The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1863-05-20

PRESIDENT. 0u can read from your notes
81 Witness The speaker commenced by re
ferring TO the canopy under which be wa
}. speaking, the stand having been decora eC
with the American flag flag under tn
/ Constitution
Judge Advocate You need not give hi
Introductory remarks. COnfne yourself t
: what re said about the war.
Witness. After finishing his exordiun. ht
sroke OF the designs OF those in power bein
to erect despotism. That il was not thei
iDte niioD to effect restoration 0 the Union
a That previous to the battle of Fredeicks
burg an attempt was made to stay this wick
ed, cruel and unnecessary war. That thu
war could have been ended in February last
; That day or TWO before the battle Of Fred
encsburg proposition had been made 70
the re.dmissIon oil Southern Senators int
the United States Congress, and that the re
iusal was still in existence over the Presi
dents IN signature, which would be made
public as soon as the ban oil cresy imposed
by the President was removed. That the
Union could have been saved upon the basis
OF reconstruction; but that it would have
ended in the exile or death OF those who ad>
yocated continuation OF the war. He then
referred % Forney, who was well known
correspondent OF the Philadelphia Press, and
sad he had no right to speak for those who
were not connected with the Administration.
That some Of our public men, rather than
bring back some of the seeded States would
submit to permanent separation OF the Un
ion He stated that France, nation that had
always shown herself to be friend Of ouI
Government, had proposed to act as intsr
/ mad Iiatn tNI,k hat hnp - -,
II accepted, might have brought about al
honorable peace, was insolently rejected.
Mr.. Vallandigham here corrected tho wit
ness. The word he used was INSTANTLY"
| not "nsoently."
| Witness / unde rstand the word he used
to have been ''lnsolently." That the people
had been deceived-that 10000 lives had
been loS' at the battle at Fredericksburg
that might have been saved. In speaking
OF the objects nt the war he said it was for
the liberation OF the blacks aud enslavement
OF the whites. We had been told it would
be terminated in three months then in
nine months; and again in a year. That
the war was i'll in progress, and that there
was no prospect of its being ended. That
Richmond was 'heirs; that Charleston and
Vicks5urk were THEIRS that the Mississippi
was not opened and would not be so long
as there was cotton on Its banks to be stolen,
or so long as there were any officers TO ems
itch. That Southern paper had denounced
him and Cox, and the peace Democrats, as
having done more to prevent the establish
ing OF the Southern C0nledefacy than 10000
soldiers could do. That they proposed to
operate through the masses OF the people in
both sections who were in favor Of the Union
That It was the purpose or des gn OF the Ads
ministration to suppress or prevent such
meetings as the one he was Addressing
That military marshals were about TO be
appointed IN every distncs, who would act
for the purpose OF restricting the liberties of
the people, but that he was a freeman That
he did not ask David Tod, or Abraham Lin
coin, or Ambrose L. Burnside Tor his right
to speak as he had done, and was doing
That his authority for so doing was higher
than General Order No. 38--it was General
Older No. 1.-The Constitution. That Gen
eral Order No 38 was base usurpation OF
arbitrary power--that be had the most su-
preme contempt for such power. lie des
pissed it and spit upon it. He trampled it
under his eet That only a lew days before
a man had been dragged from his home in
Butler County by an outrageous usurpation
OF power and tried Tor an offence not known
to our laws, by a self constituted court-mar
tlal--tried without jury, which is guaran
teed to every one, that he had been fined
and imprisoned, That two men were
brought over from Kentucky and tried, con
trary to express laws for the trial of treason,
and were now under the -entence OF death
That an order had just b en- issued in lndi
ana. denying to persons the right TO canvass
or discuss military policy, ana that il 1t was
subnitted TO 1t would be followed up by a
similar order in Ohio; that he was resolved
never to submit to an order OF a military
dictator, prohibiting the tree discussion OF
either civil or military authority. The soon
er that the people informed the minions Of
thus usurppd power that they would not sub
init to surh restrictions upon their liberties,
and thai they would NOT cring and cover
before such authority, the better Let them
not be deluded by the image Of liberty when
10 crlticise the acts OF our military servants
IN power, that there never was q tyrant in
any age who oppressed the people further
than ne thought they would submit to en-
duie; tha, in the days OF Democratic author
ity, Tom Co'wn had, in the face OF Con
gresS' hoped that our brave volunteers in
Mexico might be welcomed with bloody
hands to hospltable grave s." but that he had
not been nteriered with. Ii was never be
lore thought necessary to appoint Captain
OF cavalry as Provost Martial, as was now
the case In indianapolis, or military dictators,
as were now exercising authority Y in Cincin.
natl and Columbus; that law had recently |
been enacted in Ohio, as well as in some
other States regulating the manner ia which
soldiers shauld vote; and that the officers
are to be judges OF the election.
Juige Advocate objec ed to this part of
the testimony as irrelevant
Mr Vallandigham desired the Court to |
permit the witness to 60 on with the testi
mony.
Witness--The speaker closed by warning
the people not to be deceived. That an at
tempt would shortly be made to enforce the
Consciiption Law, and to remember the wer
was not for the preservation Of the UnonY
but that it was wicked Abolition war, and |
that il those in authority were allowed to
accomplish their purposes, The people would
De deprived OF their l,berties and a monarchy
established; but as tor him be was resolved
that be would never be priest, 10 minister
at the altar on which his country was being
sacrificed. e sfe
Ques. by J..A. What other flags or em
blems were used in decorating the stage?
Ans. There were banners made oil frame
work, and covered with canvas, which were
decorated with bvtternuts and bo,e inscrip-
tions. Don banner which was carried at
the head Of q delegation which came in from
a town in the CO ,ntry, bore the inscription,
1.-The Copperheads are coming"
Mr.. Yallandigham. The South never coin
cd copper cents, ao,t
Judge Advocate. But butternuts are a
Southern emblem. ,.e. Jal