Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-07-11


impartial jury.
The committee do not deem Il necessary
repel etlength the imputaion, that the attitud
Of themselves or of the Democratic party Il
Ohio encourage desertions, resistance TO th
draft, and the like" Suggestions of that kim
are not unusual weapons In our ordinary polit
cal contests. They rise readily In the minds o
politicians heated with the excitement of parti
san strife. During the two years 10 which tb
Democratic party of Ohio has been constranet
to oppose the policy of the Administration, AM
to stand up In defense Of the Constitution and o
personal rights, this charge has been repeated,
made. 1t has fallen harmless, however, at thl
feet OF those whom IL was intended to iDjure
The committee believe IL will do 90 again.
" we're proper to do 30 In this paper, they nigh
suggest that the measures Of he AdmlnistIa.
tlon, and its changes Of policy In the prosecution
OF the war, have been the fruitful sources O
discoursgIDg enlistments and inducing deser
ti0ns, ana furniah reason for tho undeDiabl,
fact, that the frat call for volunteers was On
swered by very many moro than we're dem and
ed, and that the next call for soldies viii proba
bly, By responded to by drafted men alone. The
observation Of the President in this connection,
that neither the Convention In la resolutions,
ncr the committee in It's communication, ioti-
mate that they "are conscious of an existing re-
beilion being in progress with the avowed object
Of destroying the UnioD," needs, perhaps, no
reply. The Democratic party of Ohio has felt
90 keenly the condition OF the country, aud been
so stricken 10 the heart by theImisio rtune ca and
sorrows which have befallen 1t, that they hardly
deemed It necessary by solemn resolution, when
their very State exhibited every where the sad
evidences OF war, TO remind the President that
they were aware of lite existence
Ia the conclusion Of your com unioatiop. Won
propose that, II majority of the commit.
tee shall sfix their signatures to a duplicate
copy Of II, which you have furnished, they shall
stand committed TO three propositions therein
ct length set forth, that you will publish the
names thus eigned, and that ths publication
shall operate as revocation Of the order OF
banishmeDt. The committee cannot reiran
from the expression OF their surprise, that the
President should make the ia @ Of Mr.. Vallsn-
digham depend upon the opElon Of this CON-
mitsee upon these proportions. II the arres.
and binishment we're legal, and were deserved; !;
If the President exercised q power clearly DEL
egsted, under circumstances which warranted
its exercise, the order ought nos to be revoked,
merely because the committee hold, or express,
opinions accordant with those OF the President.
w Nm
were not deserved by Mr.. Vallandigham, then
surely he is entitled to an Immediate and un.
conditional discharge.
The people of OHIO were not 60 deeply NOV
ed by the action OF the President, merely be-
cause they we're concerned for the personal safe
ty or convenience Of Mr.. VallandIRhsm. but
because they saw in his arrest and Punishment
an attack upon their own personal rights; and
they attach value to his discharge chiefly
as IL will indicate an abandonment of tn
claim TO the power of such arrest and
banishment. However Just the undersigned
might regard the principles contained Ia the
several propositions submitted by the Presi-
dent, or how much soever they might,
under other circumstances, feel inclined to Ia.
dorse the sentiments contain cd therein, yet they
assure him that they have not been author %
TO enter into any bargains, terms, contrsc.s or
conditions with the President of the United
States to procure the release OF Mr.. VallaudiR.
ham. The opinions of the undersigned toucn.
ing the questions involved In these propositions,
are we'll known, have been macy times publicly
expressed, and are sufficiently manifested in the
resolutions Of the Convention which they rep.
resent, and they can not suppose that the PEGS
ident exoects that they will seek the discharge
of Mr. Vallandighsm by pledge, implying
not only an imputation upon their o oWn sincerity
and fidelity as citizens OF the United States; and
also carrying With it by implication conces-
sion Of the legality Of his arrest trial and ban.
ishment, against which they, and the Conven-
ton they represent, have solemnly protested. -
And while they have asked the revocation OF
the order Of banshment not as q favor, but as
a right, due to the people Of Ohio, aud with a
view to avoid the possibility of conhio. or dig
turbanoe of the public tranquility tney do mot
do this, nor does Mr.. ValandIg CHAM desire il, At
any sacrifice OF their dignity and self respect.
The idea tina: such q pledge as that asked
from the undersigned would eecure the public
safety sufficiently % compensate for apy mis-.
lake Of the Presidents in dischargine Mr.. Val.
landigham, 10, 10 their opinion, q mere evasion
Of the grave questions involved In this discus.
eiop, and OF direct answer to their demand
And this is made especially apparent BY the fact
that this pledge is asked 10 o Communication.
which concludes with an intimatioti Of dispo.
sition on the part of the President to repeat the
acts complained Of. z- " t- ia 80
The undersigned, therefore, having fully dis,
charged the duty epjoined upon them, leave the
responsibility with the President. ~
M. ORCHARD, Chsir'n, I9gh Dist, T..
Jo' DAVID A. HoUK, See'y, Sd Dist. gl
3 GEO. BLISS, 18th Dist.
T.W. BARTLEY, 9Th Dist.
WI. GORDON, 18Th Dist. '.'a ,- a.
JOHN O'NEILL, l3tblDist. ls. F..
G. WHITE, 9th Dist. ,..-
t-,. WE, FINCK, l2th Dist. .l
ALEXANDER LONG, Cd Dist.
JAS. r. NORRIS, 15;h Dist. j'' sa
GEO. L. CONVERSE, 7th Dist.
GEO. ID. .PENDLE TON, let Dist. -s
w. A. HUTCHINS, 1lth Dist.
.o. 4,e .ABNER L. BACKUS, I0sh Dist.
j. J.F. MCKINNEY, 4:h Dist. w"
/ J.W. WHITE. l6.h Dist.
Iv..- &c. LEBL0NO, 5ih Dlst.