The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-09-03
Mr. Valla Il digham at Windsor.

Mr. Vallandigham arrived at Windsor,
opposite Detroit, on Monday evening. The
fact soon became known to our citizens,
and notwithstanding that he was the recip-
lent of the individual calls of hosts of
friends who stand firm for the Union and
constitution as handed down by the patri-
OF sires of &c, on Tuesday afternoon nu-
merous delegation Of the citizens waited
upon him to express their sentiments and
feelings in regard to his manly and unde-
Waiting course as an American citizen
Upon arriving at Windsor the delegation
assembled and chose committee consist
ing of Messrs, j. s. Titus, T. bort and
VIM. S. Bond to wait upon Mr.. Vallandig-
ham and inform him that the citizens of
Detroit were desirous of formally meeting
him and expressing their views in regard
to his position. Mr.. Vallandigham express
ed grateful sense of their appreciation of
his course, and was highly gratifed to meet
his fellow-citizcns of Detroit even though
compelled to do so under the protection of
"A foreign flag.
Judge O'Flynn, in behalf of the delega-
ton which crowded the street and house,
made the following very appropriate re-
marks:
CITIZEN VALLANDIGuAM:
On behalf of the gentlemen present, your
friends and fellow citizens of Detroit, who
have thus gathered here without preconcert
or preparation, have the pleasure Of pre-
senting you their hearty greeting. In feel
ing and in sympathy they represent many
thousands of patriotic citizens, who depre-
cate the tyranny which exilcd one of the
chief citizens of our country, guilty OF no
oncnse and in violation of the constitution
and the laws The ancients, who enjoyed
but partial measure of liberty, cherished
the noble sentiment that it was glorious
thing to die for one 5 country, but how
much higher and nober a duty it is for
American citizens in times like the pres
ent to rush to the temple of liberty in de-
fence of human freedom, and, if necessary
to die under its lofty walls: | doubt not
j sir, but that the record Of your patriotic eff
forts in support Of free government will
constitute brilliant page in American his
|
tory. Posterity will revere Your name, and
be emboldened by your example. Esteem
ed and honored at home, your fellow-citi-
zcns designated YOU to represent them i'll
the Congress Of the United States, and
well they know and appreciate how faith
fully and ably you discharged the high
trust committed to you. You hesitated not
when you discovered that men in power
were sapping the foundations of liberty to
accuse them before the great tribunal of
public opinion and they were condemned
and ere long. will be discarded and set
aside as untaithful public servants. And
again, when you returned to your home
and to your constituents to give an account
of your stewardship, you addressed them
in the spirit and in the language of an
American freeman; for this, and for this
only, you were ruthlessly torn from your
family and your firesidc and in the dead
hour of night, hurried to military prison
tried before tribunal not constituted by
law and condemned in violation of all con.
stitutlona guarantees intended for the pro-
lection Of the citizen and now you are
here an exile FROM yonr home and your
country. But how priceless is this exile
since it has caused the usurpers of power
to pause in their mad career and has nerv
cd the arm and aroused the vigilance o.
g freemen to defend the great corner stone o.
free institutions, free speech an fre,
press: But, sir, this is not the time nor tn,
place to enter into heightened discussion
of our domestic affairs, and. therefore,
will conclude with my individual greetn,
and the expression of my highest regarc
for yourself, while cherish an ardent hop,
for your future prosperity and happincs
in your native land
Mr.. Vallandigham's response was of
character never to be forgotten by thos
present As the promptings of the human
breast rolled up spontaneously from it
deep rcccsscs, it showed how acute wer
:. the feelings Of patriot for his country
: welfare; and, as he raised his hands to TIL,
: glorious flag that hung above him, he bless
P cd it, though in exile and under the protcc
ton Of another
MIR. VALhANDfGHAM's REPLY:
Mr.. Vallandigham replied, thanking hi
fellow-citizens for their kindly welcome.-
He said it was gratifying, personally, bu
much more as testimony for the grea
cause of constitutional liberty. Very strang,
: was the spectacle of an American citizen il
exile, receiving visit from his country
men upon foreign soil and under the pro