Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-07-23

injnDctions to stay injury, as proceedings
to Keep the peace-and hence, like pro
ceedings in snch cases, and for like res.
sons, they have not been accompanied
with indictments, or trials by iuries, nor,
in single case. by any punishment what.
ever beyond what is purely incidental to
the prevention. The original sentence of
imprisonment in Mr.. Vallandigham's s case
was to prevent injury to the military SER
vice only, and the modification Of it was
made as less disagreeablc mode to him
OF securing the same prevention.
l am unable to perceive an insult to
Ohio in the case of Mr.. Vallandigbam.-
Quite surely, nothing Of the sort was or
is intended. was wholly unaware that
Mr.. Vallandigham was, at the time OF his
arrest, candidate for the democi attic
nomination for Governor, until informed
by your reading TO me resolutions Of the
convention. lam grateful to the State
Of Ohio for many things, especially for
the brave soldiers and officers she has
given in the present national trial to the
armies of the Union.
You claim, as / understand, that. ac-
cording to my own position in the Alba
ny response. Mr.. Vallandigham should
be released and this because, as you
claim, he has not damaged the military
service by discouragiDg enlistments, en-
couraging desertions, or otherwise; and
that if he had, he should have been .urn-
ed over to the civil authorities under re-
oort oo.o of Conoraeo oo.x.:-1 1
not know that Mr.. yallandigham has
specially, and by direct language, .advi-
sed against enlistments, and in favor OF
desertion and resistance to drafting. We
all know that combinations, armed in
some instances, to resist the arrest of de-
serters, began several months ago; that
more recently the like has appeared in
resistance to the enrolment preparatory
to a draft; aud that quite number Of
assassinations have occurred from the
same animus. These had to be met bv
military force, and this again has led to
bloodshed and death. And now, under
a sense of responsibility more weighty
and enduring than any which is merely
official. l solemnly declare my belief that
this hindrance of the military. including
manning and murder, is due to the coruse
in which Mr.. Vallandigham has been en-
gagged, in a greater degree than to any
other cause; and is due to him personally y
in greater degree than to any one man.
These things have been notorious, known
to all, and, of course, known to Mr.. Val
landigham. Perhaps l would. not b.
wrong to say they originated with hi,
especial friends and adherents. With
Lerfect knowledge of them, he has fre
quently, if not constantly, made speeches
in Congress and before popular assem-
blies; and if it csn be shown that with
these things staring them in the face he
ever uttered a word Of rebuke or counsel
against them, it will be fact greatly in
his favor with me, and one of which, as
yet, am totally ignorant When it is
known that the whole burden Of his
speeches has been to stir up men against
the prosecution of the war, and that in
the midst of resistance to it he has not
been known in any instance to counsel
against such resistance. it is next to im
possible to repel the inference that he has
counseled directly in favor of it. With
all this before their eyes, the convention
you represent have nominated Mr.. Val.
landigham for Governor of Ohio; and
both they and you have declared the pur.
pose to sustain the national Union by all
constitutional means. But of course they
and you, in common, reserve to your
selves to decide what are constitutional
means, and, unlike the Albany meeting;
you omit to state or intimate that in your
opinion an army is constitutional mean,
Of saving the Union against a rebellion
or even to intimate that you are conscou:
of an existing rebellion being in progress
with the avowed object of destroying that
very Union. At the same time, your
nominee for Governor, in whose behal
you appeal, is known to you and to tn,
world to declare against the use of al
army to suppress the rebellion. You
own attitude, therefore, encourages de
sertion, resistance to the draft, and tn
like, because it teaches those who inclin
to desert and to escape the draft to believ
it is your purpose to protect them, and t
, hope that you will become strong enoug
{ to do SO. After short personal inter
| course with you, gertlemen of the con
, mittee, cannot say think you desi
this effect to follow your attitude, but
= assure you. that both friends and enemi'
of the Union look upon it in this ligh
1t ia a substantial hope, and by come
quence real strength to the enemy. ]
is false hope, and one which you woul'
willingly dispel. will make the wa
exceedingly easy. I send you duplicate
OF this letter, in order that you or majol
ity of you may, if you choose, indors
your names upon one of them. and retur
it thus indorsed to me, with the under
standing that those signing are thereb
: committed to the following propositions
and to nothing else:
: l. That there is a rebellion now in Il
, United States. the object and tendency {
/ which is to destroy the national UnioI
and that, in your opinion an army aud
Q navy are constitutional means for SUI
3 pressing that rebellion.
/ 2. That no one of you win do any
r thing which, in his own judgment, wi
, tend to hinder the increase or favor II
9 decrease, or lessen the efficiency of ii
Q army or navy while engaged in the effo
! to suppress the rebellion, and
l Sd. That each of you will, in b
sphere. do all he can to have the officer
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