Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1863-06-11
Democratic Paper Applauds the Dis
position made vi Val andigham.

From the Green Bay Advocated
There Is guOd deal Ut noise made about
the new Candidate for martyrdum, and
the deep damuation of his taking off,
Indignant speeches, letters and editorials,
and very grave opinions from "emlnent
jurists" denounce the disregard OF law n
the manner OF his seizure, trial and pun
ishment. We hear Ucry little mention
made as to the question a0hether he as On. as
not u traitor, tut mooL profuse talk rs to
the way he was got rid Of
Nallandlgham, In speeches in New Jer-
sey, OHIO, lndlana ard else where, Snc1ted
hostility to this government and opposition
to the further prosecution Of The Dar. He
decluIed 1t to be war tor The freeing OF
the niggers and the enslavement OF the
whites--that it was not war tor the res
toratlon OF the Union-that the people
should resist any further reintorcefnents OF
men, either by volunteer enlistments or by
dIat-that 1t is u war against the rights
OF Sratee-and so on. No anteli gent nu7,
paU deny that such talk as treusouubLe ::
and IL Is the more criminal because Val
landIgham is an Influential man, an elo-
quent speaker, and has done great deal
tolDdTds !, citing hostaLity against the qou-
erameht IN The North.
The manuer IL which he has been snap
ped up aud got ria OF is one of the very
few Instances in which the Presiden, has
displayed decision and judgment at the
right moment. 1t gives Us a little better
opinion of him than We have had for q
long time. The farce Of trusting such a
pestiLent man, IN these times, TO the delays
and uncertainties Of q ciUlJ court, and eS-
peciaLly IN district injected by has in
.fuence, has not been enacted; bnt ue has
been handled by the most certain aud
efficient means at hand, just as you would
pin mad dog with pitchtork and throw
him over the fence. Ii 1t was not done
exactly according to the forms and cere-
monies laid down in the statute books,
there is piquancy and enterprise about
it which we nike.
There is a class of fellows down South
who use the same language Vallandigham
did. They say this war is for the over.
throw OF tn, liberties of the people, and
they are very much opposed to its further
prosecution. They say also that it should
not be encouraged longer by enlistments
or submission to drafts. ne sec no practi-
cal difference bettoeen their position and
has. Inere Is enough difference In the
mode of managing the two cases, howev-
er, to do away with any cause for fault
finding in the case OF Vallandigham. He
was at least given the semblance of trial,
and was got rid OF without personal bodily
harm. In the case of the others, We have
been in the habit, tor more than year
past, of not only blocking up their har-
bors, turning their niggers loose, and de-
stroying their property, but OF shooting
them down wherever fouad.
There are only taoo lands of men nOao IN
these MATED StateS-thOSe sohO are for The
government an ats prosecution Of the soar,
aud those soho are against it. There is no
such thing as u made ground, or or neu
trahty. Whether the government is
good or poor one, it is legally constituted
and it is the only one we have or can have
until another electlon-that Is unless We
fall under jeff Davis government If
We were to overthrow the Lincoln admin
istration, We would not only tall into
vortex OF al archy, but would be the prey
OF all the kites and vulIures who are re-
garding Us even now SO greedily from the
shores OF England and France. Every
loyal and true American will carry the
flag and keep step to the music OF the
Union"