Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-10-01
Hon, G. L. Vailnndighann TO the.
PeODle of Ohio.

Mr.. Vallandigham's letter addressed
to the President of the Democratic Mass
Meeting at Dayton Ohio, and which we,
publish to-day, is document calcula-
ted to advance the writer high in the es-
timation of the people as a statesman
and as patriot.
1t was a paper called for by the extra
ordinary course pursued against Mr. VAL
lardigham. 1t was a paper called for
by the unparalleled exhibitions in his be-
hal on the part of the people Of his
native State.
| To his enemies it denounces in manly
strains, the usurping and very dangerous
spirit which threatens the stability Of our
government, by repeated infriugements
upon plain laws and plain rights.
To his friends it gives good cheer and
aid in their glorious efforts to preserve
our free institutions, by assuring them,
that in the event of his election, he will
see that those institutions are no longer.
set at nought. Moreover. this letter ST.
lences those wanton and vindictive char.
ges which have been made that Mr.. VAL
landigham's election would create civil
violence in Ohio, and cause collision,
between the authorities of the State and
General Government How nobly do
these noble words answer and refute these
malicious charges.
Il would myself obey the Constitu-.
tion and laws, and see TO it that all oth-.
ers obeyed them"
"Bnt while the rights o. the State and
the liberties of her citizens should be,
thus strictly enforced, the Constitution
and lawful authority and rights of the
Federal Government should be obeyed
and respected with scrupulous fidelity,
no matter aOho administered IT,"
Let us hear no more from press or pub
lie stand that Mr.. Vallandigham, if
made Governor will embarras the Gov
eminent, and obstruct the @ onsttution-
al prosecution of the war. Let us hear
no more from private sources that he is
in covert sympaty with the enemy, and
that be is willing to see his nation dis
graced by dishonorable submission to.
rebels in arms.
Sound it far and wide, in the very
words Of the Democratic nominee for
the chief Office of the State, that the i'm
pending election is one waged to decide,
the great question of Constitutional lib
erty, and restored Union. That it is.
not waged to decide whether the war shall
be ended by granting the rebels their own
terms, but it is waged to secure men in
office who while vindicating our laws.
shall hold out legal, just, wise and fra
ternal inducements to the Southern peo-
pie to come back into the Union upon
the old footing with oil their rights un-
impaired, and shall secure to us of the
North, the rights which have been will
fully invaded under the pretext that it
was necessary to suppress the Southern
revolt.
On this vital issue, we can go hopeful
y into the campaign, and with it we will
triumph, and in our triumph. secure at
least to our own State the solid advan-.
tage of a veritably free Government.
Let us now bear aloft the candid and,
eloquent expressions of our exied cham
. pion, and with them defeat the misrepre-
sentations of those unscrupulous party
hacks, who will purchase success at the
expense of honor, justice, truth and pub
lie liberty itself.
We are on the right road. The signs
are bright and cheering. Let us elevate
our standard and press hopefully on
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