Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-04-02
vallandirhnms Speech.


" y,Vandigham has delivered Al addresS before Tue
Democrat, Union Association ct We" YORK CITY, Nhlcn
s.,sly III, 10 meet ;he appreciation Of the wise
portion Of the SoatherE people, and which 0usn' 10
silence esctuay those less WISE though no less sincere
ana PATRIOTS who have thought It good poh'y 20 us
.r,-as9e he fevapeaee makers at the North ne ue
tos TO advocate vsot0fl che Democracy OF us SIC
uronoances the idea Of restoring the Union by force
1.-The most extrsortinay absurdy that ever entered the
Imagination Of man he maintains iaHexEly the doctrine
o. sSae sovereignty, and proved it beyond all question
before toe meeting by exhibiting coin issued hS the
STATE Of Connecticut in 1897 ailer the Coutsd erauon
,sas dissolved AID the State had --sS"ieu 's u'sN
-. .aa was exercising the right Of sovereignty BY
eoiuug moaey ne that he is Tor peace seven II
tue Union cannot beresored aud TO- potential reasons,
which he is not afraid TO Because says he,
'ithout peae5 and Permitting this (Lincons) admins
trlCu for two yesrs exercise It's tremendous powers
thc var sill existing. you would no have Que remnant
u civil liberty LETT sn0pg yourselves The exercise Of
me tremendous powers the apology for which Is the e1-
.truee Of this wsr utterly Incompatible With abe sta
JIity Of the CoashJution and Constitutional liberty
This mlst be admitted by he most dery Of Southern
ant,oaeiialor TO b. bold aud very sIrOng language
O,hss passages equally fearless and eogeut could be
cited but The above suffice 20 show the Giaa' Of the
speech and the speaker.
True, Mr. valanjighIm is-a rec 'ustructiOust not
from motives OF y',sy, sud avoid incarceration in
basa.e, b. n honestly, truthGdy, "irom tbr bottom OF
Lii heart q he expresses 81, Thi. should not excite
surprise aud 81. less resentment 10 the Southern MUD
The iaaryel Is lhat he can see d.ary - be does
non bic standpoint ibs csr,sin overthrow OF tie ID .
critics Of the North e'd the NorhSest by the proIOn
CATION Of the war o. iba', seeing IT, h- should care TO
srrest ia the germ, military despOtism, which, fully
developed Mould be, many ~ the SOurh CONCUR With
the abotions,s il believing The best form Of govern
Insut for the Northern people That the love Of liberty
which part ami parcel Of the very blood in his veins
for he i OF SOuihern s1tTac;on-shOId fire his heart
and tat the warmth Of his emotions should cloud his
judgement and eop,trn his thoughts to the no; uncOn-
Incu G,Al relation tohe wishes, is surely
Is i. absolutely certain that Ne who perceive
% clearly the inpossiJilly OF reunion, are.ouc-
selves entirely tee from the miud-WsrPug influences Of
40 iudguatou which, however righteous il may be,
none the less powerful in ,s effects upon the Intellect
let ~ 6rst take the beam Of ewes before
We grow FESTIVE aud peJt7h because Of the mote 10 the
,ys Of Mr.. Yalaudgham. de ia. set good exam
pie , iscl4imng auy -Ouud 10 hs sens,bhties, Shicb
be tsS Us are les than other mems By
Of ths somewhat cLur,sh greeting sith Sbch bis veil
nssn, Ovsrures Zoe peace have been received in Rich
IaOnd To rises Tar ABOVE the 1u.leness Of perOu'l
pique az one Of his noble aims m ght be expected
10 and il would be unbecoDing aui n-Southern in
70 exhibit less m4gutuimity tuaE even the greatest
Of Northern mea. Bat tue fact is Mr. YaIsndia
Eau would lave omitted even an slua,ou to Rich
Il
To- thinkiuz classes At The Soath bage eyncsd willing
ess inset himself and al other snceS S,cemskers
- toe spirit Of peace Aud it may be we'll sddthaP
80 JeFsrs9n Davis Een,iHiu aud Huater' Who Sre in
s,seeod 5Y NJ. Yailandgham particularly hostile 10
5is polcy b. 40 bitter and irrational
be t.nccs. THIS as aid b. authority, save the
authority derived from kuosSdge that the gentlemen
u qIeston are endowed quite highly = Nr. yallau
izela with the resPo0sye impulses CT humanity aud
TIE faculty Of coumo. sense.
Y5bIe paving tie distinguished Ctioaa the tribute
is.y due his courageous and honorable efforts in be
half Of peace, We MAJ tell him 10 lev words Why his
splendid dream u reconstruction BE- realized
aui how it i thai be has cherished long 10 spite
or ire sorest d.sccegsuens But for the fact that in
- category Of the IND fences which wall cOnduee TO re
union, he places dUty interest, patriotism after
clty and adds 10 thss- " the desire OF a great
country" We might suppose that his speech was ad-
dressed 20 SOuthera. AssembIage and indulge, for
laomont even this late day. the dsuSon that there
sin exits at the North class, analogous TO our own
Southern race, Of libery-lOvng, laWabidng people,
Alas there is no0e such in all those poPuoui and fer
Il States above the hne Of Mason and Dixon. Had
there been, no plea Of restoring the Union
would have driven them 70 war upOn their
unof.nding brsthren-nO pretezt Of the eTigeneies
of war would ever have made them Weld tamel