Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-06-16
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DEBATE ON OHIO MATTERS I'm
CONGRESS.
Blake Caught Quoting Forgeries and
Fishing up old Lies-Vallandigham,


Globe, the Representative Of OberIIn, BLAKE
who was once turned out Of the Speskership O
the Ohio Senate, divei down Into the blackea
muck OF meannees and came up looking filthis,
han any member of the past disgrsceiul Cor
greSs' We make an abstract from the debate
After quoting false report of Mr.. VALLIu.
DIaHAh's speech, as reported In the New Yorl
Herald, which had been correc ed by Mr.. Y. a
the time, In the GlOts, and after being sboWr
up as a falsifer. who had the correct record be
fore him; and after making come lame apolo
gies for this despicable sttempt--he spoke a,
follows:
Irefer to a meeting OF the Ohio doleoatIot
in this city, called for the purpose Of forming !
union OF oil parties against the rebellion, Al
that meeting, nv colleague Mr.. Vallandiphsn
declared, "fhat u any attempt Uss made 10 inayci
troops through his district for he puyposs q, CO.
ercing The South they wouid hdue 10 maj ch one,
his dead body beIore they e,uld 90 Myouoh a,
d,sfTicf" " SIR, troops have marcnea prouen
lis district for the purpose Of coercipp he
rebels, and they found nothing of The dead bodu
OF my colleague.
Mr.. Vallsndigham-That Is false; and the
member knows II 10 false when he utiess IL
Mr. BIake-On that point will send 60 che
clerks desk letter to be read, aud the state =
ment OF several members Of Congress who we're
present at the meeting.
He then reBd note from an ex-mrmbe,
THEAKER, non e'mpis, now quar.ered on tho
Patent Office. THEIKER had GREhLrY ard En-.
aERToN to back him:
Mr.. Vallsndigham-NoW, Mr.. Soeaker. one
moment about this. have ALREADY exnlsined
this subject long ago, and shown how this idea
came into the mind of anybody. Here are nv
colleagues, Mr.. PeDdletOn and Mr.. Cox who
heard every word saio, and have rerea.edIy
Joined me in the denial that ever uttered suci
sentiment. The manner In which Il origin.
ated was this: The very evening after that on
which that caucus was held, after this House
adjourned, Mr.. Theaker, the member before
me, Mr. Blake my colleague, tMr. Cox,I nv.
sell and Others, vent into the Senate Just as
Mr.. Johnson, of Tennessee, had concluded M
spaeoh. The Senator from Oregon. General
Joseph Lane. rose, and, during his reply. uaed
that language as follows.
Ift Gcyll var should come unfortunately upon mi,
country, inauBurated BY tyrant who would ike In
hold American citizens Vassals then viii ssv 10 bsv
coward who would do 1t, you will walk over Won, bn
BILE servants body arst" Congregational Gio6s. iseo-
6l, p. H. ''' ~
We bad met the evening before, az have
said, In the rooms occupied by nv ooles1ues
Mr.. Pugh, Mr.. Martin and Mr.. Pendletop land
myself. Some four or Ave months sfter.ard.
and not beiore-it was after the war broke ont
lit wac asserted Chat IL was l who had used
that language. happen to have hostile record
evidence, made at the time, OF what said. and
II hss been republshed. The report in The Gin
clnnati Commercial "a Republican paper) next
morning, sent by telegraph by ts correspon-
dent, Mr.. Blckham, contained what did say,
and it was the very reverse Of that More than
that. Mr.. Bckham, In his letter transmitted by
mail the next day, and published about the 22d
December, 1860, in that same Commercial, re.
meats the language more at length. Ills that
Mr.. Vallanoigham said that "if any army uu.
dertook to march down South from the northern
part of the State, they should haze free passse.
thSou0h the Miami bailey, provided they did nos
deturb anybody" Now, that ia the fact: and
tho member, inttead OF discussing the great
questons Of the hour, hss no right to under
take to eiOgle me out for his dirly personal at.
tscks.
Mr. Bake-Mr. Speaker, | should not pur-
sue his policy with my colleague if bio conduct
was net consistent entirely with that language,
and such az to command the attention of ali |
Loyal men. Now, the time to which refer
WAS when Thomas Corwin was chairman of
meeting in this city, called when tie Southern
St.tes we're about going out OF the Union, and |
waen, perhaps, some OF them had gone out, to
ECO If VIC could not unite on the position that |
secession was rebellion, and that rebellion must |
be crushed and to see If all parties would moi
unite for thas purpose We met at the room of |
Mf. Pugh. The Ohio delegation was present. |
The OHIO delegation in this House, all, did agree
on that proposition, with the exception of my |
colleague, Mr.. Vallandigham.] l can not be |
mistaken about this. Il was talked over at the
time, and since, between members aud rs |
momber very well the manly position of Mr.. |
Howard, Of Ohio, on the subject, ! remember |
we'll that he gave all men to understand that |
troops would be marched any where through |
Ohio, to put down rebellion, II Ii became nec- |
6ssaly. |
Me-. Vallandighsm-He never said auy suoh |
thing. IL is downright falsehood.
M. Blake-You can call IL what you please. |
let it go to the country with the evidence |
have given. Your denial and my statement may |
20 for what shey are worth. ..t
Mr.. VAilsndigham-VeI we'll they nay.
MIR. PendletOn--If my colleague will allow |
mt moment, desire to say this was pres
ebt at the meeting Of the Ohio delegation re-
ferredtoby my colleague. l recollect very well
what rTanspired there. The scene that ocurred,
am sure, will never be forgotten by any OF us
that we're present. desire nov TO say, onoc
for all, that believe heard every word which
was spOken during tho whole of that meeting.
heard the speech Of my colleague Mr.. VAL
lsndigham1 from beginning to end, anu did not
hear end do not believe that there was utter |
cd any such language 90 has been here tonight, |
and repeatedly heretofore, attributed TO my
colleague, Mr. Vallandigham
MIR. Blake--I appeal TO my colleague, [Mr. |
Ashley who was present, and there were others
pFestDs, but who are absent from the House at |
this tune. will iusnish their tta.ement to the
reporter.
Mr.. Ashley-I was present, sir, at that
meeting. The occurrences OF that night are
fresh in my memory. During the evening the
conversation became somewhat excited Ii | |
do net mistake, the then Senator from Obic
Mr. Paghl remarked, and directed hia remarks
To me, emitting upon his breast and saying thai
wO would have 10 march over bis dead body bs |
fore We could march an army into the South to
coerce her. replied ihat We would march over
II II it was necessary. He said no oopld rise
lrlShmen enough in my district to put me down
And understood my colleague from ,he Dayton
district Mr. Vallandighaml to approve and n-
dorse this sentiment, and TO say shat we would
nave to march over the Democrats of the
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