The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1863-07-17
RICHMOND, WAYNE CO., IND,

ed against enlistmen,s, and IN favor Of de-
sertion and resistance to drafting. We all
know that Combinations. armed in some in
stances, to resist the arrest of deserters, be.
pap several months ago; that more recently
the like has appeared in resistance TO the en-
roliment preparatory to draf and that
unite q number of asssssinatioos have oc-
CURED from the same animus. These had
TO be met by military force. aud this again
has led to bloodshed snd death.
Aud now, under sense o. responsibility
more weigbty aud enduring than any which
is merely official, solemnly declare my
belief that this hindrance OF the military,
including manning and murder. is due to
the course in which Mr.. Vallandiyham has
beeo engaged. in a greater degree than to
any other cause and is due to him person
ally 10 a greater degree than to any other
one man. These things have been notori-
Gus, kno WI to all, and of course known to
Mr.. Vallandigham. Perhaps would not
be wrong 70 Say tney originated with his es-
pecial friends and adherenss. With perfect
know ledge of them he has frequently, if
not constantly, made speeches IN Congress
and before popul-r assemblies and If it
be shown that, with these thing Is staring him
in the face, he has ever uttered word of
rebuke or counsel against them, it will be
fact greatly in his tavo or with me and one OF
which, as yet. am totally ignorint. When
il is known that the whole bar!en of his
speeches has been to stir up men agaius.
the prosecution Of the war, aud that in The
midst of resistance 10 it he has not been
known in any Instance to counsel against
such resistance, it is next to impossible to
repel the inference that he has counseled
directly in favor OF it. With all this before
their eyes, the Convention you represent
hive nominated Mr. VaiIsndgham for Gov
ernor of Ohio aud both they and you b we
declared the purpose to sus ain the NatloG-
al Union BY all constitutional mesns.
Bat. OF c,urss. they aud you. in common.
reserve TO yourselves to decide what are
constitutional means, anu, unlike the Al
bany NEE ing. you omit to state or intin ate
tina in your opinion an aTmvis a constibu-
Ii n al means of saving the Union against
rebell n. or even to intims'e that you are
con .cious Of al existing fehrllion being in
progress with the avowed object OF destroy
ing taat very Union Al the same time,
your nominee tor Governor. in whose be-
half you apps u. i known to you and To
the worli to declare sgai ST the use OF
arm tn suppress the rebellion. Your own
attitude, therefore. encourages dsserrion,
resistance 10 the draft. and the like, because
it teaches tn ose who incline 10 desert aud to
escape the draft. 10 believe il is your pur
pnse 10 protect them, and TO hope that you
will b-c"me strong enough to do So
After a personal intercourse with you.
gentle'nrn OF the c'mmitlee, l cannot say
| think you desire this effect 10 fellow your
but | assure you that both friends
aod enemies of the Union look upon it in
this light. L. is q substantial hope, and by
real strength to the enemy.
1t is a false hope, and one which you would
willingly dispei. l will make the way OK
ceedingIy easy.
| send you duplicates Of this letter. in
order that you. OF a majority of you. may.
if you choose, indorse your names upon one
of them. and return it thus indor>ed 70 me,
with the unders anding that those signing
are thereby committed to the following
aud to nothing else:
|. That there is now a rebellion in the
United States. the object and tendency of
which is to destroy the national Union
aud that. in your opinion, an army and ma
w are constitutional means for suppressiny
that rebellion.
?. That no one of you will do anything
which, in his own judgment, will tend TO
hinder the increase or favor the decrease,
or lessen the efficiency Of the army and ma
w, while engaged in the effort TO suppress
and
3. That each of You will. in his sphere,
do all he can to have the officers, s3i,iiers,
and seamen of the army and navy, while
engaged in the effort to suppress the rebel
lion. paid. fed. clad, and o.nerwiss we'll pro-
vided for and supported.
And with the further understanding that
upon receiving the letter and names thus in
dorsed. will cause them TO be published,
which publication shall be, within itself,
revocation Of the order in relation to Mr.
Vailandigham.
1t will not escape observation tha. l con-
sent 10 the release of Mr. Y llau dig ham up
on terms not embracing any pledge from
him or from Others. as TO what he will do
or will not do. do this because he is not
present to speak for himself. or to authorize
othes to speak for him aud hence, shall
expect, that on returning. he would not put
himself practically In anita yonism with the
position ot his friends. But do it chiefly
because thereby prevail on other influen-
tial gentlemen of Ohio 10 so define their po-
sition as TO be of immense value to the ar
my-thus more than compensa,ing for the
of any mistake in allowing
Mr Vaii.udighsm to resurn, So that on the
whole, the public safety will not nave suf-
fered by it. Still, 10 regard to Mr. Vallsn-
dighsm and all others. [ must hereafter. as
heretofore. do SO much as The public service
may seem TO require.
l have tie ,honor to be respectfully YOURS,
etc, A. LINCOLN.
rF"My dear E1Ian said Nr Eastman