The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1863-08-25
The Observation-Disclosures

> A correspondent Of the Chicago Tribune
writing from Niagara Falls, thus discourse
concerning the great Democratic Martyr
As have before remarked, Vallandighan
seems much disappointed and cast down. H,
came here expecting aud desiring TO be lion
lied, and be finds few willing to undertak,
the job. The nobby natives Of the British
province, with brief tailed coats narrow rim
med, blue bonded tiles, peer at him through
their glasses from a distance, with sublime
GOODNESS and Indifference, or hardly at all
None of them send, him a card or come for.
ward to greet him. This is annoying to the
martyr, for he looked for active demonstrative
sympathy from the Canadians
DISPLAYING HIS WOUNDS.
The martyr is very anxious to show bis
wounds to small and gaping audiences, and 10
large ones too, il they will but come and take
a look, which they do not. He has not yet
made political capital enough by their exbib
bition to set up a candidacy for town consta-
BILE. He recounts with much JUNCTION and ex-
treme detail, the manner 10 which he receiv-
cd them. He has words of hate for the Gov
ernment, the Administration aud all in pow
er, but not ono word Of hope and encourage.
ment FOR bis country. He utters anathemas
and cursings against our Generals and soldiers,
but not one curse, nor one anathems, against
jeff. Davis and the rebel horde who are try
ing to break down and utterly destroy the
best government on earth. He talks conin
ually, and with malicious earnestness about
"crushiug the despots at Washington" but
says nothing about crushing the rebellion.
10 his mind the latter is Of remote conse-
queuce-mere "mint, anise and cummin"-
while the "more weigh'ier matters of the Law"
are centered in the griefs which he has been
compelled to suffer- His rights, bis privile.
ges and his freedom TO talk and practice trea-
son, must I've secured first, aud until thcr, the
country left to take care of itself
HIS PROGRAMME.
His programme, as | gather from his utter
ances, is something like this: the war will be
ended when the Democratic party como into
power, which will be in 1866; aud not until |
then. The independence Of the Southern
Confederacy will then be acknowledged, with
the understanding that National Convention
shall immediately be called for the purpose Of
"reconstruction''. AT that Convention new
guarantees shall be given TO the South, by
constitutional amendments-such as the nc.
knowledgement Of the nationality of slavery;
the right Of slaveholders to carry and hold |
their slaves wherever they please, under the
protection of the Federal Government; the |
restoration Of slavery where i, has been abol-
ished ty The Emancipation Proclamation; a
general amnesty and restoration to rights of
all 'bels-leaders and all, in fact, all that
the shareholders ever claimed in their mcstar
rogant moments, "and more too" is to be
readily and cordially conceded, with such
disposition Of the Abolitionists as the mercy
Of the rebels may suggest. This is about the
programme which is now being prepared to
govern the future action of the great Demo.
cratic party; there is no mistake about this.
True the veteran apostles Of that faith, those
whose personal character and intellect added
ustre 10 the name, are not with them-Dick
nson, Dix, Cass, Butler, Brough, Tod, Wright,
If Indiana, Wright Of Pennsylvania, Andy
Johnson Holt, Guthrie, Burnside, Rosecrans,
md hundreds of others; but il will, neverthe
ess, have the sympathics and active support
II largo majority Of The cnce proud aud
Iomlnau: Democratic party, and will be made
he test Of political faith in the coming con.
est. Upon this platform il will have to be
ard conquered.