Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1863-09-26

nv home TO oversee the slaves and manage
'he plantations. That the Confederacy
was shell, which. though made of iron,
when once pierced, must collapse into ruins.
| His faith in the strength and military
virtue of the Southern Conlederacy greatly
surpasses that of large number of his
friends, who are officers and soldiers 10 the
rebel army, Witness the swarm of de-
sertefs who are daily leaving tbeit rrnks
Furthermore, It is well known fact that
even before Bragg's expulsion from Middle
Tennessee many of bis officers, including
at least two Major Generals, gave it as
their private opinion that the rebellion
could not sncceed. ts
The third statement Of Mr.. Valaudig-
ham is only true so far as bis first one is
false. OF course, all loyal Southerners are
not only ready to discuss the question of
reunion, but are anxious to return to the
Uuion without discussion. But when Mr..
Vallandigham states that the leaders Of
this rebellion unanimously express their
Willingness to to discuss the question of
return 10 the Union, be either entirely for.
gets his conversations With rebels, or reck
lessly states falsehood. s.apa Qe-
In full and frank conversation between
himself and Gov. Harris, (rebel Governor
OF tennessee the latter, after hearing Mr.
allandIgham's statement of his own OPT.
mons and policy, said, in the presence of
many witnesses, "You totally misnader
stand US. We have resolved 10 listen to
no terms short Of the total separation and
absolute independence of the South; and
We will accept no boundary short of the
line of the Ohio and the Potomac. Ncgo.
tiation on any other basis Is utterly use.
less" 7''
| hold myself personally responsible to
Mr. v allandigham or any of his respons
BILE friends, for maintaining, by abundant
proofs, the assertion l have made above
appeal to the citizens of Ohio to yindi.
cate the honor of our State, and the loyalty
OF our people against the designs of par.
ty headed by man who not only stands
convicted as the enemy o. his country, bu!
after having cleft his country for his coun
try's good" joined himself with pirates
and smuggler', TO throw contempt upon
the laws of the block lie hich his Govurn
ment had established for her protection,
now stands on foreign shore, and with
knot of admiring traitors around him, looks
Oh the republic engaged in a deadly strug
gle for its life, aud tries to give cheer 10 our
enemies by declaring our cause hopeless.
| answer his craven words of despair7by
the stout facts. of July. under which The
whole rebel frame work is reeling and tot.
tering to its fall. L answer them by the.
fact, that even in the most rebel portion of
rebel Tennessee, thousands are ,hocking to
our headquarters repeutant, declaring that
their cause is hopeless, and begging to
come back under the shield OF. the U nion.
! Let all tree men take new heart aud new
hope. 20 e47ec a7i nsA's .s-''l ias ass
Let the republic but once more display
the majesty of its strength, and the work
will be ended. II our drafted force were
in the field. it would need no prophets
voice to say with authority, ''Yet sixty
days, and this rebel Nneveh shall be over
j. A. GARFIELD.