The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-07-01
SIGNS or TIE TIMES.
Help Coming ALI Ham
out for vaIlandigham !

Ont Cor Acknowledgment
Mr.. Stayman, Of the Delaware Standard a
Tod paper, unfurls the V~allandigham banner.
Like a sensible man, he speaks out boldly and
confesses his Disappointment with the party
with which he has been acting Here is what
he says: 4
ATo day, we again, place at our head tho
banner of Democracy, with G.. H. allandig-
ham and George e. Pugh as its standard bear
ers. In SO doing we know that we shall en-
counter the violent opposition and prescription,
from a certain class, that we have ever met
with during the whole course of our long and
eventful political career-but this shall not
deter us from doing our duty, manfully; but
will only nerve us to greater diligence and
perseverance, in the cause for the re establish
ment of our now distracted country to its for
mer peace. a,sr .an-TN 4aa{. 81
/ "7lro years experience for acar, and a supp
port Of The present administrations, National
and State, has sq6iced to sconoince us and 9th
ers that If The Union as erer restored ii sciW be
through The Influence Of men aoAo are noao de-
noEnced as. traitors, sy~mpathizers, butternuts
and copperhedds, Being satisfied of this,
from what we see daily Transporting, w are in
all justice bound to act accordingly, regardless
of what some persons may think of our course.
When the unnatural strife commenced We were
among the FIRST for war, but when the admin
i~stration commenced its unconstitutional and
arbitrary arrests our zeal began to slacken.-
We hoped that the powers that be might see
the error of such a course. But thus farEwe
have seen no disposition to return to the Con-
and the law for such cases-a law too
signed by Mr.. Lincoln. Regarding the oath
we took on becoming a citizen of this country,
to support the Constitution of the United
States, as binding under all circumstances, we
shall ever act so as to discharge this duty
seeing JEFF Davis and his rebel crew disregard
ing its provisions we were for war on them
and since the administration persists in nullify-
ing some of its most wise and wholesome
guarantees for the protection of liberty and a
republican form of government, we are for a
vigorous and a constitutional warfare, through
the tallot box, to drive it from poxer, in due
time, and all others who sustain its policy.
eWith this explanation of our purpose, we
leave this subject, trusting in God for the rec
titude of our course, and the will of the ma
jority of the people, if left to act, untrameiled,
to make all things :ight.' s5e esi
More of the Same Sort.
IRON The weekly Columbian, ; Columbus, Ohio ]
OUR FUTURE COURSE
It may seem strange to some of our readers
that we run up the names Of the nominees of
the Democratic State Convention, and indorse
their platform of principles. Our paper is an.
dependent, and our cause shall be the same
Under the circumstances of the arrest and
trial of bon. @. l.. YallaEdigham, we see no
other course to pursue than the one we have
adopted. The party in power gained the as
cendancy only by their clamors for "Freedon
IF Speech aud Freedom Of Press and now
they have denied the people both. We GER
tainly must pursue q course that will aid in
hurling these despotic tyrants from their
thrc mes. 500 - 1 Wt
This Government has been looked upon as
the model R~epublicsof the world, and the Con-
stitution of the us. guarantees to every man
the freedom of speech, and also the freedom
of the press. Yet those rights have been as
sailed and people torn from their homes for
the exercise of those principles. o
aay-sspe,
ing man ask why we have pursued the course
above stated. If they yet see no just cause
for the advocacy of the election of the Demo
cratic ticket, we would ask if they believed
such men as Tod was worthy of being longer
a Governor over any free and enlightened
people, when he allowes himself to become a
perjurer and a dupe for tyrants !?
The 9TH section of the XVIII article of the
Constitution of our State, reads: 4ss
"Every person chosen or appointed to any
office unde this State, before entering upon
the discharge of its duties, shall take an oath
or affirmation to support the Constitution of
the United States and of this State, and also
an oath of Office" -7ay2s
Now we would ask if the Hon. David Tod
took this oath and if SO, why he did not en-
force the I2th.section of Article I of the Con-
%siitution Of O State of Ohio,iH the case of
Hon. G. /. Vallandigham. 1t reads as fol.
lows
"No person shall be transported ont of the
State jor any ofense committed s0ishin the
same ; and no conviction shall work corrup-
tion of blood, or forfeiture of estate"
Gov. Tod certainly has violated the Consti.
tuition in this case in allowing Mr.. Vallandig-
ham to be transported into the domains of
JEFF Davis and his minions. 3e3f4o.
The 11th section of this same article of the
Constitution says: 1907
"Every citizen may freely speak. write and
publish his sentiments on all subjects, being
responsible for the abuse of the right, ar d no
law shall be passed to restrain or abridgesthe
liberty Of speech or of the press" $50
Yet, for this same ofense Mr.. ValIandig-
ham is arrested, and Gov. Tod allows him to
be tried by a military tribunal instead of a
jury, in direct violation of the same instru-
o--5..5
In conclusion we would ask, Who have the
Abolitionists nominated for Governor? Why,
no less a parsonage than fat Johnny Brough,
who was nominated only because, an a recent
speech, he let ont a sentence an regard TO the
aoar and Slavery, going stu deeper info The
boiling canldron of abolition ism than Davy
Tod dare to. Whether his policy will prove
better, If elected as Governor of Ohio, than
Tod's. is, of course, in the dark to those who
should be the judges. We, have given up the
reins of Government too long to renegade
Democrats, ond BOW should be the time to re-
buke such d~emagogues.
To the People, then, we mnst address our
selves We viii again aid in the elevation of
a Fan to the responsible position of Chief
Magistrate of our State, who is bereft of every