Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-07-30
Vallandighsm's Address to the Poo
~ pie of Ohio. tHl r
.a NIAGARA FALLS, CANADA WEsr,
...Ht bod. |H. T.l., IIetk IyA1
July 18th, 1858,

NIAGARA FALLS. CANADA Wysr o.
! ..,. - '''' - ~ -, ',s,L ,vas' 49,
Arrested and cou6ns3 e,p ,hree wsslg {,
the United States, = ny;sonsr of S,ate. h. n
| ishod thence 70 the Confederste St.,os ,nd
there held as an allan ene,nv and a nr;sone,
of war. tbouoi on narols G;rly and lhonor'
ably dealt with an1 a;ven j,..ve 70 asra.t
an act possible only bv rnun;no the b,oct sds
at the hazard of being fyed nnon by sb;n.
flying the flap of INV own conp,,v / eonnJ
/ myself first freeman when on Rr;t;sh so;I
And to day. under the ,protcct;or ~ the
British aae. I AIN here to en;oy anJ IN na,t
to exercise the nrivileoes and ,;eht. ub;.h
u .urpers insolentIy denv ,nas, hama III
shallow contriyance oftbe veal, desoots AZ
Washington. (, ana tha;, adv;ssr. has hsen
dofsated' Nav. d Enal,e,,c sx,,soed = o,,;n
them; and i, who for ywo Years was maI;g.
ned as in secret loaaus With tbs Confede1.
ates, having refused when In their m;dst
under circumsta ncesthe most favorable
either to identity mvself with their csnse or
even so much as To remain. nreferring ra,b.
or exile in a foreign land return now with
allegiance 20 nv own State and Government
unbroken in word. etboupht or deed. md
with every declaration and nledge IN van
while at home. and before I was stolen
away, made good in snirit and "a the yerv
letter. ,I'nj ~, :, - - y
Six weeks AGO. when inst going into han.
ishment, because an audaeions bnt most
cowardly despotism caused II. + addre.seJ
you as a fellow citizen. To dav, and from
the yery place then selected hv ,ns hn, oc
ter wearisome and most nerilons ;onrnov;n1s
for more than four Thousand m;Ies bv Land
and upon the sea; still in exiie. tbonyb al.
most In sight of mo n,t;ye 49, csn nnt I
you as your representotive Gratefnl cer.
tainly am, for the confdenc. in nv ;ntea.
rity and patriotism. imnlied bv fba nn,n;.
nous nomination as candidate for Governnr
of Ohio, which YOU gave me while was vet
in the Confederate States II was nor m;s.
placed. il shall never he obusod R,t III,
Is the last of all considerations in times i;Ia
these. I ask mn nersonal svn,nathr o. H.
personal wrong M. Il il thop pa.y can:o ~. .no
s,itnt;onaI Ebertv and 1 ~ =; uuo oaaSe aus .. oJh,
outraged bevond eramn % oa,e on .pa r.aao o,ue.,y
bv the Pres;dert and b;s sar,an,s 0y, 10y,
gives nnbl;c s;gn;Geann,, liz @ Sd ~ tSa mu'o,
YOUR Conyent;on Yours was Wy ;nJaod
act of iustice IN q c;,;ven ubo g. h;s 49, a
tion to the rights of the S,a,ss ~, ona H. iii III.
critics ofthe neonle had haar 1nu 0 nI e. eo.
destruction bv the hand of arb;trarr na,vor %
But If was much more + u.,a'y as pvwel
of courage worthy of the heroic ages Of the
world; and it was spectacle and a rebuke
to the usurping tyrants who, having broke
up the Union, would now strike down the
Constitution, subvert your present Gov.
eminent and establish formal and pro.
claimed despotism inits stead. You are
the Restorers and Defenders of Constitu.
tiOnal Liberty, and by that proud title his.
l,,to /
| congratulate you upon your nomina-
TONS They whom you have placed upon
the ticket with me are gentlemen of cbarac.
ter, ability, integrity and tried fidelity TO
the Constitution, the Union, and to liberty. |
Their moral and political couraee-a uuaii.
ty always rare, aud now the most valuable
Of public virtues-is beyond question. Ey.
cry way all these were nominations fit to be
made. And even Jealousy, am sure, will
now De pushed. If /! especially rejoice with
you IN the nomination OF Mr.. Pugh as your
candidate for Lieutenant Governor and
PRESIDENT OF the Senate. A scholar and a
gentleman, soldier IN foreign war, and
i,iways patriot; eminent as lawyer, and
Distinguished ! as an orator and statesman,
nan nls acceptance as an omen OF the. re-
y .9r3 e1 ol ,ne petIer ana most virtuous days
~~SfSN-~'
Endorse your noble platform in
style: admirable in sentiment. You present
The true issue, x commit yourselfto the great
mission Just now Of the Democratic nartvw
10 restore and make sure first the rights and
liberties declared yours by your censtitn.
ions 1t is vain to invite the States and
people ofthe South to return to a Union
without Constitution, and dishonored and
polluted by repeated and most agerayated
sxactions Of tyrannic powers 1t Is base in
and treasonable to your poster.
ty, to surrender these liberties and rights
% the creatures whom your own breath
,reated and can destroy. Shall there he
rec speech, free press, peaceable Assem-.
,lages Of the people and q free ballot anv
onger in Ohio? {, = " q ~, t'-'r7''S -
Shall the neonle bere.ftor a.. h;,hor.o
!, ave tbs r;gbt ~ d;sonss aud oond 90 uane.n,
,r;nc;me snd nolcv of ,ha n.r,n",i,n v"oe" % .ne
struNttbe man pS who = tor s ~ .;"o a ,,,,n
ba ovarnran," @ . ".o' JemanJ & '' ~ :onuuc'
~ u servants : reoton;ns ~ ,ha;, em S pun
lii spJ 70 n,aoe o.has ..vn sso~Itu u
Ps N"a ~ meSs V tbe;. a anu ,aII anG,nel
s sasnre3 Sba N X Arr rh;rin 1So Mohs .aa aLu
ha tha ,snn.aw. sal ~ .h .he
andS And sbaIl H. o;.;ao "a" y, 'he
'rrested hy an arms rser. a A. oie d;hs ue
jranreJ from VIZ 90 oh;iJ sS ~ su.