Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1863-07-16

| his favor With ne, and one of which, as
| yet, [ am totally ignorant. When it is
known that the whole burden Of his
speeches has been to stir up men against
the prosecution Of the war, and that IN the
| midst of resistance 10 il he has not been
known in any instance to counsel ogalDss
such resistance, it is next to impossible to
repel the inference that he has counseled
directly in favcr of it. .-
With all this before their eyes, the con-
ventlon you represent nave nominated
Mr.. Vallandigham for Governor OF Ohio,
and both they and you have declared the
purpose 10 sustain the National Union by
all constitutional means. But, OF course,
| they, and you, in common, reserve to
yourselves to decide what are constltu-
| Gional means, and, unlike the Albany
| meeting, you omit to state or intimate
that, in your opinion, an army is con-
| stitutional means Of saving the Union
against rebellion, or even to intimate
that you are conscious of an existing re-
bellion being in progress with the avowed
OBJECT of destroying that very Union. At
the same time, your nominee for Gov
ernor, in whose behalf you appeal, is
! known TO you and the world to declare
against the use OF an army to suppress
the rebellion. Your own attitude, there
fore, encourages desertion, resistance to
the draft, and the like, because it teaches
those who incline to desert and to escape
the draft. to believe it is your purpose TO
protect them, and to hope that you viii
become strong enough to do SO. After a
personal Intercourse with you, gentlemen
of the committee, | cannot say think
you desire this effect TO follow your atti-
tude; but | assure you that both friends
and enemies OF the Union look upon 1t in
this light. 1t is substantial hope, aud
by consequence, real strength TO the
enemy. 1t IS false hope, and one which
you would willingly dispei. | will make
the way exceedingly easy. | send you
duplicates OF this letter, in order that you,
or majority OF yoo may, II you choose,
endorse your names upon one of them, and
return it thus endorsed to me. With tie
understanding that those signing are
committed to the following propositions,
and to nothing else: s.s...ag
/. That there Is now q rebellion in the
United States, the object and tendency OF
which Is TO destroy the national Union ;
and that. IN your opinion, an army and
navy are constitutional means Tor suppress
sing that rebellion.
2. That no one OF you will do anything
which IN his own judgement will tend to
hinder the increase or favor the decrease,
or lessen the efficiency OF the army
and navy, while engaged in the effort to
suppress the rebellion; and
g. That each of you will, in his sphere,
do all he can to have the officers, soldiers,
! nd IF ho r.,
engaged in the effort to suppress the re-
belIon, paid, fed, clad, and otherwise well
provided for and supported.
And with the further understanding
that upon receiving the letter and lanes
thus endorsed, | will cause them to be
published, which publication shall be,
within itself, revocation OF the order in
relation to Mr. Vallandigham.
1t will not escape observation that
| consent to the release of MIR. Vallandig G.
ham upon terms not embracing any pied ge
from him or others, as to what he will or
will not do. | do this because he is not
present to speak for himself, or to author
ize others to speak tor him and hence, [
shall expect, that on returning, he would
not put himself practically in antagonism
with the position of his friends. But
do it chiefly because | thereby prevail on
other Influential gentlemen of Ohio to So
define their position as to be OF immense
| value to the army-thus more than com.
| pensating for the consequences Of any mis-
| take Ia allowing Mr.. VallandIgham 10 re.
| turn, SO that on the whole, the public safe
ty will not have suffered by it. Still, in
regard to Mr. VallanG CHAM and all others,
| must hereafter, as heretofore, do SO
much as the public service may seem to
require. | have the honor to be respect
fully yours, ect. A. LINCOLN.
Horatio seymour and his Associate DEM
agogues.
from the New York Herald July It'll
Ga the Fourth OF July Governor Sey-
mOur, of this State, ex Governor Seymour
OF Connecticut, and the Hon. Mr.. Pende-
ton, OF Ohio, delivered speeches at the
Academy OF Music before new democrat
ic club, composed OF politicians as small
and unapPreclatlVe as the speakers them
selves. We took the trouble to publish
these addresses in yesterdays Herald, and
are almost sorry that we wasted SO much
valuable space upon such trashy prOduc-
tons. In the midst of the greatest crisis
the world ever saw-With the news of tie
greatest victory OF the war just electriIY-
ing the country-these political trimmers
spent the precious hours CT Cur natona!
anniversary in talking about the arrest OF
Valandigham aud the suppression OF a
few tuppenDy papers, and the awful des
potism which the actions of the admins
tration had imposed upon the country.
We are sick to nausea of such silly, braid
| l. = l.
political effect, and it has Just about as
much Influence upon the course of events
as the lighting OF farthing candle has
upon the sun.
The two Seymours and Mr.. Pendlelon,
or PeddhngtJn, did well to select the
Academy OF Music for their exhibition.
Mozart Hall has sunk completely out OF
sigh, and TammanY Hall, covered with
ivy and redolent OF Jacksoniau memories,
was celebrating the glorious victory won
by the brave Army of the Potomac over
JEFF. Davis best generals and best soldiers.
1t is most curious and remarkable that
the Academy of Music orators had moth
ing 10 say about this victory. The bur.
den OF their song was Vailendighsm, Val.
landigham, Y allanGigham. = y = The
most momentous battle of the war was OF
no interest to them. Their hearts were
eDgrossed with the prospect OF a triumph
in some future election. While they stood
Numbering about their petty political
grievances, the whole country was rejoic-
ing at the intelligence that the rebel in
vasion had been stayed and the fate of the
nation decided.
While Europe watches the conflict with
anxiety, and the people await the final de-
with aa,ar bona tboso wrapulloro