Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1863-07-18

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deser,ion and resis;aoce to drafting. W,
all know that combinations, armed 10 soma
instances, to resist the arrest of deserters
began several months ago |; that more re
Gently the like has appeared 10 resistance to
The enrolment preparatory too dealt; and
that quite n number Of assassinations have
occurred from the same animxs These had
to be met by military force, and this again
has led TO bloodshed and death. Aud now,
under q sense of responsibility more
weighty and enduring than any which is
merely official. I Isolemnly declare my belief
that this hindranee ofihe military, including
manning and murder, is due to the course
in which Mr.. Vallaudigbam has been en-
gagged, 10 o greater degree than to any other
cause, and is due to him personally In a
greater degree than TO any other one
man. sao''aaol ifni pei 20 t'' ''i
A These things have been notorionsly
known to all, and. ofcourse. known to Mr..
Vallsndigham. Perhaps / would not be
wrong to say they originated with his
especial friends and adhereuts. With per-
feet knowledge Of them, he has frequently.
il not constantly, made speeches in Con.
gress aud before pupuiar assemblies; aud II
it can be shown that with these things
staring him 10 the face, he has ever uttered
q word Of rebuke or counsel against them,
it will be fact greatly to bis favor with
me, and one Of which, as yet. am totally
ignorant. When it is known that the
whole burden OF his speeches has been to
stir up men against the prosecution Of The
war, and that in the midst Of resistance to
it he has not been known in any instance.
10 counsel against such resistance, il is
next 10 impossible TO repel the infoience.
that he has, concluded directly in favor Of
it. -, T.; = -,
With all this before their eyes, the Con,
vention which you represent have nominal.
ed Mr.. Vallandigham for Governor Of Ohio;
and both they aud you have declared the
purpose to sustain the National Uniou by
all constitutional means. But of course
they aud you, 10 common, reserve to your.
selves to decide what are constitutional
means, and unlike the Albany meeting you
omit to state or intimate that in your opin-
lou an army is constitutional means OF
saving the Union against rebellion, or
even TO intimate that YOU are conscious OF
au existing rebellion being in progress with
the ayowed object of destroying that very
Union. At the same tins your nomi nee
for Governor, in whose behulf you appeal,
Is known to you and TO the world TO de,
clare against the use Of an army to sup.
press the re5ellioa.- Y,ue soga att tude,
therefore, encourages desertlons, res slstance
to the draft and the like, because it teaches
those who incline to desert aud 10 escape
| the draft to believe it is your purpose t.
! protect them, and to hope that you viii
become str ong enough to do 30 ls'H't s.s.'
! After short personal intercourse wit
/ you, gentlemen of the committee, canno
say l think you desire this effect to. follow
| your attitude, but | assure you that lbotl
| friends aud enemies of the Union looks upoI
it in this light. II Is substantial hope
and by consequence, real strength to The
enemy. IL is false hope, and one which
you would willingly dispelo,I / will make
the way exceedingly easy. send you
duplicates of this letter, iu otder that you
or majority, may, if you choose, indorss
I your name upon one of them, and return i
thus iodorsed TO me, with the understand
ing that those signing are thereby com
mitted to the following propositions, ant
to nothing else -9leIslGeJ rai 10 o'If4'
/ L. Tar there is now arebellion in th.
Uuited States, the object and tendency o
which is to destroy the National UniOna
and that, in ,your opinion, an army auG
navy are constitutional means suppressiug
the rebellion.
| Q. That no one Of you will do anything
which, if his own judgment, will tend to
| htnAar ha' ira or fau tho daorQa n
or lesson the, efficiency Of the army or navy,
while engaged in The effort to suppress thai
rebellion: aud, s.. q -a.1lu .-atlg,-. D
h 8. That each Of you will. in his spheres
do all be eau to have the officers, soldier
and seameu Of the army and navy, Will,
engaged in the effort to suppress the rebel
lion, paid, fed, clad. and otherwise wei
provided and supported.
Aud With the further understanding, thai
upon receiving the letter and name thu
endorsed will cause them to be publish
ed, which publication shall be, within itself
revocation of the order In relation to Mr
1 Vallandigham. u { sd T,
1t will not escape the observation that
consent to the release OF Mr.. Yallandig
ham upon terms, not embracing any pledg'
from him or from others, as to what he vii
or will not do. do this because he is no
present to speak for himself. or to authoriz
others to speak for him !; and, hence,
shall expect that, on returning, be woul'
not put himself practically in antagonist
with tho position of bis friends. But | d.
it chiefly because thereby prevail Of
other influential gentlemen of Ohio TO 8
define their position as to be of immens
value TO the army-thus more than con
pensatiug for the consequences Of any mil
take in allowing Mr.. Vallsndigham I
return, so that. on the whole. the publ
safety will not have suffered by it. Sti
in regard to Mr. Vallsudigham aud q
others, I must thereafter. as heretofore. d
so much as the public safety may seem I
require. ! have the honor to be- respect
fully yours, &c. A. LINCOLN
/ WISE DisooNrEsr CoMMENDABLE.--Ha
man srsy been content with "things as the