The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1863-06-03
Comments of the Republican
Press ON the Vailandigham
CnGn


Press ON the VaiIandigham
Case.
Clement L. Vallandigham has written
from his place of confinement to make an
appeal to all Democrats, 10 his country, and
TO time, TO vindicate his cause against unjust
men. The last Of these invOcaIIops rs re
peated with an earnestness which Indicates
q sincere and affecting belief that iulurity
viii. restore his rights and honor his mem
oryl Time has indeed not seldom wrought
like this 10 set on high Iorever those whom
all things first had agreed together to de-
spise and trample on. And there has not
been wanting often to such, upon whom
time was falling he reproaches OF the lime
tbep present, an ear 10 catch the distant, re-
verSing. applaudiDg verdict OF the patient
ages that were following alter. 1t is impress
sive to witness these changes in the rank OF
men. The first trial closes, and the Court
is declared TO be adjourned without day,
and straight there is arrayed new and
more august tribunal. The places and the
men begin TO shift. The prosecuting officer
listens to hear his own indictment. The
culprit expounds the law The Cornish
Eliet is King in Whitehall, and ChaAes
the Tower,--Sp-inQf-m (Mass Republican.
The arrest and trial OF Mr. Vallandgham
by mill ary authority is creating cons derable
sensation in political circles, ard may lead
TO unpleasant results. At meeting called
at lbany TO express condemnation oil the
act, an attempt was made by some returning
soldiers to break up the meeting by force
II is we'll known that we have no sympathy
with Valland CHAM or those who sympathze
with him, but we must express our regret
that the arrest took place, and especially
that be was arrested by military authority
and condeIned by a court martial
We believe with Governor 5 ynour, OF
New York, that the civil authority is ample
to satisfy the law, and to put down treason
az the North. The arrest OF MI. Vallandig-
ham will create a wide spread discomfort,
not on his account, but Tor what will be
deemed an cncroachment upon tho rights oil
the people. lie was condemned by the peo
ple Of Ohio in his District, last fall when he
ran for Congress, which OF itself is sutii
cent guarantee that be could do no harm
BY arresllng him IN an arbitrary manner,
sympathy is Great ed in his behalf, and he
becomes a martyr at once. The whole
Democratic party will be called upon to vn-
dcate his cause, and will be forced by de
signing lnea to act through the organization
| Of the party; whereas, il he could have been
left alone. he could have done no harm We
are fearful that the arrest and conYcion oil
/ Yalandigbam by the military authorities, II
sustaiued by the Administration, will lead
! to setious consequences, and will weaken its
hold upon the people
The whole system of political persecution
gotten up for effect, is unwise. uncalled ior'
and will be productive OF mischief and moth
ing but mischief All such men as Vallan
digham may be safely lett to the people in
the free States to attend to through the bal
lot box, while the Government is exertlng
itself to put down the rebellion at the South.
- Boston Herald,
We tinl the following "yiew" in late
number o the Albany IN. W Statesman, a
radical r. publican paper: ....
"A thou and 'rieD1s Of the administra-
ton have said, and still more OF the same
class have done things more injurious to the
national cause than anything Vallandigham
has said or done.
Look at the irreparable injury caused
by the dismissal OF Fremont, Butler, Sigel,
Lew Wallace and other successful Generals
from the public ryice. Look at the com
munications authorized with leading rebals
by the Secretary o State, at the beginning
of the rebellion, and at Thurow Weeds
similar conduct for months it not years,
under the patronage oil the Governments; so
that they were pulled at Inc South as wei
as by the worst o! the copperhead newspa'
pers.
"Look at the reeking and fostering corrup
tons of our custom houses a comnSSa
riats, and compare with their Influence tina
oil the harmless blowing OF Vallandlgham
Co. Besides the Government might better
understand, first as last that any lnterter
ence with thn liberty of speech and OF the
press cannot ail 10 be offensive 20 the plo+
lie sense Of the people, They believe ther'
is no danger OF error SO long as the trulh l.
left free 10 combat it. fthere is no cause
Tor complaint, the people will justify It's Ut
terance American lresmeu will abide by
! the Constitution and laws, and they will no
] see them violated apy more by the Govern
2 ment than by themselves. The arbitrary ar
1 rests and punishmenis wi hout trial, ,nau
e gurated by Messrs Seward &c Son, and no'
prac iced by petty despots dressed in lit
tie briei authority, cannot be sustained
e "The only journal in this State which as
d pres 20 the bad eminence' OF spplaudin
e The arrest o, Vallandigham, is the New Yor
/, 7imes-the same j,nrnal which pronounce
X 'Horatlo Seymour" q TRAITOR" and SCENE
s to lend sanction to Cas,ius M Clay's BROOK
lyn speech that he (S) be hung"