilg the people of the North, and ohars-
ing upon them the responsibility OF
tho war, and dcnomcing them rs black
Aboliti0nists, as woolly heads, ,as fools,
as crazy fanatics, as hypocritical pro
rcssors of religion, ctc. The record
actcr of the North-upon the State.
that have never wavcred in their al
hcrence TO the old flag.
Now let us turn from the record OF
Nallandigham-ya RECORD the intention
Of which is to blaclGn Northern char.
Iacter--lct us turn from this raoord to
that Qf Douglas, and as we do so, we
feel at once that VIC are in the pres
ence of Il very different man. We
feel that the whole political surround
ings are diiIercnt--that we breathe q
diff rent atmosphere - We feel our
whole being under the exercise of q
very different spirit. Does Vallan-
digham IN bic record, invite and urge
the people to resist the rebellion
against the government Does he
call upon them tn rally to the defense
OF the old flag? Nothing of the kind.
~ never would as a representative in
the Congress of the United States,
says Vallandigham in his record, on
the 9lst page, "yote one dollar oi
money whereby one drop Of American
blood should be shed in civil war"
Now let us see how Mr.. Douglas
stood at the outbreak of tho rebellion.
In the Cincinnati Enquirer Of April
33d. 1861, we have
"rHE POSITION OF MIR. DOUGLAS
The Editor Of the st. Louis Herald
to make assurances doubly sure, tcle-
graphed Hon. Senator Douglas on
the 10th, this dispatch:
'.Do you endorse Lincoln's war pol
icy? Missouri will not. j. L. f."
And received the following re.
sponse:
"WAsnINGroN, April Il.
ITO J. l.. FAucET:--I deprecate
war, but if it must come, | am with
my country, and for my country, I'M
der all circumstances, and in every
contingency. Individual policy must
be subordinate to the public safety.
5. A. DOUGLAS
There is no ambiguity about that y
Now turn to the Cincinnati Enquir-
er of April oath, 1861, and we have
in the telegraph reports:
"Senator Douglas Speech - He
goes in for Supporting the Govern.
pent.,--Indianapolis, Tuesday, April
Ex-senator Douglas spoke here to-
night from the balcony of the Bates
House to an immense audience in the
street, in the midst of heavy show
er of rain. lie said our country is
in danger, our Capital besieged, and
PIRACY invited to prey upon our com
merce; that the North West can new
or consent to have their access to the
ocean, in any direction, cut off by
the States; that it is the duty of our
acknowledgements, rs well rs Re
publicans---to rise up, and unsheath
the sword in the defense of onr Con-
stitutional rights, and never sheath
il until they are secured. He would
not infringe on the rights of the South.
lie had ever defended them. He did
everything in his power to avert this
war; but it has been forced upon us.
1t is no time to enter into nice discus
sion Of its cause. Let us vindicate
our rights first, and discuss the cause
of our trouble aiterward. lie called
upon his eountrymen to rise ms one
man, and do battle for their Consti-
tutional and inalienable rights
We viii now present n short extract
from the letter of Senator Douglas to
Virgil IlicoX, to be found in the Gin
cincinnati Enquirer of May odd, 1867
"In view of this state of facts, there
was but one path of duty left to patri-
otic men, Ii was not party ques-
ton, nor question involving partizan
policy. 1t was aquestion of Govern
ment or no Government-country or
no country; and hence it became the
imperative duty of every Union man,
every friend of Constitutional liberty,
to rally TO the support of our common
country--its Government and flag
as the only means OF checking thepro
gress of the revolution, and of pre-
serving the union of the States"
In the above record, we hear the
voice of Douglas, calling upon his