Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-05-18
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VAllNndigham m.

Even tue new OK 1Ft0HRG can see
no law for tho arrest or sentence of Val
landigham. Read:
seen. jackson was doubtless a man of
more than average sa.acity, yet We do
not think he showed it in writing, after
taking ample time for cool reflection,
that, had be been military commandant
in Connecticut, in December, 1914, he
would have hung the leading members
Of the Hartford Convention under the
second section of the Articles Of War
We will not here discuss the legality of
such execution; but we insist that it
would have been most impolitic and un
wise. The Hartford Convention did very
much to save timid and feeble admins
tration from falling into contempt and
odium. 1t gave the country its first look
over the precipice of disnnion, and i'm
PEELED it to shrink back shuddering, re-
solved to bear any temporary ills rather
than plunge into the yawning vortex be
meath. For a supporter Of Madison ard
the war to have shot or hung the leading
Hartford Conventionst would have been
not merely harsh but ungrateful.
The copperhead spirit never had a
freer development than in the recent
CONNECTICUT election, where it harmed
none but those it sought TO serve. Had
the democrats of that State simply re
nominated their former candidates and
held their tongues, they must have tri-
umphed. But they placed pronounced
copperhead in the front, and had such
men as Toucey, Mayor Wood, Brooks,
Richardson, Schnabel and Perrin to aid
him in the canvass, and that settled their
coffee. Their adversaries had no power
to beat them, but they were perfectly
able to beat themselves, if the govern
ment would only let them. And they
did.
Mr.. Clement L. Nalandigham is pro-
slavery democrat of an exceedingly cop
perry hue. His politics are as bad as bad
can be; if there were penalties for hold
ing unpatriotic and inhuman views with
regard to political questions, he would be
one of the most tlagrant offenders. But
our Federal aud State constitution do not
recognize perverse opinions, nor unpatri>
otic speeches, as grounds Of intliction, be
yond the inficton Of the speeches them.
selves, and then the hearcr suffers the pen
atty, not the speaker. . So we don't see
how Mr.. V. is to be lawfully punished, un
less by compelling him to make it to
empty seats.
We fully agree with Gen. Burnside that
Val. ought not to make such speeches.
that he ought to be ashamed OF himself
but then he aciH make them and won't
be ashamed-so what will You do about
it, "Send him to the Dry Tortugas,"
says the General-probably as hint to
him to "dry up" 'Sct him over into
Dixie" the President is said to suggest as
an alternative. But this is the worst
Joke Mr.. Lincoln has vet made. They
don't trouble themselves to try and SEN
tence opposition orators down that way
they kill them on sight, and save
world of trouble. Mr.. Nallandigham
must be aware that any person making
Just such speeches in Dixie against the
war for secession as he makes on our
side against the war for the Union, could
not live out his first days experiment.
He would be shot by the Fl tst rebel that
could obtain loaded musket, and that
would be the end of him. Sending cop
perheads down to Jeffdom, where they
have speeches only on the side of "thc
powers that be-" would set a dozen such
tongues wagging for every one SO silenced.
Beside, carrying Goals to Newcastle
has never bcen considered polite or
statesmanlike.
Mr.. Nalandigham wants to run for
Governor of Ohio next fall ard we hope
he will. Now that the soldiers are to vote,
we couldn't have better democ -atic can
didate. And, AS Gen. Burnside has prob
ably secured his nomination, VIC pray the
President to pardon him and turn him
loose. He can be so useful nowhere else
"A speakinp through the State of Ohio >,