The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1863-05-21
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Thcrn is quite large number Of these
venoinons reptiles in our land Many
OF them lie very quiet to all appearance
and do their tabor npon the sly. Some
| 10 not wish To be know az such, who
are really such at heart.
/ Whenever yon sec man taking the
"Chicaco Times "Duhnque Herald"
"Musca,lnc Courier" and kindred sheets
and SAYS nothing against the doctrines
| they .dvocat e set him down as a regu
lar old posoner Of the clammy Copper
head specie. There is no doubling Or
| denying it that the man and every man
who subs,r.bes for any Of these papers
knowing the sentiments they advocate
! is real Corperhead and no better At
heart than the dctestiblc editors ofthe
same.
The Musca,ino Courier probably
tie most extensively circulated Copper
head sheet published in this State thus
speaks of Mr.. Vallandigham and his
arrest for being dis)oyal.
"Tlis gallant statesman i havin. his
trial before drum head conrt martial
in Cincinnati. With the spirit oia true
noblcman he refuses to plead before
such court, or acknowledge by any
act Of his, its right to try him. Con-
sciousssas he mus, be, Of the reciitnl lie Of
his intentions, living as he has, q pat
riot and christian, he will not consent
TO be made craven cnlprit at the IN
stance Of 4 political party, let the con
sequences be what theymay.
'Mr. Vallandi. CHAINS crime consists
in his love Of country and in his hatred
of those who seek its destruction.
/ "Gen. Burnside has evidently drawn
An elephant. lie has succeeded III tax
ing from the bosom of his fairly ono
Of the pnrcst patriots and mobiles. mind.
ed statesman, now living III this coun
,ry.
.'Mr. Vallan,liglam crime consists
in undertaking Loyalty to his Govern
ment, and hatred Of all its enemies. lie
stands to day, in the hearts Of the Peep
lie the so5lest man of noble race
We had rather be Vallandigham in
dungeon, with chains and black dark
ness for companions, than to be Lin
coin in the White House, chained to
the corpse Of an abolition harloi."
The ''Couricr'' makes these reckless
assertions, knowing full well the charges
preferred against him for it publishes
them with the proceedings Of the trial
That Nallandigham was guilty Of
all the charges preferred against l.im
there is no doubt.
1t was proved that in speech dcliv,
cred IN Mt. Vernon, Ohio, on the lst
day OF May, in a public meeting, lie de
ciarcd the present war TO be, as ex
pressed in the specification Of charges
presented q; lis trial, "awicked cruel
and unnecessary war. A war not be.
ing waeed for the preservation Of the
Cnion;' IA war for the purpose Of
crushing out liberty and erecting
despotism;' ga war for the freedom o.
the blacks and the cnslayement OF the
whites; Charging "that the Government
Of the United States were about to ap
point Military Marshals in every dis
,rict to restrain the people Of 'I,ir lib
critics to deprive them Of their rights
privileges land Charactcrizing General
Order No, 3s, from Headquarters, de
partment Of tie Ohio rs "a base ns
urpation of arbitrary authority inviting
his hearers to resist the same, by saw
ing the sooner the people inform the
mlnions Of usu'pel power that they
will not submit to such restrictions
upon their liberties, The better" declar-
ing";hat he was at all times, and upon
al occasions, resolved to do what he
could to defeat the attempts now being
made to build up monarchy upon the
ruins of our free Governments" assert
ing ''that he firmly believed, as he said
six months ago, that the men in power
are attempting to establish despotism
in this country more cruel and moro
oppressive than ever existed BEFORE"
Upon these charges was Mr.. Vallan
digham convicted. After hearing his
conviction and just sentence, which
was afterward changed by the Presi.