Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-10-29
COLUMBUS OHIO THURSDAY MORNING, oeToBER 20, 1868

the charge OF treason made against Judge Cot
6nberfy va, based entirely on she I .cg shat b.
voted Tor VallandIgham7 si .raf -c9
In roundsbout, shutting way, M. Pysniis
Acknowledged that Il iods!
Mr.. Loren Prentiss followed In TN tlaborat /,
history Of Mr.. VallandighGm's course, In oppo
stion 10 the Government 2etc but a. Il hal
substantially appeared in the Cleveland Leader
and other dark ,"oompleeted" papers; niAnS
times of late, in the form of campaign powder
We will not reproduce II here. He thought
that the independence Of the Judiciary would
DO greatly endangered by The shock the moral
sense of the community would sustain in seeing
the task of administering Justice oonRdsd In
the fauda OF O man whose conduct has shown
bis sympathy with dlsloyalty2 .-.s.y E
MsseFe Jarvis M. Adams, and w. s. G. Otis,
followed Mr.. Pr6ntiss. Mr.. l0sis mado o feel
| log apl eloquent speech. lie had known Judge
Coflinbefry for years, Gs an honest, upright
and noblc min. He was far from being propar-
cd to consider him dlehoneBt, or guilty OF trea
bf0uEHs forward. Traitors aeye not in the habit
OF giving their only sons 10, tie cause aoaiast
,oaicbthey 0TTdyed themssioes; and yet Jndgo
Cofiinbetry hAs gladly and proudly sent his opjy
boy in,o the Union ranks 70 fight for bis COUNTRY
He was Satisfied that 10 acting and voting az
he did, Judge Cofinberry thought no was act
ing in the best manner for the interest Of the
nation, although he (Mr, 0ie) considered Judge
CofBnherry had in this matter c0mmitted q very
eerous erTor,
The substitute OF Mr.. Wiley was then put,
and the roll of lawyers called. The vote stood
ayes 80, nays 10, as follows: ~ --
AYEs--W Mcfarland, c w Noble, W s C.
Otis, IL Payne, --- Russell, I'D Clark, Geo
Wiley, b White, Williamson, F T. Wallace,
Amos Coe, S ] AndreWs, w w AndreWe, VIM
Abbey, s E Adams, J. M Adams, + T Backus,
Q G BALDWIN, T X Bolton, A T BFinsmade, M
Barlow, ? Nottingham, Craig, ] Garfield,
j d Cleveland, II d De Wolf, r A Davidson,
p ! Easep, Y Friend, J Granuis, 8 O Gris-,
void, Z Hovcy, JW Hcislsy, w Heisley, Geo
Hester, G Z Herslck, - Russell, Moses
Kelley. 20 90, 4 r. !. 'iU-
NGya-A McReynolds, LC ThGyer, Prem.
sisS, j. Ptentiss. S B Prentisa, C W Palmer
Jas x Eleell Q Stetson, E R PetkinB, A I
Slade, G j Everett, Johu Crowel. N D Sher-
win, Brown, - Cbidester, Thos Day,
W Ford. G l. Ingsrsolls. -----.-
Mr.. ). WiIliemBon explained that he voSef
FAYE" IN the resolution bat objected 10 the pre-
amble. Mes,rs. W, w. qAadreHs and q. G
Baldwin made a. similar explanation Of ihsiI
votes" Mr.. C. w. Palmer said ne voted "nsy'
because he objected TO the preamble, although
he wac in favor Of the resolution T
Several others having obiecIed 10 the pream-
bic, Mr. Wiley withdrew the second clause
tnerCof (that included ia brackets) with the
consent Of the meeting, . E . sar. q
The amended resolution was then unani-
mously adopted, after which the meeting ad.
ionrned sine die. r g..
/ j
Thus political prescription and pereecution,
that had begun to raise lite horrId head 10
cleveland with such confident assurance, has
received blow from which No hope IL win moi
soon recover, This brutal moysment against
Judge Cofii1berry seeme TO have been prompted
py spirit, notfone whit better, or moro en-
lighlened than that which sotuated our Puritar
ioreiathers when they whipped TO death old an'
nelpless women, on suspicion that they -wefl
Witohee. Jhe miserable manner IN. which 4
mas failed, will be gratifying to every high
minded, Christian member OF the community
lnT 10 that failure; they recognize Indications
that the intolerance and prescription that hnt
/ n6en taking root 80 deeply 10 our midet, s to ht
aenceforth discarded as unworthy the op,tghs
eued Christianity OF the age .. ~ Ut
/ IL 70 dif6cult 10 conceive of anything more
IcevOlting than thia coOl attempt of portion o.
our Bar 20 Insure the disgrace Of Judge Coffin
berry, Here is a man, than whom none more
holest aod upright con he found in Cleveland
shom II 10 proposed to ruin IN business ant
reputation, because hia persecutors say he ha.
violated certain "rolidcslpledges, made shre'
ar four years ago, in voting for Mr.. Vslsndig e
ham-1 candidate Tor Governor who enteLtainel
political opinions opposed to theirs! Madsm
Roland, when standing before the eblpody Gull
lot'Ue, whOBe Victim ehe was doomed to be