Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1863-08-26
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Vallandlgham in lS47 and in 1851.
During the Mexican war there was
neither stint nor limit to the denuncia-
ton that the Democratic party INDUCED
in as against those who were presumed to,
be opposed to the vigorous prosecution
of that war, which was VIGOROUSLY begun
in the interests of slavery and at the de-
mand of Southern politicians. That war
was vigorously prosecuted. When once
the clash of arms resOunded the people
sprang to the aid of their country with
out regard TO the particular views they
may have entertained as to the origin of
the war They only knew that their flag
was unfurled to the battle breeze, and at
once it was surrounded and sustained by
gallant and patriotic hearts without the
slightest regard to partizan politics. ora .l
On the 18th of December, 1877, Dem
ocratie meeting was held at Dayton for
the selection of delegates to their State
Convention to be held on the 9Th of JAN
uarv following. AS usual on such oeea-
sions. resolutions were submitted as. eX-
pressive of the sense of the meeting on
the questions then prominent before the
country. Committee on Resolutions
was appointed and of this committee one
Clement L. Vallandigham was Chairman;
and, among other resolutions, himself re
ported the following:
"Resolcsd. That whatever opinions
might have been entertained of the orr
gin, necessity or justice by the tories OF
the Revolutionary war, by the federalists
of the late war with England, or by the
wings and abolitionists Of the present
war with Mexico, the fact of their cOun-
try's being engaged in such war ought to
have been sufficient for them, and to have
precluded debate on that subject till a
successful termination of the war; and
that in the meantime. the patriot could
have experienced no difficulty in recog-
nizing his place on the side of his coun-
try, and could never have been induced
to yield either physical or moral to aid the
the enemy. -
Sixteen years have nearly gone since
Vallandigham wrote and reported that
resolution to his Dayton meeting. 1t was
regarded as decidedly democratic then
With the lapse of those sixteen years,
momentous events have transpired. In
stead of war in the interests of slavery
against Mexico, the Southern politicians
have begotten and brought forth war of
rebellion in the interests of slavery against
their own nation. The clarion of war
again sounds for the rally OF the loyal
sons of the country around the flag of
| freedom. Now it is not to plant our star
~ standard in triumph in the Halls OF the
Montezumas but to defend it on their on
soil, to hurl back invasion from their own
| homes, to stand between dire and das-
| tardly rebellion and their country's utter
ruin and desolation. 1t is now not 4 war
| for conquest. but for self-preservation !;
! not for the chastisement of another ma
| ton, but for the existence of our own.-
| In such a war would we not presume that
the same hand which wrote and the same
/ voice that uttered the words of the above
resolution would now be more stern than
| ever in denunciation of those who would
not come forth at their country's call in
thi S time of their eountry's need? But,
not so. The man whose voice was then
all for war, is now atuned to peace on
any terms The man whose soul was
| then fred against poor. helpless Mexico,
now gives all his cordial sympathies to
the South. The same man who, in 1917
| utIeIeU the WOTuS vi lilC AOSO-
luton, in 1861 uttered these words: ..,>F
Then, sir, i am not a southern man
either, although in this most unholy and
unconstitutional crusade against the
| South, in the midst of the iiUason, arson,
insurrection and murder to which she has
been subject, and with which she Is still
threatened-with the torch of the incen-
diary and the dagger of the assassin sus-
| pended over her my most cordial SyHpath'e3
are tohOLty her,
Mr.. Vallandigham uttered this in 1861.
And nobody doubts his sincerity. His
whole course of conduct, public and pri-
yate. authenticates the sincerity of his
statement that his "most cordial sympa-
thies are wholly with her" (the South }
And his is the same voice which, on
the I'd day of November 1860, uttered al
so these words: "If any one, or more, of
| the States of this Union should at any
time secede-for reasons of the suficieney
and Justice of which, before God and the
great tribunal of History, they alane may
judge-much as l should deplore it. ! HeV-
| er l0o,tld, as Representative an the Congress
of the United States, VOTE ONE DOLLAR OF
MONEY Whsrs6y one drop or american blood
should Be shed in eiUiL aCar." ......4-.
In view of the utterance of these words
can there remain any doubt of the SINGER
ity of his statement, that sin the midst OF
the INVASION ('fof the South,-''with the
torch of the incendiary and the dagger OF
the assassin Union men J suspended over
her, my most cordial sympathies arc t0hol-
Ly tcith her! .--.....- ...
And vet that man, C. L. Vallandigham
claims to be loyal to the United States
Government which the South, by rebel
lion, seeks to overthrow and who invites
the people to make him Governor of 10y
al Ohio they'll do no such thing they'll
see him in - Canada first; and then
they won't,-by round 10000 majority
SLATE journal.