The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-05-20

This great prince OF treason ~ Ohio has NJ Ienglh
received check In his mad career, which has not
only siloneed the disoyal ut.crnEs Of his wicked
heart, but has al the Same time awed into compsr-
atvs respect toward the Government the great
majority Of Copperhcad journals throughout Ohio.
The Cincinnati Eagniro is as tame as a sucking
dove, and the lesser pigmies Of treason that have
followed in lis wake have ceased their viruloncy,
and not one word Of condemnation OF patriots can
be found in their columns. stole indifference is
plainly manifest forced as they are 10 keep quiet
tongue in their heads. They evince a whoesoms
regard for ordor No. 3s, knowing as they well do
the certainty that deserved punishment will follow
any and evory violation thereof.
vallandigham has rendered himself famous. In
his peculiar sphere, no has sought distinction and
notoriely. lie has obtained IT, In history his name
will descend 10 poscrty linked with the treason Of
Benedict Arnold, and the infamy Of Aaron Burr
npanied however, by the bravery of the one
or the shrewdness of the other How deep, dark aad
damning has been Tho conduct Of this arch-traitor,
ever since The first dawninR Of the rebellion. In
comparison to him, jeff Davis Is nm honest man.
jeff Davs.js n traitor to the Government, aud has
openly thrown aside his allegiance thereto. Val
laudigham Processes loyalty To the Government,
and, under this profession, justihes those who
are aiming at the life Of the Republics seeks rob the
country of that popular support without which the
rebellion must succeed has cndeavOred to spread
discomfort in the army, TO cause dcsertions. and to
breed decentralization and disalectiOn IN the loyal
ranks of tho Union. These things and much more,
that we have neither time inclination to specify,
VaandighNm has done in the name of the Consti
| trt nd "a oil nj pcat pI mn
rights and personal liberty.
But this double dealing traitor, is, we rejoice to
say, deprived of the liberty he knew not how TO
prize. Greater still would bo our rejoicing were
his sentence that of death by the halter. The
loyal and suffering people of Ohio have cause to
rejoice, misrepresented and vilifod as they have
been 81 long by this traitors reasonable uteranoes.
Patience has finally ceased to be n virtue" and
his bold opposition and defiance to the Government,
which has nurtured HIM, is stigma upon the char
nctor of the people Of the Third Congressional Dis
trct of Ohio, which they have long and patiently
borne. Tho Buffalo Commercial well says that he
"has achieved publicity by toeraton." llo Yves
sgnally rcbukcd in his own District last fall his
old political associates discarded him and he has
at length become dctcstcd and lonthed by all good
for notoricty, no matter whether obtained by
fair foul, has, than anything else, brought
him to his present gnoble position. lie has ever
been noisy dcmagoguo, noted braggart and
disrcputablc trickstcr, who has sought To carry his
own selfish ends by appeals to the boscst passions
and prcjudiccs of his party. Burnside will receive
the approval and appreciation Of every loyal man,
in the arrest of this infamous wretch. The Gov
crumcnt has been dcilcd, denounced, and hooted
nt long enough by this bad man treason in the
| North has been made more bold and defiant by
the impunity with which this traitor has roamcd
at large. Thank God justice will bo mctod out
sooner on latOr.
The Buffalo Commercial, in speaking of his AR
rest, truthiully says
Wo accord to the arrest of Vallandigham
hOnrty and unqualified approval. lie has become
representative man Of dangerous element IN u
dangerous locality. lie has induslrously stirred
up an opposition To the Government, which was fast
assuming formidable proportions, In the southern
portions of Ohio aud Indiana his vile teaching and
example had become infectious, aud were rapidly
embarrassing the action of the national authorities.
Secret organizations were had, and armed men
gathered 10y night, aud counselcd resistance to the
law.
The time had come when further forbearance bc
came dangerous, and criminal Justice to tho
brave men who have gone out to tight battles, I'm
Vperatiysy demanded that we should deal with the
traitors in their rear and not suffer the fruits Of
their ,nlor to he destroyed by disscnsionl, or dis
affection in the North.
lie has been tried 10y court martial in Cincinnati,
and in order shat our readers may understand the
matter we give at this late day the official specii
cations ns follows:
Specifications In this, that the said Cleme Mt
all ltFl.. .tt,. .,ft t.n Sl.tn q Ia
or about the LIST day ot May 1858, at Mount Yer
non, Knox county, Ohio, did publicly address II
large meeting at citizens. and did utter sentiments
IN words or effect as follows;
Declaring the present war wicked cruel aud
unnecessary war; war not being Wagcd for the
preservation of the Union; war for the purpose
Of crushing ont liberty and erecting n deSpOtsm II
war for the freedom of tho blacks and ensaving Of
the whites Stating that it the Administration had
50 wished, the war could have been honnrably ter
minated months ago that peace might have boen
honorahly obtained by listening tn hcproposed in
termcdauon of Franco; that propositions by which
the Southern States could bo won back, and tho
South be guaranteed their rights under tho Con
sttution had been rejected the day before the late
battle ot fredericksburg, by Lincoln and his min
ions, Charging that the Government Of the United
States were about Ia appoint military marshals in
every district to restrain the people Of their iber-
ties 10 deprive them oI their rights anS privileges.
CharacteriEng General order No. 3s, from Head
quarters Department of the Ohio, as base usurpa-
ton OF arbitrary authority; saving, the sooner the
people inform the minons oG usurpcd power that they
will not submit 10 such restrictions upon their lib
critics the better declaring that he was at all times
and upon all occasions resolved to do what he could
to defeat the attempts being made 10 build up
monarchy upon the ruina of our free Government,
asserting that he firmly believed, us he said six
months ago, that the men in power arc attempting
to establish dcspotism in this country more cruel
and moro oppressive than ever existed before.
a. NJ. QUITS, Capt llth Inf,
Judge ADV. Dep. oi the q.
Tho Gosstic has published full report of the tcs
timony. The witnesses ON the part of the Judge
Advocate were Capt. Hill of the lis o. V. !. aud
Capt, John A. Means OF the same regiment Both
these gcntlcmcn attended the Mt, Vernon meeting in
citizens dress, heard Nalsudighams entire speech,
and one of them took copiOuS notes ON the spot,
| while the other mad notes, an hour or 50 after
wards in his room. Both officers substantially
sustained the specifications, despite the cross ex-
aminatonof MIR. NAllandigham.
The only witness introduced by Nallandghsm
was Hon s. S Cox, who spoke At the same time
and place. The tenor of his testimony was to mod
lily aud change the broad declarations proven to
have been made by Nallandigham.
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Lamentations of the Rebels.
/ The Richmond E,quirrr, of the lsih inst, con.
tRins the following editorial
There is evidently to be an activs summer cam.
paign The plan OF the enemy seems to be TO keeT
our attention constantly excited at every point al
Sn that M mani of our MI hnlp Nidr