Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-09-22
=. On the SSih Of oa,obsi, i 1850, q. a I
Democratic meeting ID Dsytol, MI. Y. !,
q series Oflre6oluii0nS concluding thus:
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u bofieo u teeOtuttOnb COnUtuGlnB tnuBs
That fall obsrnc,ons 10 ths sxscution Of the Iaws
ibs character. with the real doiign 70 direct control
counteraet or awe the regular delibetion and action
me constituted authoritee arc destrucye 9 the fun
damenthl princpieM OF our instutions and uf Fatal ten
dency; that all such effort wherever made or By whom
soever advised hnd no answering "a eur breast
nothing bntloathng and eontempt that ws hsro.
lies the UNIoH TEE OoHsrTuTIoN AND TnE BSws, must
and shall be mhintained,"- yIra sdT
In speech delivered In the House Of Rep
resentatives, Dsc. is, 1859, Mr. Vallandigham
said: n-oll G33ifN 2aI sL1Hi!um h'8
It 10 not appeal to you better then for you Of the
North better yop Of the South bser for Of tho
West better for ali Of us that this Union shall endure
stitution as is am against dsuniop now and for
In the same speech hs also saids
Mr.. Clerk, An not perhaps, 50 hopeful OF the nal
result as some other men; but was taught In my boy.
hood that noblest OF all Roman aximsnevsf 70 des,
yet higher and holler doctrine stilla hIm belief In
experimenting Providence, which governs In the Affairs
Of mem do believe that God In his infnite goodness
has foreordaned for this land higher miehtsf nObler
destiny than for any other country snoe World be-
gan; Times noblest empire ID the last From tho Arctic
ocean TO the Ishmus Of Dsrien; from the Atlantic 10 the
Of the Mississippi, sealing the Rocky Mountain and
lost at last In the blue waters Of the Pacific Ibehod In
holy and patriotic Vision ONE UoN ONE CONSTITUTION
oss o,s DssTy. N,( applause Bat ths grand and mag
united people. ...- -. tf....
On the 10Th OF February, 1861, Mr.. Vallan-
Idighsm said, In the House Of Representatives:
Born, sir, upon the soil Of the United
to my country from earliest beyhood loving and reyor
Ing her with some part at least, Of the spirit OF Greek
with all my mind, with all my heart with all my strength
OF body and OF SOUL living dying at home or IN exile
am for the Union which made what II IL; and there.
am also for such terms Of peace and adjustment
% will maintain that Union now add forever.
This declaration occurs in that famous speech
inIghich Mr.. v. is said to have proposed to d.
vide the Union into 'four distincf nationalties !"
Such is the assertion repeatedly and persistent
ly made by Ne Abolition press. There could
not be more obeot peryerslon Of the plain and
obvious meaning Of language II must be q
bad cause that requires the aid Of such means.
Every one who has read the speech and the
resolutions that accompany IL, knows that the
proposed divieion into "four seetioRs,p upon
which 60 much stress has been laid BY the Abo-
lition papers and speakers, refer simply 30
proposed change 10 the manner OF taking the
vote in the Senate; this and nothing more. Il
did not In the slightest degree contemplate dis
solving the Union. Its purpose was to preserve
il. N t'i-f'' g''..-'H '11 j. ''-'''
No one has more firmly aud consistently CD
posed every movement or sentiment looking to
disunion. And be has firmly opposed every
movement aiming OF peace on the basis Of sep
aration. His resolutions, Introduced into the
House Of Representatives on thea 18th Of De-
oember, 1852, exhibit correctly his views and
the character Of his efforts In relation to this
matter. The fret three are -'''' '.'
0so1red l. That the Union as 1t was must Be rsstor.
ed and maintained forever under the Consultation as Il
s-the ah article, providing for amendments, incud-
O. That no anal treaty Of peace, ending the present
civil war be permitted to be made by the Executive
any other person In the OWL Or military service Of
the United Dhtes on any other basis than the integrity
and entirety Of the Federal Union and OF the States
composipg the same az at the beginning OF hoeutleu
and upon that basis pesce ought Immediately to be
That the Government can never vr, psrmi. armed or
BY any foregn power, IN regard to
the present civil war. ~ ~.,.,4 gss-, I-rlg.l
The remaining three are 10 harmony with
In speech al Hamilton, o., September,
1862, accepting the nomination for Congress-,
MIR. VallandiRham sa!d: ,,s,',sf fr,- esi sq.ox
At your demand. therefore men Of the ThI I'd Dis
trct accept the nomination. and present myself to the
people for their suages, upon no other platform than
THE CONSTITUTION As IT is AND TIE UNION A. tr WAS
And such sentiments have characterized
every speech, vote and act of hls political life,
At the first appearance of that deadly strug-
gle which 10 still wearyiug the life and consum.
log the substance Of The nation,i Mr. lVallanL
digham was among tho most earnest and active
in every honorable effort either to avert the
coming storm or 90 to guide 1t that IL might not
leave Che wreck Of the Union In tie track In
nothing he has said or done, In Congfess or
ont Of Congress has heo ever ltbunseled or at.
tempted The interposltlon OF any uncopstitu-
tional or unlawful hindrance to the prosecution
OF measures adopted by the Administration,
but has uniformly counseleda full and implicit
obedience to all laws when .enaoted.IDN No man
In the Union has stood more frmly against
every sentiment that would encourage an up
rising Of che people In defiance Of laws, tbsen
when unpopular and obnoxious % - ava
On the l2sh of July, 1851, he said IN Con.
gress: l..,.,s..s.. ..l, .,t ...-,..i CO"
"For my own part, sir, while ! would not In
the beginning have given q dollar or man 10
commence this war, | am wlliing-noW that We
are In the mldst Of 1t withohtlany acts of ouTl
money as may be necessary TO defend and pro-
tect the Federal g Government: II would De bo.f
treason and madueBs now TO disarm the Gov.
eminent, In the presence Of su enemy Of twc
hundred thousand men In the field againbt Il. u
In his speech In Dayton, Aug. 2, 1862, he said
speaking en- the subject Of enlIstments: ess.
I"Whoevef among the Abolkiopists would
curse secession, let Elm enlist and then he will
show his faith BY bis works, and your srmies
will be full In week. Let every man who
would invite others 10 70, first 70 himself. /
have never interfered With enlis!ments. While
she war lasts, our armies, for many reasons,
must mot be disbanded; so ! said In Congress-
more than year ago. Without enlistments they
can not be- kept up; and II any man, subject TO
military duty, really thinks that the Union can
be restored By foroe and arms, and only ID that
way, let him enlist; IL is his duty 10 enlist; he
| 10 'disloyap II he does not enlist. Whoever
shall be drafted, should draft be ordered ac-
cordipg to Constitution, and law, 10 Id duty
bound, no matter what he thinks of the var, ID
either 60, or find substitute, or pay the fns
which the law Imposes; he has no right 10 tesist
and none 20 run away. ."1q4Ead ~
On the subject ofsupplles for the Ami, he said
IL his speech 70 Congress on the l4lh Of inuary
% "Ths country was a. war, and l BELONGED /,
that school Of poll tics which teaches that WheI
We are at war, the Governmens-.-I do not meaI
the Executive alone, hut the Government h
entitled 10 demand aud have, without feaIst
anoe, suoh onumbet 6f men, sncfl "a amoup
of money, and supplies ssnesally, a. nay 5
NECESSARY for the war, until ap appeal bAhS b
made 20 she people, J" y. -, s'rT, 8nd