Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1863-10-02

ened by the dvent to lay the keels Of another
couple Of monstrous iron -clads christening one
Of them The Vallandighdm and the other The
Copperhead, and consecrating both, in the en-
lightened aud holy spirit Of Great Britain, TO
the cause of slavery and the devastation Of
commerce.
The defeat Of Mr.. Brough will have a similar
effect in France. We shall have another Pam-
phlet from Mr. Chevalier-glowing with an
imperial inspiration-se setting forth the expedi-
ency and grandeur Of recognizing the new Pow
or, of which the two polished old gentlemen
accidentally captured by Admiral Wilkes, in
the vicinity " Nassau, aud consigned for a few
days to Boston harbor by mistake, have been
for more than year and half at the back doors
Of the Tulleries and Windsor Castle, the sup
plant envoys on a dubious probation. In fine,
there is not an enemy of the United States
abroad--not one Jealous or reveDgeful witness
of their marvellous development aud tranquility
previous to the war, or OF their equally mar
velous energy, persistency, resources and bra
very all through it---who will not exult In the
event, and more or less eagerly take advantage
of 1t, should the loyal and patriotic citizens OF
Ohio be overborne by the dsunionists aud
traitors, who in the name of State rights and
hdbcds corpus, strain every nerve to perplcx
and shackle the National Government, still fur
ther shake aud dslocate the Union, and invigo-
rate, while they inAame, the spirit Of rebellion.
| Nor is this all. The election Of Mr. Vallan |
digham will be productive in Ohio Of the fear |
! full mischiefs that must arise in every State |
where the local authorities are in conflict with |
the National Government In the best oftiines;
| in times when the noble sentiment-Onc Conn
try One Flag, One Dcstiny-was the pervading
and supreme sentiment Of the people, and the
peace, which equal laws and an impartial pros
perty secured, seemed to be blessing espe
cially reserved for this great Commonwealth;
even in such times IL was held by the wisest and
u fs.. Il. IL.
timate the relations existing between the State
and the Federal authorities, the happier, the
stronger the more enterprising and successful
! would the Nation be- the more respected and
| influential would be its character abroad, the
better assured would be the splendors OF its fu-
ture; the more illnstriOus the example with
which it would enrich and illuminate the his
tory of human liberty. If in such fortunate
times as these referred to here the necessity for
this thorough harmony and the Identification of
the State with the Federal authorities, was so
imperative, how much more so must it be when
war supercedes peace, and condition of affairs
presents ITSELF in which the central power of the
nation must succumb, be ridden over and tram
{ pied out unless it be unreservedly, with an in
tense sincerity, energy and pride sustained
Elect Mr.. Vallandigham and you will have
State Government, the current of whose sym
pathies, to say the least Of it, will flow toward
] Richmond and deepen there instead of flowing
i into Washington, and bearing thence on gen.
4 erous tide the sacred pledge of Ohio, that, come
what may she will stand, in the plenitude of her
4 resources and heroic heart, by the Government
q of the United States in its determination to
n maintain and perpetuate undivided and uninl-
paired, in the fullncss of its freedom and the
. glory Of its vast growth, the inheritance OF the
q American people. Elect Mr. Vallandigham,
. and you will have a government in Columbus,
8 the policy and action of which will essentially,
violently fatally, be in conflict with the policy
i and action of the Government at Washington;
n and from which, it is certain, world of discord
h and complications will arise 10 the vexation of
If the latter, to the opprobrium Of your State to
# the eminent advantage and perfect satisfaction
l of the public enemy.
!, Are you, the citizens of Ohio, to permit these
v inglorious and disastrous results to take placer
Il After all you have dOne-dOne so literally and
i done SO bravely-to sustain the National Gov
ernment will you now desert that Government,
II pulling down the pillars on which it has securely
n and grandly rested in your great valley, and
= substituting obstacles and dangers to its au-
h thOrity, and the righteous and sublime cause OF
which it is the citadel? Is it possible after your
O priceless contributions to them of the flower OF
4 your manhood, the beauty and pride of which
4 are imperishably blended with the beams that
( burs in a sudden blaze of victory above Fort
i Donelson, and travelled in unwavering lines OF
v glory through the storm that shook the earth
n at Murfreesboro-s it possible you will now
o of the Cumberland. The Army of the Poto-
:, mac, and those ships ard batteries, which, under
q the unerring guidance of a young mind, as in
h domtable as it is fruitful, now rain upon the
d delinquent city of Charleston Just chastise-
h ment / have said, for her initiatory boldness
IS in this Rebellion
q From the outset of the war, Mr.. Vallandig
l. ham has been emphatically and vehemently op
pr posed to il. There has been nothing evaslve
Ii nothing temporizing, nothing cowardly in hi
of opposition to it. He has not, like most of hi
disciples in New York, declared for hostilitie
he when war was the popular rage; and, after aid
as ing in the equipment of volunteers and fannini
ne the martial fire. twirled or sneaked about to tn
nd rear, in of public depression or caprice
es when the National cause was under cloud, an
he with the gravity of sanctimonious swindler-
ed "-the mildest hammered man
nd That ever scuttled ship or cut throat"
I'm stuck the white feather in his hat, aud, bddin
es his conscience defiance, started with vilainOu
us equanimity as a preacher of the new Gospel Q
at Peace. However strongly we may deprecat'
It. his opinions and public conduct however strong
" ly we may condemn and repudiate him as
no perverted citizen, and invoke against him tn
n Judgment of the people, whose patriotism ant
ri heroism find in him no vibratory chord-w
e- must admit that Mr.. Vallandigham has bee
rat consistent, intrepid, uncompromising, and in
1re placable from rst to last In this attitude yo
me find him; in this attitude you must deal wit
lal him. Persisting in it, Ohio will determine, b
an overwhelming majority, that Mr.. Vallandig
his ham shall be kept dsarmed until the war
f. over and, in doing so, Ohio shall have tn
nd hearty congratulations of every true Jacksonia
nd Democrat.
nd / have the honor to be,
prs Very faithfully, your friend,
les THOMAS FRANCIS MEAGHER.
in To J. ]. JANSEY, Esq., Secretary aed Treasure