The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-07-17

shed and death. Aud now, under sense
of responsibility more weigh,y and en-
during ihsn any which is merely official,
] solcmnly declare my belief that this
hiudrsnce VI the military. including
meimihg aud murder, s duo 10 the course
in which MIR. Vallandighsm has been en-
gagged, in greater degree than than 10
any other cause aud is due 20 him per.
sonslly in a greater degree than TO amy
other one mau. These things have been
notorious, known TO ALL and of course
known to Mr.. NSllSndigham. Perhaps
wonld not be wrong to say they origius.
ted with his especial friends aud adhcr-
ants. With perfect knowledge to them
he has frequently, il not constantly made
speeches in Congress aud before popular
assemblies; aud it il can be shown that
with these things staring him in the face,
he HIS ever uttered a word Of rcbuke or
counsel against them, il viii be fact
greatly in his favor with me, and one Of
which, as yet, | nm tomlly Ignorant
When II is known that the whole burden
Of his speeches hos been TO stir IN men
against the prosecution of tho war. aud
that in the midst Of resistance to IL, he
has not been known in any instance to
counsel against such resistance, il is next
TO impossible 10 rcpel the inference that
he has ccunsclcd directly in favor Of it.
With all this before their eyes, the Con-
stiulion you represent have nominated
Mr. Nallandigham for Governor of Ohio;
and both they and YOU have declared tho
purpose to sustain the National Union NV
all constitutional means. But, Of course, \,
they and You, in common, reserve to your.
selves to decide what nte constitutions al
means, and, unlike the ALBANY meeting,
you omit TO state or intimate that In your
opinion an army is a constitutional means
OF saving the Union against rebellion,
or even to intimate that you nre conscious
OF nm existing rebellion being in progress
with the oyowcd object Of destroying that
very Union. At the same time your
nominee for Governor, in whose behalf
you appeal, is known TO YOU and to the
world 10 declare against the use Of an
army TO supprcss The rebellion. Your
own attitude, therefore, encourages descr.
tlon, resistance TO the draft, aud the like,
because it teaches those who incline to
desert aud TO escape the draft to believe
II is your purpose TO protect them, and TO
hope that you will become strong enough
to do SO.
After u personal intercourse, with You.
gentlemen of the Committee, | can not
say ! think you desire this effect TO follow
your attitude, but assure You that both
friends and enemies Of tho Union look
upon II IN this hight. 1t is n substantial
hope, and by consequence, real strength
to the enemy. II is false hope, and
one which YOU would willingly dispcl. ]
will make the way exceedingly easy. |
send you duplicates of this letter, in or.
der that you, or mrjorily of you. may,
Il you choose, indorsc your names upon
one Of them. and return it thus indorscd
TO me, with the understanding that those
signatures arc thereby committed TO the
following propositions, and 10 nothing
else.
j. That there is now a rebellion IN the
United States, the object and tendency of
which is TO destroy the National Union;
aud that, in your opinion, an army aud
navy are constitutional means for sup
pressing that rebellion.
.. That no one Of you will do any
thing which, in his own judgment, will
tend to hinder the increase or favor the
decrease, or lessen the efficiency of the
army and navy, while cngogcd in the el-
fort to suppress that rebellion; and
3. That each Of you will, in his sphere,
do all he cun TO have the ofliecrs, soldiers
ard scamen Of the army and navy, while
engaged in the effort to suppress the re-
bcllon, paid, fed, clad, and otherwise well
provided and supported.
And with the further understanding
that upon receiving the letter and names
thus indorscd, will cuuse them to be
published, which publication shall be,
within ITSELF II revocation of the order in
relation to Mr.. VallanGighum.
II will not escape observation that |
consent to the release of Mr.. Vullandig-
ham upon terms not embracing any
pledge from him or from others, as TO
what he will or will not do. do this be-
cause he is not present to spcHk for him
self, or to uuthorizs others to speak for
him; and hence, | shall expect, that on
returning, he would not PUT himself
in antagohism with the posi-
ton OF his friends. But do it chiefly
because ] thereby prevail on other in.
iluental gentlemen of Ohio to so define
their position as to be of immense value
to the uriny-thus more than compcnsa-
ting for the consequences ofany mistake
In allowing Mr.. Valloudighum to return,
50 that on the whole the public safety
will not have suffered by it, Still in re-
gard to Mr.. Vnllandigham and all others,
must hereafter, as herotofure, do as
much as the public service may seem to
'cquire. have the honor to be respect
fully yours, &c. A.LINCOLN.