The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1863-12-09
Mr.. Yallandighan's Address TO
the Students OF the Michigan
University, ru. .sI 10 o.. ..r... L..


Governor Medary in the Crisis Of Now. %
thus aludes to the able and dignfsd address
oil Clement L. VaIlandigham to the students
of the Michigan University, which appeared
In the Sentinel Gov Medary saws:
We are sure that every friend Of Mr.. Val
landigham will be pleased yes more-grat
fled to read his very philosophical and most
patriotic address to the students OF the Mich
igan University. As he was unable, with
out violating the Infamous order OF Mr.. Lin
coln to appear at the University OF Michigan
to address the students, as is usual in such
cases, therefore some one hundred and fifty
OF them crossed the river at Detroit and in
troduced themselves to HIN, to which he
responded. Had they any souls, brains or
consciences at Washington, they might learn
from this address that they are pling up
wrath in an outraged community OF lreenen,
instead of subserving any good ends by
their persecution OF this scholar statesman
and patriot.
Some year or more ago Lord Palmerston,
on being elected to the highest post o! learn
ing in England delivered an address TO the
students at Edinburgh, which was sent to
us by some friend 10 England, and which W g
read with more that usual interes'; but from
its length we were unable to publish it
Though very able, it ddi not anything like
equal this in closeness Of style, purity OF
language and in evidence of thorough read
ing. Mr.. Vallapdigham was an early schol
ar-at eleven years OF age, under the care OF
bis father, who was @ clergyman, he was
we'll read in the classics; at sixteen he was
pronounced at school the first OF Greek
scholars. Attwenty. Eve, when he first came
to the Legislature from the county OF Col
umbiana, be was conceded to be the most
accomplished scholar that had appeared in
our legislative halls for years. In addition TO
this Mr. Vallandigham is close student and
seldom spends on hour in idleness. Strictly
temperate in all his habits, never wa sting
his time in idle dissipation OF any kind, he
has been able to resist all the temptations to
acquire popularity or public iavors by lax
ity Of principle in yielding to the temptations
! and the array Of plunderers who hang round
all legislative bodies to bny votes by offers
of bribes direct or the proffer OF political
support for dereiction OF duty as represen
ta,ive Of the people. This class of lIszzar.
oni, foiled in all their Establishments and
efforts to corrupt him, bave always been
busy in representing him as ofensively m'
popular, and a very useless if not dangerous
man. To them he was both, but there It
stopped. Wi h others, as the true cause be
came known, he rapidly into lavor. 10 bad
and corrupt men he became dangerous and
thew exiled him. The more greedy and
msligpant demanded his blood, but the au
thor,ties had not got that lar on their
course. .ar a
We now ask Mr.. Valandigham's assail
ants, those who are not ashamed Of them
selves, to read carefully candidly, this ad
dress in our paper, and compare it with any
speech. address and public document emana-
ting from any vf his assailans. Compare
them and Judge for yourselves. 1t contains
the law and gospel Of free people-as pure
in morals as patriotic ia pinciple. 1t is no
the mere declaration Of chahgabIe detna'
gogue, but the undylng truths fresh from the
heart of patriotism and affection for a coun.
try from which be has been driven by the
hand OF unbushing Tyranny-and under a
military order which President Lincoln him
self subsequently recinded in the Chitago
lines case: an order which was likely to
give the Administration more trouble than
those for whom it was intended. When
that order was abandoned by the President
he should have shone magnanimity enough
to hove rescinded all acts OF tyranny upon
individuals, who has suffered by il But lei
that pass-ju,tlce, not mercy, is all which
any one demands. .iea' ...-ra gsy
As the Republican papers dare not Rlish
this address for their readers to see, let every
Democratic paper spread it far and wide ovel
the land as the best antidote to the puisor
Inflicted upon the public mind by men wht
can never raise to the appreciation of th'