The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-10-09
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FRIDAY -----------OctOber 9, 1868.
For the Democrat
j. C. HANCE, STAND UP

Mr.. EDIToR:-Mr. Hance says in his
speeches that "Vallandigham has been
tried and convicted of crime"
President Lincoln, in his reply to the
Ohio Committee, said:
"The military arrests and detentions
which have been made, including that OF
Mr.. Vallandigham, (Which is not differ
ent in principle from the Others have
been for prevention and NOT for punish
ment, as injunctions to stay injury, as
proceedings to keep the peace"
Now, here is a lie ont between Mr.
Hauce and President Lincoln, which
they may settle between them: the one
claiming Val. had committed a crime,
and the other that he had not.
u Mr.. Hance also says "Vallandigham
had a fair trial." Now, every intelii-
gent man knows that he was tried by a
Colonel and three or four Captains in a
drnm- head court, and that one OF those
Captains was then, and is now, A SUB.
JECT OF QUEEN VICTORIA, and
hot q citizen of the United States.
Mr.. Hauce says "he was lawfully
tried.n The Constitution of the United
States says: "The accused shall enjoy the
right to a speedy and public trial by an
impartial jury Of the State and district
wherein the crime shall have been COM
mitted." ..
Mr. Hance says "the law did not re-
,uuire that Vallandigham should be first
indicted by Grand Jury" The Con,
stitution says: mo person shall be held
to answer for capital or otherwise in
famous crime, unless on presentment Oh
indictment of "a Grand Jury" The Con
stitution excepts persons in the militar!
or naval service of the United State
from the above, but nobody claims tha
Vallandigham was in that service.
.u Mr.. Hance says "his banishment wa
/. lawful" Will Hance point me to tn
place in the Constitution or laws wher'
r the right to bansh q citizen from hi
country is found. The Constitution o
f. the United States says: Excessive bal
shall not be required, nor excessive fine
imposed, nor cruel or UNUSUAL pun
a., ishments inflicted" The Constitution
Of Ohio says that mo person shall b
transported out of the State for any oi
. fense committed within the State"
arr Mr.. Hance says "Vallandigham ha
no right to denounce the Administratio
in his Mt. Vernon speech" The Con
stitution of the United Stotes says
"Congress shall make no law
abridging the freedom of speech or {
the press, or the right of the peopl
Ipeaceably to assemble and petition tn
government for redress of grievances.
Mr.. Hance said, in his argument upo
the Uhrichsville riot case, that 1t was nc
to be wondered at that returned soldier
cleaned out copperheads-that the tim
was coming when we would cease
wonder etit. When leading Abolition
ists like Haace, proclaim such sent
ments, are not the outrages daily con
mitted upon Democrats easily traced
their proper head.
Mr.. Hance says "the election OF Va
landigham will produce civil war
Ohio" Let's see. Lincoln was Go
stitutionally elected President OF 7
United States. The rebels swore tn
80 would not submit to it, and plunged
VI into a civil war. Now, if Vallandlgh'
us Constitutionally elected Governor
Ohio, Hance says the AbolitionIsts "
not submit to the voice of the peop
and will plunge the State into war
Wherein do the rebels and Abolitioni
differ ,...
i'' Now, Hance don't believe word
says about civil war in Ohio. {
him to say candidly to the people on
stump what he said the other night tt
friend OF his, that is, that it was go
hi,mush to cram down weakened Den
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